Note: If a key combination below doesn’t work for you, browse in your word processor’s help files for one that does.
1. To see your browsing history, in your Web browser, hit Ctrl+H (Mac: Apple+H). Even more fun, try it on a friend’s computer . . .
2. In Word, toggle your tracking (Ctrl+Shift+E). No more carpal tunnel syndrome!
3. To get rid of all caps, put your cursor in a word; hit Shift+F3. Do it again. Again! Is that cool or what.
4. Mouseless browsing, one paragraph at a time? Use Ctrl+ Arrow keys.
5. “Master the Basics and Feel the Power”: At the blog.
6. A safe, fast way to combine Word files: Alt+I+F. Browse. Insert. Repeat.
7. In Word, save miles of mousing with Ctrl+Shift+8, which shows/hides hard returns and space marks.
8. “Color as an Editing Tool”: At the blog.
9. In Word, single-space your text in a jiff: type Ctrl+1. (Then, just for fun, Ctrl+A, then F4.)
10. In MS Word, to go back to where you were: Alt+Ctrl+Z
11. In typing a manuscript, never hit the Space bar more than once in row.
12. “Random Advice for Copyeditor Newbies.”
13. “Advice for Writers: Preparing Your E-Manuscript.”
14. “Taming MS Word’s Infuriating Features.”
15. “Spacing Out with Color.”
16. “Combining Documents for Efficient Copyediting.”
17. Stop your Windows 7 windows from flying around when you drag your mouse: “How to Disable Aero Snap,” at How-to Geek.com.
18. Remove hyperlinks and unlock fields in MS Word: Select All (Ctrl+A), then Ctrl+Shift+F9.
19. Browser tips for happier reading online.
19a. Wildcard searches in MS Word.
20. An easy solution to a word-processing challenge.
21. A toggle for viewing tracked changes in MS Word.
