Check this out: Windows Trick
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Check this out: Windows Trick
This is cool, a trick for Windows (XP I guess?) someone posted over on RV.net
This is for everyone whose eyesight isn't what it should be and for those who would just like to know another computer trick.
It's very useful when trying to read small e-mail print (especially in the early hours). If you hold down the Ctrl key on your key board and turn the small wheel in the middle of your mouse, the print size will change - it will either get larger or smaller - depending on which way you turn the wheel.
It's very useful when trying to read small e-mail print (especially in the early hours). If you hold down the Ctrl key on your key board and turn the small wheel in the middle of your mouse, the print size will change - it will either get larger or smaller - depending on which way you turn the wheel.
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I've done that a couple times by accident and couldn't figure out how to get it back to normal.
Now I know.
I believe some other users have done it as well, I remember answering in the Site Questions forum.
phox
Now I know.
I believe some other users have done it as well, I remember answering in the Site Questions forum.
phox
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there are lots of functions built into the windows operating system that most people just don't know about or if they do, they don't use them.
ctrl c copies highlighted text
ctrl v pastes previously cut or copied text
ctrl a highlights all text on a page
ctrl end goes to the end of a document or page
ctrl home goes to the top of a document of page
ctrl z undoes the last operation
ctrl backspace will delete the last typed word
shift home highlights all text in a line from the cursor to the left end of the line
shift end highlights all text in a line from the cursor to the right end of the line
F5 will refresh the page in a browser or view in a folder
There are plenty of other little tricks and shortcuts… it’s amusing to watch my older co-workers use Microsoft applications because they don’t even use the right click button to do cut, copy or paste… they always use the menus at the top of the application. They certainly don’t know that they can use ctrl middle mouse button to zoom in or out.
ctrl c copies highlighted text
ctrl v pastes previously cut or copied text
ctrl a highlights all text on a page
ctrl end goes to the end of a document or page
ctrl home goes to the top of a document of page
ctrl z undoes the last operation
ctrl backspace will delete the last typed word
shift home highlights all text in a line from the cursor to the left end of the line
shift end highlights all text in a line from the cursor to the right end of the line
F5 will refresh the page in a browser or view in a folder
There are plenty of other little tricks and shortcuts… it’s amusing to watch my older co-workers use Microsoft applications because they don’t even use the right click button to do cut, copy or paste… they always use the menus at the top of the application. They certainly don’t know that they can use ctrl middle mouse button to zoom in or out.
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Heck, those same CNTL keystrokes were permanenly engrained in folks that used WORDSTAR for wordprocessing back in the good ole DOS days of 640kb memory and 10mb full-height hard drives... 
Some things never change...
K.
Some things never change...
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Originally Posted by AlpineRAM
And for the users of Mozilla under Linux- simply press Ctrl and + to increase or ctrl and - to decrease text size in the browser.
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Works pretty well.Ron G
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OK puter dudes,,,,,,
I used to know the combination for saving a screen shot,,,,,, however,,,,,,, I seemed to have lost that information on my personal hard-drive.
It was real handy for explaining how to do things.
Anyone know the answer?
I used to know the combination for saving a screen shot,,,,,, however,,,,,,, I seemed to have lost that information on my personal hard-drive.
It was real handy for explaining how to do things.Anyone know the answer?