Microsoft PowerPoint is a Microsoft application used for presentations. Churches, Banks and other Organizations use PowerPoint to enlarge details that may be on a computer or a video player. Today’s edition of Everyday with your Computer will focus on the shortcuts that will make easy the use of Microsoft PowerPoint.
Keystroke Function
Alt + D Open the Slide Show drop-down menu
Alt + E Open the Edit drop-down menu
Alt + F Open the File drop-down menu
Alt + H Open the Help drop-down menu
Alt + I Open the Insert drop-down menu
Alt + N Insert a new slide (Formatting toolbar must be visible)
Alt + O Open the Format drop-down menu
Alt + R Open the Draw drop-down menu (Drawing toolbar must be visible)
Alt + S Open the Slide Design window in the Task Pane
Alt + T Open the Tools drop-down menu
Alt + U Open the AutoShapes drop-down menu (Drawing toolbar must be visible)
Alt + V Open the View drop-down menu
Alt + W Open the Window drop-down menu
Ctrl + A Select all
Ctrl + B Bold text
Ctrl + C Copy
Ctrl + D Delete
Ctrl + E Center align text
Ctrl + F Find
Ctrl + G Change Grid and Guides settings
Ctrl + I Italicize text
Ctrl + J Justify text
Ctrl + K Insert a hyperlink
Ctrl + L Left align text
Ctrl + M New slide
Ctrl + O Open
Ctrl + P Print
Ctrl + Q Close PowerPoint
Ctrl + R Right align text
Ctrl + S Save
Ctrl + T Format Fonts
Ctrl + U Underline text
Ctrl + V Paste
Ctrl + W Close presentation
Ctrl + X Cut
Ctrl + Y Redo last action
Ctrl + Z Undo last action
Ctrl + = (equal sign) Subscript formatting
Ctrl + Backspace Delete word to the cursor's left
Ctrl + End Move to the end
Ctrl + Home Move to the beginning
Ctrl + F1 Show/Hide the Task Pane
Ctrl + Shift + + (plus sign) Superscript formatting
Ctrl + Shift + > Increase the font size
Ctrl + Shift + < Decrease the font size
Ctrl + Shift + C Copy formats
Ctrl + Shift + F Change the font
Ctrl + Shift + P Change the font size
Ctrl + Shift + V Past formats
Ctrl + Shift + Tab Switch between Outline and Slides pane in normal view
Shift + F3 Change the case of text
Shift + F7 Thesaurus
Shift + F9 Show/Hide grid lines
F1 Open PowerPoint Help
F6 Move to next pane
F5 View slide show
F7 Spellcheck
Alt + F4 Close PowerPoint
Alt + F9 Show/Hide guide lines
Monday, April 5, 2010
60 Keyboard Shortcuts for Internet Explorer 7
The Internet Explorer is a Microsoft application that is used for surfing the internet. Other browsers like Maxthon, Netscape navigator, Mozilla Firefox, Opera etc exist, but Internet Explorer has stood out over the years due to its free integration into every Microsoft Operating system and its security features.
Today’s edition of Everyday with your Computer will focus on shortcuts will make easy the use of Internet Explorer resultantly improving your browsing experience.
