If you are like me you have multiple tabs open in your browser. Hold down the Control key and press tab to go to the next tab in your browser. On a Mac it is also Control Tab. Command Tab rotates active programs on your Mac.
Category: Keyboard Shortcuts
Google Chrome: Bring Back Your Tabs
Maybe you’re like me, and you rock 42 tabs at once in Google Chrome. This can really slow down your computer. The more tabs you have, the slower your machine is going to run. I sometimes need to restart my laptop to regain its zip. Note: I use the Chrome extension “Too Many Tabs” to…
Google Classroom: Use Control F
When trying to find information in the stream for Google Classroom you can use the keyboard shortcut of Control F to find a keyword. (Command F on a Mac.) You may need to scroll, scroll, scroll in the stream to reveal more assignments and announcements before using Control F. Google Classroom does not show all assignments…
Try This Tabbed Browser Workflow – Control 2
For my classes I teach I create the agenda on a website. This means the students need to have my class website open in a tab all the time. The students are also taking notes (usually collaboratively) on a Google Doc. They also have a digital portfolio that they maintain to demonstrate all of their…
Control Shift T – Resurrect a Tab
Users of Chrome who have accidentally closed a tab can bring the tab back by holding down the Control and the Shift key and pressing T. Mac users use Command Shift T. Control T Control T will create a new tab. Control Shift T Control Shift T will bring back a tab you have closed. You…
Control N – Start Something New
In many programs Control N on a PC (Command N on a Mac) will start a new file. In the browser Control N will open a new window. In the Chrome browser Control Shift N will open an incognito window. Try it! If you have any non web program open see what happens if you…
Windows Shift S – Screen Clipping
My friend @mtholfson shared this keytip with me. I use it all the time on my Surface Pro 3. If you have a Windows 8 computer try this: Hold down the windows key, the shift key and then press S. This will dim out your screen and allow you to draw a rectangle around what…
My Google Classroom Feedback Workflow
Using Google Classroom to provide students feedback and grade has significantly improved my efficiency. Here is my workflow. Locate the Assignment in the Stream For the assignment that you want to provide feedback on, locate the assignment in the Google Classroom stream. Choose Student Click on the first student in the list. This will reveal…
Control W – Use It To Increase Efficiency Grading Digital Work
If you collect work from students digitally then you want to learn the keyboard shortcut Control W (Command W on a Mac). Control W closes the active tab. I click on the link to the students digital work and this opens in a new tab. After I look at the work I use Control W…
Control L, Control C, Control V
This is a workflow I use frequently. Control L to highlight the URL. Control C to copy the URL and Control V to paste the URL somewhere. If you are a Mac user it is Command L, Command C, and Command V.
How to Create a Hyperlink
Click Here to open a graphic for keyboard shortcuts in Google Slides. Using “Click Here” for hyperlinks is significantly more visually appealing than using the URL: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1vf3IfLea_sk4AIYjZHcR25EfIpyDwaHG4Xvo1loXrYk&authuser=0 Hyperlink Hyperlinking text means that you point your text to another location or website. If you notice text is a different color or underlined it is probably…
Google Drive: Clear Search Terms
In the new Google Drive there is no “X” to clear out the search terms like you could with the old Google Drive. Rather than delete the search option character by character try using these keystrokes. Slash Striking the slash key will place the cursor at the end of Google Drive search box. Control…
Google Drive: Tile View or List View
Google Drive allows you to view your documents as thumbnail images or in a text list. The icon is in the toolbar to the left of the AZ icon. To switch from tile view to list view the icon resembles the list view of lines of text. To switch from list view to tile view the…
Google Drive: Use Slash to Focus on Search Box
If you are a user of Google Drive try using the SLASH key to start searching your Google Drive. Instead of using your mouse or trackpad to place your cursor in the search box at the top of Google Drive simply press the Slash key and start typing your search keywords.
Swapping Bullet Points
Usually when I make a list I have a need to reorder some of the items in the list. Learning these keyboard shortcuts can make the process of organizing information on your documents much easier. Highlight the Text Highlight the text of the bullet you need to move. Control X Control X on the PC…
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