Here are 7 mouse shortcuts you’ll use again and again
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- 07 Feb 2023
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No matter how long you’ve been using computers, there’s still a special feeling when you discover a new shortcut that makes life easier.
The Windows key is a relative newcomer to keyboards, where many standard keys date back to typewriters.
Computer mice weren’t widely used until the ’80s, and now it’s hard to imagine a desktop computer without one. Like keyboards, these little peripherals have shortcuts. They’re universal and work on various applications, such as word processors, email and social media. Here are mouse shortcuts you’ll use again and again.
1. Zoom in or out
You can zoom in or out while you work without missing a step by hitting CTRL and spinning your scroll wheel up to zoom in and down to zoom out.
Some websites and applications, such as Google Maps, let you zoom in and out by scrolling up and down.
2. Change the file size of icons
If you’re struggling to see the icons on your desktop or have too many and want to shrink the real estate they’re taking up, you can easily change their size.
Hold CTRL on your keyboard and scroll your mouse wheel up or down to increase or decrease the size of your icons. It’s the same shortcut we discussed to zoom in and out, but here you’re using it on your desktop screen.
3. Select a word or paragraph
You know to double-click to launch applications, but if you’re in a document or on a webpage with text, double-clicking highlights a word. Have you ever heard of triple-clicking? This will highlight an entire paragraph.
These tricks also highlight a word in a URL or the entire URL.
4. Select a column of text
If you’ve used Excel, you know it’s easy to highlight a column of text. But can you do the same in a Word document? Yes, you can!
Hold down ALT + left click and drag the cursor over the text you want to highlight. Release the ALT key and mouse button and you’ll get a context menu with options for your highlighted text. Read More…
