Monday, August 4, 2008

How to enjoy Mozilla Firefox using best shortcuts keys?

How to enjoy Mozilla Firefox using best shortcuts keys?

In Mozilla Firefox, you can use the combination of different keyboard keys to accomplish your routine task. With shortcut keys, you can speed up your surfing without lifting your hands from the keys; otherwise require a conventional mouse to select menus and buttons options. Basically keyboard shortcuts keys help you to save time and you can perform any tasks without leaving the keyboard keys.

Useful Mozilla Firefox shortcuts keys

Shortcut keys Action

CTRL+A Selects the all items on active page

CTRL+B Display the "Organize Bookmarks" dialog box

CTRL+D Include the active page to your Bookmarks list

CTRL+F Display the "Find" dialog box to search text

CTRL+I Display the Bookmarks pane

CTRL+H Display the History sidebar of Mozilla Firefox

CTRL+N Use to open new Mozilla Firefox page

CTRL+P Use to print the active web page

CTRL+R Use to reload the active web page

CTRL+T Display a new Tab in active Firefox window

CTRL+U View the source code of active web page

CTRL+W Closes the active Mozilla Firefox window

CTRL++ Use to increase the font size of active page

CTRL+ - Use to decrease the font size of active page

CTRL+Tab Move to next Tab in Mozilla Firefox

ALT+Home Use to open the home page of internet explorer

ALT+Left Arrow Go to previous page of active page

ALT+Right Arrow Go to next page of active page

ALT+B Go to Mozilla Firefox Favorites Menu

ALT+D Go to address bar of current Firefox page

ALT+E Go to Mozilla Firefox Edit Menu

ALT+F Go to Mozilla Firefox File Menu

ALT+S Go to Mozilla Firefox History Menu

ALT+T Go to Mozilla Firefox Tools Menu

ALT+V Go to Mozilla Firefox View Menu

Tab Move forward between all items on active web page

F5 Refresh the active web page

F7 F7 activate the cursor to move with keyboard

CTRL+SHIFT+DEL Use to clear all Private Data history

CTRL+SHIFT+D Use to Bookmarks all Firefox Tabs

F11 Press F11 key to view any webpage in full-screen view and then again press for normal view.

Press Ctrl+Enter Windows will automatically add both "www" and ".com". For example, if we type

computerfreetips

in an address bar and then press Ctrl-Enter, Windows will take us to the computerizedinfo.blogspot.com

Press Shift+Enter

Windows will automatically add both "www" and ".net" Press Ctrl+Shift+Enter Windows will automatically add both "www" and ".org"
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How to speed up Microsoft Internet Explorer 7?

How to speed up Internet Explorer 7?

Today tip will help you to increase the speed of Internet Explorer 6 to Internet Explorer 7 by modifying the maximum number of connections per server. This should allocate the additional bandwidth and reasonably improve internet browsing performance. Using registry editor, you can implement this task in all windows versions with minimum effort. Make sure before modifying your system Registry about its backup because Registry contains all information how your system runs. This backup will help you to restore Registry in case any problem occurs after modifying.

Follow the given steps to increase the explorer speed:

To use this feature, you will need to be logged into your computer with

administrative rights.

Click Start button and type regedit in Run option then press Enter for next.

Here locate the location to:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\InternetSettings

Here in right side panel, locate the values called "MaxConnectionsPerServer" and "MaxConnectionsPer1_0Server".

If these values are not present then in right side panel, right-click to create new DWORD value with the name "MaxConnectionsPerServer" and "MaxConnectionsPer1_0Server" then assign number 6 in value data for both keys.

Now close the registry editor and restart your computer after any changes to go into effect.
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How to secure/hide folders on personal computer?

How to secure/hide folders on personal computer?

Today tip is very helpful to hide and secure your personal data from other users, particularly on home computer. Just imagine if multiple users are using the same computer at home or in office environment then there is no any 100% secure method to protect your personal files. You may be used any third party tools to protect your folders but it is not recommended by Microsoft to use such kinds of tools. Using built-in windows (XP, 2003, Vista) Attrib commands option, you can change the attributes of a folder (Read only, Hidden and System attributes) and safe your data.

