{"id":71763,"date":"2023-06-26T06:00:39","date_gmt":"2023-06-26T10:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wait-what-7-things-you-didnt-know-your-computer-mouse-can-do-71763"},"modified":"2023-06-26T06:00:39","modified_gmt":"2023-06-26T10:00:39","slug":"wait-what-7-things-you-didnt-know-your-computer-mouse-can-do","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wait-what-7-things-you-didnt-know-your-computer-mouse-can-do-71763","title":{"rendered":"Wait, WHAT? 7 things you didn’t know your computer mouse can do"},"content":{"rendered":"
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No matter how long you\u2019ve been using computers, it feels great to discover a new shortcut that makes life easier.<\/p>\n

The Windows key is a relative newcomer to keyboards, where many standard keys date back to typewriters.\u00a0Here are seven Windows key shortcuts you\u2019ll use daily<\/a>.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s hard to imagine a desktop computer without a mouse. Like keyboards, these little peripherals have shortcuts. They\u2019re universal and work on various applications, such as word processors, email and social media.<\/p>\n

You can zoom in or out while you work without missing a step by hitting CTRL and spinning your scroll wheel up<\/strong> to zoom in and down\u00a0<\/strong>to zoom out.<\/p>\n

Some websites and apps, such as Google Maps, let you zoom in and out by scrolling up and down. Nice.<\/p>\n

Maybe your icons are too small \u2014 or you have too many and want to shrink them all. You can do that with your mouse, too.<\/p>\n

Click your desktop background, hold CTRL on the keyboard and scroll your mouse wheel up or down<\/strong> to increase or decrease the size of your icons. All your icons will change at once and stay the same size as each other.<\/p>\n

Need to show someone how to do something on a PC?\u00a0Use this hidden steps recorder.<\/a> It\u2019s awesome.<\/p>\n

3. Select a word or paragraph<\/strong><\/p>\n

You know to double-click to launch applications, but double-clicking highlights a word if you\u2019re in a document or on a webpage with text. Have you ever heard of triple-clicking<\/strong>? This will highlight an entire paragraph.<\/p>\n

These tricks also highlight a word in a URL or the entire URL. You\u2019ll use that all the time.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019ve used Excel, you know it\u2019s easy to highlight a column of text. But can you do the same in a Word document? You sure can.<\/p>\n

Hold down ALT + left click\u00a0<\/strong>and drag the cursor over the text you want to highlight. Release the ALT key and mouse button, and you\u2019ll get a context menu with options for your highlighted text.<\/p>\n

This might be the best iPhone feature you never knew existed<\/i><\/a>.<\/i><\/p>\n

Here\u2019s a shortcut for the old copy and paste: Highlight some text, hold down CTRL + left click<\/strong>, then drag the text elsewhere. Let go of the mouse button; your text will be copied and pasted there.<\/p>\n

To move text around, hold down SHIFT + left click<\/strong> and drag the text to a new location. Let go of the mouse button, and the text will disappear from its original location to appear in the new one.<\/p>\n

When you want to open a link without losing the page you\u2019re currently on, you can right-click and select the new tab option from the menu. But there\u2019s an easier way!<\/p>\n

Click on the link with your scroll wheel to open a link in a new tab.<\/p>\n

The scroll wheel does precisely as it\u2019s labeled, but there\u2019s another way to read through text that runs multiple pages or screens.<\/p>\n

Rather than spinning the scroll wheel up and down, press it in, and you\u2019ll see a little circle pop up with a dot and two arrows. Now move your mouse up and down to scroll the page. This eases the strain on your fingers as well.<\/p>\n

Some mouse models have tilting scroll wheels. You can tilt the wheel left and right in a horizontally-scrolling window or app. Your mouse may have this feature and you never even knew it.<\/p>\n

Keep your tech-know going\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Check out my podcast “Kim Komando Today” on Apple<\/a>,\u00a0Google Podcasts<\/a>, Spotify<\/a>, or your favorite podcast player.<\/p>\n

Listen to the podcast here<\/a> or wherever you get your podcasts. Just search for my last name, “Komando.”<\/p>\n

Sound like a tech pro, even if you\u2019re not! Award-winning popular host Kim Komando is your secret weapon.\u00a0Listen on 425+ radio stations or\u00a0get the podcast. And join over 400,000 people who get her free 5-minute daily email newsletter.<\/a><\/p>\n

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Source – https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/tech\/wait-what-7-things-you-didnt-know-your-computer-mouse-can-do <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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