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Archive for the ‘Tips and Tricks’ Category
Internet & Email
Saturday, February 4th, 2012Windows
Friday, February 3rd, 2012
If you overwrite text in an edit box by mistake, you can quickly undo your action by pressing ALT + BACKSPACE. This key combination will undo many actions in many different Windows applications – quite convenient!
Windows
Saturday, January 7th, 2012On your way to a meeting and need to log off your computer fast? Sometimes CTRL + ALT + DELETE aren’t quick enough. Lose a step and save time by simply pressing the Windows Logo + L.
Excel
Thursday, December 29th, 2011Many tips are interchangeable between Word and Excel and this tip is one of them. Most of us know that CTRL + Z is a nifty tool for undoing a keystroke – it’s much easier than using the mouse and hunting for that dastardly undo arrow. Likewise, rather than searching the world over for the redo arrow, press CTRL + Y!
Word
Wednesday, December 28th, 2011Got a report due first thing in the morning and last minute edits are driving you crazy? Don’t despair! You can delete entire words by simply pressing the CTRL + BACKSPACE keys at the same time. You can tear through those terrible sentences that sounded good earlier in the day in a more efficient manner!
Internet
Tuesday, December 27th, 2011Easily track airline flights and packages on Google. If you need to know if your mother-in-law is going to arrive via American Airlines on time, just go onto Google and enter the airline and flight number. It will display the status of an airline flight and it’s arrival time. Google can also give a direct link to package tracking information if you enter a UPS, FedEx or USPS tracking number – great information to keep handy for the holidays!
Windows
Monday, December 26th, 2011Got a large stack of unmanageable windows? Right-click on a blank area of your taskbar. Look at the options starting with “Cascade.” This technique is much faster than resizing the windows by hand.
Tips & Tricks
Tuesday, December 20th, 2011Excel – Looking for a keyboard shortcut to paste special values into your spreadsheet? Press Alt + E +S + V.
Tips & Tricks
Monday, December 19th, 2011Word - If you are working with multiple columns in your document and need to jump from column to column at times, use the ALT key in conjunction with the up and down arrow keys. If you press Alt + Down Arrow, the insertion point is moved to the top of the next column. If you press Alt + Up Arrow, the insertion point goes to the top of the previous column.
Tips & Tricks
Friday, December 16th, 2011Internet - In Internet Explorer, press CTRL + I to display a list of available bookmarks.
