Over 10,000 students
Mission Computers has been teaching computers since 1991. We have taught well over 10,000 students and we have taught a wide variety of programs.
Top 15 Computer Tips from Mission
So you can Maximize the Technology!
As an instructor for over 15 years there are some very interesting tips and tricks I have shared with my students. Most of these tips have worked over the last 15 years of computing (ie. They are not new).
- Do not use the Spacebar to Delete. The Spacebar is a character and treated as such in Excel spreadsheets and database programs. The Spacebar is somewhat ‘invisible’ so not easy to spot – but if present it will ‘haunt’ you and cause problems in your document. Use the spacebar a maximum of 2 times in a row (ie. Between sentences), otherwise it is used once – to create a space.
- When entering an Web address in Internet explorer such as mission-computers, if you hit Ctrl-Enter on the name you have typed it will automatically put in the www. and .com for you.
- To close a window or program hit Alt-F4.
- In Word if the formatting is getting ‘out-of-wack’ simply hit Ctrl-Shift-N to return the typing back to the Normal style.
- In Outlook when typing an email address just type in part of a person’s name then hit tab, if the name is unique enough it will populate with the full address.
- In QuickBooks use the Find button to find anything.
- In Excel use the AutoFilter to get easy look ups of data.
- To capture the screen (or print the screen) hit the Ctrl-PrtScn buttons – this will copy the picture of the screen. Then go into Word and hit Ctrl-V for paste and you will see a screenshot picture.
- In Outlook create contacts rather than folders with names of people. In the contact record you can click on the Activities tab and it will show you all e-mails associated with that person.
- Hold the Shift key down with the mouse or with the arrow keys and it will Select as you go.
- When moving data from one document or one program to another do not copy and paste – instead use copy and Paste special, unformatted. This will ensure the data takes on the new look of t he new document.
- Within Word use the AutoText, AutoCorrect feature to add in all the words or names that are unique to your business. This is especially useful for groups of words because AutoCorrect lets you type in an abbreviation and once you hit the spacebar it changes that abbreviation into a full word or phrase (or sentence).
- Rather than using Save As to copy the look of one document to another, create a Template. A template can not be accidentally overwritten.
- Save on desktop space – get rid of the calculator. Use the Calculator located in Start menu under Programs and Accessories.
- Put the Calculator or other popular programs in your start menu by Right-Clicking on the Calculator and choosing Pin to Start Menu.
Enjoy these tips. Sincerely, Connie Clark.Results
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