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Top 10 Twitter tips and tricks

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Top 10 Twitter tips and tricks</h1>
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 <img alt="Twitter" class="floatRight" height="200" src="http://www.computerhope.com/jargon/t/twitter.jpg" width="200" />Below
 is a listing of our top 10 favorite Twitter tips and tricks. These tips
 will help make your Twitter experience more enjoyable and can help 
increase your followers.</div>
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Customize</h2>
<ul>
<li>Change your profile picture. Use a picture of yourself to 
make it seem more personalized if this is your personal Twitter account.</li>
<li>Utilize as much of the 160-character limit Twitter BIO space
 allows. Include keywords your followers or potential followers may be 
searching for.</li>
<li>Create your own background image. However, do not make the 
image too much like an ad or sales pitch. The background image must be 
less than 800k and we recommend a size of 1600x1200 for a large image or
 smaller if you plan on tiling the image or just having it on the 
left-hand side. Finally, keep in mind that smaller resolutions and 
monitor sizes will hide much of the background.</li>
</ul>
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Third-party tools</h2>
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Take advantage of the hundreds of different 
third-party online tools and services that enhance your Twitter 
experience. Below are a few of our favorites.</div>
<ul>
<li><b>TwitPic</b>
 - Take advantage of TwitPic to post pictures on your tweets. If you 
want to post pictures while away from the computer, use the <b>Twitterific</b> app.</li>
<li><b>Qwitter</b>
 - Great service that sends an e-mail any time someone unsubscribes from
 your Twitter profile and mentions a possible Twitter post you made that
 may have caused them to leave.</li>
<li><b>Manageflitter</b>
 - Fantastic site for managing your followers and getting an easy to 
read overview of people not following you back, quiet users, and 
inactive users.</li>
<li><strong>WeFollow</strong> - Great website that allows you to add yourself to a listing of Twitter users by tags you find interesting.</li>
<li><b>SocialOomph</b> - Another great service with a collection of free Twitter tools including the ability to schedule when a tweets gets posted.</li>
<li><b>Tweetbeat</b>
 - An excellent site that takes the trending topics on Twitter and gives
 you a clearer explanation of present and past trending topics.</li>
<li><b>TwitterMeme</b> - Another great location to find the hottest links on Twitter.</li>
<li><b>Twitter Grader</b> - Great service that grades any Twitter account and gives you additional details and ranking information.</li>
<li><b> Twitter Fan Wiki Apps</b> - Finally, this wiki has a listing of several hundred different Twitter applications and tools for users wanting more.</li>
</ul>
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Use Twitter search</h2>
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Take full advantage of the Twitter search tool. 
Below are just a few tips that can help improve your search capabilities
 on Twitter.</div>
<ul>
<li>Search for your website or blog URL and see if others are mentioning your page.</li>
<li>Search for anything near you by adding near:"city state". For example, typing <b>near:"Salt lake city Utah" club</b> would return current tweets that have happened in Salt Lake City, Utah with the keyword club in them.</li>
<li>Find people who you may enjoy following by searching for keywords that interested you.</li>
<li>If you do not want tweets with links add <b>? -filter:links</b> at the end of your search query.</li>
<li>Need more options, use the Advanced Twitter search.</li>
<li>Any time you get excellent results click the "Save this 
search" button to save that search. These searches can then be found 
under "Saved Searches" on the right-hand part of your profile on the old
 Twitter interface or under the "Searches" tab next to your timeline on 
the new Twitter interface.</li>
</ul>
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Followers</h2>
<ul>
<li>Engage followers.</li>
<li>Do not follow too many people. No one is going to follow someone who is following thousands of people but only has 10 followers.</li>
<li>Retweet interesting posts.</li>
<li>Retweet and participate in conversations with people with a lot of followers.</li>
<li>Realize it is impossible for anyone to read every tweet.</li>
<li>When first joining do not follow hundreds of people, doing this may mark you as a bot.</li>
</ul>
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Create useful and interesting tweets</h2>
<ul>
<li>Try making all your tweets informative, useful, or funny.</li>
<li>Do not post mundane posts, e.g. eating a bowl of cereal.</li>
<li>Add hastags to your tweets. For example, if your tweet is about computers, consider adding #computer in the tweet.</li>
<li>Tweet frequently. No one is going to follow someone they do 
not know who has not tweeted in months. Try at the very least to tweet a
 few times a week or daily if you can manage.</li>
<li>Do not whine or complain. Everyone will unfollow anyone who constantly whines or complains.</li>
<li>Try making your valuable tweets during the times people will most likely see them.</li>
<li>Keep some space available in your tweet in case someone retweets your post.</li>
<li>Use special characters in your tweets.</li>
</ul>
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Know the lingo</h2>
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Know the Twitter lingo, these are just a few examples: @reply, Direct Message (DM), Follower, Hashtag,  Retweet (RT), Trending Topics, and Tweet. See the Twitter description for a full listing of Twitter terms and Lingo and related terms.</div>
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Follow the masters</h2>
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Following a few of the masters of Twitter and 
Social Networking will give you an understanding of how to tweet better,
 posts to RT, and inspiration for tweets of your own. Below are the top 
ten Twitters we recommend following.</div>
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<a href="http://twitter.com/#%21/GuyKawasaki" target="_blank"> @GuyKawasaki</a><br />
        <a href="http://twitter.com/#%21/Scobleizer" target="_blank"> @Scobleizer</a><br />
