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STEP-BY-STEP GUIDES TO IMPROVING YOUR PC
STEP-BY-STEP GUIDES TO IMPROVING YOUR PC
STEP-BY-STEP GUIDES TO IMPROVING YOUR PC
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54 Make the
Start Menu
Obsolete
56 Use Multiple
Desktop Wallpapers
58 Create Win7-
Integrated Virtual
Desktops for Free
IN THE PAST I’ve written about
all the general-use shortcuts
that can make your Windows
experience faster, but I’ve never
focused on just those that work in
your web browser before. Since
you likely spend a big chunk of
your computing time using a
browser, it’s worth memorizing
these lesser-known, time-saving
shortcuts:
ALT + D: Move the cursor to the
URL bar, and highlight every-
thing.
ALT + ENTER: With an address
entered in the URL fi eld, open
that page in a new tab, leaving the
old one intact.
CTRL + PLUS OR MINUS: Increase
or decrease zoom on a web page.
CTRL + SHIFT + T: Reopen the
most recently closed tab. The
number of tabs “remembered”
differs from browser to browser.
LESSER-
KNOWN
BROWSER
SHORTCUTS
ALEX CASTLE
ONLINE MANAGING EDITOR
PREVIEW YOUR FILES IN WINDOWS EXPLORER
IF YOU’RE SORTING PHOTOS, MUSIC, OR OTHER MEDIA AND WANT A
LITTLE EXTRA DETAIL WITHOUT ACTUALLY OPENING THE FILES, JUST
PRESS CTRL + P. THIS ENABLES THE EXPLORER PREVIEW PANE, WHICH
LETS YOU VIEW MEDIA, DOCUMENTS, AND MORE RIGHT IN THE WINDOW.
WINDOWS TIP OF THE MONTH
WINDOWS TIP OF THE MONTH
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