Welcome to the Protection Township Library Technology
I see keyboard and shortcut keys for Windows all of the time, but I don’t see any for Internet Explorer. Do any Internet Explorer shortcut keys exist?
Yes see below!
F1 – Help.
F3 – Toggle on/off search panel.
F4 – Pull down address bar.
F5 – Refresh current page.
F6 -Move focus to address bar.
F11 – Toggle on/off full-screen mode
Alt + (Left Arrow) – Go back on history (same as Backspace).
Alt + (Right Arrow) – Go forward on history.
Ctrl + A – Select All.
Ctrl + C – Copy Selected.
Ctrl + E – Search panel.
Ctrl + F – Find (on page).
Ctrl + H – Toggle History panel.
Ctrl + I - Toggle Favorites panel.
Ctrl + L – Open a File.
Ctrl + N – Open New browser window.
Ctrl + P - Print current page.
Ctrl + R – Refresh. Same as F5.
Esc – Stop (while page is loading).
Ctrl + D – Add the current page to Favorites.
Double-click (on a word) – Select the word.
Triple-click (on a word) – Select entire line.
Wheel click – Activate the Smooth scrolling
Hold Ctrl + Scroll Wheel forward – Increase font size
Hold Ctrl + Scroll Wheel backward – Decrease font size
Click one point then hold down Shift and then click another – Create a selection from the two points
The library has ‘Wireless Internet’ available for all patrons. You can bring your lap top in or sit in the parking lot, or on the bench in front of the library and use the internet. The library computers are all equipped with T1 lines.
Some great sites to check out are
www.doodle.com online scheduler
www.picnik.com edit photo’s on line for free
www.groveshark.com online music streaming site
www.pandora.com music
www.jamendo.com place to get royalty music
www.ccmixter.org music
www.noshoesradio.com Online Radio Station
www.noslang.com Internet Slang and Text Translator and Dictionary
www.compfight.com search for cc-liscensed flickr photo’s
www.google.com in search box type in needed information for help solving problem
http://speedtest.connectkansas.org check your computer speed
www.kidoz.net/site_tr/ Web Browser for Kids
www.storylineonline.net Online Story Website free for kids
www.xtranormal.com Make your own movies!
www.recipesource.com Great site for recipes
www.fruitfromwashington.com/Recipes/scale/recipeconversion.php Recipe Conversions
www.dltk-kids.com Great site for crafts for kids
http://www.pulse.me News app for Android devices, iPhones, and iPads
http://howjsay.com A free online Talking Dictionary of English Pronunciation
http://www.jango.com Internet Radio Site
http://www.wegivebooks.org Read Great Children’s Books Online for Free!!
http://repairpal.com Car Repair Estimator
http://www.howstuffworks.org Find out how things work – great site for the curious
http://tvdyl.com all about animals
Ideas’s to use
Ctrl+/ to change text size in browser
Shift-F11 for full screen
Home computers:
Be sure you do Window Updates often, have a good anti virus protection, AVG is free; Good spy ware there is many out there that are free.
BACK UP YOUR DATA!
Virus update and scan
Heat exhast and cooling fans–is your computer tight against a wall. Air needs to be able to move around your computer to keep it cool. Be sure you do not have a built up of lint on the exhast vents
Canned Air is your best friend
Disk Cleanup
Uninstalling unused programs
Defragg often
If you have any questions please ask.
092809 Mary Holler pclibrary@protectionlibrary.com ©PTL