        <span class="screen-name screen-name-jeffbullas pill"> <a href="http://twitter.com/#%21/jeffbullas" target="_blank">@jeffbullas</a></span><br />
        <span class="screen-name screen-name-briansolis pill"> <a href="http://twitter.com/#%21/briansolis" target="_blank">@briansolis</a></span><br />
        <span class="screen-name screen-name-tonyrobbins pill"> <a href="http://twitter.com/#%21/tonyrobbins" target="_blank">@tonyrobbins</a></span><br />
        <span class="screen-name screen-name-kevinrose pill"> <a href="http://twitter.com/#%21/kevinrose" target="_blank">@kevinrose</a></span><br />
        <span class="screen-name screen-name-timoreilly pill"> <a href="http://twitter.com/#%21/timoreilly" target="_blank">@timoreilly</a></span><br />
        <span class="screen-name screen-name-donttrythis pill"> <a href="http://twitter.com/#%21/donttrythis" target="_blank">@donttrythis</a></span><br />
        <span class="screen-name screen-name-zappos pill"> <a href="http://twitter.com/#%21/zappos" target="_blank">@zappos</a></span><br />
        <span class="screen-name screen-name-brainpicker pill"> <a href="http://twitter.com/#%21/brainpicker" target="_blank">@brainpicker</a></span></div>
<ul>
<li><b><a href="http://twitaholic.com/" target="_blank">Twitaholic</a></b>
 - A full listing of the top users on Twitter based on Followers. This 
is a terrific service to find and follow the top users and possibly 
incorporate some of the ideas they are doing on their account.</li>
</ul>
<div class="tab">
<span class="tips">Tip:</span> Many of the first few hundred people are celebrities on Twitaholic, if they do not interest you skip the first page.</div>
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Create and use lists</h2>
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 <img alt="Twitter list icon" class="floatRight" height="30" src="http://www.computerhope.com/tips/images/list.jpg" width="44" />Twitter lists are an excellent method of filtering filter through the people you follow. To create a list, click the <b>Lists</b> link and then <b>Create a list</b>.
 After creating a list visit the persons profile page you wish to add 
and click the list icon, as shown in the picture to the right. Our Computers and Tech list is an example of a public list we created.</div>
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Go Mobile</h2>
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Apple iPhones, Blackberry phones, Android phones, 
Windows phone 7 phones, and most of the other smart phones have Twitter 
applications. Take full advantage of these applications. For users who 
do not have smart phones Twitter also has extensive support for  SMS, which can send tweets over a text message.</div>
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Advertise</h2>
<ul>
<li>Mention your Twitter page as many places as you can, e.g. your business card, e-mail signatures, web page, blog, Facebook, etc.</li>
<li><a href="http://twitter.com/about/resources/tweetbutton" target="_blank"> Create a tweet button</a> or at least your Twitter name on your pages, similar to the examples below.</li>
</ul>
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Follow us @Computerhope</div>
<ul>
<li>Create a Twitter profile widget on your blog or website. </li>
</ul>
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Top 10 Twitter tips and tricks

Top 10 Twitter tips and tricks Below is a listing of our top 10 favorite Twitter tips and tricks. These tips will help make your Twit...

Top 10 Windows 7 tips

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Top 10 Windows 7 tips</h1>
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 Windows 7 keyboard shortcuts</h2>
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 Use the below Windows 7 keyboard shortcuts to make the most of your Windows 7 experience.</div>
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 Windows key and the arrow keys</div>
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 Pressing the Windows key and Left or Right arrow keys
 will dock the window your viewing to the left or right-hand side of the
 screen. Pressing the Windows key and the Up arrow will maximize a 
window and pressing the Windows key and the Down arrow will resize and 
then minimize the window.</div>
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 <span class="tips">Use Shift:</span> To stretch a window
 vertically, press the Windows key + Shift + the Up arrow. If you have 
multiple monitors use the Windows key + Shift + the Left or Right arrow 
keys to move the window to another monitor.</div>
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 Windows key and plus and minus keys</div>
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 If you ever need to zoom in or out of what is being displayed on your screen press the Windows key and the + (plus) or - (minus) keys. Pressing the plus zooms in and once zoomed in the minus will zoom out.</div>
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 Clear all background programs</div>
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 If you are not viewing a window in full screen and have other windows 
open in the background clear all background open windows by pressing the
 Windows key + the Home key.</div>
<ul>
<li>Full listing of computer shortcuts</li>
</ul>
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 Use the Windows 7 search</h2>
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 Find and run anything in Windows by using the Windows 7 search box. Click the Start orb
 or press then Windows key and type the name of the program you wish to 
run or file you wish to edit. Windows 7 will usually do a good job at 
finding an exact match and simply pressing enter will execute that 
program or open that file. If more than one match is found, use the up 
and down arrow keys to select the file you wish to open and then press 
Enter.</div>
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 <img alt="Windows 7 search box" height="69" src="http://www.computerhope.com/jargon/w/windowsearch.jpg" width="350" /></div>
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 <span class="tips">Running as administrator:</span>
 Some programs may require administrator mode in order to function 
properly. You can run any program as administrator from the search box 
by typing the name of the program you want to run and then instead of 
pressing Enter to run the program press Ctrl+Shift+Enter to run as administrator. If you want to click and run a program as administrator hold down the Ctrl+Shift and then click the icon.
