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Thread Author: Iffy	Replies: 14

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Fri 21 May 10 09:34

Handy tips for home computing - Iffy

Anyone got any simple but handy tips for home computer users?

One I came across recently was F11 in Firefox which gives a full screen mode.

Just the job for the netbook where screen real estate is at a premium.

Any more for any more?

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Fri 21 May 10 15:29

Handy tips for home computing - Stuartli

Toggling between full screen and normal screen using F11 has always been handy.

If you wish to reduce or enlarge the font in your browser (IE or Firefox) used Ctrl and - or + as appropriate or Ctrl + scroll wheel.

More at:

www.internetfixes.com/definitions/IF01424.htm

Most people know if you hold down Shift after highlighting a file and then click on another file further on you can then Delete/Copy or whatever all the files involved.

Last edited by: Stuartli on Fri 21 May 10 at 15:32

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Fri 21 May 10 18:11

Handy tips for home computing - VR6

Ones I use every day (on windows):

ALT and TAB to scroll through open windows
Windows Key and M to minimise all windows, add a SHIFT to maximise all windows
Windows Key and E to open file explorer
CTRL and F to open 'Find text' in most progams such as Office, Firefox, Adobe etc...

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Fri 21 May 10 18:15

Handy tips for home computing - Iffy

VR6,

Thanks - I've found a use for the Windows key at last.

Could someone tell me what 'Alt Gr' does, and that one next to it that looks like a page with a little arrow on?

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Fri 21 May 10 18:16

Handy tips for home computing - Zero

the only tip you need to know

F1=Help

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Fri 21 May 10 20:27

Handy tips for home computing - smokie

Alt Gr and number 4 pressed together give you the Euro sign... €

Windows key and tab switches windows in a quite sexy way (Vista and W7 only I think)

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Fri 21 May 10 20:32

Handy tips for home computing - rtj70

ALT + CTRL + 4 will give the € symbol too. So is ALT Gr = ALT + CTRL?

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Fri 21 May 10 22:07

Handy tips for home computing - Stuartli

More from Microsoft:

support.microsoft.com/kb/126449

For XP:

support.microsoft.com/kb/301583

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Sat 22 May 10 07:48

Handy tips for home computing - L'escargot

>> For XP:
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>> support.microsoft.com/kb/301583

There's no shortcut for removing food and drink debris from the keyboard. What I need is the equivalent of self-cleaning oven liners.

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Sat 22 May 10 09:25

Handy tips for home computing - Stuartli

>>There's no shortcut for removing food and drink debris from the keyboard.>>

Stop using the keyboard as a tea tray...:-)

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Sat 22 May 10 10:23

Handy tips for home computing - Zero

>> Windows key and tab switches windows in a quite sexy way (Vista and W7 only
>> I think)

and only with the aero interface on the pricier versions (vista that is)

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Sat 22 May 10 10:55

Handy tips for home computing - Iffy

Windows and tab doesn't do anything in the cheapo version of 7 loaded on my netbook.

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Sat 22 May 10 11:28

Handy tips for home computing - Dog

You know in most browsers, if you want to go to a site which is .com, you simply type the site name then press Ctrl at the same time you hit enter, and it fills the www. & .com bits for you

:)

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Sat 22 May 10 11:32

Handy tips for home computing - Iffy

Firefox fills in the bits after a short delay, so no need to press Ctrl.

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Sat 22 May 10 11:39

Handy tips for home computing - Zero

Nah, windows basic doesent have the aero features, mostly because netbooks dont have the graphics engine to drive it.

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