Follow the given steps to edit the folders attributes to secure your data:

To enable this feature, you will need to be logged into your computer with administrative rights.

Now create a folder that you want to hide on any computer drive. (For example, you have created a folder on D drive with the name Data)

Now create a folder that you want to hide on any computer drive. (For example, you have created a folder on D drive with the name Data)

First click on Start button and type CMD in Run box then press Ok button to display the windows command prompt.

Now type the command "attrib +s +h D:\Data" without quotation marks and press Enter button to execute it.

This command will hide your "Data" folder from D drive and now you can verify it.

Any one cannot unhide this folder using windows "Show hidden files and folders" option also.

When you want to unhide this folder, again open command prompt and type the command "attrib -s -h D:\Data" and press Enter button. If you want to hide files then simply move all these files to this "Data" folder.
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How to Insert your Digital Signature into Word Documents?

How to Insert your Digital Signature into Word Documents?

As usual today I have brought a different and surprising tip for you. This tip will increase your knowledge in the field of Computer. In fact you can't do your signature or your official work without papers. But you will be surprised to read this tips how you can insert your Digital Signature into Word Documents. Most people don't give value that there is any technique to sign files electronically and then send via fax or email.

Follow the given steps to insert your signature electronically in Word documents:

First of all scan your signature page and then save image using (.GIF or .JPEG) extension. Now you have scanned image of you signature, save the image on your computer and note that file name where you save it.

Click on Start button, go to Program then click on Microsoft Word to run the word page.

Now go to Insert menu, click on Picture> From File then browses your scanned signature file and click Insert button to add this file in word.

If your signature is not looking so good and its size is wrong then you should rescan your signature then repeat all the steps to insert it again.

To save your signature for reuse in future documents, highlight the signature graphic, and then choose insert AutoText-New. Here a new Create Auto Text dialog box will appear. Name your signature and click ok.

Now just type the name the file of your signature and press Enter to insert your signature in the future or choose insert AutoText-Normal then click on signature name. There is no need of ink, Word jump down in your digital signature.

I think this will help you and soon I will come back with another useful tip for you.

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How to Backup Your Outlook Contacts to Excel File?

Microsoft's Outlook is integrated into Microsoft Office 2000, 2002, 2008 and Microsoft Exchange Server. Outlook is complete e-mail manager by which you e-mail, calendaring, and contact management. Outlook enables you to filter and organize e-mail messages, integrate and manage e-mail from multiple e-mail accounts, personal and group calendars, contacts, folders, and tasks.

Using Import and Export feature in Outlook, you can create the full backup of outlook contacts. Because without backup yon can lose your e-mail accounts data any time due to virus, power failure and hard disk problem.

Follow the given steps to export your outlook contacts to Excel file:

Click on Start button, go to Program then click on Microsoft Outlook to export the contacts.

Now go to File menu and click on Import and Export option. Choose Export to a file as show in the below figure then click Next.

Now on next dialog box, choose Microsoft Excel and click Next.

Select the Contacts Folder you want to backup to Excel file as shown below then click Next.

Choose a name and location where to save the Excel file by clicking Browse button, then click Next.

Click Finish to start the back up procedure which may take little time depending on how many contacts you have.


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How to enable Autosave feature in MS Excel?

Microsoft Excel includes a powerful feature of saving your document automatically after some specified time intervals. By default, Excel automatically saves your current document after every ten minutes intervals but you can change this time. This Auto save feature save the data in the same file. However, AutoSave protects your data in the event that Excel unexpectedly quits. It is also good idea to create a backup of your files using any removable devices, because in this global network a computer can crash, a virus create problem, or a hard drive failure can wipe out everything

Follow the given steps to change default save time and enable auto backup feature:

A small dialog box will open, here select the Save tab in the dialog box.

Now click the "Save AutoRecover info every" check box and enter the time in minutes under "Settings" area.

Here you have choice to modify the location of saving your document automatically under "AutoRecover save location" option.

Click the Ok button of dialog box to finish the process.

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