Basic tasks
Keystroke Function
[F11] Toggle full screen mode
[Alt] Toggle display of menu bar (if it's not set to display)
[Ctrl]= Zoom in
[Ctrl]- Zoom out
[Ctrl]0 100 percent zoom
[Ctrl][F] Search for selected text on page
[Ctrl]N Open current page in new window
[Ctrl]A Select everything on page
[F5] Refresh current page
[Ctrl][F5] Refresh cache and current page
[Esc] Halt downloading page
[Alt]D Select text in Address bar
[F4] Display addresses you've typed
[Ctrl][Enter] Add www and .com to the beginning and end of text entered in Address bar
[Ctrl][Shift][Enter] Add http://www to the beginning of text entered in Address bar
Navigation
Keystroke Function
[Alt]Home Go to your home page
[Alt] Left arrow (or [Backspace]) Go to previous page
[Alt] Right arrow Go to next page
[Tab] Move forward through items on page
[Shift][Tab] Move backward through items on page
Tabs
Keystroke Function
[Ctrl] Click Open a link in its own tab in background
[Ctrl][Shift] Click Open a link in its own tab in foreground
[Ctrl]T Open new tab in foreground
[Ctrl][Tab] (or [Ctrl][Shift][Tab] to reverse) Cycle between tabs
[Ctrl]W (or [Alt][F4] Close current tab
[Ctrl] number Jump to specific tab by number (1 through 8)
[Ctrl]9 Jump to last tab
[Ctrl][Alt][F4] Close all but current tab
[Ctrl][Shift]Q Display Tabs list
[Ctrl]Q Toggle Quick Tabs view
Searching
Keystroke Function
[Alt][Enter] Open search results in new tab after typing search text in Search box or Address bar
[Ctrl]E Jump to Search box
[Ctrl] Down arrow Open Search Provider menu (when you're in Search box)
Printing
Keystroke Function
[Ctrl]P Open Print dialog box
In print preview…
Keystroke Function
[Alt][P] Open Print dialog box
[Alt]U Open Page Setup dialog box
[Alt]O Set to portrait orientation
[Alt]L Set to landscape orientation
[Alt]E Toggle headers and footers on and off
[Alt]S Change print size
[Alt]N Show multiple pages
[Alt]1 View full page
[Alt]W View page width
[Alt]C Close Print Preview
Menu access
Keystroke Function
[Alt]M Open Home menu
[Alt]R Open Print menu
[Alt]J Open Tools menu
[Alt]O Open RSS menu
[Alt]L Open Help menu
Favorites, history, feeds
Keystroke Function
[Ctrl]D Add current page to Favorites
[Ctrl]B Open Organize Favorites dialog box
[Alt] Up arrow or Down arrow Move selected item up or down list in Organize Favorites dialog box
[Alt]C Open Favorites Center
[Ctrl]I Open Favorites Center with favorites displayed (Add [Shift] to pin the list open)
[Ctrl]H Open Favorites Center with history displayed (Add [Shift] to pin the list open)
[Ctrl]J Open Favorites Center with feeds displayed (Add [Shift] to pin the list open)
[Alt]Z Display Add To Favorites menu
[Alt]I Display all feeds in feed view
[Alt]M Mark feed as read in feed view
[Alt]S Jump to Search box in feed view
Today’s edition of Everyday with your Computer will focus on shortcuts will make easy the use of Internet Explorer resultantly improving your browsing experience.
Basic tasks
Keystroke Function
[F11] Toggle full screen mode
[Alt] Toggle display of menu bar (if it's not set to display)
[Ctrl]= Zoom in
[Ctrl]- Zoom out
[Ctrl]0 100 percent zoom
[Ctrl][F] Search for selected text on page
[Ctrl]N Open current page in new window
[Ctrl]A Select everything on page
[F5] Refresh current page
[Ctrl][F5] Refresh cache and current page
[Esc] Halt downloading page
[Alt]D Select text in Address bar
[F4] Display addresses you've typed
[Ctrl][Enter] Add www and .com to the beginning and end of text entered in Address bar
[Ctrl][Shift][Enter] Add http://www to the beginning of text entered in Address bar
Navigation
Keystroke Function
[Alt]Home Go to your home page
[Alt] Left arrow (or [Backspace]) Go to previous page
[Alt] Right arrow Go to next page
[Tab] Move forward through items on page
[Shift][Tab] Move backward through items on page
Tabs
Keystroke Function
[Ctrl] Click Open a link in its own tab in background
[Ctrl][Shift] Click Open a link in its own tab in foreground
[Ctrl]T Open new tab in foreground
[Ctrl][Tab] (or [Ctrl][Shift][Tab] to reverse) Cycle between tabs
[Ctrl]W (or [Alt][F4] Close current tab
[Ctrl] number Jump to specific tab by number (1 through 8)
[Ctrl]9 Jump to last tab
[Ctrl][Alt][F4] Close all but current tab
