Windows and PC shortcuts and tricks
1.
ALT TAB keyboard shortcut.
2.
Use CTRL ENTER keyboard shortcut to complete a DNS or URL.
3.
How to ping a website.
4.
How to close the last active window without using the mouse.
5.
How to convert a Word file to Excel.
6.
How to convert an Excel file to Word.
7.
Other keyboard shortcuts.
1.
How to switch windows faster when using Windows environment in your personal
computer (PC), without using the mouse:
Please
utilize the widely-used, well-known Alt
Tab keyboard shortcut.
The
Alt key reads thus: “Alt”, while the Tab key has two arrows, the upper arrow
pointing left, and the lower arrow pointing right: ↹
Please,
firstly press the Alt key, and while holding it down, press the Tab key.
This
shortcut is used for switching between top-level Windows without using the
mouse; hence it was named Task Switcher (in Windows Vista, its name is Flip). You
may press the keys Alt Tab to alternate between the two most recent tasks or
windows.
2.
Use CTRL ENTER keyboard shortcut to complete a DNS* or URL**.
*domain
name server **uniform resource
locator.
Let’s
say you are at your favorite browser, and want to open http://www.birmingham.com
Well, you need to type only:birmingham
Well, you need to type only:
A
note: this keyboard shortcut works only if the URL ends with “.com”, I think
that if it ends with “.net” or “.org” or any other extension, it will not work.
3.
How to ping a website.
A
useful tip about how to ping a website:
a)
Go to Start menu (on the lower left of your screen).
b) Click on "Start".
c) Click on “Run”.
c) Click on “Run”.
d)
Once the Run command window or dialog box has opened, type in the following
word: command, OR simply type in three letters: cmd
e)
Click OK.
f)
An old D.O.S.* black window will appear.
*Disk Operating System.
g)
Now you are on the CMD.exe. Usually you will see the following: C:\Documents
and Settings\admin>
h)
In the last line (after the “>” symbol), type the following: ping www.anycompany.com
(Replace “anycompany” with the name of the website you want to ping; if needed, replace “.com” with “.net”, “.org”, et cetera.)
(Replace “anycompany” with the name of the website you want to ping; if needed, replace “.com” with “.net”, “.org”, et cetera.)
i)
Press the “Enter” key.
j)
The IP* address (in numerical form) of the website will appear. You are done.
*Internet
Protocol.
k)
The sequence of digits is an IP address, and it is the equivalent to a URL.*
You can type those numbers in the address line of your browser.
*Uniform
Resource Locator.
l)
For example, if you have typed after the last > symbol in the last line of
your CMD.exe the following: ping www.m-w.com you will see/get something like this: 64.124.231.250 which is one of the number sequences belonging to the
Merriam-Webster Dictionary websites.
m)
If you type those numbers in the address line of your browser and press ENTER,
the webpage corresponding to that IP address will open. It is as if you had typed www.m-w.com
What
has been described in the last two lines of the above paragraph is something that
only programmers, “good” hackers, geeks, and nerds can do... charging you an
amount of money, of course.
n) Knowing the IP address
(Internet Protocol address, which is a series of numbers in which each group
between dots is always less than 256) and not just the DNS or URL can be useful
for certain tasks; for example, to know the geographic location of the owner or
guest of such IP address (in order to do this, you must go to Google and ask
the following, for example: where is the owner of 64.124.231.250?, and open one or more ot the
first links that will appear), or to block a website or a hacker so it/he/she
no longer attacks your website, with virus, malware, et cetera.
4.
How to close the last active window without using the mouse.
Just
press the ALT F4 keys.
5.
How to convert a Word file to Excel.
Please
go to:
http://www.timeatlas.com/5_minute_tips/general/converting_word_docs_to_excel#.UaD4aqJFDSs
http://www.timeatlas.com/5_minute_tips/general/converting_word_docs_to_excel#.UaD4aqJFDSs
Or
perform a similar search in Google by typing the following in the search box: How
to convert a Word file to Excel (or similar phrases), and follow/open the links.
6.
How to convert an Excel file to Word.
Please
go to:
http://www.wikihow.com/Convert-Excel-to-Word
Or perform a similar search in Google by typing the following in the search box: How to convert an Excel file to Word (or similar phrases), and follow/open the links.
http://www.wikihow.com/Convert-Excel-to-Word
Or perform a similar search in Google by typing the following in the search box: How to convert an Excel file to Word (or similar phrases), and follow/open the links.
7.
Other keyboard shortcuts.
In
the Google search box, please type any of the following phrases, and voilà!:
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