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What computer life hacks are your most used? (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 year ago by to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world
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Mine is using the arrow keys to navigate typed text while writing and editing. It helps speed things up, versus having to move your hand to the mouse to navigate.

Use the Up and Down Arrows to move/jump vertically.

Left and Right Arrows to move/jump horizontally.

Combine Left or Right Arrow with Shift to be able to select text. Use Up or Down Arrow with Shift to quickly select whole/nearly whole sections of text.

Combine Control with Left/Right Arrow to jump whole words to more quickly move to where you want to type.

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[–] 15 points 1 year ago (8 children)

Yay, nobody said my favorite hack.

While browsing on the web and you want to "open link into a new tab", click using the mouse wheel like it's a regular left or right click.

It's great for researching.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago

    Very recently, I have adopted Shift+LMBclick to open a link in a new browser window.

    I use this primarily for accessing one link in favorites bar.

    I would love to figure out a non-extension way (curse you, draconian IT policy!) to set this behavior in the favorite/bookmark...

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    click using the mouse wheel

    'middle click'

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