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9 Ways to Save Time When Working on Your Computer in ‘09

7 January 2009 by Christine Wade 320 views 3 Comments
9 Ways to Save Time When Working on Your Computer in ‘09

I hate to waste time on anything…I am always looking for short cuts and tricks…so here are some that I use most often that I thought I would share with you!  (These are for PC users only)

Real Estate Virtual Assistant shares keyboard tips

Real Estate Virtual Assistant shares keyboard tips


  • I hate scrolling to the top or bottom of pages to find the navigation links that I need…so I use the END and HOME keys on my keyboard instead.
  • F5 will refresh your screen or browser window.
  • F6 will put your cursor in the address bar in IE or Firefox.
  • Do you use your right click on your mouse for Copy, Cut and Paste functions?  Sometimes it’s easier and faster to use CTRL + C (copy), CTRL + X (cut) and CTRL + V (paste) instead!  (and when working in certain canned real estate sites you run into trouble with pop up blockers, etc…and when your right click won’t work, the CTRL + short cuts usually will!
  • Instead of highlighting text and going to the edit menus to make it BOLD or ITALICS, simply use CTRL + B (bold) or CTRL + I (Italic).
  • To open your START menu just use CTRL + ESC.
  • ALT + TAB to switch between open programs.
  • ALT + F4 closes an open window.
  • And my FAVORITE that I use all the time…because I always seem to mess something up…is the UNDO shortcut…CTRL + Z (Z - as in your last resort!  LOL).

I hope these work for you as well as they do for me - I use them all the time!  Time is precious, time is money…so save where you can!

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3 Comments »

  • Matthew Hardy said:

    When you really have to be productive on a computer, you use keyboard shortcuts. I admit to cringing when watching someone use a computer and they use NO keyboard shortcuts - maybe I’ve been around too long…

  • Christine Wade
    Christine Wade (author) said:

    I completely agree, Matthew! Thanks for taking the time to comment~

  • Walter Grande said:

    I always use the (CTRL + Z ), It has saved me so much time when I am writing or editing. Everyone should know how to use these tips.

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