[Ctrl][Shift]Q Display Tabs list
[Ctrl]Q Toggle Quick Tabs view
Searching
Keystroke Function
[Alt][Enter] Open search results in new tab after typing search text in Search box or Address bar
[Ctrl]E Jump to Search box
[Ctrl] Down arrow Open Search Provider menu (when you're in Search box)
Printing
Keystroke Function
[Ctrl]P Open Print dialog box
In print preview…
Keystroke Function
[Alt][P] Open Print dialog box
[Alt]U Open Page Setup dialog box
[Alt]O Set to portrait orientation
[Alt]L Set to landscape orientation
[Alt]E Toggle headers and footers on and off
[Alt]S Change print size
[Alt]N Show multiple pages
[Alt]1 View full page
[Alt]W View page width
[Alt]C Close Print Preview
Menu access
Keystroke Function
[Alt]M Open Home menu
[Alt]R Open Print menu
[Alt]J Open Tools menu
[Alt]O Open RSS menu
[Alt]L Open Help menu
Favorites, history, feeds
Keystroke Function
[Ctrl]D Add current page to Favorites
[Ctrl]B Open Organize Favorites dialog box
[Alt] Up arrow or Down arrow Move selected item up or down list in Organize Favorites dialog box
[Alt]C Open Favorites Center
[Ctrl]I Open Favorites Center with favorites displayed (Add [Shift] to pin the list open)
[Ctrl]H Open Favorites Center with history displayed (Add [Shift] to pin the list open)
[Ctrl]J Open Favorites Center with feeds displayed (Add [Shift] to pin the list open)
[Alt]Z Display Add To Favorites menu
[Alt]I Display all feeds in feed view
[Alt]M Mark feed as read in feed view
[Alt]S Jump to Search box in feed view
85 keyboard shortcuts for moving faster in Microsoft Excel
Microsoft Excel is a spreadsheet application that comes with the Microsoft Office suite. Different organizations and individual use it for different purpose. Whatever be your use of this application, you will realize that these keyboard shortcuts will make easier and faster the things you do.
Formatting
Keystroke Function
[Ctrl]B Bold the selection
[Ctrl]I Italicize the selection
[Ctrl]U Underline the selection
[Ctrl]5 Strike through the selection
[Alt] and ' Open the Style dialog box
[Ctrl]1 Open the Format Cells dialog box
[Ctrl][Shift]~ Apply General format
[Ctrl][Shift]$ Apply Currency format
[Ctrl][Shift]% Apply percentage format
[Ctrl][Shift]# Apply Date format
[Ctrl][Shift]@ Apply Time format
[Ctrl][Shift]! Apply Number format
[Ctrl][Shift]^ Apply Exponential number format
[Ctrl][Shift]& Apply an outline border to selection
[Ctrl][Shift] and _ Remove outline border from selection
Navigation
Keystroke Function
[Ctrl][Page Down] Move to the next worksheet in a workbook
[Ctrl][Page Up] Move to the previous worksheet in a workbook
[Ctrl][F6] Cycle between open workbooks
Arrow keys Move one cell up, down, left, or right
[Ctrl] and an arrow key Move to the edge of the data region
[Home] Move to the beginning of a row
[Ctrl][Home] Move to the beginning of a worksheet
[Ctrl][End] Move to the end of the used portion of a worksheet
[F6] Move between panes in a split worksheet
[Ctrl][Backspace] Display the active cell
[Enter] Move down a cell in a selected range
[Shift][Enter] Move up a cell in a selected range
[Shift][Tab] Move one cell to the left in a selected range
[Ctrl] and . (period) Move from corner cell to corner cell in a selected range
Selection techniques
Keystroke Function
[Shift][Spacebar] Select a row
[Ctrl][Spacebar] Select a column
[Ctrl]A Select an entire worksheet
[Shift][Home] Select from current cell(s) to the beginning of the row
[Shift][End][Enter] Select from current cell(s) to last used cell in row
[Ctrl][Shift][Home] Select from current cell(s) to the beginning of the worksheet
[Ctrl][Shift][End] Select from current cell(s) to the end of the used portion of a worksheet
[Ctrl] and * Select the data region surrounding the active cell
[Ctrl][Shift]O Select all cells that contain a comment
[Ctrl] and [ Select cells that a selected formula directly references
[Ctrl] and ] Select formulas that directly reference the active cell
Workbook basics
Keystroke Function
[Ctrl]O Open a workbook
[Ctrl]N Create a new workbook
[Ctrl]S Save a workbook
[F12] Open the Save As dialog box
[Ctrl]P Print a workbook
[Ctrl]W Close a workbook
[Shift][F11] Insert a new worksheet
[Ctrl]9 Hide selected rows
