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Friday Donut tip: three keyboard shortcuts I use a hundred times a day
Friday Donut tip: three keyboard shortcuts I use a hundred times a day
April 27, 2012
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Smoother, swifter web browsing
There are three keyboard shortcuts I use hundreds of times a day. They save me time and effort, allowing me to focus on the information I’m reading rather than the web browser I’m using.
If you have a PC with Microsoft Windows, these shortcuts work in Firefox and Chrome (which I’d also highly recommend if you don’t already use one of them). Remember, when we say ‘CTRL + T’, it means you should hold down the CTRL key and tap T on your keyboard.
- CTRL + T opens a new tab in your web browser
- CTRL + W closes the current tab
- CTRL + Shift + T reopens the last tab you closed
Has that revolutionised how you use the web? Are you now browsing at light speed?
Bonus tip:You can use ALT + D to jump straight to the browser address bar, where you can enter the address of the website you want to visit. |
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Windows key + L to lock your Windows PC when you step away for a minute. That's the greatest Windows shortcut of ALL TIME.
I try to enforce this one by changing people's wallpaper if they don't. I think that's pretty standard policy.
Incidentally, replace Ctrl with CMD if you're on a Mac and you'll be laughing. (Except the last one, for some reason on a Mac that's CMD + L)
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