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Bookkeepers IT FastFix Tech Tips

The obscure and the obvious

TechTips brings you a regular dose of essential tech bits that it’s easy to assume that everyone knows – but it ain’t necessarily so!

This edition, some useful shortcuts for everyday things.
    * You can double-click a word to highlight it in any document, e-mail or Web page.

    * You can hide all windows, revealing only what’s on the computer desktop, with one keystroke: hit the Windows key and “D” simultaneously. Press the keystroke again to return to what you were doing.

    * You can enlarge the text on any Web page. In Windows, press Ctrl and the plus or minus keys (for bigger or smaller fonts); on the Mac, it’s the Command key and plus or minus.

    * You can also enlarge the entire Web page or document by pressing the Control key as you turn the wheel on top of your mouse. On the Mac, this enlarges the entire screen image.

    * You can tap the Space bar to scroll down on a Web page one screenful. Add the Shift key to scroll back up.

    * When you’re filling in the boxes on a Web page (like City, State, Postcode), you can press the Tab key to jump from box to box, rather than clicking. Add the Shift key to jump through the boxes backwards.

    * You can adjust the size and position of any window on your computer. Drag the top strip to move it; drag the lower-right corner (Mac) or any edge (Windows) to resize it.

    * You can use Google to do maths for you. Just type the equation, like 23*7+15/3=, and hit Enter.

    * Google is also a units-of-measurement and currency converter. Type “teaspoons in 1.3 litres,” for example, or “euros in 17 dollars.” Click Search to see the answer.

And some general office keyboard shortcuts
    Ctrl-Z: Undo
    Ctrl-C: Copy selection.
    Ctrl-X: Cut selection.
    Ctrl-V: Paste copied selection.
    Ctrl-Shift->: Increase font size.
    Ctrl-Shift-<: Decrease font size.
Stephanie Lee
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