Tips for you for daily internet use

You don't need to type (http://) then (www) then (. ) then (address) then (.) then (com)When typing an Internet address to visit a website you do not need totype http:// or even www. in the address. For example, if you wanted to visit www.google.com you could just type google.com and press enter.To make more quicker you can just type this part after [ www. ] and before [ .com ] from your address and press Ctrl + Enter. For example, if you wanted to visit [www.google.com] you could just type [ google ] and press Ctrl + Enter. 

Quickly move between fields of a online form of a web page:When you are filling out an online form (like-sign up, e-mail, or other text field etc.) you can quickly move between each of the fields by pressing the Tab key. You also can press Shift + Tab to move back a field. For example, if you're filling out your name and the next field is your address you can press the Tab key to move your cursor to the address field.Tip This tip also applies to the buttons, if you press tab and the web developer has designed correctly the button should be selected and will allow you to press the space bar or enter to push the button.Tip If you have a drop-down box that lists every country or every state you can click that box and then press the letter of the state or country you're looking for. For example, is a drop-down box of States in the United States you could press u on the keyboard to quickly scroll to Utah.

Use Internet search engines to their full potentialMake sure to get the most out of every search result. If you're not finding what you want try surrounding the text in quotes. For example, if you were searching for 'computer help' this actually searches for pages that contain both computer and help and not necessarily pages that have computer and help next to each other. If you search for "computer help" with the quotes around the search query this will only return pages that actually have computer and help next to each other.Tip Many new computer users also don't realize that in every search box you can press enter instead of having to move the mouse button over to the Search button.

Know some useful Internet browser shortcuts:There are many different shortcut keys that can be used with Internet browsers. Few of top used Internet browser shortcuts.- Pressing Alt + D in any major Internet browser will move the cursor into the address bar. This is a great way to quickly enter an Internet address without having to click the mouse cursor in the address bar.- Hold down the Ctrl key and press the + or - to increase and decrease the size of text.- Press the backspace key or hold down the Alt key + left arrow to go back a page.- Press F5 to refresh or reload a web page.- Press F11 to make the Internet browser screen full screen.- Press Ctrl + B to open your Internet bookmarks.- Press Ctrl + F to open the find box in the browser to search for text within the web page you're looking at.


Take advantage of tab in browsing:Take full advantage of tabbed browsing in all 
Internet browsers today. While reading any web page if you come across a link you may be interested in open that link in a new tab so it can be viewed later. A new tab can be opened by holding down the Ctrl key and clicking the link or if you have a mouse with a wheel click the link with the middle mouse button.

Try alternative browsers:Most computer users use the default browser that comes included with the computer, with Microsoft Windows this is Internet Explorer. There are several great alternative browsers that are all free to download and use and may have features your current browser does not include. Below are a few of our favorites, try one or try them all.Google ChromeMozilla FirefoxOpera

Install plugins and add-ons:Each of the above alternative browsers also have a large community of volunteers who develop add-ons and plugins that can be added into the browser. Each of these browsers have hundreds of thousands of these add-ons that can do such things as giving you live weather in your browser window, changing its color, and adding additional functionality.

Make sure your browser and its plugins are up-to-date:Each Internet browser can have several additional plugins that give it additional functionality. For example, Adobe Flash is a great way to bring movies and other animated content to the Internet. Keeping these plugins up-to-date is vital for your computer stability and also security. Using the below tool you can quickly verify if your plugins are up-to-date and get links to where to download the latest updates.

Use online services:There are hundreds of free online services that can help make using your computer easier, more productive, and more enjoyable. See our top 10 online services for a listing of our favorites.