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Apple: Mac OS X Keyboard Shortcuts/Commands for START UP

Use these Mac keyboard commands during boot/start up.

Apple: Mac OS X Keyboard Shortcuts/Commands for START UP

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How do We Read a Web Page?

Eyetracking research, from Nielsen Norman Group illustrates how users read web sites and explains what user patterns were discovered.

• F-Shaped Reading Pattern for Web Content
• Banner Blindness
• Fancy Formatting: A Bad Idea

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Some Free Online Games (No Ads, No Pop-ups)

Fun Free Games: Play Online

No Pop ups or Annoying Ads to Distract your Addiction.

Classic Arcade

Sports

Action

Puzzle

Multi-Player

Shootem Up

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“Aim for Fun“

Computer Tip: Screen Capture

On a Mac:

Want to take a quick picture of your desktop:
COMMAND KEY + SHIFT + 3

Want to take a picture of a specific section of your desktop:
COMMAND KEY + SHIFT + 4
(A cross hair will appear as your mouse pointer, then highlight your selection.)

These are great for making screenshots for websites and the .png files are saved right to your desktop.

For Windows:

Press your PrintScreen/PrtSrn button (normally located at the top right of your keyboard).

It copies an image of your screen onto the “clipboard” ready to paste into any graphics program or even into a Microsoft Office document (you will want to crop the image).

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Mac Tip: Confusing Mac Symbols

If you just got a Mac, this should be quite helpful. The chart below shows the Mac keys and corresponding symbols.

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PC Tip: Windows key keyboard Shortcuts

Note:  Windows key is typically located to the left of your space bar on your keyboard.  It has the Windows logo (flag that looks like 4 squares).

WINKEY	Pressing the Windows key alone will open Start.
WINKEY + F1	Opens the Microsoft Windows help and support center.
WINKEY + F3	Opens the Advanced find window in Microsoft Outlook.
WINKEY + D	Brings the desktop to the top of all other windows.
WINKEY + M	Minimizes all windows.
WINKEY + SHIFT + M	Undo the minimize done by WINKEY + M & WINKEY + D.
WINKEY + E	Open Microsoft Explorer.
WINKEY + Tab	Cycle through open programs through the taskbar.
WINKEY + F	Display the Windows Search / Find feature.
WINKEY + CTRL + F	Display the search for computers window.
WINKEY + F1	Display the Microsoft Windows help.
WINKEY + R	Open the run window.
WINKEY + Pause/Break key	Open the system properties window.
WINKEY + U	Open Utility Manager.
WINKEY + L	Lock the computer (Windows XP and above only).

 

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