Increase Productivity With Keyboard Shortcuts

Keep computer time productive - take a look at this extremely comprehensive list of keyboard shortcuts all designed to enhance productivity while sitting behind your computer screen.

Applications listed include Firefox, Thunderbird, Windows, Outlook, Winamp and many more.

My suggestion is that you print this out and cut out the section pertaining to the software you use. Get to know these shortcuts - paste them up near your monitor or keyboard, make them visible and practice using them. In a short space of time you will find yourself automatically using the keyboard instead of the mouse and you will discover how much easier things become!

The Internet Explorer shortcuts include these :

1) Open link in new background tab CTRL+left mouse button or middle mouse button

2) Open link in new foreground tab CTRL+SHIFT+left mouse button or CTRL+SHIFT+middle mouse button

3) Open Quick Tab View CTRL+Q

4) View list of opened tabs CTRL+SHIFT+Q

5) Select the Address bar Alt + D

6) Open the website address that is typed in the Address Bar in new tab Alt + Enter

7) Jump to Search Bar Ctrl + E

8) Open New Tab Ctrl + T (keyboard), Double Click on Tab Bar (mouse)

9) Close Current Tab Ctrl + W (keyboard), Middle Click on Tab (mouse)

10) Jump To Next Tab Ctrl + Tab

11) Jump To Previous Tab Ctrl + Shift + Tab

12) Select a Tab Ctrl + [1 - 9]

13) Open feeds CTRL+J

14) Move to a next link Tab

15) Move to a previous link Shift + Tab


Take a look at the list here for a whole lot more.