SHORTCUTS TO ANYWHERE (Experience Level 1.5)

“Where do you want to go today?”- One of Microsoft’s prolific slogans and our topic for today. Now I’m an expert in shortcuts, just ask my girls . . .

• The first shortcut tip is how to ‘shortcut’ five common tasks.
  Ctrl + C: Copies selected / highlighted item(s) including: Pictures, Files and Text.
  Ctrl + V: As in Velcro (, ‘Sticks’ item(s) where you’d like.
  Click where you’d like the text or item to be copied and press Ctrl + V.
  (Usually used in conjunction with Ctrl C & X)
  Ctrl + Z: This is my personal favorite. It undoes your last action. If you were a little too quick
  on the delete button, or just need to reverse a change you made, press Ctrl + Z.
  Ctrl + S: This quick key combination will save a lot of grief if you’re typing a long document
  or e-mail. Press Ctrl + S every few minutes to make sure your work is saved.
  Ctrl + F: Searches through Documents, Web pages or Spreadsheets for the word or name.

• You can create ‘shortcuts to anywhere’ on your desktop.

To create a shortcut to a program:
1. Click Start\(All) Programs and move your mouse over the program icon.
2. Right click and choose ‘Create Shortcut’. This will place a shortcut on your desktop.

To create a shortcut to a file or folder:
1. Explore to the file or folder.
(To ‘Explore to’ a file or folder, Right Click on the My Computer Icon on the desktop and click Explore.)
2. Right Click it and choose: Send To \ Desktop.

To create a shortcut to a Web page:
1. Open you browser: Most commonly Mozilla Firefox or Internet Explore.
(If browser window covers desktop, click the middle button in the upper right- to ‘Restore Down’ the Window)
2. Drag the icon to the left of the address in the address bar the desktop and you’ve created
a shortcut to the page.

Now that you know how to make a ‘Shortcut to Anywhere’ . . .
“Where do you want to Go more quickly Today!