Shortcuts
Explorer: When you copy, save or perform any other function within Explorer, it won’t always immediately display the change unless you refresh the display by pressing F5.
Word: Although you can select text by holding down the left mouse button and dragging the mouse, there is an even quicker, more accurate way. Position your cursor where you want the selection to begin. As you hold down the Shift key, move the mouse to the point where you want it to end and then left-click one time.
| Do you have technology questions for this column? Or, after reading an answer, do you have a better solution? Send them to Senior Editor Stanley Zarowin via e-mail at zarowin@mindspring.com . Because of the volume of mail, we regret that we cannot individually answer submitted questions. However, if a reader’s question has broad interest, we will answer it in a forthcoming Technology Q&A column. On occasion you may find that you cannot implement a function I describe in this column. More often than not it’s because not all functions work in every operating system or application. I try to test everything in the 2000 and XP editions of Windows and Office. It’s virtually impossible to test them in all editions and it’s equally difficult to find out which editions are incompatible with a function. I apologize for the inconvenience. |