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 Take full advantage of the Taskbar</h2>
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 Pin programs to the Taskbar</div>
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 All programs can be pinned to the Taskbar and allow easy access to your favorite programs without having to use the Start Menu. To Pin a program to the Taskbar right-click on the program or shortcut to the program and in the menu choose the <b>Pin to Taskbar</b> option. Alternatively you can also drag the icon to the Taskbar.</div>
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 If you want to remove a pinned program, right-click on the Taskbar icon and click <b>Unpin this program from the Taskbar</b>. Alternatively you can also drag the icon off of the task bar and then click Unpin this program from the Taskbar.</div>
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 Move the icons and pinned programs</div>
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 Any pinned or opened program on the Taskbar can be moved and arranged. 
Left-click on any icon on the Taskbar and drag it to the location you 
want it to remain.</div>
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 Windows key and a number</div>
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 Pressing the Windows key and a number on the top row of your keyboard 
will open the Window corresponding to the open program on your Taskbar. 
For example, in the below picture of the Windows 7 Taskbar, Firefox i 
the first icon, Control panel is the second icon, and Adobe Photoshop is
 the third icon. If the Windows key + 3 was pressed, Adobe Photoshop 
would become the active window. To make it even easier arrange your 
icons (as mentioned above) from left to right by most frequently opened.</div>
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 <img alt="Windows 7 Taskbar" height="40" src="http://www.computerhope.com/jargon/t/taskbar.jpg" width="349" /></div>
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 Pin your favorite folder</div>
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 If you frequently access the same folder (e.g. your favorites, my documents, Dropbox, etc.) pin the folder to the Windows Explorer
 icon on the Taskbar. To do this drag your favorite folder to the 
Taskbar until you see Pin to Windows Explorer. Once pinned, right-click 
the Explorer icon to access that folder under the Pinned section.</div>
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 Open a second instance</div>
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 If you want to open a second instance or window of a program that is already open, press and hold the  Shift key and then click the program icon on the Taskbar.</div>
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 Get to the Desktop</div>
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 Click the Desktop button on the far right edge of the Taskbar to get to the Desktop.
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 <img alt="Windows 7 notification area aka systray" class="floatRight" height="229" src="http://www.computerhope.com/jargon/s/systray.jpg" width="172" />Customize the Notification area</h2>
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 Windows Vista and Windows 7 allow the Windows Notification area
 (aka Systray) to be modified. By default, many of the icons shown in 
the past are now hidden and give Windows a much cleaner look. Customize 
this area to make icons show or not show by clicking on the up arrow 
next to the icons and selecting <b>Customize</b>, as shown in the 
picture to the right. Once in Customize you can choose what programs 
show, don't show, or only show notifications.
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 Improve the quality of your text</h2>
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 Use the Windows ClearType
 Text Tuner to improve the overall quality of all text you read on your 
screen. To start the ClearType Text Tuner click the Start Orb and type <b>cttune.exe</b> and press Enter.
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 Enable and disable Windows 7 features</h2>
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 Turn on and off Windows features by clicking Start, typing <b>features</b> and press enter. In the Programs and Features window on the left-hand column click <b>Turn Windows features on or off</b> and in the Windows Features box check or uncheck the features you want enabled or disabled.
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<h2>
 Use the Reliability and Performance Monitor</h2>
<div class="tab">
 View the reliability history of your computer by using the Reliability Monitor. Click the Start orb and type <b>reliability</b>
 and press enter for View Reliability History. In the Reliability 
Monitor, you'll be able to view the overall reliability of your computer
 and be able to identify any past problems your computer has had.</div>
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 If you want to view the performance of your computer in real time use the Performance Monitor.
 Click the Start orb and type performance and press enter for the 
Performance Monitor. In the Performance Monitor, you can view your 
computers performance in real time or view a log of your systems 
performance.
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<h2>
 Re-enable underlined keyboard shortcuts</h2>
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 <img alt="File menu underlined shortcuts" class="floatRight" height="139" src="http://cdn.computerhope.com/filemenu.gif" width="181" />By
 default, Windows 7 has the underlines for keyboard shortcuts like those
 shown in the picture to the right disabled. To re-enable these 
underlines in all Windows programs follow the below steps.</div>
<ol>
<li>Open the Control Panel</li>
<li>In the Control Panel click <b>Ease of Access</b></li>
<li>In Ease of Access click <b>Change how your keyboard works</b></li>
<li>Finally, <b>check</b> the <b>Underline keyboard shortcuts and access keys</b> and then click Ok.</li>
</ol>
<h2>
Rename multiple files at once</h2>
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To change the name of multiple files at once highlight all the files you wish to rename in Windows Explorer and press the F2 key.
