Tech+Tips

=Tech Tips=

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 * ==Keyboard shortcuts==
 * ==Quick and easy screenshots ==
 * ==Changing your homepage ==



Great Keyboard Shortcuts
Save time and energy when creating word documents by using more keyboard shortcuts. Keyboard shortcuts are a faster alternative to mouse clicking, especially when used regularly. Most people are familiar with a few basic shortcuts, but over 100 shortcuts exist just for //Microsoft Office Word//. Below is a list of a few of the more heavily used shortcuts; most require that the Control Key (Ctrl) be pressed at the same time one or more keys are pressed.

Use the following chart to refresh your memory or to try out a few new shortcuts. The **+** in this chart means //together with//. For example, **Ctrl+s** means that the Ctrl key must be pressed at the same time as the "s" key. These shortcuts work for most versions of //Microsoft Word//.
 * = =Action= ||= =Shortcut= ||
 * = Make highlighted text **bold** ||= ===Ctrl+b=== ||
 * = Make highlighted text //italicized// ||= ===Ctrl+i=== ||
 * = Make highlighted text __underlined__ ||= ===Ctrl+u=== ||
 * = //Copy// highlighted text ||= ===Ctrl+c=== ||
 * = //Paste// ||= ===Ctrl+v=== ||
 * = //Cut// highlighted text ||= ===Ctrl+x=== ||
 * = //Undo// last action ||= ===Ctrl+z=== ||
 * = //Redo// last action ||= ===Ctrl+y=== ||
 * = //Increase font size// of highlighted text ||= ===Ctrl+Shift+<=== ||
 * = //Decrease font size// of highlighted text ||= ===Ctrl+Shift+>=== ||
 * = Make highlighted text into //subscript// ||= **Ctrl+=** ||
 * = Make highlighted text in ALL CAPS ||= ===Ctrl+Shift+A=== ||
 * = Make highlighted text double-spaced ||= ===Ctrl+2=== ||
 * = Center highlighted text ||= ===Ctrl+e=== ||
 * = Left align highlighted text ||= ===Ctrl+l=== ||
 * = Left align highlighted text ||= ===Ctrl+l=== ||

Screenshots
A screenshot is an image of your entire viewable screen. Press the Print Screen key and an image of your desktop will be placed on your clipboard ready for you to paste it in the document of your choice. The Print Screen key, sometimes marked as //PrtScn//, is found to the upper right of the Backspace key.

To take a snapshot of your screen, complete the following.

 * 1) Align your screen as you would like it to appear in the captured image.
 * 2) Press **PrtScn.**
 * 3) Move to the document in which you want to place the screen shot.
 * 4) Paste the image by pressing **Ctrl+v** or by right clicking on the screen and choosing **Paste** from the menu.



Changing your homepage

 * Watch the VoiceThread slide show below for a quick review on changing your homepage in //Internet Explorer//.
 * If the image is too small, use the cursor to click on the image as the slide show plays to enlarge a particular area.
 * To use PowerTeacher as your homepage copy this url http://powerschool.casd.k12.pa.us/teachers/pw.html

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