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Computers 101

Q:
Can I right-click without my mouse?

A:
If you are a good typist, you probably find it annoying to hop constantly between the keyboard and your mouse. I find it irritating and I'm not even that great of a typist! So, here are a couple of ways to help keep your fingers safely at the keyboard.

Here's a trick for generating a "right-click" from your keyboard. Make sure your cursor is where you want it and hit Shift+F10 at the same time. You can then use your arrow keys to select the menu option you need (hit Enter once you have made the selection).

Since the most common task for a right-click is to copy a selection of text (something normally done with a mouse), it would appear that the above tip is fairly worthless. However, I wouldn't put in a tip like that, now would I??

To make the above tip more useful, you'll need to know how to select text with your keyboard. Fortunately, that's easy enough; just use your arrow keys while holding down the Shift key.

Who needs a mouse anyway??

~ Steve

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Tip of the Day

Undo Tricks

If you use computers a lot, you probably find yourself out in the real world wishing you had an Undo command (you know, like just before you're about to smash your new car). Well, the "universal" undo shortcut is: Ctrl+Z.

Ctrl+Z is normally used in word processing documents, but it also works just about anywhere in windows. Let's say you accidentally drag an icon to your desktop and really wish you had it to do over. Well, hit Ctrl+Z and the icon vacates your desktop and jumps back to wherever it was before.

Works with Windows Explorer too. Let's say you accidentally delete a file. Instead of going to the recycle bin to recover it, hit Ctrl+Z.

Note that this only works if you are sending the file to the recycle bin. If you hold down the Shift key while you delete thus bypassing the recycle bin, the file is gone for good. All the Ctrl+Z ing in the world won't help.

~ Steve

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Amanda's Cool Site of the Day

Sand Art

Remember being a kid and creating Sand Art? I remember summer days spent by carefully creating a totally wacky pattern for hours on end. Well you can now, get back to those days – without the mess.

Start by clicking on a color from the color palette and then clicking the black screen below the color palette, and watch those granules of sand drop. Switch colors with ease, and create as much as you want.

Make a mistake and you can remove it, and get back to your master design. A funky, fun way to relax, so hey enjoy!

http://lovethosekids.com/playgrnd/sandart.htm

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