[Ctrl][Shift]9 Display hidden rows in selection
[Ctrl]0 Hide selected columns
[Ctrl][Shift]0 Display hidden columns in selection
[Ctrl]F Open the Find tab of the Find And Replace dialog box
[Ctrl]H Open the Replace tab of the Find And Replace dialog box
[F7] Run a spelling check on a worksheet or selected text
Working with data
Keystroke Function
[Enter] Complete an entry and move to the next cell
[Alt][Enter] Insert a new line within a cell
[F2] Enable editing within a cell
[Ctrl][Enter] Fill selected cells with an entry you type
[Ctrl]D Fill data down through selected cells
[Ctrl]R Fill data through selected cells to the right
[Ctrl][F3] Create a name
[Ctrl]K Insert a hyperlink
[Ctrl] and ; (semicolon) Insert the current date
[Ctrl] and : (colon) Insert the current time
[Ctrl]X Cut the selected text or objects to the Clipboard
[Ctrl]C Copy the selected text or objects to the Clipboard
[Ctrl]V Paste the contents of the Clipboard
[Ctrl]Y Repeat last action
[Ctrl]Z Undo last edit
[Ctrl][Delete] Delete from the insertion point to the end of the line
[Ctrl][Shift]+ Add blank cells
[Ctrl]- (hyphen) Delete selected cells
[F11] Create a chart from a range of data
Formula shortcuts
Keystroke Function
= Begin a formula
[Ctrl][Shift][Enter] Enter a formula as an array
[Shift][F3] Display the Insert Function dialog box (Paste Function in Excel 97)
[F3] Paste a defined name into a formula
[Alt]= Insert a SUM AutoSum formula
Type a function in the Formula bar and press [Ctrl]A Display the Function Arguments dialog box
[Ctrl][Shift] and " Copy the value from the cell above the current cell into the current cell
[Ctrl] and ' Copy a formula from the cell above the current cell into the current cell
[Ctrl] and ` Toggle between display of formulas and cell values
[F9] Calculate values for sheets in all open workbooks
[Shift][F9] Calculate values for the current worksheet
[Esc] Cancel an entry you're making in a cell or in the formula bar
Formatting
Keystroke Function
[Ctrl]B Bold the selection
[Ctrl]I Italicize the selection
[Ctrl]U Underline the selection
[Ctrl]5 Strike through the selection
[Alt] and ' Open the Style dialog box
[Ctrl]1 Open the Format Cells dialog box
[Ctrl][Shift]~ Apply General format
[Ctrl][Shift]$ Apply Currency format
[Ctrl][Shift]% Apply percentage format
[Ctrl][Shift]# Apply Date format
[Ctrl][Shift]@ Apply Time format
[Ctrl][Shift]! Apply Number format
[Ctrl][Shift]^ Apply Exponential number format
[Ctrl][Shift]& Apply an outline border to selection
[Ctrl][Shift] and _ Remove outline border from selection
Navigation
Keystroke Function
[Ctrl][Page Down] Move to the next worksheet in a workbook
[Ctrl][Page Up] Move to the previous worksheet in a workbook
[Ctrl][F6] Cycle between open workbooks
Arrow keys Move one cell up, down, left, or right
[Ctrl] and an arrow key Move to the edge of the data region
[Home] Move to the beginning of a row
[Ctrl][Home] Move to the beginning of a worksheet
[Ctrl][End] Move to the end of the used portion of a worksheet
[F6] Move between panes in a split worksheet
[Ctrl][Backspace] Display the active cell
[Enter] Move down a cell in a selected range
[Shift][Enter] Move up a cell in a selected range
[Shift][Tab] Move one cell to the left in a selected range
[Ctrl] and . (period) Move from corner cell to corner cell in a selected range
Selection techniques
Keystroke Function
[Shift][Spacebar] Select a row
[Ctrl][Spacebar] Select a column
[Ctrl]A Select an entire worksheet
[Shift][Home] Select from current cell(s) to the beginning of the row
[Shift][End][Enter] Select from current cell(s) to last used cell in row
[Ctrl][Shift][Home] Select from current cell(s) to the beginning of the worksheet
[Ctrl][Shift][End] Select from current cell(s) to the end of the used portion of a worksheet
[Ctrl] and * Select the data region surrounding the active cell
[Ctrl][Shift]O Select all cells that contain a comment
[Ctrl] and [ Select cells that a selected formula directly references
[Ctrl] and ] Select formulas that directly reference the active cell
Workbook basics
Keystroke Function
[Ctrl]O Open a workbook
[Ctrl]N Create a new workbook
[Ctrl]S Save a workbook
[F12] Open the Save As dialog box
