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Category: Keyboard Shortcuts

Gmail Keyboard Shortcuts

Gmail Shortcuts [Infographic]

Posted on November 6, 2017November 25, 2017 by Alice Keeler

Infographic of Gmail Keyboard Shortcuts Link to infographic Turn On Keyboard Shortcuts Unlike the other Google Apps you need to enable keyboard shortcuts in Gmail. Click on the settings cog and choose “Settings.” Scroll down in the settings a bit to find the option to turn on keyboard shortcuts. Keyboard Shortcuts Send The trick is…

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Use the Tab Key

Use More Tab

Posted on October 13, 2017October 16, 2017 by Alice Keeler

The Tab Key Is Cool The Tab key is woefully underutilized. Try out some of these Tab key tips! Indent Let’s start with the obvious. The Tab key indents the first line of your paragraph. Place your cursor at the beginning of your paragraph and press the Tab key. Indent Bullets When creating a bulleted…

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3 essential keyboard shortcuts

3 Essential Keyboard Shortcuts

Posted on October 7, 2017August 21, 2018 by Alice Keeler

3 Essential Keyboard Shortcuts Assuming you already have Control C (copy) and Control V (Paste) down solid here are 3 you should be using on a regular basis. My goal is to try to use the mouse as little as possible. Increase your productivity and reduce your chance of carpal tunnel. Control T – New…

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3 google drive shortcuts

3 Google Drive Shortcuts

Posted on September 27, 2017October 5, 2017 by Alice Keeler

3 Google Drive Shortcuts Keyboard shortcuts can help you to be significantly more productive. Here are a few of my favorite ones in Google Drive. 1. Rename In Google Drive single click on a file name and press the N key. This will allow you to rename the document. One way I use this a…

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Control Z Animation

Google Slides Animation: Teach Kids Control Z

Posted on March 19, 2017May 18, 2023 by Alice Keeler

In the debate over what keyboard shortcut is the best I think Control Z is the hands down winner. Control Z allows you to ask “I wonder what this does?” And then NOT WONDER… DO IT! Control Z is undo. When you try sometime or mess something up, Control Z to the rescue. Keyboard Shortcuts Teaching…

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Google Drive: P for Preview

Posted on January 7, 2017January 11, 2017 by Alice Keeler

Google Drive: P for Preview I highly suggest you learn one keyboard shortcut a week. You’ll be a computer ninja in no time! When you are using Google Drive click on file and press the letter P. This will open a preview of the file. Esc Press the escape key to exit the preview. Next…

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Control T – Open a New Tab

Posted on December 21, 2016 by Alice Keeler

Control T – Open a New Tab I have to admit I get a little twitchy when I see someone using the mouse or trackpad to open a new tab. CONTROL T! Learning keyboard shortcuts is one of the easiest ways to significantly improve your efficiency when using the computer. Take the challenge to learn…

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pixel art trick

Google Sheets: Pixel Art Trick

Posted on November 22, 2016June 15, 2021 by Alice Keeler

Google Sheets: Pixel Art Trick Students love using pixel art. It is basically paint by number. There are lots of ways for students to use pixel art for academic reasons. Check out this brownie division activity adapted from a Jo Boaler Mathematical Mindsets activity. To represent their understanding of division multiple ways students use the…

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control w close tabs

Control W – Stop Making The Long Trek to the Top

Posted on November 15, 2016November 15, 2016 by Alice Keeler

Use Control W to Close Tabs Now that we are doing more digital grading that is a lot of mouse clicks. Increase your efficiency in going through student work by using Control W (Command W on a Mac). Stop making the long trek to the top of the computer screen. I am solidly in the…

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pin tabs in google chrome

Pin Tab: Google Classroom, Email, Gradebook, Drive

Posted on October 21, 2016October 15, 2021 by Alice Keeler

This is a huge timesaver! Use this feature of Google Chrome and the keyboard shortcut to quickly get to your email, Drive, gradebook and more!

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highlight or select the missing character

Get That One Character You Missed When Highlighting

Posted on October 2, 2016October 19, 2018 by Alice Keeler

Get That One Character You Missed When Highlighting This morning I was highlighting, selecting, a URL. I missed it by one character (always!). This is an easy fix!! Hold down the Shift key and use the arrow keys to highlight one character at a time. Shift Left Arrow Shift left arrow will select one character…

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control n rename files in google drive

Google Drive: Press N to Rename

Posted on September 2, 2016November 1, 2016 by Alice Keeler

Use N to Rename a Google Doc In Google Drive you can easily rename files using the keyboard shortcut N. Single Click Click one time on a file in Google Drive. Press N to prompt a box to rename. Mass Rename One time I accidentally attached the wrong document in Google Classroom. I had to delete…

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Find your keyboard shortcut

Control Slash: Find Your Keyboard Shortcuts

Posted on July 23, 2016July 24, 2016 by Alice Keeler

Find Your Keyboard Shortcuts This trick will work for you if you are a user of Google Apps: Drive, Sheets, Slides, Docs, Drawing or Forms Control Slash Hold down the Control key and press the slash (question mark) key on the keyboard to reveal a list of keyboard shortcuts. Note this works in most Google…

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Zoom in on your Chrome browser

ZOOM – Control Plus, Minus, Zero

Posted on July 16, 2016 by Alice Keeler

Zoom in On Your Screen When showing your screen, and especially when recording your screen, you want to zoom in. These keyboard shortcuts work on your browser window (ie: when you’re using Chrome). Control Plus Hold down the Control key (Command on a Mac) and press the plus key repeatedly to zoom in. Control Minus…

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Sharing in Google Drive

Google Drive: Share with a Period

Posted on June 10, 2016June 11, 2016 by Alice Keeler

Be a Keyboard Shortcut Ninja Learn one keyboard shortcut a week and you’ll be a ninja of the computer by the end of the school year! Put your keyboard shortcut on a Post-It note on your computer. When you have that one mastered, learn another one. Sharing in Google Drive What makes Google Apps truly…

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Alice Keeler is a mom of 5. High School math teacher. Author. Keynote Speaker/Teacher Trainer Google Certified Innovator, Microsoft Innovative Educator, Google Cloud Innovator Champion, and Google Developer Expert. Founder of #coffeeEDU
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