 Type in the new name you wish to use for all files and press enter. 
Once done all files will be renamed to the name entered followed by a 
unique number.</div>
<h2>
 Install Windows Essentials</h2>
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 Install missing Windows software by installing 
the free Windows Essentials software package that includes: Windows Live
 Family Safety, Windows Live Mail, Windows Live Messenger, SkyDrive for 
Windows, Windows Movie Maker, Windows Photo Gallery, Windows Live 
Writer, and Microsoft Outlook Hotmail Connector.</div>
<ul>
<li>Official Windows Essentials web page and download.</li>
</ul>
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Top 10 Windows 7 tips

Top 10 Windows 7 tips Windows 7 keyboard shortcuts Use the below Windows 7 keyboard shortcuts to make the most of your Wind...

Top 10 Internet tips and tricks

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Top 10 Internet tips and tricks</h1>
<h2>
You don't need the http:// portion of a web page</h2>
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When typing an Internet address you do not need 
to type http:// or even www. in the address. For example, if you wanted 
to visit Computer Hope you could just type computerhope.com and press 
enter. To make things even quicker, if you're visiting a .com address 
you can type computerhope and then press <b>Ctrl + Enter</b> to type out the full http://www.computerhope.com address.</div>
<h2>
Quickly move between the fields of a web page</h2>
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If you're filling out an online form, e-mail, or 
other text field you can quickly move between each of the fields by 
pressing the Tab key or Shift + Tab to move back a field. For example, 
if you're filling out your name and the next field is your e-mail 
address you can press the Tab key to switch to the e-mail field.</div>
<div class="tab">
 <span class="tips">Tip:</span>
 This tip also applies to the buttons, if you press tab and the web 
developer has designed correctly the button should be selected and will 
allow you to press the space bar or enter to push the button.</div>
<div class="tab">
 <span class="tips">Tip:</span>
 If you have a drop-down box that lists every country or every state you
 can click that box and then press the letter of the state or country 
you're looking for. For example, is a drop-down box of States in the 
United States you could press u on the keyboard to quickly scroll to 
Utah.</div>
<h2>
Use Internet search engines to their full potential</h2>
<div class="tab">
Make sure to get the most out of every search 
result. If you're not finding what you want try surrounding the text in 
quotes. For example, if you were searching for 'computer help' this 
actually searches for pages that contain both computer and help and not 
necessarily pages that have computer and help next to each other. If you
 search for "computer help" with the quotes around the search query this
 will only return pages that actually have computer and help next to 
each other.</div>
<div class="tab">
 <span class="tips">Tip:</span> Many new 
computer users also don't realize that in every search box you can press
 enter instead of having to move the mouse button over to the Search 
button.</div>
<ul>
<li>Top 10 unknown Google tricks</li>
</ul>
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Protect yourself and avoid bad web sites</h2>
<ul>
<li>How can I protect myself while online?</li>
<li>Avoid Internet phishing.</li>
<li>Protecting children from harmful material and people on the Internet.</li>
</ul>
<h2>
Know your Internet browser shortcuts</h2>
<div class="tab">
There are dozens of different shortcut keys that 
can be used with Internet browsers. Below are a few of our top suggested
 Internet browser shortcuts.</div>
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- Pressing <b>Alt + D</b>
 in any major Internet browser will move the cursor into the address 
bar. This is a great way to quickly enter an Internet address without 
having to click the mouse cursor in the address bar.<br />- Hold down the <b>Ctrl key and press the + or -</b> to increase and decrease the size of text.<br />- Press the <b>backspace key</b> or hold down the <b>Alt key + left arrow</b> to go back a page.<br />- Press <b>F5</b> to refresh or reload a web page.<br />- Press <b>F11</b> to make the Internet browser screen full screen. Press F11 again to return back to the normal view.<br />- Press <b>Ctrl + B</b> to open your Internet bookmarks.<br />- Press <b>Ctrl + F</b> to open the find box in the browser to search for text within the web page you're looking at.</div>
<ul>
<li>Full listing of Internet Explorer shortcut keys.</li>
<li>Full listing of Mozilla Firefox shortcut keys.</li>
</ul>
<h2>
Take advantage of tabbed browsing</h2>
<div class="tab">
Take full advantage of  tabbed browsing
 in all Internet browsers today. While reading any web page if you come 
across a link you may be interested in open that link in a new tab so it
 can be viewed later. A new tab can be opened by holding down the Ctrl 
key and clicking the link or if you have a mouse with a wheel click the 
link with the middle mouse button.</div>
<h2>
Try alternative browsers</h2>
<div class="tab">
Most computer users use the default browser that 
comes included with the computer, with Microsoft Windows this is 
Internet Explorer. There are several great alternative browsers that are
 all free to download and use and may have features your current browser
 does not include. Below are a few of our favorites, try one or try them
 all.</div>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.google.com/chrome">Google Chrome</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.mozilla.com/">Mozilla Firefox</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.opera.com/">Opera</a></li>
</ul>
<h2>
Install plugins and add-ons</h2>
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Each of the above alternative browsers also have a
 large community of volunteers who develop add-ons and plugins that can 
be added into the browser. Each of these browsers have hundreds of 
thousands of these add-ons that can do such things as giving you live 
weather in your browser window, changing its color, and adding 
additional functionality.</div>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.computerhope.com/tips/tip82.htm">Top 10 Firefox add-ons</a></li>
</ul>
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Make sure your browser and its plugins are up-to-date</h2>
<div class="tab">
Each Internet browser can have several additional plugins that give it additional functionality. For example, <a href="http://www.computerhope.com/jargon/f/flash.htm">Adobe Flash</a>
 is a great way to bring movies and other animated content to the 
Internet. Keeping these plugins up-to-date is vital for your computer 
stability and also security. Using the below tool you can quickly verify
 if your plugins are up-to-date and get links to where to download the 
latest updates.</div>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.computerhope.com/cgi-bin/systeminfo.cgi"> Computer Hope system information tool</a></li>
</ul>
<h2>
Use online services</h2>
<div class="tab">
There are hundreds of free online services that 
can help make using your computer easier, more productive, and more 
enjoyable. See our <a href="http://www.computerhope.com/tips/tip161.htm">top 10 online services</a> for a listing of our favorites.  