[Ctrl]P Print a workbook
[Ctrl]W Close a workbook
[Shift][F11] Insert a new worksheet
[Ctrl]9 Hide selected rows
[Ctrl][Shift]9 Display hidden rows in selection
[Ctrl]0 Hide selected columns
[Ctrl][Shift]0 Display hidden columns in selection
[Ctrl]F Open the Find tab of the Find And Replace dialog box
[Ctrl]H Open the Replace tab of the Find And Replace dialog box
[F7] Run a spelling check on a worksheet or selected text
Working with data
Keystroke Function
[Enter] Complete an entry and move to the next cell
[Alt][Enter] Insert a new line within a cell
[F2] Enable editing within a cell
[Ctrl][Enter] Fill selected cells with an entry you type
[Ctrl]D Fill data down through selected cells
[Ctrl]R Fill data through selected cells to the right
[Ctrl][F3] Create a name
[Ctrl]K Insert a hyperlink
[Ctrl] and ; (semicolon) Insert the current date
[Ctrl] and : (colon) Insert the current time
[Ctrl]X Cut the selected text or objects to the Clipboard
[Ctrl]C Copy the selected text or objects to the Clipboard
[Ctrl]V Paste the contents of the Clipboard
[Ctrl]Y Repeat last action
[Ctrl]Z Undo last edit
[Ctrl][Delete] Delete from the insertion point to the end of the line
[Ctrl][Shift]+ Add blank cells
[Ctrl]- (hyphen) Delete selected cells
[F11] Create a chart from a range of data
Formula shortcuts
Keystroke Function
= Begin a formula
[Ctrl][Shift][Enter] Enter a formula as an array
[Shift][F3] Display the Insert Function dialog box (Paste Function in Excel 97)
[F3] Paste a defined name into a formula
[Alt]= Insert a SUM AutoSum formula
Type a function in the Formula bar and press [Ctrl]A Display the Function Arguments dialog box
[Ctrl][Shift] and " Copy the value from the cell above the current cell into the current cell
[Ctrl] and ' Copy a formula from the cell above the current cell into the current cell
[Ctrl] and ` Toggle between display of formulas and cell values
[F9] Calculate values for sheets in all open workbooks
[Shift][F9] Calculate values for the current worksheet
[Esc] Cancel an entry you're making in a cell or in the formula bar
80 Keyboard shortcuts to move faster in Mozilla Firefox
Today we will consider some shortcuts that enhance your net surfing experience using Moxilla Firefox. A lot of people do not use Moxilla Firefox by default, but if you come across it on any system, these shortcuts will assist you.
Keystroke Function
Alt + B Open the Bookmarks drop-down menu
Alt + D Select the current Location bar text
Alt + E Open the Edit drop-down menu
Alt + F Open the File drop-down menu
Alt + G Open the Go drop-down menu
Alt + H Open the Help drop-down menu
Alt + T Open the Tools drop-down menu
Alt + V Open the View drop-down menu
Alt + Enter Open address in a new tab
Alt + Left Arrow Move back
Alt + Right Arrow Move forward
Alt + Home Open the Home page
Alt + F4 Close active window
Backspace Move back
Delete Delete
Esc Stop downloading a page
End Move to the bottom of a page
Home Move to the top of a page
Ctrl + + (plus sign) Increase text size
Ctrl + - (minus sign) Decrease text size
Ctrl + 0 Restore normal text size
Ctrl + 1 Open Tab 1
Ctrl + 2 Open Tab 2
Ctrl + 3 Open Tab 3
Ctrl + 4 Open Tab 4
Ctrl + 5 Open Tab 5
Ctrl + 6 Open Tab 6
Ctrl + 7 Open Tab 7
Ctrl + 8 Open Tab 8
Ctrl + 9 Open Tab 9
Ctrl + F4 Close active tab
Ctrl + F5 Refresh (override cache)
Ctrl + A Select All
Ctrl + B Open/close the Bookmarks pane
Ctrl + C Copy
Ctrl + D Add a bookmark (defaults to the active page)
Ctrl + E Activate Web Search
Ctrl + F Find
Ctrl + G Find again
Ctrl + H Open/close the History pane
Ctrl + I Open/close the Bookmarks pane
Ctrl + J Open/close the Downloads dialog box
Ctrl + K Activate Web Search
Ctrl + L Select the current Location bar text
Ctrl + M Open a new e-mail message using the default e-mail client
Ctrl + N Open a new Firefox window
Ctrl + O Open a file
Ctrl + P Print
Ctrl + R Refresh
Ctrl + S Save As
Ctrl + T Open a new tab in the current Firefox window
Ctrl + U View the source code for the current page
Ctrl + V Paste
Ctrl + W Close the active tab within the current Firefox window
Ctrl + X Cut
Ctrl + Y Redo
Ctrl + Z Undo
Ctrl + Down Arrow Select next search engine in Web Search bar
Ctrl + Up Arrow Select previous search engine in Web Search bat
