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Smart & Easy Software Tips, Tricks & Techniques
May 2005 - Issue 7, Volume 2
Publisher: Dawn Bjork Buzbee mailto:Dawn@SoftwarePro.com
The Software Pro (tm), Microsoft Certified Office Expert
http://www.SoftwarePro.com

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IN THIS ISSUE - Get More Out of Internet Explorer (IE)

1. Easy URL Entry
2. Stop and Refresh
3. Change Your Browser Window
4. Find in a Web Page

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Whether you use broadband or dial-up, these shortcuts will have
you browsing faster than ever.

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1. Easy URL Entry-Your New Favorite Shortcuts
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How many times a day do you click into the Internet Explorer
(IE) address bar and then type WWW [dot] SOMETHING [dot] COM?

Try these great shortcuts together to speed up just about every
entry into your browser address bar:

Go to the Address bar: [Alt] + D

To automatically add www. before, and .com after, what you're
typing in the Address bar and go to that site: [Ctrl] + [Enter]

For instance, to view tips and tricks on The Software Pro
website, press [Alt] + D, then type softwarepro, and then press
[Ctrl] + [Enter].

See how many clicks and keystrokes you can save with these two
combinations.

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2. Stop and Refresh
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To stop downloading a web page: [Esc]

To refresh the current web page: [F5] or [Ctrl] + R

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3. Change Your Browser Window
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Customize the view of your IE browser window with these tricks:

To show or hide the History bar: [Ctrl] + H

To show or hide the Favorites bar: [Ctrl] + I

To toggle full-screen mode on or off: [F11]

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4. Find in a Web Page
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Save time finding a word or phrase on a web page with a quick
find. This shortcut is especially handy when you get to a page
via a search engine but the search term you are looking
for is not quickly found.

To open the Find dialog box: [Ctrl] + F

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These IE shortcuts will speed up and streamline your daily
surfing with Internet Explorer.

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