Comments on: Efficiency Tip #2 – Alt-Tab

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Alvin’s Educational Technology Blog » Full Screen — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 13:51:56 +0000

[...] the user must switch back and forth between different programs.Â Most of them do not use the Alt-Tab cool switch, so add the time it takes to use the mouse to click on thoseÂ small buttons at the [...]

By: alvin

alvin — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 10:53:33 +0000

To help you become efficient, you need to memorize the common tasks. There is a comprehensive list in Wikipedia (if your school isn’t blocking it).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Table_of_keyboard_shortcuts

By doing this series I hope to give you something more than a list of shortcuts. I want to add common uses to help you remember why the shortcuts are important. Over time, the important ones will stick.

By: Todd

Todd — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 10:41:48 +0000

Debbie, I found this site awhile back that may help you. I agree with you though, most of this stuff has to be memorized and practiced for one to become really efficient with it. http://www.jibaros.com/tips_prn.htm

By: Debbie

Debbie — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 11:32:05 +0000

Alt-Tab is one I know about but don’t use much. I guess I’m just used to grabbing my mouse. (-:

I’ve been using computers for 20 years, but last night I learned (or perhaps re-learned) about Ctrl-A, which highlights everything on the page. I probably knew about that one somewhere along the way, but it wasn’t in the list of tips I commonly used. I’ll be using it much more now that I have a specific application within which it will really speed things up for me.

One of the problems with these short-cuts is that doesn’t seem to be a comprehensive list of them anywhere. They appear to have developed over time, with more being added each time Windows was upgraded.

Also, many of them are not intuitive, which mean they just need to be memorized, then used to be reinforced mentally.