In Today's World the basic necessity of
human like after food is INTERNET. In the 21st Century at most every thing is
connected with internet and the credit Goes to Google. Some times it is
difficult to type again and again to search ,So lets see some things that makes
our work easier. There are some simple keyboard shortcuts which one can use be
used Internet and it would help the user to avoid typing a lot and also at
certain places the mouse can be completely avoided by these tricks.
# Entering a new website.
Normally users would have to type http:// or www before
they want to enter a new website however now just type the name of the website
and press <Ctrl><Enter>.
By default this will add “http://www.”
in front and “.com” towards the end of the website. Users can also just
type out the name of the website for eg: “xyz.com” and press <Enter> this
will automatically give “http://xyz.com”. Now if the website has “.org”
then user would need to use <Ctrl ><Shift><Enter>keys
and for websites with “.net” they need to use <Shift><Enter> keys
to get the full website name.
# Online applications clues.
1.Toggling
between Multiple columns
Suppose user is filling the online forms then
using <Shift><Tab> helps user move to previous column / field while
just using <Tab> takes user to the next column / field.
Thus user can avoid using mouse in this case to move from one column or field
to another.
2.Choosing
from multiple options
Most of the times while filling the
information online, the form displays huge data from which user needs to choose
the right information.
For example : Most of the times the data would require user to
fill the details of the country that they belong to and this is a vast data,
now user can just type out the initial alphabet of their country and then the
search would be restricted to the list of names starting with the alphabet that
they typed. This procedure is very useful when someone has to choose from vast
data and is applicable to similar situations.
# Using Tabs for smooth browsing
Here again we will discuss some
shortcut keys through which users can surf the internet browser in much better
way.
1.
Suppose user needs to open a new Tab then use
<Ctrl><T>.
2.
For closing any open Tab press
<Ctrl><W>.
3.
For moving from one Tab to another
<Ctrl><Page Up> or <Ctrl><Page Down>.
4.
Suppose user has closed some tab and now wants to
reopen it then just press <Ctrl><Shift><T> user can open the
last window that was closed.
5.
Press “F11″ key to get full screen view of browser.
Re-press F11 key to resume the normal view.
6.
Suppose users need to find something in a web page
then they can open a find tool by clicking <Ctrl><F> and thus carry
on with their search.
7.
Hold the <Ctrl> and press “+” or “-” this
will increase or decrease the size of the text respectively.
8.
Hold the <Ctrl> and press “O” the size of the
text gets reset.
# Opening link in a new tab
This can be done by using the mouse.
Just right click the mouse and from the drop down choose the option “open
link in new tab”. Another option is press the <Ctrl> key
and click the link this will lead to opening of the link in a new tab. There is
one more alternative wherein press the <Ctrl> key and press the wheel of the mouse
keeping the cursor on the link.
# Improvised Search
Most of the times when user is
searching for something and uses two or more words then the search engine gives
a mixture of result because it considers the two words individually for its
search.
For eg: In case of The Easy hack,
the search will consider ‘The’, ‘Easy’ and 'hack' as Three words and
give results accordingly, instead if user types “The Easy hack” in
quotes then this helps the search engine to search the correct information. So
by using quotes user can improvise their search.
# Highlight the address bar
Suppose user needs to access the
address bar then just press <Alt><D>, without using the
mouse one can access the address bar. One can also make use of “F6” key
for the same purpose.
# Bookmark
Most of the times we come across some
good information and this information can be saved by using the bookmark option
which can be done by using the mouse. Now users can use the shortcut keys to
avoid using mouse. Just press <Ctrl><D> and then <Enter> your
page has been bookmarked for you! Further, to open the Internet bookmarked page
press <Ctrl><B> and there are some shortcuts for
Google Chrome
# Reloading and refreshing of a page
Sometimes due to the cache issue the
webpage does not come up and then users can reload the page using <Ctrl><Shift><R>.
Users can also refresh a web page by pressing “F5” key.
# Pause the video
While viewing the YouTube videos the
easiest way to pause it by clicking the “K”key and to resume the video
users would just need to press the same key (“K”)again.
# Try alternative browsers
Usually the computers use the default
browsers which comes with it when it is bought. For example: Microsoft has the
Internet Explorer. However, users can even change their browser to Google
Chrome, Mozilla Firefox which can be downloaded for free of cost. The benefit
of getting these browsers is to get the different add-ons and plug-ins which
are available in these browsers which give additional features that can further
improvise the browsing experience like users can change the color and also add
more features to some particular window in their browser. User can get the
Firefox add-ons and get the color changes done as per their wish.
These are few Top 10 simple tips and
tricks, you might be using some other shortcuts for working faster. Feel free
to leave other shortcuts which you feel is much better in the comments section.
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I'm a Designer and Front End Developer. I enjoy turning complex problems into simple, beautiful and intuitive interface designs. When I'm not coding or pushing pixels, you'll find me watching movies or playing games.
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