some computer tricks that a CS student must know?
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Browser shortcut keys (works for chrome, firefox, ie)
- ctrl + tab = switch to next tab
- ctrl + shift + tab = switch to previous tab
- ctrl + T = open new tab
- ctrl + W = close current tab
- ctrl + shift + T = re-open recently closed tab (doesn't work on incognito/private browsing)
- Middle click a link (or Ctrl + Click) - load page in background tab (useful for google, reddit)
- Middle click a tab - close tab
- Middle click back button - open history in new tab (not for IE)
- Ctrl + F5 - clear page cache and refresh webpage (great for page errors/testing)
- (Shift +) tab button - when filling out a form, skip to next (or previous) form field
- Ctrl + Scroll - zoom web page, document, file thumbnails, or desktop icons on Vista/7
- ctrl + ENTER will fill in the “www.” and ".com" when typing in just the name of a URL.
- shift for .net
- ctrl+shift for .org
- Control + L OR F6 OR Alt+D automatically selects the address bar.
- Hold S and right click an image to do reverse image search in chrome.
- Type the following into the address bar of your browser to convert a tab into a notepad:
data:text/html, <title>Text Editor</title><body contenteditable style="font-size:2rem;font-family:georgia;line-height:1.4;max-width:60r
- To select text within a hyperlink, Hold ALT and select what you want.
Some useful shortcuts in Windows.
- If you hold CTRL, then click and drag a file, it will make a copy of the file and drop it in the location where you un-click.
- WindowsKey+M minimizes all windows and brings you to the desktop.
- Ctrl + Shift + Esc - Open task manager
- Windows Key + R - run dialog
- Winkey + D - toggle 'show desktop'
- Winkey + L - lock workstation
- Winkey + E - windows explorer
- Alt + (shift +) tab - switch windows forwards (or backwards)
- Ctrl + (shift +) tab - switch tab/document forwards (or backwards)
- Hold Shift while inserting removable media - prevents 'autorun'
- Shift + Delete - permanently deletes files (without going to recycle bin)
- Shift + Right click - usually adds 'experienced user' context menu options
- F2 - 'edit', renames selected file.
- Ctrl + C on any standard error dialog box - copies error report text
- Alt + PrtScn - Copies an image of the current window to clipboard
- Windows + W lets you take a screenshot and crop/draw on it, and either copy it to your clipboard or save it as a PNG.
- Win+L is the fastest way to lock your computer.
- If you type cmd into the address bar of the file explorer it opens command prompt in that directory.
some computer tricks that a CS student must know!
Reviewed by Raj Tech Info
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April 13, 2019
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Reviewed by Raj Tech Info
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April 13, 2019
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