A shortcut that you're going to love -
Type "sony" in the Explorer address box, then press
Ctrl + Enter to automatically enter the rest of the address and go
to the site without pressing another key!
Navigation shortcuts for forward and
back:
Go back - (last site visited) press the Backspace Key or Alt +
<= ("alt" + back arrow key) Go forward - (go forward through
sites visited) Alt + => ("alt" + forward arrow key)
Work with several windows at once:
Why go back through screen after screen, losing your place?
Unlike Microsoft Office applications such as Word, it is ok and
at times very useful to have more than one Explorer window open at
once.
For a new search: Ctrl + N to open new windows (current website
in additional window) or File/New Window When opening a link - Right
click, choose "Open in a New Window"
Find a word or phrase on a web page:
Ctrl + F or Edit/Find(on this page)
Toggle Full Screen View -
F11
Print Options
Three useful options worth exploring are Print Selection, Print
table of links and Print Screen.
Print Selection: highlight the text you want to print first, then
choose File/Print, "Selection" (under "Print Range").
Print table of links: this option will give you a list with the
URL of every link that appears on the web page you are viewing!
Print Screen: The "Print Scrn" key, just above the "Insert" and
"Home" keys on your keyboard can be very useful. You can use print
screen for anything on your screen you want to save or print out.
Just paste into Word, PowerPoint, even (Outlook) email.
Copy and Paste
Some web pages allow you to copy and paste text and images into
other applications such as Word and Outlook. Ctrl + C, Ctrl + V
Do You Sometimes Spend Hours on the Net Scrolling?
Avoid the Mouse!
Sometimes (depending how a web page was created) you can use Page
Up and Page Down or your arrow keys (to go up or down one line at a
time) instead of scrolling - its easier on your arm to press one
button. And don't forget you can use Ctrl + Home, and Ctrl + End.
Email a website -
Click on the "Mail" button (off to the right of "Home") and
choose "Send a Link". The link should take your recipient to the
page you are viewing. Another way to do it is to copy from the
address window and paste in your message, or type into your message
text http://www.sonymusic.com/artists and you've created a
hyperlink.
Web Hyperlinks in Word97
Need to put a web hyperlink in a Word document? Just type (or
copy and paste) the web address http://www.sonymusic.com/artists, be
sure to include http:// and Insert/Hyperlink, say "OK". The shortcut
for insert hyperlink is Ctrl + K.
Image or Link Properties
For more information on what you are looking at or clicking on,
right click and choose properties for any image, file or hyperlink
on a web page. This will tell you the URL or web address if it is a
hyperlink (which you can then copy or make note of). It will also
tell you the file type - if it is an image (gif, jpeg, gif), sound
(wav), video (avi, mpeg) etc.
Be aware, however, that gif images are often used to get the user
to "click here". Properties will say "gif" for the image you are
looking at, but you may be whisked away to another website or
possibly even start downloading an executable file. Images are often
used this way (you should see a download dialogue box if you are
downloading, if this happens and you can't cancel, note any
information you can or press print screen to get the download
destination or file name (also check your Temporary Internet Files)
so that you can delete any unwanted files.