Computer, Computer parts, Computer history, Desktop computers, Computer help, Computer science

Internet Explorer Shortcuts for Mouse-o-phobes

If you’re like me, you occasionally find the ubiquitous mouse inconvenient. Here are keyboard shortcuts for Microsoft’s Internet Explorer (I.E.), the default browser for most personal computers in the business environment.

Of course, learning them all would be far more trouble than it’s worth. But as you scan through the possibilities, look for the tasks you do multiple times a day. Acquiring shortcuts for these repeated tasks makes sense, because you thereby improve your efficiency and reduce your unproductive mousing time. You may also find using the keyboard ergonomically more comfortable.

I’ve divided the tasks into categories that seem to reflect the routine process we all follow when using I.E. Remember: Some of these only work in certain locations or sequences.

Navigation

ALT+HOME — Go to your home page.

ALT+D — Select text in address bar.

CTRL+ENTER (cursor must be in address bar) — Add “www.” to beginning and “.com” to end of text entered in address bar.

F4 — Display/hide list of addresses you’ve recently entered.
SHIFT+TAB — Move back through the items on a Web page, the Address bar, and the Links bar.

UP ARROW — Scroll backward through a document one line at a time.

PAGE UP — Scroll backward through a document in larger increments.

BACKSPACE or ALT+LEFT ARROW — Move backward one page.

HOME — Move backward to beginning of document.

TAB — Move forward through the items on a Web page, the Address bar, and the Links bar.

DOWN ARROW — Scroll forward through a document one line at a time.

PAGE DOWN — Scroll forward through a document in larger increments.

ALT+RIGHT ARROW — Move forward one page.

END — Move forward to the end of a document.

Window Management

F11 — Toggle between full-screen and regular views of browser window.
CTRL+N — Open new window.

CTRL+W — Close current window.
CTRL+O or CTRL+L — Go to a new location (URL address field).

CTRL+I — Open/close favorites bar.

CTRL+D — Add current page to Favorites.

CTRL+B — Open Organize Favorites dialog box.

CTRL+H — Open/close history bar.

Searching

CTRL+E — Open search bar.

CTRL+F — Find on current page.

Refreshing

F5 or CTRL+R — Refresh current web page.

CTRL+F5 — Refresh current web page even if time stamp for web version and locally stored version are same.

Cut-and-pasting (same as in other Windows applications)

CTRL+A — Select all items on current web page.

CTRL+C — Copy selected item(s) to Clipboard.

CTRL+X — Cut (remove) selected item(s) and copy to Clipboard.

CTRL+V — Insert contents of Clipboard at cursor location (insertion point).

Printing

CTRL+P — Print current web page or active frame.

Saving

CTRL+S — Save the current page.

Closing

CTRL+W — Close current window.

More keyboard, less mouse — it often makes your Internet experience more of a pleasure and less of a pain.

* * *

Copyright ©2006 Steve Singleton

Steve Singleton has written and edited several books and numerous articles. He has been an editor, reporter, and public relations consultant. He has taught college-level Greek, Bible, and religious studies courses and has taught seminars in 11 states and the Caribbean.

Go to his DeeperStudy.com for Bible study resources, no matter what your level of expertise. Explore “The Shallows,” plumb “The Depths,” or use the well-organized “Study Links” for original sources in English translation. Check out the DeeperStudy Bookstore for great e-books, free books, and great discounts. Subscribe to his free “DeeperStudy Newsletter” or “DeeperStudy Blog.”

Share This

6 Ways You Can Get Better Media Coverage

One of my greatest rewards as a public relations consultant is seeing a client get considerable and positive media coverage. It builds lasting brand recognition and serves as a third-party validation for their organization and its products or services. It’s great for business.

But when all is said and done, that media coverage would never happen if it weren’t good business for the newspaper, television station or magazine that decided to take the time to cover a client. The truth is, a television station covers what their viewers want to see. The newspapers and magazines write stories their readers want to read. It makes perfect sense that they try to give their audience what it wants because in the business of news, “audience” is synonymous with the word customer.