Ctrl + Tab Select the next tab within the current Firefox window
Ctrl + Page Down Select the next tab within the current Firefox window
Ctrl + Page Up Select the previous tab within the current Firefox window
Ctrl + Shift + Tab Select the previous tab within the current Firefox window
Ctrl + Enter Add "www." to the beginning and ".com" to the end of the text in the Location bar
Ctrl + Shift + Enter Add "www." to the beginning and ".org" to the end of the text in the Location bar
Ctrl + Shift + R Refresh (override cache)
Ctrl + Shift + W Close Firefox
Shift + F3 Find previous
Shift + F6 Move to the previous frame
Shift + Enter Add "www." to the beginning and ".net" to the end of the text in the Location bar
Shift + D Delete the selected Autocomplete entry
Shift + Backspace Move forward
F1 Open Mozilla Firefox Help
F3 Find again
F5 Refresh
F6 Select the current Location bar text
Move to the next frame
F7 Toggle on/off Caret Browsing
F11 Switch between full-screen/normal view
Keystroke Function
Alt + B Open the Bookmarks drop-down menu
Alt + D Select the current Location bar text
Alt + E Open the Edit drop-down menu
Alt + F Open the File drop-down menu
Alt + G Open the Go drop-down menu
Alt + H Open the Help drop-down menu
Alt + T Open the Tools drop-down menu
Alt + V Open the View drop-down menu
Alt + Enter Open address in a new tab
Alt + Left Arrow Move back
Alt + Right Arrow Move forward
Alt + Home Open the Home page
Alt + F4 Close active window
Backspace Move back
Delete Delete
Esc Stop downloading a page
End Move to the bottom of a page
Home Move to the top of a page
Ctrl + + (plus sign) Increase text size
Ctrl + - (minus sign) Decrease text size
Ctrl + 0 Restore normal text size
Ctrl + 1 Open Tab 1
Ctrl + 2 Open Tab 2
Ctrl + 3 Open Tab 3
Ctrl + 4 Open Tab 4
Ctrl + 5 Open Tab 5
Ctrl + 6 Open Tab 6
Ctrl + 7 Open Tab 7
Ctrl + 8 Open Tab 8
Ctrl + 9 Open Tab 9
Ctrl + F4 Close active tab
Ctrl + F5 Refresh (override cache)
Ctrl + A Select All
Ctrl + B Open/close the Bookmarks pane
Ctrl + C Copy
Ctrl + D Add a bookmark (defaults to the active page)
Ctrl + E Activate Web Search
Ctrl + F Find
Ctrl + G Find again
Ctrl + H Open/close the History pane
Ctrl + I Open/close the Bookmarks pane
Ctrl + J Open/close the Downloads dialog box
Ctrl + K Activate Web Search
Ctrl + L Select the current Location bar text
Ctrl + M Open a new e-mail message using the default e-mail client
Ctrl + N Open a new Firefox window
Ctrl + O Open a file
Ctrl + P Print
Ctrl + R Refresh
Ctrl + S Save As
Ctrl + T Open a new tab in the current Firefox window
Ctrl + U View the source code for the current page
Ctrl + V Paste
Ctrl + W Close the active tab within the current Firefox window
Ctrl + X Cut
Ctrl + Y Redo
Ctrl + Z Undo
Ctrl + Down Arrow Select next search engine in Web Search bar
Ctrl + Up Arrow Select previous search engine in Web Search bat
Ctrl + Tab Select the next tab within the current Firefox window
Ctrl + Page Down Select the next tab within the current Firefox window
Ctrl + Page Up Select the previous tab within the current Firefox window
Ctrl + Shift + Tab Select the previous tab within the current Firefox window
Ctrl + Enter Add "www." to the beginning and ".com" to the end of the text in the Location bar
Ctrl + Shift + Enter Add "www." to the beginning and ".org" to the end of the text in the Location bar
Ctrl + Shift + R Refresh (override cache)
Ctrl + Shift + W Close Firefox
Shift + F3 Find previous
Shift + F6 Move to the previous frame
Shift + Enter Add "www." to the beginning and ".net" to the end of the text in the Location bar
Shift + D Delete the selected Autocomplete entry
Shift + Backspace Move forward
F1 Open Mozilla Firefox Help
F3 Find again
F5 Refresh
F6 Select the current Location bar text
Move to the next frame
F7 Toggle on/off Caret Browsing
F11 Switch between full-screen/normal view
11 ways to recover a corrupt Word document
If you've ever had an important document get corrupted, you know the despair that sets in. You've lost critical information and/or countless hours of work – or so it appears. But hang on: You may not have to accept data loss. Here are some things you can try when you're dealing with a corrupted Word document.
