Archive for the ‘Windows Shortcuts’ Category

Close A Window Quickly

Friday, April 3rd, 2009

Next time you want to close a program fast and easy… just press ALT F4 and your current window will close.

Printing Multiple Documents

Wednesday, April 1st, 2009

You can print multiple documents at once without even opening them… just select the documents you want to print and right click and Select Print.

Make a Shortcut

Tuesday, March 31st, 2009

You tired of going into 10 folders to find the one you need? Just make a shortcut on the desktop right to that folder… All you have to do is right click on the folder and select Send To Desktop.

Easy Copy Paste Option

Monday, March 30th, 2009

Instead of using your mouse and selecting copy paste options…. Just hit Control C on your keyboard for copying and Control V for pasting text or pictures. It is a lot faster then you might think.

Disable User Account Control in Vista

Wednesday, March 4th, 2009

Did you know you can disable all those annoying  popups you get when trying to install software or updates with Windows Vista. All you have to do is disable the User Account Control feature under the user account properties.

  1. Click Start and then open Control Panel.
  2. In the Control Panel, click User Accounts and Family Safety.
  3. Click User Accounts.
  4. Click Turn User Account Control on or off.
  5. Clear the tick or check mark on the box beside the Use User Account Control (UAC) to help protect your computer option.
  6. Click OK.
  7. When prompted, restart the computer. Note that the changes will affect all users on the computer.
  8. To enable the UAC, simply tick or select the checkbox again.

Web Browsing Shortcuts

Friday, February 13th, 2009

When filling in forms on a web page you can press the tab key to skip from one box to the next instead of clicking in each box.

Windows Shortcuts

Thursday, February 12th, 2009

To quickly minimize all open windows and show your desktop just press the windows key and the D key on your keyboard at the same time.

Windows Shortcuts

Wednesday, February 11th, 2009

You can increase or decrease the font size on a webpage by pressing and holding the control key on your keyboard and the plus or minus keys at the same time on your keyboard. Another way to do this is to hold down the control key on your keyboard and then use your scroll wheel on your mouse and move it forwards or backwards to increase and decrease the size.

Windows Shortcuts

Tuesday, February 10th, 2009

You can double click on a word in any document or webpage to quickly and easily highlight it. This makes it quicker to highlight a specific word when you need to do a copy and paste.

Browsing Shortcuts

Friday, January 30th, 2009

Here is a helpful tip to make your internet browsing a little easier. When on a page that scrolls up and down you can tap the spacebar on your keyboard to scroll down the page.