June 10, 2008

Taking Control of Cursor Movement in Word

Looking for a way to move through one of your MS Word documents with some control and speed, all while still using your keyboard?

Well, look no more, because I've got just the thing for you today!

Besides the usual arrow keys to move one space/line in the appropriate direction and the Page Up/Down option that moves part of a screen in either direction, there are a couple of extras that can be used to make your movements quick and easy.

If you combine the Ctrl key with an up or down arrow, you'll move to the top of the previous/next paragraph.
The Ctrl key + a left or right arrow will move you to the start of the previous/next word.
Ctrl + Page Up/Down will move you to the top of the previous/next page in the document.
Home will take you to the beginning of the current line of text.
End moves you to the end of the current line of text.
Ctrl blind date propecia + Home or End will move you to the very top or bottom of the document.

Those are all pretty common, but here's another set of options I recently ran across. I didn't know about them until now, but they could certainly be very useful.

Alt + Ctrl + Page Up will move you to the top of the current screen of text. (The documents will not jump anywhere. The cursor is simply moved to the top of the currently visible text).
Alt + Ctrl + Page Down will move the cursor to the bottom of the current screen of text.

There you have it. Quicker navigation in Word is literally at your fingertips!

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May 25, 2008

Internet Explorer 7 – Keyboard Shortcuts

Q:
I've been using Internet Explorer 7 for quite some time now and I think I'm getting pretty good at working my way through it. So, I was wondering if there were any keyboard shortcuts you knew about that I could start using. I'm ready to make my IE 7 time even easier!

A:
That's the perfect attitude to have! Yes, it's hard to get used to new things (Web browsers, operating systems, etc.), but if you have a positive outlook on them, they can be pretty easy. I would guess that the person who asked today's question downloaded the new Internet Explorer 7 when it first came out and just worked at learning it. Eventually, as you all can see, they were able to get a pretty good handle on it and now, they're looking for more!

Well, either way you look at it, if you're on a hunt for some IE 7 keyboard shortcuts, you've come to the right place. I've been keeping a few up my sleeve just for this special occasion! So, shall we take a look at them? I thought you might enjoy that. Here we go!

Now, most of these shortcuts deal with using tabbed browsing. That's one of the main features that came along with Internet Explorer 7. If you're not too familiar with tabbed browsing, these shortcuts may not be very useful to you, but I would suggest hanging on to this tip anyway. Once you do get the hang of tabbed browsing, you can refer back to it and you'll be all set!

1.) Ctrl + T – Opens a new tab in the foreground.

2.) Ctrl + Click – Opens links in a new tab in the background.

3.) Ctrl + Shift + Click – Opens links in a new tab in the foreground.

4.) Alt + Enter – Opens a new tab from the address bar.

5.) Alt + Enter – It also opens a new tab from the search box.

6.) Ctrl + Q – Opens up quick tabs, which are thumbnail views.

7.) Ctrl + Tab or Ctrl + Shift + Tab – Allows you to switch between tabs.

8.) Ctrl + N – Switches to a specific tab number. In this case, N can equal anything between the numbers one and eight.

9.) Ctrl + 9 – Switches to the last tab.

10.) Ctrl + W – Closes the current tab.

11.) Ctrl women taking viagra + Alt + F4 – Closes other open tabs.

12.) Alt + F4 – Closes all the tabs.

Now, here are a few mouse shortcuts for you as well.

1.) Click the middle mouse button (if your mouse has one) on a link and it will open that link in a background tab for you.

2.) Double click any empty space right next to the last tab you have open and it will open a brand new tab.

3.) If you click on the middle mouse button on one of your tabs, it will close the tab for you.

How does all that sound? Pretty cool, huh?! Now, you might want to start memorizing these shortcuts if you think you'll use them a lot. Or, just print them out so that you'll have them right by your computer when you're ready to use them. Either way, these simple shortcuts can make your IE 7 experience so much easier!

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April 23, 2008

Shifty Highlighting

What's the first thing you need to do to format, move or copy text?

Highlight it, of course!

Which, as we all know, is easy enough to do with the mouse, but for those of you who truly prefer the keyboard, it can be a pain.

