🔰 Some Internet Tricks With Computer Short Cut Tricks 🔰

➡️ Press Alt+D or Ctrl+L to move the cursor into the address bar. Hold down the Ctrl key and press the + or - to increase and decrease the size of the text. Ctrl+0 will reset the text.

➡️ Press the backspace key or press Alt key + left arrow to go back a page.

➡️ Press F5 or Ctrl+R to refresh or reload a web page.

➡️ Press F11 to make the Internet browser screen full screen. Press F11 again to return to the normal view.

➡️ Press Ctrl+B to open your Internet bookmarks.

➡️ Press Ctrl+F to open the find box to search for text on the web page you are reading.

Take advantage of tabbed browsing
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Tip: This tip also applies to buttons, if you press Tab the buttons can also be highlighted. Once a button is highlighted press the space bar or enter to push the button.
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Bonus Tip: You can also use the autofill feature to fill in common form fields.

There are dozens of different shortcut keys that can be used with Internet browsers. Below are a few of our top suggested Internet browser shortcuts.

• Press Alt+D or Ctrl+L to move the cursor into the address bar.

• Hold down the Ctrl key and press the + or -to increase and decrease the size of the text. Ctrl+0will reset the text.

• Press the backspace key or press Alt key + left arrow to go back a page.

• Press F5 or Ctrl+R to refresh or reload a web page.

• Press F11 to make the Internet browser screen full screen. Press F11 again to return to the normal view.

• Press Ctrl+B to open your Internet bookmarks.

• Press Ctrl+F to open the find box to search for text on the web page you are reading.

• To get the most out of your Google searches, don't miss our article, tricks every Google user should know.

Try alternative browsers

• Google Chrome

• Mozilla Firefox

• Opera

Install plugins and add-ons
 

All of the above alternative browsers also have a large community of volunteers who develop add-ons and plugins that can be added into the browser. Each of these browsers has hundreds of add-ons that can do such things like the current weather in your browser window, changing its color, and adding additional functionality.

 

Most computer users use the default browser that comes included with the computer, with Microsoft Windows this is Internet Explorer. There are many great alternative browsers that are all free to download and use and may have features your current browser does not include. Below are a few of our favorites, try one or try them all.

Know your Internet browser shortcuts

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Tip: With a drop-down box that lists dozens of options you can press the first letter to scroll down to that letter. For example, click the drop-down box below and then press "u" to quickly scroll to Utah.

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Take full advantage of tabbed browsing on all Internet browsers. While reading an article or browsing a website, you may come across a link that interests you. Any link to another page can be opened in a new tab so it does not interrupt your reading. To perform this action, hold down the Ctrl key and left-click the link. If you have a mouse with a wheel, click the link by depressing the wheel instead of rolling it. Either of the methods opens a link in a new window.

Tip: To open a new blank tab, press Ctrl+T at the same time.

You don't need the HTTP:// portion of a web page

When entering an Internet address, you do not need to type HTTP:// or even www in the address. For example, if you wanted to visit Computer Hope, you could just type computer Hope's free computer help and press Enter. To make things even quicker, if you are visiting a .com address you can type computerhope and then pressCtrl+Enter to type out the full www-computerhope-com address.

Quickly move between the fields of a web page

If you are filling out an online form, e-mail, or another text field you can quickly move between each of the fields by pressing the Tab key orShift+Tab to move back a field. For example, in the example form below you can click in the "First Name" field type anything and press Tab to switch to the next field.

 Use Internet search engines to their full potential

Get the most out of every search result. If you are not finding what you want, try surrounding the text in quotes. For example, searching for 'computer help' without quotes returns results with "computer" and "help" anywhere on the page. However, if you search for "computer help" with the quotes it only returns pages with "computer" and "help" next to each other.

Tip: In every search box, you can press Enter instead of using the mouse to click the Search button.

Make sure your browser and its plugins are up-to-date

An Internet browser can have many plugins that give it additional functionality. For example, Adobe Flash is a great way to bring movies and other animated content on the Internet. Keeping these plugins up-to-date is vital for your computer stability and also security.

Use online services

There are hundreds of free online services that can help make using your computer easier, more productive, and more enjoyable

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