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Windows shortcuts filetype pdf11/28/2023 I use this a lot in Google and Google Scholar but you can also use this in databases and the majority search engines you encounter. 8) CTRL + WĬloses your current window/tab. Combine this with filetype:ppt and you can search Power Point presentations from universities which can be really helpful when looking for ideas. So rather than sift through countless pages containing unrelated information I can search only websites with the domain. 7) Google Search Operator: Ī lot of times I want to see what other universities are doing. Just type your search term and then filetype:pdf and you’re good to go! I search Power Point presentations using filetype:ppt a lot as well. This allows you to use Google and/or Google Scholar to search only pdf files. (The up arrow will maximize and the down arrow will minimize your window but I don’t use those as often.) This works with any window not just browser windows. This is particularly useful when you are working with dual monitors and have 4 windows you want to snap. This Windows 7 shortcut snaps windows to half of your screen. CTRL + Shift + Tab will go back to the previous field you skipped over. Often times our tab happy fingers will skip over a field we meant to fill in. Just open a new window and press CTRL + Shift + T and voila! 4) CTRL + Shift + Tab In Chrome this works even if you’ve closed the entire window. Opens a new tab in your browser’s window. If you don’t you will just be searching the webpage and not the pdf file. **If you are viewing a pdf file in a browser window make sure you click on the text area and then press CTRL + F. This function is particularly useful when you have pages and pages of text and all you need to do is find a particular area or topic. CTRL + F “finds” a specific word on a webpage, word doc, pdf file, etc. You probably know about this one but I thought I’d share anyway. When I am researching any methods I can implement to streamline my process is vital. All of these are used specifically when I am conducting research. So to ease your overly stimulated brain I am going to bypass the common sense shortcuts (CTRL + V, CTRL + C) and share some that you might not be aware of (or forgotten about). Ok, in the spiraling vortex of information saturation lists of top shortcuts and hotkeys are about as prevalent as grumpy cat memes.
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