{"id":131,"date":"2007-04-28T05:01:53","date_gmt":"2007-04-28T10:01:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.trustyetc.com\/trustyblog\/2007\/04\/28\/efficiency-tip-6-ctrl-enter\/"},"modified":"2015-05-14T09:16:04","modified_gmt":"2015-05-14T14:16:04","slug":"efficiency-tip-6-ctrl-enter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.trustyetc.com\/trustyblog\/2007\/04\/28\/efficiency-tip-6-ctrl-enter\/","title":{"rendered":"Efficiency Tip #6 – Ctrl-Enter"},"content":{"rendered":"

I seem to remember a time when typing the main domain name would take you to the site. I could type “google” and hit enter. Magic happened and all the pieces of the URL appeared. That doesn’t seem to work any more, but there is a way to reduce all that typing. This tip that will save fifteen key strokes every time you must manually type a URL into your browser. Instead of typing<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.google.com [Enter]<\/p>\n

type<\/p>\n

google [Ctrl-Enter]<\/p>\n

Both Internet Explorer and Firefox will automatically type the “http:\/\/www.” and “.com” for you when you use the Ctrl-Enter shortcut.<\/p>\n

If you are going to a site that ends in “.net” use Shift-Enter. A “.org” address uses the Shift-Ctrl-Enter shortcut.<\/p>\n

Quick Reference:<\/p>\n

google [Ctrl-Enter] —> http:\/\/www.google.com
\ngoogle [Shift-Enter] —> http:\/\/www.google.net
\ngoogle [Shift-Ctrl-Enter] —> http:\/\/www.google.org<\/p>\n

TSPY=2.88<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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