Quickly Zoom In and Out
You can use the wheel button, the third (middle) button,
to quickly zoom in and out of an Office document.
Simply hold down the CTRL key as you rotate the wheel
button forward or back.
Note: This
tip works in the latest versions of Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Microsoft
PowerPoint®, Microsoft Publisher, Microsoft PhotoDraw®, and Microsoft Project,
as well as many other Microsoft Windows® programs. You can also use it in
Internet Explorer to increase or decrease to size of text on the screen.Customizing the Links Bar
Did you know that you can customize the Links bar in the
browser? You can add or remove shortcuts, rearrange the order of shortcuts, and
even change the icons associated with them. Here's how:
- To add a shortcut to the Links bar
- Drag the Web page's icon from the Address bar directly to
the Links bar. Or drag any link from a Web page, your Favorites bar, or your
desktop onto the Links bar.
- To remove a shortcut from the Links bar
- Right-click the shortcut, and then click Delete.
- To rearrange shortcuts on the Links bar
- Drag a shortcut to a new place on the Links bar.
- To customize shortcuts on the Links bar
- Right-click the shortcut, and then click Properties. Here
you can click the Change Icon button to select a different icon for the
shortcut.
Note: If the Links bar is not visible, click the View menu,
point to Toolbars, and then click Links.
Pop-out those pop-ups now
Do
you like those pesky pop-up windows flying up in your face and slowing you down
while browsing on the Internet? I haven't found anyone who always liked them.
They are no fun, especially when their content (and maybe their intent) is
objectionable.
Some pop-up windows are quite useful, especially when they gracefully pop-under the
browser window you are focusing on. They may be soliciting your subscription to
a newsletter, or may be describing a free offer of something useful to you. But
some pop-ups are nasty!
Even giant search engine, Google.ca has now banned the use of pop-up windows from
its site. It's a drastic measure taken by Google but apparently the negative
effects of pop-ups have superseded google's tolerance level.
Anyway...what to do to eliminate pop-up windows, besides buying software that needs
configuring? A search expert, Greg Notess suggests using the key combination Ctrl+W.
That's all! Hold down the control key and hit the W key. Hey, I have practiced
that and now I do it with one hand before a pop-up can really show its face.
From now on, no more pop-up windows when my hand is at the keyboard!
Move Backward and Forward Between Web Pages More Quickly
In Internet Explorer 6 in Windows XP, you can click the Back and Forward buttons to move back and forth between pages you've
recently viewed, one page at a time. If you want to go back several pages and forward again more quickly, click the small
black arrow next to the Back and Forward buttons to see a list of pages you've recently viewed—and then just click the page
you want. You can also display this list by right–clicking the Back or Forward buttons.
Selecting text, documents, or whatever
- CTRL-A will select everything
- Click at point A and Shift-Click at point B will select everything in-between points A
and B
- CTRL-Click will do random selections
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