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Top 10 Internet tips and tricks

Top 10 Internet tips and tricks You don't need the http:// portion of a web page When typing an Internet address you do n...

Top 10 Windows 8 tips and tricks

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Top 10 Windows 8 tips and tricks</h1>
<h2>
Update to Windows 8.1 </h2>
<div class="tab">
Microsoft has released Windows 8.1, which is a 
free upgrade for anyone running Windows 8. This update addresses many of
 the problems users have had with Windows 8 and also adds a Start 
button. Visit Microsoft's Windows 8.1 page for the update.</div>
<h2>
Customize your tiles</h2>
<div class="tab">
 <img alt="Windows 8 tiles" class="floatRight" height="210" src="http://www.computerhope.com/jargon/t/tile.jpg" width="200" />Make the most of your Windows Start screen tiles by adjusting the sizes, where they are located, and what is listed.</div>
<ul>
<li>Move
 any tile by clicking and dragging the tile. While moving a tile, if you
 need a larger view of the Start screen move the tile towards the top or
 bottom of the screen to zoom out.</li>
<li>Use your mouse wheel to scroll left-to-right through your tiles.</li>
<li>Any Desktop shortcut or program can be pinned to the Start screen by right-clicking the icon and choosing <b>Pin to Start</b>.</li>
<li>In
 the bottom right-hand corner of the start screen is a magnifying glass 
with tiles, click this icon to get a zoomed out view of your Start 
screen. In this view, if you right-click on a group of tiles you'll be 
given the option to <b>name group</b>, which can be useful if you have a
 group of related tiles (e.g. games). In this view, you can also click 
and drag a group to organize your tile groups.</li>
<li>Create a new speed bump between tile groups by moving a tile to a speed bump.</li>
<li>Resize any User tile or Live tile by right-clicking the tile and choosing resize.</li>
<li>If there is a tile you want on your Taskbar, right-click the tile and choose <b>Pin to taskbar</b>.</li>
<li>Show
 admin applications on the Start screen by clicking Settings in Charms, 
click Settings, and change the Show administrative tools from No to Yes.</li>
<li>In Internet Explorer 10, you can also pin any of your favorite web pages to your Start Screen.</li>
</ul>
<h2>
 Windows 8 keyboard shortcuts</h2>
<div class="tab">
 Knowing at least some of the Windows 8 keyboard 
shortcuts will make your Windows 8 experience much more enjoyable. Try 
to memorize these top Windows 8 shortcut keys.</div>
<ul>
<li>Press the <b>Windows key</b> to open the Start screen or switch to the Desktop (if open).</li>
<li>Press the <b> Windows key + D</b> will open the Windows Desktop.</li>
<li>Press the <b>Windows key + .</b> to pin and unpin Windows apps on the side of the screen.</li>
<li>Press the <b>Windows key + X</b>
 to open the power user menu, which gives you access to many of the 
features most power users would want (e.g. Device Manager and Command 
Prompt).</li>
<li>Press the <b>Windows key + C</b> to open the Charms.</li>
<li>Press the <b>Windows key + I</b> to open the Settings, which is the same Settings found in Charms.</li>
<li>Press and hold the <b>Windows key + Tab</b> to show open apps.</li>
<li>Press the <b>Windows key + Print screen</b> to create a screen shot, which is automatically saved into your My Pictures folder.</li>
</ul>
<div class="tab">
See our Windows shortcuts page for a full listing of all Windows shortcuts.</div>
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Know your hot corners</h2>
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The corners on your screen are hot corners and 
give you access to different Windows features. Below, is a brief 
explanation of each of these corners.</div>
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Bottom Left-hand corner</div>
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The
 bottom left-hand hot corner of the screen will allow you to access the 
Start screen, if you're in the Start screen and have the Desktop open, 
this corner will open the Desktop from the Start screen.</div>
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Top-left corner of the screen</div>
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Moving
 the mouse to the top-left corner and then down will display all the 
apps running on the computer. Clicking and dragging any of these apps to
 the left or right-hand side of the screen will snap that app to that 
side of the screen. Each of these open app icons can also be 
right-clicked to close or snap.</div>
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Right-hand side of the screen</div>
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On the full right-hand side of the screen will be given access to the Windows Charms.</div>
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 Taking advantage of search</h2>
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 The Search in Windows 8 has been significantly 
improved when compared to all previous versions of Windows. To search 