1. Don't assume that the document is corrupt
Automatically assuming that a document is corrupt can be a big mistake. It could be Word or even Windows that is having the problem. Before you start trying to restore a backup or repair a file, try opening other documents. Try opening your "corrupt" document from another computer. You may be surprised by what happens.
2. Make a copy of the document
This isn't really a recovery trick, but it is a crucial preliminary step. If you don't have a backup copy of the corrupt document readily available, make a copy of the corrupted file right away and store it on removable media. There's a chance that the corruption within the file could become worse over time or that you could destroy the file while trying to recover it. Making a backup copy of the file now may save you even more heartache later on.
3. Check your email
In many cases, you may have emailed a copy of the document to someone at some point. If so, a copy of the document may still be in Outlook's Sent Items folder, attached to the email message you sent. Try selecting the Sent Items folder and using Outlook's Search feature to look for the document's name.
4. Run CHKDSK
Try running CHKDSK against the volume (i.e. the hard drive or partition) containing the corrupted file. Your problem could be caused by corruption at the file system level, and CHKDSK may be able to fix the problem. If nothing else, running CHKDSK allows you to test the integrity of the file system, which allows you to determine whether the problem exists at the file system level or within the document itself.
To run Chkdsk, open the command prompt (either at the start menu, or Windows + R key combination) and type the command.
5. Try exporting the file
If you can open the file in Word, try saving the file in an alternate format. Sometimes, using a format such as RTF or TXT will cause some of Word's codes to be stripped from the document, which often fixes the problem.
6. Extract the raw text
Although saving the Word document as an RTF or TXT file usually works pretty well, that technique does you no good if Word won't open the file. One approach is to use another word processor that supports Word documents. Alternatively, you can use a file editor (a hex editor) to manually extract anything salvageable from the file.
7. Use Word's text converter
You may also be able to recover the text portion of a document using Word’s text converter.
Click File | Open. When the Open dialog box appears, select the troublesome Word document. Then, choose Recover Text From Any File from the Files of Type drop-down list and open the document. This filter will import straight ASCII text from any file. You will lose Word formatting and non-text items such as graphics, but you should at least be able to extract most of the text information from the file. Note that this method is limited to documents in the Word 97-2003 format (not docx or dotx files which is a Word 2007 format).
8. Use Open and Repair
Word XP and later offer an Open and Repair option, which you can use to force Word to attempt a recovery. Just select the file in the Open dialog box and choose Open and Repair from the Open drop-down list in the bottom-right corner. This isn't necessarily foolproof, but it does work on a lot of problematic documents.
9. Use a Vista shadow copy of the document
Windows Vista automatically saves shadow copies of some files to the hard drive. If a shadow copy of your document exists, it may be possible to recover a recent version of the document. To do so, right-click on the document and select the Properties command from the shortcut menu. When the document's properties sheet appears, select the Previous Versions tab. (This tab exists only for files stored on NTFS volumes.) The Previous Versions tab will show you any previous versions of the file that are available.
