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YouTube Keyboard Shortcuts

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You probably know that you can press Escape to exit full-screen mode (after all, YouTube does smash you over the head with an alert saying exactly that every...

Making The Most of Limited Screen Space

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When you're working on a computer with a small screen, it's amazing how much space the toolbars can take up. But web browsers and word processors have a litt...

The Escape Key: Getting Out of Stuff

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"Yeah, if you press Escape enough times, you'll escape from your problems." (*) Nice try. But even though it's not really a solution to everything, you can s...

Switching Quickly Between Windows

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Here's another shortcut that everyone should learn. It's a godsend if you're switching repeatedly back and forth between two windows, and useful even if you ...

Two Shortcuts for Working with Files

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Ever opened up a really, really long list of folders and hunted through the list trying to find a folder or file? Or maybe the same thing happened on your de...

Tips & Tricks for Filling Out Forms

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Ever had to fill out a form like this one? A lot of people waste large amounts of time working with forms because they don't know a few simple shortcuts (nam...

Six Handy Browser Shortcuts

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Want to know a quick way to scroll down the page without the mouse? Or reopen a tab you closed by mistake? Here are six ways to move around your browser more...

Zooming In and Out In a Zoom

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Ever tried to make a picture, Word document, or web page display bigger or smaller? You probably found it was an exercise in frustration because you kept hav...

Big, Important Keyboard Shortcuts

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This article isn't just about big, important shortcuts; it's about Big, Important ones. Unfortunately, I can't make that clear in the title. But anyway, if y...

Finding Text on a Web Page Quickly

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Chances aren't bad you already know the basics of this trick, but if you don't, it could save you a heck of a lot of time. If you already know the trick, I h...