If you have a group of websites you open regularly, there is a method in Firefox to automatically open a group of websites, saving you the trouble of opening each site individually. In the Firefox Bookmarks menu, create a folder. Then, put all the bookmarks you wish to open as a group inside the folder. Finally, to open all the websites contained inside the folder, right-click on the folder and select ‘Open in Tabs’. This will open all the bookmarked websites contained inside the folder in separate Firefox tabs. (more…)

The AutoText feature in Microsoft Word can be a real time saver if you frequently type certain text. You can add frequently typed text to the AutoText list, so when Word detects you are typing the text again it will automatically suggest the completed text. To configure AutoText, go to the ‘Insert’ menu > ‘AutoText’. In the window that appears, click the ‘AutoText’ tab. Type some text into the AutoText entries list (e.g. ‘Look at me - I am using the AutoText function’) and then click ‘Insert’ to add the text to the list. Make sure ‘Show AutoComplete Suggestions’ is enabled and finally click OK to save and close the window. In the document, start typing the previously added text and Word should detect you are typing the text and suggest the full text, at which point you can press ENTER to automatically complete the text. (more…)

When using the Remote Desktop feature of Windows XP to connect to another computer’s desktop, you may have found you cannot send the CTRL-ALT-DEL key combination to the remote machine; instead the combination is recognised by the local machine (and opens the Task Manager or Security Manager on the local machine). To send CTRL-ALT-DEL to the remote machine, use the CTRL-ALT-END key combination. (more…)

To change the case of a section of text within Microsoft Word, there is a function on the ‘Format’ menu > ‘Change. However, there is an easier keyboard shortcut for this purpose. Highlight the text you wish to change the case, and press SHIFT-F3. This will change the case to the next option. Keep pressing SHIFT-F3 to cycle through the three different options: uppercase, lowercase and title case. (more…)

Tabbed browsing is one of the best features of the Firefox web browser (www.mozilla.com/firefox). However, moving between the tabs using the mouse can be a cumbersome process. A quicker way to cycle through the tabs is using the CTRL-TAB keyboard shortcut. By using this shortcut, you can cycle through the Firefox tabs in order (much like using the ALT-TAB shortcut to cycle through Windows applications). Another useful shortcut is CTRL-T, which will create a new (blank) Firefox tab. (more…)