Keyboard shortcuts

Zeke · 03-30-2006, 07:18 AM

While browsing with Mozilla, and then typing a post, I accidentally hit some keys that brought up a window I've never seen. I can't do it again. The window seemed useful as it contained every icon and image displayed on the page separately. Anyone know what I did?

masraum · 03-30-2006, 07:40 AM

When you find out let me know. I'm curious.

Joeaksa · 03-30-2006, 07:55 AM

You know that you can still use your old DOS shortcuts even with the latest windows OS?

Hold Control and "C" to copy highlighted text. Control and "V" to paste it. Control and "X" to cut it.

Speeds up working a lot if you are an old DOS person...

masraum · 03-30-2006, 08:06 AM

Yep, those work.

DOS, it's been a while, but I remember editting himem.sys, config.sys, etc... I started with 3.2 on a Tandy 1000TX with an 8MHz 286, 640k RAM, 3.5", 5.25", 16color Tandy graphics and eventually a 32MB Hardcard from Meghaus.

Tishabet · 03-30-2006, 09:20 AM

are you thinking of ALT - TAB?

Jims5543 · 03-30-2006, 10:00 AM

Alt 2 4 8 - My favorite

BlueSkyJaunte · 03-30-2006, 10:18 AM

'Alt-T' then 'I' brings up page info, which gives you a tabbed window with one tab each for links, media (images), etc.

Zeke · 04:27 PM

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Originally posted by BlueSkyJaunte
'Alt-T' then 'I' brings up page info, which gives you a tabbed window with one tab each for links, media (images), etc.

That's it. Then click on the "media" tab. The top window shows the address of the icons and images and the bottom window displays them. This is a great way to save the Pelican logo or any other part of the page. It's hard to highlight things like just the Pelican and save.

I have been using CTL C and all that stuff for as long as I have been on computers ('95, with Windows '95). I would like to think I could do w/o the mouse. I watch people work the mouse and see a lot of time wasted.

The fastest people I see on Exel seldom use the mouse and they are quick.

BlueSkyJaunte · 03-30-2006, 05:37 PM

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Originally posted by Zeke
The fastest people I see on Exel seldom use the mouse and they are quick.

Guilty (though you haven't seen me).

The less "travelling" your hands have to do (keyboard to mouse and back) and the less eye-hand coordination needed (finding a place to click) the faster you'll get work done.

It's why the hardcore guys still use 'vi' and 'emacs'.

jyl · jyl's Garage

I far prefer keystrokes to mousing. I spend all day in Excel and hardly ever touch the mouse.

That's one of my beefs with Macs, actually. Office for Mac doesn't seem to allow a lot of keystroke shortcuts, not as many as Office for Windows. Or maybe I just don't know them.

Jay H · 03-30-2006, 07:38 PM

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Originally posted by Zeke
The fastest people I see on Exel seldom use the mouse and they are quick.

I agree. I use keystrokes as much as I can in as many aps as I can. It really speeds up your work.

M.D. Holloway · 03-30-2006, 07:46 PM

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Originally posted by Zeke
That's it. Then click on the "media" tab.

Zeke - can you do a screen shot. I can't dup this. I am a chuckle head.

campbellcj · 03-30-2006, 09:38 PM

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Originally posted by LubeMaster77
Zeke - can you do a screen shot. I can't dup this. I am a chuckle head.

In Firefox it's just the Tools-Info selection from the drop-down menu, and then the Media tab in the dialog box that is displayed.

Anything in drop-down menus can be operated from the keyboard via the 'accelerator' keys, identifiable by being underlined.

You can also operate drop-down menus by typing F10 and then using your arrow and Enter keys to navigate...

BlueSkyJaunte · 03-30-2006, 10:12 PM

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Originally posted by jyl
That's one of my beefs with Macs, actually. Office for Mac doesn't seem to allow a lot of keystroke shortcuts, not as many as Office for Windows. Or maybe I just don't know them.

I'm slowly figuring the Mac out. There are some key combos for all apps that are very useful. There are others that are totally counter-intuitive. And there are some things that you'd expect that are missing. And there are some that are inconsistent.

Maybe I'm missing something. One thing that really annoys me is that certain dialogue boxes don't seem to want to respond to tabbing between options. Others do. Really irritating.

Of course this whole web thing in general sucks...try typing in a reply to a thread sometime without using your mouse to hit "submit"...

Zeke · 03-31-2006, 07:50 AM

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Originally posted by campbellcj
In Firefox it's just the Tools-Info selection from the drop-down menu, and then the Media tab in the dialog box that is displayed.

Anything in drop-down menus can be operated from the keyboard via the 'accelerator' keys, identifiable by being underlined.

You can also operate drop-down menus by typing F10 and then using your arrow and Enter keys to navigate...

Well, I'll be....... that's it too. Never bothered to look at the tool bar.....

arcsine · 03-31-2006, 08:43 AM

Photoshop is another app where learning the keyboard shortcuts saves HUGE blocks of time. Last time I looked there were 200+ of them to learn so there is a steep curve.