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"DROP THE MOUSE, AND NOBODY GETS HURT!"
Did you know, there are ways of doing many things on your computer WITHOUT using the mouse? Did you know that using a mouse can actually SLOW DOWN your work in some cases? You don't need it as much as you think you do!
This page is dedicated to helping you discover some of the "magical" tricks that help you be more productive!
If you have one of our special "Short Cuts" mouse pads, the following is the answer on the mouse pad:
What does the keyboard shortcut “Ctrl-Enter” do?
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In MS Word:
Ctrl-Enter = Insert a New Page
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In Internet Explorer and Foxfire
(and maybe other browsers):
If you have a web URL in the form of: “http://www.<something>.com”, enter ONLY the <something> part of the URL into the address bar and press Ctrl-Enter. The rest of the URL will be provided automatically. (Note: this does NOT work for .net, .gov, .org or other third level domain names.)
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Shortcuts are organized by Application
There are thousands of shortcuts. Following are shortcuts that are truly USEFUL. They help us with our efficiency by helping us NOT have to move our hands to touch the mouse for operations that we do repetitively.
Internet Explorer
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Alt + <-- = Page Back
Alt + --> = Page Forward
Alt = <Home> = Home Page
F5 = Refresh
Esc = Stop Download
F7 = Caret Browsing
Ctrl + B = Organize Favorites
Ctrl + I = Favorites Menu
Ctrl + O = Open a URL or Folder
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Windows
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WinKey then L then L again = Logoff
WinKey + L = Lock your Computer (for certain Intel Video Cards)
Ctrl+Alt+ --> = Rotate Screen 90 Degrees Right
Ctrl+Alt+<-- = Rotate Screen 90 Degrees Left
Ctrl+Alt+Up-Arrow = Normal Screen
Ctrl+Alt+Dn-Arrow = Flip screen over
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MS Word
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Ctrl + Shift + S = Style Picker
Ctrl+ Alt – S = Split Window
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Do you have a great short-cut you would like to share?