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WANT YOUR FRIENDS to think you’re a computer wizard?
We’ve got all the tips and, indeed, tricks. Alright, well they’re actually just snazzy keyboard shortcuts you might not know – but either way they are guaranteed to make people think you know lots of about computers.
Don’t click Esc now…
(PS – all these tools are for Windows desktop computers. Share your knowledge of other OS tricks in the comments if you want to spread the tech love further.)
1. Ctrl + Shift + T
Holding down the above keys will re-open your most recently closed tab. And Ctrl + T will open a new tab.
Snipping Tool is an amazing alternative to PrtScrn – it enables you to screengrab just the section of your monitor that you want. And see that drop-down arrow beside New, below? That enables you to change the area of the snip, and go free-hand. Magic.
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3. Get rid of text predictions
You know when you type in your email or a search term and your browser remembers it? But how do you get it to forget it? Well, you simply arrow down to the relevant phrase you want gone, hold Shift + Delete, and hey presto.
Got something a bit dodgy up on your screen and want it gone sharpish? Pressing the Windows key along with D will minimise all your windows and take you to the clean desktop. Pressing it again undoes it.
Got onto a text-heavy, long page on your internet travels? But looking for just one word or phrase in particular? Press Ctrl + F and enter it into the search bar.
Sunday 22 December, 2024
Sunday 22 December, 2024
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7 ways to astound your mates with computer wizardry
WANT YOUR FRIENDS to think you’re a computer wizard?
We’ve got all the tips and, indeed, tricks. Alright, well they’re actually just snazzy keyboard shortcuts you might not know – but either way they are guaranteed to make people think you know lots of about computers.
Don’t click Esc now…
(PS – all these tools are for Windows desktop computers. Share your knowledge of other OS tricks in the comments if you want to spread the tech love further.)
1. Ctrl + Shift + T
Holding down the above keys will re-open your most recently closed tab. And Ctrl + T will open a new tab.
2. Snipping Tool
Snipping Tool is an amazing alternative to PrtScrn – it enables you to screengrab just the section of your monitor that you want. And see that drop-down arrow beside New, below? That enables you to change the area of the snip, and go free-hand. Magic.
3. Get rid of text predictions
You know when you type in your email or a search term and your browser remembers it? But how do you get it to forget it? Well, you simply arrow down to the relevant phrase you want gone, hold Shift + Delete, and hey presto.
4. Clicking a link with your mouse wheel
It opens the link in a new tab! Life-changing.
5. Windows key + D
Got something a bit dodgy up on your screen and want it gone sharpish? Pressing the Windows key along with D will minimise all your windows and take you to the clean desktop. Pressing it again undoes it.
6. Ctrl + Shift + F9
If you’re working away on a Word document and want to get rid of multiple hyperlinks at once, try this.
7. Ctrl + F
Got onto a text-heavy, long page on your internet travels? But looking for just one word or phrase in particular? Press Ctrl + F and enter it into the search bar.
Have you got any tips up your sleeve yourself? Share them around in the comments. We can all whizz on computers together. (Wheh, wheh.)
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