Hot Keys....

As you may well know, most of the programs that run under the Windows operating system can be navigated with "hot keys". "Hot Keys" are a combination of key strokes that perform the same operation as a mouse click.

Why is that important?

Sometimes, it's actually more convenient to just tap a few keys than it is to take your hands off of the keyboard, place your hand on the mouse, move the cursor over the desired spot, and then to click on it.

I frequently utilize "hot keys" while navigating the Internet with Internet Explorer.

Here are my favorite:

ALT+D = This key combo takes you directly to the Address bar where you can quickly type in Web address.

CTRL+ENTER = I love this one. Let's say I want to go to the homepage for Yahoo. I jump up to the Address bar (using the first combo above), then I simply type in "yahoo" (no quote marks please), as soon as I finish typing "yahoo", I press the and keys at the same time. Magically, the "www." and the ".com" are added to the "yahoo", and I'm taken directly to the http://www.yahoo.com/ Web site.

I think you ought to go play with these two key combinations for awhile. I'll post some more tomorrow!