Efficiency Tip #16 – Refresh – F5

reloadThe next time you need to refresh (IE) or reload (Firefox) the content of your browser, try pressing F5. The alternative is to use the mouse to click the little refresh (reload) button.

There are times that the data on the page changes in real time – the weather page – the school delay page – JR’s blog. The F5 key will go out and grab the latest version of the page.

I use this one so much that I programmed one of my mouse buttons (I have a mouse with several programmable buttons) to act as F5. Since I normally browse the web while I use the mouse, the mouse button saves me a trip to the keyboard or the tool bar. From anywhere on the page – mouse click – refresh (or reload).

TSPY=1.35 (without programmable mouse)
TSPY=2.88 (with programmable mouse)

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