Anthony Tietjen

Using shortcuts can save you time and frustration. Use these ones while you work on the computer. Remember to bookmark this page so you can come back to it easily.

In Windows®, with the System Properties window you can: see how fast your processor is, change your computer's name, adjust your visual settings and more. You can access the System Properties window by using shortcut keys or by finding it in the Start menu.

Here are some handy ways to speed up or make your Internet browsing experience better.

Using shortcuts can save you time and frustration. Use these ones while you work on the computer. Remember to bookmark this page so you can come back to it easily. Shortcut Function When to use it Ctrl-C Copy Word Processing, Spreadsheets, Etc. Ctrl-V Paste Word Processing, Spreadsheets, Etc. Ctrl-S Save Word Processing, Spreadsheets, Etc. Alt-F-A Save As Word Processing, Spreadsheets, Etc. Shift-Del Delete Permanently File Maintenance (Highlight the files you wish to delete, and use this shortcut.) F2 Edit Renaming files, and editing cells in a spreadsheet. Alt-F4 Close Window This will close almost any window. WIN-E My Computer This will open up "My Computer".

Here are some handy ways to speed up or make your Internet browsing experience better. Refresh Quickly with the F5 Key F5 refreshes the page. Don't waste time moving the mouse over to the Refresh button to click it. Just hit F5 on your keyboard and voila! Navigate Quickly with Mouse Gestures Ahh but what about having to move your mouse over to the Back and Forward buttons? Well, there's a solution for that too. Mouse gestures let you right-click on the current page and move your mouse to the left or to the right to go back or forward. You can get an Internet Explorer plugin or a FireFox extension . Ditch 14 Characters with CTRL-ENTER This one is great! Here are 14 characters you'll never have to type again when browsing the Internet.  "http://www" and ".com". Simply type the main part of the website and then push CTRL-ENTER. The "http://www" and ".com" will all be added for you. Tabbed Browsing Do you still have trouble pulli...