This course assumes students are familiar with using a browser. Here are some tips that may be useful.
To expand or shrink
the display: This
hides or displays the toolbars. Press F11.
To create a picture
of the display screen: Press the Print Screen key
(next to F12 on most keyboards.) The image is stored on the clipboard. Now
paste it into Word or another Office application. Select the image and modify
it using the Format Menu, Picture submenu.
To create a picture
of the active window: Hold down ALT or Control and
press the Print Screen key (next to F12 on most keyboards.) The image is stored
on the clipboard. Now paste it into Word or another Office application. Select
the image and modify it using the Format Menu, Picture submenu.
To copy a picture
from a webpage: Right-click on the picture. Select Copy. Open an Office application and
choose paste. Note: Pressing CTRL and V is a shortcut method for
pasting.
To look for a word
on a webpage: Press
Control and F.
To return to your
home page: Hold
down Alt and Home.
To refresh the
current webpage: Press
F5.
To open a link in a
new window: Press Shift when clicking on the link.
To move between
viewed web pages:
Press Backspace or press ALT
plus the left arrow to move backward.
Press ALT plus the right arrow to move forward.
To go to the top of
a web page: Press the Home key
To go to the end of
a web page: Press the End key
To quickly scroll in
a web page: Put
the cursor in the scrollbar at the estimated location of where you want to be
in the web page. Right click. Click on Scroll Here.
To quickly access a
.com site: Type
the words of the site’s name in the Address bar. Omit the http, www, and .com
portions. Press CTRL+ENTER.
To search from the
Address bar: Type go, find, or ?
followed by a word or phrase, and then press ENTER.
Or, type Google and Press CTRL+ENTER.
To look up a
definition: Type Define: in the address bar, followed by the word.
To copy a table from
the web into Excel: Highlight the data and copy it. In Excel, choose an empty
sheet. CTRL+A. Paste. Click Ok to clear the error
message.
To remove formatting
when pasting from a webpage into Word:
Use Paste Special
and select an Unformatted or a Rich Text Format