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"Time-Saving and Fun Web Surfing Tips"
By Jim Daniels -
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This tip will stray a bit from the Internet business and
marketing advice I normally share here. Instead I'll reveal
some time-saving and fun web surfing tips for PC users. If you have not
tried these tricks I urge you to!
I'll start with some tips geared toward beginners then move
into a few tricks that even web veterans may not know.
- Getting the most out of your Internet Explorer browser
Let's learn the Right Click:
Ever wonder what that button on the right side of your mouse
is for? If so, you're missing out on some great stuff. Right
clicking your mouse presents many new options to you just
when you need them most.
For example, here are some great ways to right click when
surfing the web...
- Right click on a picture or image and you can save it to
your computer.
- Right click on any hyperlink and you can open the linked
web page in a new browser. (I usually surf with 4 or 5 open
browsers!) You can also copy the link for pasting into
another application such as an email message. Here, try it with this link...
http://www.work-at-home-site.com
- Right click on a blank area of a web page and you can
print the web page, view the source code or html, refresh
the page, bookmark the page or make a shortcut to it.
By the way, right clicking is not just for web surfing. A
few more popular right click uses for Windows users are...
- Right click on your Start button and you'll get a popup
menu of shortcuts that includes the "find" utility on your
PC.
- Right click on any blank space of your Desktop and you can
change monitor settings, background or screensaver.
But let's get back to surfing. Here are some more tips and
tricks to save you time when surfing...
More tips and tricks to save you time when surfing...
As I mentioned, I regularly surf with multiple windows open.
That is, I surf many websites at once. To open an additional
window in your browser click File, New, then Window (or
"Navigator Window"). Or you can simply hold down your Ctrl
(or Command) key and press N.
Another cool feature that lots of folks don't know about in
Internet Explorer 5 is the Links Bar. This is a quick
access bar to your favorite places on the web. To view the
links bar, click View, Toolbars, then Links. You can add new
links to the Links bar as desired. Simply navigate to the
web site that you want to add, grab the little "E" logo next
to the Address (just in front of http:) then drop it onto
the Links bar. To remove a link from the links bar just
right-click on a link in the Links bar and delete it or
rename it. I like to keep a handful of my most commonly
accessed sites in the links bar for one-click access.
- How about a little background radio?
Another neat feature in IE 5, which I've started using
lately is the radio feature. To activate this, click View,
Toolbars, then Radio. A radio button will then appear in
your browser. Click it and select your favorite station! I
like to have my Boston Red Sox games on in the background
when I'm working. (Though sometimes it adds to my usual
frustrations!)
- Want to erase your tracks?
Here's one more tip you might like to know. When surfing the
web your computer keeps track of everywhere you go. It is
then simple for other users of your computer to be a little
nosey and peek in on your trails. That little trail can be
viewed simply by clicking the "History" button in the center
of the Internet Explorer toolbar. So if you don't want your
wife to get riled up when she sees you spent an hour at the
new Sports Illustrated Swimsuit site, here's how to remove
your tracks...
Click the "Tools" menu then choose "Internet Options." Under
the "general tab" there is a section called History. Simply
click the "Clear History" button and your history files will
be deleted. In that same area you'll also notice a box that
controls how to long to keep track of history files. If you
want NO history files to be kept, just change that number to
a zero. When you are done click OK.
* This online business tip by
Jim Daniels of JDD Publishing Co., helping webmasters prosper since 1996. If you
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