Customers are what drive business, and the news media is no different. So next time you’re thinking about contacting the media with that freshly written press release about version 15.4 of your software, stop and think for a minute if it’s what their readers want to read. (That would be no.) Would you create a product you knew your customers didn’t want? Of course not! And connect won’t do it either because it’s bad for business.

You can make sure you’re doing a better job of helping the media please their customers by following a litmus test that’s similar to the one they follow for deciding what’s newsworthy and what’s not. Here are a few examples of what’s good for business when it comes to news.

Conflict and Controversy - Barry Bonds? SCO? Need I say more? You may want to stay away from this element of news if you are trying to get positive media coverage, but attorneys use it all the time because they know that people (customers) love to read about conflict and see it on television.

Consequence - What is the overall effect? Are you hiring 10,000 new people or 10 new people? Will the merger create new jobs or get rid of jobs?

Human Interest - Is there a human element to the story you want them to cover? I saw a story on the news one night about a disabled young man in the local high-school rodeo. It was heartwarming and fun to watch, and it focused on how he didn’t let his disability get in the way of his desire to participate in a sport like rodeo.

I later found out that a local public relations agency was working to help get publicity for the Utah High School Rodeo Association. Coincidence? Not likely. They just understood the media business and the media customer. The story of a disabled young man who was benefiting from high school rodeo took care of itself.

Prominence - Prominent people, organizations and issues are attractive subjects for the media because more customers are interested in hearing about them. Gordon B. Hinckley, Larry H. Miller, Zions Bank, Intermountain Healthcare, polygamy and nuclear waste are a few examples of each.

Proximity - What is the local angle of the story you want them to consider about your company? Where did it happen? Where will it happen? For local newspapers and television stations, you have to keep this in mind because readers and viewers are naturally more interested about what’s happening in their own backyard. “Close to home” is more than a tagline no matter what television station it is.

Timeliness - Is it timely? This is probably the most important rule. When did it happen? When will it happen? Read the paper. Watch television. Identify the current hot topics the news media is covering. The growing economy, increasing home prices, rising interest rates and steady job growth all seem to be hot topics lately because they are happening now, and they affect everyday people.

These are just a few examples of what the news media will look for when you are trying to get media coverage, and there are other tests you can find using a simple Google search. Next time you’re thinking about pitching an idea for a news article about your organization, put it to the test. Is it good for business?

Russ Page is a public relations and internet marketing consultant at Decade Media. He has landed media coverage for his clients with media outlets like CNN, the New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Time Magazine and RollingStone. In his spare time, he loves riding his mint-green Stella scooter and playing and watching baseball.

Share This

Remote Access Services

With the surge in popularity of the Internet, Remote Access Services (RAS) have become widely popular in the IT environment. RAS let you connect to your computer from a remote location, such as your home, to the SLAC network. RAS’s primary function is to let you access files on a server from a remote location. In order to use RAS from a remote location, a RAS client program is required, which is usually built into the most versions of the Windows or PPP client software.

RAS is a built-in feature of Windows NT that enables the users to log in to an NT-based LAN environment using a modem, X.25 connection or WAN link. RAS works with almost all the major network protocols, including TCP/IP, IPX, and Netbeui.

RAS lets a user dial into any network and use any dialup connection just as if it were a network connection. Though it has its own set of disadvantages, like being slower in comparison to a regular network connection.

Once connected to the RAS, you need to follow the usual procedures to access the network. For example, of you want to connect to a drive on the network, use Windows NT 4.0’s My Computer icon from your remote computer, with the map network drive, or explore the network neighborhood, just as if you would explore it from your office PC.

In order to run a program available on the host computer, download and run the executable code on your remote computer. RAS works just like any other network connection, not as a remote control.

Remote Access provides detailed information about remote access, remote PC access, secure remote access, remote internet access and more. Remote Access is the sister site of FTP Site Hosting.

Share This