for a file or run a program in Windows 8 from the Start screen just 
start typing what you're trying to find or want to run.</div>
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 As you begin typing, the results will start appearing on the left-hand 
side. In addition to being able to search for files and run programs, 
the Search also supports limiting the search to apps such as Finance, 
People, Maps, Photos, Mail, Music, Videos, Weather, and much more. If 
what you are searching for is not a file or program, click on the app 
you wish to use as the search. For example, if you were searching for 
"New York" and selected the Weather App you would be shown the weather 
in New York, NY.</div>
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 By default, Search organizes the 
available Apps by how frequently they are used and then in alphabetical 
order. If you want to keep your favorite app at the top of the Search 
list, right-click the app and choose Pin. Pinning the app will lock it 
in place regardless of how often it is used. If there is an app you 
don't want (e.g. Finance) you can turn on and off any of the search apps
 through the PC settings, which is found under the Settings in the Charms.</div>
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 <span class="tips">Bonus tip:</span> The Search is also found through Charms and can also be opened by pressing <b>Windows key + F</b>.
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 Running two apps side by side</h2>
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 Any app can be pinned to the left or right-hand side of the screen. For example, open the People app and then press the <b> Windows Key + . (period)</b>
 to move that app to the right-hand side of the screen, pressing the 
same keys again will move it to the left-hand side, and pressing the 
same keys again will make it full screen. While an app is pinned, any 
other app or program can be opened and loaded into the available space 
on the screen. For example, in the below picture, we've opened a browser
 window and have the People app running to monitor our social networks.</div>
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 <img alt="Windows 8 People" height="281" src="http://www.computerhope.com/tips/images/people.jpg" width="500" /></div>
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 Any open app can also be pinned using your mouse by clicking at the top
 of the tile and dragging it to the left or right-hand side of the 
screen.</div>
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 <span class="tips">Bonus tip:</span> The Desktop can also be pinned to the left or right-hand side of the screen.</div>
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 Windows 8 Task Manager</h2>
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 The Windows 8 Task Manager
 has been significantly improved over previous versions of Windows. Some
 of the new changes include showing a total percent usage at the top of 
your Processes, which makes it easier to determine total memory and CPU 
usage, improved Performance graphs, a Startup tab to see startup 
processes and their impact to system performance, and the App history 
tab (as shown below) that gives you the total resources an app has used 
over a period of time. Press <b>Ctrl + Shift + Esc</b> to start exploring the new Task Manager.</div>
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 Use a picture password to log into your computer</h2>
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 Windows 8 includes a new feature called <a href="http://www.computerhope.com/jargon/p/picturepassword.htm">Picture password</a>,
 which allows you to authenticate with the computer using a series of 
gestures that include circles, straight lines, and taps. Enable this 
feature if you want a new way to access your computer or have a hard 
time with passwords.</div>
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<li>Open the Windows Charms.</li>
<li>Click <b>Settings</b> and then <b>More PC settings</b></li>
<li>In the PC settings window click <b>Users</b> and then select <b> Create a picture password</b></li>
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 <span class="tips">Bonus tip:</span> A four digit pin password can also be created and used to access your computer.
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 Take advantage of Windows 8 apps</h2>
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 Windows 8 comes included with several apps to 
help you get the most from your computer. Below are just a few of the 
included apps.</div>
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 People</div>
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 Microsoft 
touts the People feature in Windows 8 because they understand how many 
people are using social networks today. In the People feature you'll be 
able to connect your Windows computer to all the major social networks 
including Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter.