10. Rebuild the file header
Although every Word document is different, Word documents that are created by a common version of Word have a common file header. I can't tell you exactly what this header contains, because it varies from one version of Word to the next. What I can tell you is that if you use a file editor to examine multiple known good Word documents, it will quickly become apparent which bits each of the documents has in common. Once you have determined which part of the file is the header, you can copy the header bits from a known good document and use the editor to paste those bits into your corrupt document, overwriting the existing header in the process. If the header was the portion of the document that was damaged, this technique will fix the problem.
11. Use a recovery program
Several third-party applications on the market are designed to recover corrupt documents. One of the best known products is OfficeRecovery. Another popular product is Ontrack Easy Recovery. Data recovery products like these can have a hefty price tag, and depending on the extent of the damage, they may or may not actually be able to repair your file.
1. Don't assume that the document is corrupt
Automatically assuming that a document is corrupt can be a big mistake. It could be Word or even Windows that is having the problem. Before you start trying to restore a backup or repair a file, try opening other documents. Try opening your "corrupt" document from another computer. You may be surprised by what happens.
2. Make a copy of the document
This isn't really a recovery trick, but it is a crucial preliminary step. If you don't have a backup copy of the corrupt document readily available, make a copy of the corrupted file right away and store it on removable media. There's a chance that the corruption within the file could become worse over time or that you could destroy the file while trying to recover it. Making a backup copy of the file now may save you even more heartache later on.
3. Check your email
In many cases, you may have emailed a copy of the document to someone at some point. If so, a copy of the document may still be in Outlook's Sent Items folder, attached to the email message you sent. Try selecting the Sent Items folder and using Outlook's Search feature to look for the document's name.
4. Run CHKDSK
Try running CHKDSK against the volume (i.e. the hard drive or partition) containing the corrupted file. Your problem could be caused by corruption at the file system level, and CHKDSK may be able to fix the problem. If nothing else, running CHKDSK allows you to test the integrity of the file system, which allows you to determine whether the problem exists at the file system level or within the document itself.
To run Chkdsk, open the command prompt (either at the start menu, or Windows + R key combination) and type the command.
5. Try exporting the file
If you can open the file in Word, try saving the file in an alternate format. Sometimes, using a format such as RTF or TXT will cause some of Word's codes to be stripped from the document, which often fixes the problem.
6. Extract the raw text
Although saving the Word document as an RTF or TXT file usually works pretty well, that technique does you no good if Word won't open the file. One approach is to use another word processor that supports Word documents. Alternatively, you can use a file editor (a hex editor) to manually extract anything salvageable from the file.
7. Use Word's text converter
You may also be able to recover the text portion of a document using Word’s text converter.
Click File | Open. When the Open dialog box appears, select the troublesome Word document. Then, choose Recover Text From Any File from the Files of Type drop-down list and open the document. This filter will import straight ASCII text from any file. You will lose Word formatting and non-text items such as graphics, but you should at least be able to extract most of the text information from the file. Note that this method is limited to documents in the Word 97-2003 format (not docx or dotx files which is a Word 2007 format).
8. Use Open and Repair
Word XP and later offer an Open and Repair option, which you can use to force Word to attempt a recovery. Just select the file in the Open dialog box and choose Open and Repair from the Open drop-down list in the bottom-right corner. This isn't necessarily foolproof, but it does work on a lot of problematic documents.
9. Use a Vista shadow copy of the document
Windows Vista automatically saves shadow copies of some files to the hard drive. If a shadow copy of your document exists, it may be possible to recover a recent version of the document. To do so, right-click on the document and select the Properties command from the shortcut menu. When the document's properties sheet appears, select the Previous Versions tab. (This tab exists only for files stored on NTFS volumes.) The Previous Versions tab will show you any previous versions of the file that are available.
10. Rebuild the file header
Although every Word document is different, Word documents that are created by a common version of Word have a common file header. I can't tell you exactly what this header contains, because it varies from one version of Word to the next. What I can tell you is that if you use a file editor to examine multiple known good Word documents, it will quickly become apparent which bits each of the documents has in common. Once you have determined which part of the file is the header, you can copy the header bits from a known good document and use the editor to paste those bits into your corrupt document, overwriting the existing header in the process. If the header was the portion of the document that was damaged, this technique will fix the problem.
11. Use a recovery program
Several third-party applications on the market are designed to recover corrupt documents. One of the best known products is OfficeRecovery. Another popular product is Ontrack Easy Recovery. Data recovery products like these can have a hefty price tag, and depending on the extent of the damage, they may or may not actually be able to repair your file.
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