If you want to copy the link to the page you’re on, use this shortcut. (In fact, I didn’t have it on my original list and caught myself using it to create this blog post and thought, “Hmm … better include it!”) Highlight some text and use this shortcut to make it a clickable link.Ĭtrl/Cmd + L = Highlight the URL of the site you’re onįor this one, think L = LINK. you’ll be able to click back to get to the pages you were on before).īONUS USE: Do you have students with fast fingers, who close tabs before you can see what they’re doing? If you have to see what they were working on, get your fingers on their keyboard and hit Ctrl/Cmd+Shift+TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT … lots of T’s over and over to reopen all of the tabs they’ve closed. Ever close a tab accidentally and think, “Noooooo! What was I thinking?!?” Use this shortcut to resurrect closed tabs from the dead! It’ll even keep the back history (i.e. This is one that gets gasps when I demonstrate to teachers. Hold the Ctrl key and drag two fingers up your touchpad from the bottom slowly. Place your pointer arrow where you want to zoom. This shortcut was almost enough for me to want to buy a Mac. Hold Ctrl/Cmd and click W multiple times to close lots of them out.Ĭtrl + two-finger touchpad scroll = Zoom in on screen (Mac) Put three fingers on the touchpad and slide them right or left to switch tabs effortlessly.ĭone with that tab? This shortcut closes it. When I’m working with students or teachers who are new to Chromebooks, this one is sure to blow their minds. Three-finger swipe = Switch tabs (Chromebook) Use Command + the number of the tab open in your browser to make the quick switch! You’re in the fifth one (the one on the far right) and you want to quickly switch to the second one (second from the left). Let’s say you have five tabs open in your web browser.
Hold in Alt/Cmd and keep pushing Tab to cycle through them.
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Switch quickly back and forth between programs (Mac) and windows (Windows and Chromebook). If you undo something just a little too far, go back a character to Y to redo it! Navigation shortcuts But the lesser known shortcut is its fraternal twin, redo. The undo shortcut could have been included with cut, copy, paste and select all.
Wanda has shared LOTS of beautiful sketches (like the one above) of similar tips for Chromebooks in this slide presentation (click here). So take that stat for what you will, but it’s very telling!) I thought everyone knew about and used this one until I saw a quote that my friend Wanda Terral shared - 90 percent of American Internet users don’t know it! (Granted, this stat is from a blog post from 2010 by a researcher who has asked thousands of people about Ctrl/Cmd + F. Use this one all the time to find a specific word or phrase in a long document or web page. Sketch by Wanda Terral More: bit.ly/cbooktips I won’t put these on the keyboard shortcut reminder strip, so if you need them, use an additional sticky note (of the color of your choosing!) and put it on your monitor. If you’re not using these, let’s just say that you’re catching up to speed. If these weapons aren’t in your arsenal already, then let’s stock up! These are the most common ones that I use: So use Control with Windows/Chromebooks and Command with Macs. Note: Often in shortcuts, the Control key for Windows/Chromebooks is used interchangeably with the Command key on a Mac. If you take the challenge, take a picture of your shortcut reminder strip on your laptop/monitor and tweet it, including and #DitchBook in your tweet! When you get good at one shortcut, move on to the next one. Pick one shortcut at a time and start forcing yourself to use it.Ħ. Print out the keyboard shortcut reminder strip at the bottom of this post.ĥ. Find the ones you don’t currently use that fit commands you use all the time.ģ. Some fit only to certain devices and operating systems.Ģ. Some are common (but you might not use them). It’s time to reclaim some of that lost time! Here’s your challenge:ġ. Whenever I do workshops and we talk about roadblocks to their goals, teachers almost always cite “time” as their biggest barrier.
In a simple experiment, TheKe圜uts blog found that more than 10 minutes a day can be saved with keyboard shortcuts. Over a year, that can add up to more than 40 hours - an entire week! If you’re navigating your computer, laptop or Chromebook primarily by using your mouse or touchpad, you’re squandering valuable minutes every day. If you’re looking to save time, these shortcuts can help. Keyboard shortcuts can save minutes - which add up to hours and days.
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