 Once connected, you can pin the people app and monitor your social 
network (as shown below), use People in Search to find people, and get 
an overview of what is happening in all your social networks.</div>
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 <img alt="Windows 8 People" height="281" src="http://www.computerhope.com/tips/images/people.jpg" width="500" /></div>
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 Reader</div>
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 The Reader app will give you PDF support right out of the box.</div>
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 SkyDrive</div>
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 The SkyDrive app will give you access to the Microsoft cloud service SkyDrive, which allows you to store your photos, documents, and other files in the cloud and access or share those files with any computer with Internet access.</div>
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 Store</div>
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 Take advantage of the Windows Store and install one or more of the 
thousands of available apps designed for Windows 8. The Store is found 
in the Start screen, or use Search to search the Store app for any apps 
that you are trying to find. </div>
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Unix and Linux shortcut keys

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Unix and Linux shortcut keys</h1>
<h2>
Introduction</h2>
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Shortcuts are designed to help shorten the 
time required to perform frequently used commands or actions. In the 
below sections we have listed keyboard shortcut keys that can be 
performed by pressing two or more keys at once. In addition to keyboard 
shortcut keys, we have also listed command line shortcut keys that can 
be typed in at the shell.</div>
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<span class="tips">Tip:</span> Not all of the below shortcut keys and command line shortcuts will not work on all variants of Unix and Linux.</div>
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<a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=2749954777371450853" name="02"></a>Keyboard shortcut keys</h2>
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<tr class="tcw"> <td><b>CTRL+B</b></td> <td>Moves the cursor backward one character.</td> </tr>
<tr class="tcw"> <td><b>CTRL+C</b></td> <td>Cancels the currently running command.</td> </tr>
<tr class="tcw"> <td><b>CTRL+D</b></td> <td>Logs out of the current session.</td> </tr>
<tr class="tcw"> <td><b>CTRL+F</b></td> <td>Moves the cursor forward one character.</td> </tr>
<tr class="tcw"> <td><b>CTRL+H</b></td> <td>Erase one character. Similar to pressing backspace.</td> </tr>
<tr class="tcw"> <td><b>CTRL+P</b></td> <td>Paste previous line(s).</td> </tr>
<tr class="tcw"> <td><b>CTRL+S</b></td> <td>Stops all output on screen (XOFF).</td> </tr>
<tr class="tcw"> <td><b>CTRL+Q</b></td> <td>Turns all output stopped on screen back on (XON).</td> </tr>
<tr class="tcw"> <td><b>CTRL+U</b></td> <td>Erases the complete line.</td> </tr>
<tr class="tcw"> <td><b>CTRL+W</b></td> <td>Deletes the last word typed in. For example, if you typed 'mv file1 file2' this shortcut would delete file2.</td> </tr>
<tr class="tcw"> <td><b>CTRL+Z</b></td> <td>Cancels current operation, moves back a directory or takes the current operation and moves it to the background. See bg command for additional information about background.</td> </tr>
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In addition to the below command line shortcuts, it is also helpful to use the alias command that allows you to specify a keyword for frequently used commands or mistakes.<br />
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<tr class="tcw"> <td><b> ~</b></td> <td>Moves to the user's home directory.</td> </tr>
<tr class="tcw"> <td><b>!!</b></td> <td>Repeats the line last entered at the shell. See history command for previous commands.</td> </tr>
<tr class="tcw"> <td><b>!$</b></td> <td>Repeats the last argument for the command last used. See history command for previous commands.</td> </tr>
<tr class="tcw"> <td><b>reset</b></td> <td>Resets the terminal if terminal screen is not displaying correctly.</td> </tr>
<tr class="tcw"> <td><b>shutdown -h now</b></td> <td>Remotely or locally shuts the system down.</td> </tr>
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Shortcut keys ABCs

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<h2>
Shortcut keys ABCs</h2>
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Shortcut keys help provide an easier and 
usually quicker method of navigating and using computer software 
programs. Shortcut keys are commonly accessed by using the Alt (on IBM compatible computers), command key (on Apple computers), Ctrl, or Shift in conjunction with a single letter. The de facto standard for listing a shortcut is listing the modifier key, a plus symbol, and the single character.
 In other words, "ALT+S" is telling you to press the Alt key and while 
continuing to hold the Alt key, press the S key to perform the shortcut.</div>
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<img class="floatRight" height="139" src="http://cdn.computerhope.com/filemenu.gif" width="181" />In addition to the shortcuts listed on this page, users can find the shortcut keys to their most popular program by looking for underlined
 letters in their menus. For example, in the picture to the right you'll
 can notice that the "F" in File has been underlined. This means you can
 press the Alt key and F to access the File menu. Note: Some programs 
require the user press and hold ALT to see the underlined characters. 
