Save Your Time With These Basic Computer Shortcuts

These days we use a computer mouse to perform most of the tasks but if we use computer keys for to perform basic commands we can save a lot of time. 

The basic computer shortcuts are not very hard to memorize or learn but they can be very effective in saving time and increasing your productivity.

The basic computer shortcuts are listed below. You can use/learn and memorize each one of them to save your precious time.

Alt + F
File menu options in current program.
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Alt + E
Edit options in current program
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F1
Universal Help in almost every Windows program

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Ctrl + A
Select all text/files

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Ctrl + F 
Open find window for current document or window
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Ctrl + X
Cut selected item
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Shift + Del
Cut selected item/files
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Ctrl + C
Copy selected item/files
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Ctrl + Ins
Copy selected item/files
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Ctrl + V
Paste the copied item/files
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Shift + Ins
Paste the copied item/files
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Ctrl + P
Print the current page or document
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Ctrl + Home 
Go to beginning of document
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End 
Go to end of current line
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Ctrl + End
Go to end of document
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Shift + Home 
Highlight from current position to beginning of line
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Shift + End 
Highlight from current position to end of line
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Ctrl + Left 
Cursor moves one word to the left
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Ctrl + Right
Cursor moves one word to the right
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How to keep your laptop SAFE? - few TIPS

Day before yesterday, I was enjoying a cup of coffee while working on my laptop. A slight fumble and my laptop was in a mess with the coffee all over it. 

I immediately upturned the laptop, wiped it and checked whether all keys were working fine, they were. I got engaged again in completing my work.

After few minutes I thought of calling my 'Computer engineer' friend (I don't know how it struck me). I told him the matter and he immediately asked me to bring the machine to him. 

After inspecting the laptop, he disassembled the laptop cleaned it and assembled it again. He shared few very important tips to keep our machines safe. Here are the tips:

1.  NEVER, use/open a liquid container near your laptop.

2.  NEVER, turn on your laptop immediately when moving from extreme cold to warm atmosphere and vice-versa. Let the laptop acclimatize to the surrounding temperature before booting it.

3.  NEVER, use a laptop if you spilt liquid on it or it got wet. It may get boot for the time being but the water/moisture entered the machine can cause corrosion and rusting which will show its effects in few months. So, its recommended that you immediately bring it to the service centre so that they can clean it from inside as well. 

4.  NEVER, connect the charger to power plug first. While charging a laptop always insert the power point to the laptop first and than connect to the power plug.

5.  NEVER miss on a routine preventive service of your laptop. It may look perfectly fine from outside but it may be prone to major problems.

6.  NEVER use a laptop on a cushioned surfaces like pillow, mattress or your lap for that matter. The machine needs proper ventilation while running. Always use the laptop on hard surface like table, hard book cover, piece of wood etc.

7.  NEVER leave your laptop on a bed, sofa, pillow etc. while charging. It can cause sever accidents. (an article about it - Laptops on Beds Can Lead to Fires, Safety Officials Warn)

8.  NEVER leave a disc inside the drive. It's a belief that leaving a CD/DVD inside the drive protects the laser lens. Well, as the laptop is a mobile device keeping the disc can damage the laser lens and also the disc can get stuck inside the drive (when the laptop is carried from one pace to another) causing further problems.

9.  NEVER try to repair the laptop yourself if you are not a pro. Under no circumstances you should do this. 
10. NEVER use non-company accessories on your laptop, the charger in particular. Using a non-company charger can cause heating of the batteries which can lead to fire or explosion in the laptop batteries.

You may or may not know these tips but whatever is the case these are worth knowing and sharing.

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Working late night on PC? - Must read this !!

Headache, pain in the eyes, dizziness, sleepless nights? YES? than I am sure you work for hours on your PC or laptop, particularly late in the night. We may not know this but the Blueish light of the Computer and laptop has some real BAD affects on your health. For more read here - It’s Late, Turn Off That Computer!

If possible we should avoid burning our midnight oil but in these competitive era, its next to impossible for most of the people. I personally work for hours and hours on my laptop. But recently I have found a solution which will minimize the affects of the blueish screen on your health - Its f.lux.

What is f.lux?
f.lux is application/software which makes the color of your computer's display adapt to the time of day, warm at night and like sunlight during the day. Its just amazingly effective. You will immediately feel the minimum stress on your eyes, particular;y in the night.

Final word! - f.lux is a must have application if you work for hours on our PC/laptop or even mobile and tablets for that matter.

How to Disable or Enable Function Keys in a Laptop or PC?

Many a times we feel the need to use the function keys (F1, F2...F12) without pressing the Fn key and visa versa. The below step by step instructions will tell you how to Disable or Enable Function Keys in BIOS of a Laptop or PC.

To disable, or enable, the function key (fn) in the BIOS, do the following steps.

1. Press the power button to turn on the computer.
2. Press the f10 key to open the BIOS setup window.
3. Press the right-arrow or left-arrow keys to navigate to the System Configurationoption.
   Figure 2: BIOS setup window

   
4. Press the up-arrow or down-arrow keys to navigate to the Action Keys Mode option, and then press the enter key to display the Enable / Disable menu.
5. Select the desired mode:

   Disabled : Requires pressing and holding the function key (fn) while pressing one of the f1 through f12 keys to use the action indicated on the action key.
   For example, on some computer models, if the Action Keys Mode is Disabled , pressing thef11 key will minimize and maximize a web browser if open. Alternatively, pressing and holding the fn + f11 keys will mute the sound.
   The action keys may vary depending on the model of notebook.
   Enabled : Requires pressing only one of the f1 through f12 keys to use the action as indicated on the action key.
   For example, on some computer models, if the Action Keys Mode is Enabled , pressing f11will mute the sound as indicated on the action key. Alternatively, pressing and holding fn + f11 will minimize and maximize a web browser if open.
   The action keys may vary depending on the model of notebook.
6. Press the f10 key to save the selection and restart the computer.

You can reset the function key (fn) option at any point of time.

How to track changes in Microsoft Word 2010?

Microsoft Word Track changes allow you to track any changes you have made to a document. The changes can then be accepted or rejected. This feature allows several editors to modify a document while maintaining the originality of the document.

• Go to Review tab and click on Track Changes button to switch it on or off. (Highlighted button shows tracking is on)

• It is easy to differentiate the changes made by different editors as each editor’s change has a different color.

• To see tracked changes, use menus in tracking group
• Final: Show Markup or Original: Show Markup shows the changes made by you depending on the items selected in Show Markup menu.
• Original: Show Markup displays insertions in balloons.

• Final: Show Markup displays deletion in balloons.

• You can modify display of tracked changes using Change Tracking Options

• To hide tracked changes choose Final or Original in the tracking group. Final displays the document as if all changes have been accepted and Original displays as if all changes have been rejected.

• To remove tracked changes either accept it or reject it.

• To accept all changes in the document choose Accept All Changes in Document.

• To reject all changes in the document choose Reject All Changes in Document

• To see what changes are made by which user, just mouse hover on the tracked change and a balloon showing the name of the author will appear.

• To change the author’s/editor’s name, click on Change User Name under Track Changes.

• To see the changes made by one user, choose the Reviewer from Show Markup -> Reviewers (select the author from the list)

That's it we have just  learnt how to track changes in MS Word. 

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