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Computing is indeed a manifestation of smartness? If it belies this very fact, then obviously users

won’t be interested in it. It does provide many better ways to accomplish manual tasks, whether

it’s creating document, presentation, surfing web, playing games, managing emails, etc., but we

often found people oblivious of them. Hence, below we are offering a compendium of best

computer tips and tricks to let you do more in less time.

1. Use Find & Replace Option

Trying to find out a particular word or phrase on a document or on a Webpage? Going by every

word, line and para could be puzzling. Press “Ctrl” button with “F”, and enter the word/phrase

that you were searching and hit the “Enter” key. The action will highlight all matching words and

phrases in no time. If there are multiple instances, the search-window would track all in a

sequence, and you can click next or previous to find the exact one as per your choice. In case,

you want to replace a particular word or phrase with another on a Word document, use Ctrl+H, and make it easily and instantly.

2. Use Spotlight Search, Menu Bar, and Taskbar to Start Up New Programs

Beginners often navigate through the shortcut icons to launch a new application. But there is a

smarter way to make it happen. If you are running OS X, hit Command+spacebar and execute the

Spotlight Search bar feature. Type first few letters of an application, hit enter when you see the

app you want, and get access to it within the blink of an eye.

Windows 7 does have an equivalent feature. Click the Start button, and enter the program name

in the search box that appears at the bottom. There is one more way, pin your favorite programs

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into the task bar. This is quite easy. Just launch the programs you want in your old-fashioned

way, and then right-click on the icons that appear in the Taskbar. Select "pin this program to the taskbar" and now it will always be there.

3. Scroll Faster Using the Space Bar

Finding a topic in a long webpage can be a trying experience using the mouse wheel, cursor or

even the arrow key. Instead, use the space bar, and jump down one full screen at a time. Pressing

spacebar with Shift button, you can scroll up a full screen with every press. Hold down the space

bar, and reach the bottom of the page fast as can be.

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4. Use Password Manager

Entering usernames and passwords over time and again kills time. Moreover, remembering

credentials is also no less problematic. Hence, use a password manager, and the best password

managers auto-complete those details for you. It will boost your online activities, whether you're

socializing on Web or checking your bank statements.

5. Correct Poor Spelling

Generally while typing people make spelling errors. Sharing such documents with colleagues and

bosses will damage your reputation. But your computer is conscious of your image. If you are on

a Word document just right-click on highlighted words and select the right word from the

displayed options.

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