Finally, as can also be seen some of the common features such as Open 
(Ctrl+O) and Save (Ctrl+S) have shortcut keys assigned to them.</div>
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As
 you begin to memorize shortcut keys, you'll notice that many 
applications share the same shortcut keys. We have the most commonly 
shared shortcut keys in the below basic PC shortcut keys section.</div>
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<span class="tips">Tip:</span>
 Users outside the United States or users using a foreign copy of a 
Microsoft Windows or Microsoft application may not be able to get all 
the below shortcut keys to perform the function listed below.</div>
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<a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=2749954777371450853" name="1"></a>Basic PC shortcut keys</h2>
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The below basic shortcut keys are a listing of 
shortcut keys that will work with almost all IBM compatible computers 
and software programs. It is highly recommended that all users keep a 
good reference of the below shortcut keys or try to memorize the below 
keys. Doing so will dramatically increase your productivity.</div>
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<tr> <th>Shortcut Keys</th> <th>Description</th> </tr>
<tr class="tcw"> <td class="bld">Alt + F</td> <td>File menu options in current program.</td> </tr>
<tr class="tcw"> <td class="bld">Alt + E</td> <td>Edit options in current program</td> </tr>
<tr class="tcw"> <td class="bld">F1</td> <td>Universal Help in almost every Windows program.</td> </tr>
<tr class="tcw"> <td class="bld">Ctrl + A</td> <td>Select all text.</td> </tr>
<tr class="tcw"> <td class="bld">Ctrl + F</td> <td>Open find window for current document or window.</td> </tr>
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           <td class="bld">Ctrl + S</td>
           <td>Save current document file.</td>
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<tr class="tcw"> <td class="bld">Ctrl + X</td> <td>Cut selected item.</td> </tr>
<tr class="tcw"> <td class="bld">Shift + Del</td> <td>Cut selected item.</td> </tr>
<tr class="tcw"> <td class="bld">Ctrl + C</td> <td>Copy selected item.</td> </tr>
<tr class="tcw"> <td class="bld">Ctrl + Ins</td> <td>Copy selected item</td> </tr>
<tr class="tcw"> <td class="bld">Ctrl + V</td> <td>Paste</td> </tr>
<tr class="tcw"> <td class="bld">Shift + Ins</td> <td>Paste</td> </tr>
<tr class="tcw"> <td class="bld">Ctrl + P</td> <td>Print the current page or document.</td> </tr>
<tr class="tcw"> <td class="bld">Home</td> <td>Goes to beginning of current line.</td> </tr>
<tr class="tcw"> <td class="bld">Ctrl + Home</td> <td>Goes to beginning of document.</td> </tr>
<tr class="tcw"> <td class="bld">End</td> <td>Goes to end of current line.</td> </tr>
<tr class="tcw"> <td class="bld">Ctrl + End</td> <td>Goes to end of document.</td> </tr>
<tr class="tcw"> <td class="bld">Shift + Home</td> <td>Highlights from current position to beginning of line.</td> </tr>
<tr class="tcw"> <td class="bld">Shift + End</td> <td>Highlights from current position to end of line.</td> </tr>
<tr class="tcw"> <td class="bld">Ctrl + Left arrow</td> <td>Moves one word to the left at a time.</td> </tr>
<tr class="tcw"> <td class="bld">Ctrl + Right arrow </td> <td>Moves one word to the right at a time.</td></tr>
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Top 10 keyboard shortcuts everyone should know

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Top 10 keyboard shortcuts everyone should know</h1>
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Using keyboard shortcuts can greatly increase your 
productivity, reduce repetitive strain, and help keep you focused. For 
example, highlighting text with the keyboard and pressing Ctrl + C is 
much faster than taking your hand from the keyboard, highlighting the 
text using the mouse, clicking copy from the file menu, and then putting
 your hand back in place on the keyboard. Below are our top 10 keyboard 
shortcuts we recommend everyone memorize and use. 
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Ctrl + C or Ctrl + Insert</h2>
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 Copy the highlighted text or selected item.</div>
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Ctrl + V or Shift + Insert</h2>
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 Paste the text or object that's in the clipboard.</div>
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Ctrl + Z and Ctrl + Y</h2>
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 Undo
 any change. For example, if you cut text, pressing this will undo it. 
This can also often be pressed multiple times to undo multiple changes. 
Pressing Ctrl + Y would redo the undo.</div>
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Ctrl + F</h2>
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Open the Find in any program. This includes your Internet browser to find text on the current page.</div>
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Alt + Tab or Ctrl + Tab</h2>
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Quickly switch between open programs moving forward.</div>
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 <span class="tips">Tip:</span> Press Ctrl + Tab to switch between tabs in a program.</div>
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 <span class="tips">Tip:</span> Adding the Shift key
 to Alt + Tab or Ctrl + Tab will move backwards. For example, if you are
 pressing Alt + Tab and pass the program you want to switch to, press 
Alt + Shift + Tab to move backwards to that program.</div>
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 <span class="tips">Tip:</span> Windows Vista and 7 users can also press the Windows Key + Tab to switch through open programs in a full screenshot of the Window.</div>
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Ctrl + Back space and Ctrl + Left or Right arrow</h2>
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Pressing Ctrl + Backspace will delete a full word at a time instead of a single character.</div>
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 Holding down the Ctrl key while pressing the left or right arrow will 
move the cursor one word at a time instead of one character at a time. 
If you wanted to highlight one word at a time you can hold down Ctrl + 
Shift and then press the left or right arrow key to move one word at a 
time in that direction while highlighting each word.</div>
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Ctrl + S</h2>
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While working on a document or other file in 
almost every program pressing Ctrl + S will save that file. This 
shortcut key should be used frequently anytime you're working on 
anything important.</div>
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Ctrl + Home or Ctrl + End</h2>
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Move the cursor to the beginning or end of a document.</div>
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Ctrl + P</h2>
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Print the page being viewed. For example, the document in Microsoft Word or the web page in your Internet browser.</div>
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Page Up, Space bar, and Page Down</h2>
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Pressing either the page up or page down key will move that page one page at a time in that direction. When browsing the Internet pressing the space bar will also move the page down one page at a time. If you press Shift and the Space bar the page will go up a page at a time.</div>
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<span class="tips">Tip:</span> If you are using the space bar to go down one page at a time press the Shift key and space bar to go up one page at a time. </div>
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Top 10 keyboard shortcuts everyone should know

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