Accelerating Microsoft Word

Working with Microsoft Word

To...	Use this shortcut
Select text	Press Shift+Right Arrow, Left Arrow, Up Arrow, or Down Arrow to highlight text. To select one word at a time, press Shift+Ctrl+Arrow. To select to the end of the line, press Shift+End.
Copy selected text	Press Ctrl+C.
Cut selected text	Press Ctrl+X.
Paste selected text	Press Ctrl+V.
Bold text	Press Ctrl+B.
Search for text in a document	Press Ctrl+F.
Find and replace text in a document	Press Ctrl+H.
Got to a page, line, or bookmark in a document	Press Ctrl+G.
Italicize text	Press Ctrl+I.
Underline text	Press Ctrl+U.
Subscript text	Press Ctrl+equal sign (=).
Superscript text	Press Ctrl+plus sign (+).
Center text	Press Ctrl+E.
Align text left	Press Ctrl+L.
Align text right	Press Ctrl+R.
Justify text	Press Ctrl+J.
Decrease the font size	Press Ctrl+Shift+less than sign (<). If your mouse has a scroll wheel, you can also press Ctrl and scroll down.
Increase the font size	Press Ctrl+Shift+greater than sign (>). If your mouse has a scroll wheel, you can also press Ctrl and scroll up.
Change the font	Press CTRL+SHIFT+F, and then use the arrow keys to reach the new font.
Change font size	Press Ctrl+Shift+P, and then use the arrow keys to reach the new font size. If your mouse has a scroll wheel, you can also press Ctrl and scroll up or down.
Create a page break	Press Ctrl+Enter.
Create a new document	Press Ctrl+N.
Open the My Documents window	Press Ctrl+O.
Close a document	Press Ctrl+W.
Save a document	Press Ctrl+S.
Print a document	Press CTRL+P.
Preview what you're about to print	Press ALT+Ctrl+I. In Windows 7, this keyboard shortcut opens the integrated Print and Preview window, which you can also access by pressing Ctrl+P.
Resize a shape (Office 2010)	Select the shape, and then press Shift+Arrow.
Rotate a shape (Office 2010)	Select the shape, and then hold the Alt key while you press the Left Arrow key or the Right Arrow key.

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History of Internet

The Internet (as we know it) first got it's start back in 1972, but you have to go back even farther than that... In 1957, Pres. Dwight D. Eisenhower saw the need for, and started the Advanced Research Projects Agency (or ARPA) after the Soviet's launched their Sputnik satellite (the first successful man-made satellite).

ARPA, a project of the US Department of Defense, was originally created to develop a non-centralized network that would be able to withstand particular outages (i.e. Nuclear War) and still function when parts of network were not working correctly (or destroyed). This specific project of ARPA was called the ARPAnet.

In 1962, a man by the name of Dr. J.C.R. Licklider was chosen to head ARPA's research. Licklider, the visionary he was, saw that the best way to improve the technology was to move the organization out of private ownership and into the universities. ARPAnet had it's first public demonstration in 1972. After which, the Universities and public researchers greatly contributed to it and other networks.

One of the other networks that later became part of the Internet was called NFSnet, named after the National Science Foundation that created it. It was the brainchild of academic researchers all over the US. In 1985, the NFSnet became the backbone of the internet, transmitting data across the US. This opened the doors for hundreds of smaller, regional networks to join up with it, and form the huge network we have today.

In 1989, ARPAnet was shut down due to lack of military interest and funding.

During the early 1990's, the Internet experienced explosive growth as commercial networks started giving people access to the internet, even indirectly. America On-Line is a good example of one of these networks. AOL customers couldn't access the Internet until about 1991.

The most growth was experienced towards the end of 1994. At that time, it was estimated that the Internet connected some 2 million computers, and served some 23 million users in over 100 countries. And the population doubled every year. It was estimated that by the year 2000, almost everyone in the world would have e-mail access.

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Windows Media Player

All features and buttons in Windows Media Player are accessible to you by using the keyboard only. The Player provides a variety of keyboard shortcuts for the more commonly used commands and buttons that you can use to control the Player from your keyboard or with macros. The following table shows the various keyboard shortcuts for the Player.

To do this	Use this keyboard shortcut
Zoom to 50%	ALT+1
Zoom at 100%	ALT+2
Zoom to 200%	ALT+3
Toggle display for full-screen video	ALT+ENTER
Retrace your steps back through your most recent views in the Player	ALT+LEFT ARROW
Retrace your steps forward through your most recent views in the Player	ALT+RIGHT ARROW
Switch to full-screen mode	CTRL+1
Switch to skin mode	CTRL+2
Switch to the first view in a media category after Recently Added (such as Artist in Music)	CTRL+7
Switch to the second view in a media category after Recently Added (such as Album in Music)	CTRL+8
Switch to the third view in a media category after Recently Added (such as Songs in Music)	CTRL+9
Previous (item or chapter)	CTRL+B
Put the focus on the search box in the library	CTRL+E
Next (item or chapter)	CTRL+F
Turn shuffle on or off	CTRL+H
Eject CD or DVD (note that this does not work on computers equipped with two or more CD or DVD disc drives)	CTRL+J
In full mode, show or hide the Classic Menus (menu bar)	CTRL+M
Create a new playlist	CTRL+N
Open a file	CTRL+O
Play or pause playing	CTRL+P
Add selected item to sync list	CTRL+Q
Stop playing	CTRL+S
In audio playback, turn repeat on or off	CTRL+T
Specify a URL or path to a file	CTRL+U
Close or stop playing a file	CTRL+W
Rewind video	CTRL+SHIFT+B
Turn captions and subtitles on or off	CTRL+SHIFT+C
Fast forward through video or music	CTRL+SHIFT+F
Use a fast play speed	CTRL+SHIFT+G
Play at normal speed	CTRL+SHIFT+N
Use a slow play speed	CTRL+SHIFT+S
Return to full mode from full screen	ESC
Display Windows Media Player Help	F1
Edit media information on a selected item in the library	F2
Add media files to the library	F3
Switches the view of items in the Details pane using the options available with the View Options button	F4
Refresh information in the panes	F5
Increase the size of album art	F6
Decrease the size of album art	SHIFT+F6
Mute the volume	F7
Decrease the volume	F8
Increase the volume	F9
Show the Classic Menus (menu bar)	F10
Switch to full-screen mode	F11

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