That is, until now!

The whole secret behind highlighting with the keyboard is the Shift key.

The Shift key?

Yep, it's all in the Shift.

Here's a list of key combinations that address all of your highlighting needs:

Shift + left or right arrow viagra canada online will highlight one letter.
Shift + Ctrl + left or right arrow will highlight one word.
Shift + up or down arrow will highlight one line of text.
Shift + Ctrl + up or down arrow will highlight one paragraph at a time, starting from the cursor's current location.
In MS Excel: Shift + arrow will highlight one cell at a time or, if used in a combination, blocks of cells.
Shift + Home will highlight from the cursor to the beginning of the line.
Shift + Ctrl + Home will highlight from the cursor to the top of the document.
Shift + End will highlight from the cursor to the end of the line.
Shift + Ctrl + End will highlight from the cursor to the end of the document.
Shift + Page Up or Page Down will highlight one screen.

Well, there you have it! I know that's quite a list to learn, so I'll let you get right to it. Enjoy!

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10+ tips for working faster with Word tables

Date: September 26th, 2007

Author: Jody Gilbert

Word tables have a million handy uses, from organizing tabular data to building an attractive page layout. Unfortunately, they don’t always act in predictable ways, and users have to waste time puzzling over dialog box options and toolbar choices.

The following list of pointers isn’t intended to provide any sort of in-depth look at how Word tables function or to serve as one of those overpowering collections of shortcuts that are too exhaustive to be useful. It’s just a set of reliable timesavers for users who need to perform some basic table tasks without getting bogged down in feature subtleties.

Note: This information is also available as a PDF download.

The tips

Selecting and rearranging
Action	Function
#1: Select an entire table	Press Alt and double-click in table (pre-Word 2003) or click the table move handle, visible when the mouse pointer is over the table in Print Layout View.
#2: Select a column	Press Alt and click in the column (pre-Word 2003) or position the mouse pointer above the top of the column so it turns into downward-pointing arrow and click.
#3: Select from the current cell to the top or bottom of the column	Press Alt+Shift+Page Up or Alt+Shift+Page Down.
#4: Select from the current cell to the beginning or end of the row	Press Alt+Shift+Home or Alt+Shift+End.
Deleting
#5: Delete a selected table	Press Backspace.
#6: Delete the contents of a selected table	Press Delete. (You can also delete the contents of specific cells by selecting them and pressing Delete.)
Navigating
#7: Jump from one cell to another	Press Tab (to move forward); press Shift+Tab (to move backward).
#8: Jump to the first or last cell in a row	Press Alt+Home (to move to the first cell); press Alt+End (to move to the last cell).
#9: Jump to the first or last cell in a column	Press Alt+Page Up (to move to the first cell; press Alt+Page Down (to move to the last cell).
Formatting
#10: Split a table	Click in the row above which you want the split to occur and press Ctrl+Shift+Enter. (If you’re at the beginning of the first table cell, this will insert a blank paragraph above the table.)
#11: Add a row to the bottom of a table	Click at the end of the last table cell and press Tab.
#12: Insert multiple rows in a table	Select viagra and alcohol as many rows as you want to add, right-click, and choose Insert Rows. Word will add the new rows above your selection. (The new rows will all be formatted the same as the first row in your selection.)
#13: Move a row (or rows) up or down	Select the row(s), hold down Alt+Shift, and press the up or down arrow key as many times as needed to move the selected row(s) to the spot you want.
#14: Automatically resize a column to fit its contents	Double-click on the boundary to the right of the column you’re resizing.
#15: Resize a column without affecting the table width	Drag the right boundary of the column you want to resize. Word will adjust that column and the one on its right but keep the table the same width. Or hold down Ctrl+Shift as you drag the boundary. Word will change the width of the column to the left and resize the columns to the right proportionally, leaving the table width unchanged.
#16: Resize a column with more precision	Hold down Alt as you drag a column boundary. Word will display the margins and column widths on the horizontal ruler. It will also give you finer control over the dragging process (similar to overriding the Snap to Grid feature for drawing objects).
#17: Insert a tab in a table cell	Press Ctrl+Tab.