- Adding Favorites in IE
While viewing the site, hold CTRL and press D to add it to your favorites.
- Search in IE
To Open the IE search utility use CTRL and E.
- Searching On A Webpage Using Find in IE
To Open the FIND box to search the current document use CTRL and F.
- History in IE
To Open the History utility use CTRL and H.
- New Browser Window in IE
To Open a new Explorer window use CTRL and N.
- Refresh in IE
Press the F5 key.
- Free up Screen Space in IE
Want to view more of the screen? Get rid of toolbars by pressing the F11 key. To return the toolbars, press F11 again.
- Text Size in IE
Text too small to read. Click Edit...Text Size and choose large or larger to increase the size.
- Screen Capture
Want to capture what you're viewing on screen? Press the Prnt Scrn (Print Screen) key on the keyboard and open Word or PowerPoint. Click Edit...Paste (Ctrl + V).
- Hold Ctr while using the scroll on the
mouse wheel and enlarge the text. Holding Shift while using the
scroll on the mouse wheel acts as the back arrow button in Internet
Explorer. (Thanks to Bill Byles,
Internet4Classrooms)
Google Advanced Searching - ~ Searches brings synonyms of the search term. Example: ~study
- Domain Restrict searches enables Google to search only one domain address instead of the entire Internet. Example: Art domain:quia.com
- Number Range searches the span of two numbers, separated by two periods, with no spaces Example: digital camera $250..$450
- Language searches specify which language you would like your results returned in.
- Date searches restrict the results to the past three, six, or twelve months.
- Occurrences searches specify where your search terms occur on the page - anywhere on the page, in the title, or in the URL.
Google Calculator
To use Google's built-in calculator function, simply enter the calculation you'd like done into the search box and hit the Enter key or click on the Google Search button. The calculator can solve math problems involving basic arithmetic, more complicated math, units of measure and conversions, and physical constants. More about calculator
Google Definitions
To see a definition for a word or phrase, simply type the word "define," then a space, and then the word(s) you want defined. If Google has seen a definition for the word or phrase on the Web, it will retrieve that information and display it at the top of your search results.File Types
If you prefer to see a particular set of results with a specific file type (for example, PDF links), simply type filetype:[extension] (for example, filetype:pdf) within the search box along with your search term(s).I'm Feeling Lucky
The "I'm Feeling Lucky™" button takes you directly to the first web page Google returned for your query. You will not see the other search results at all. An "I'm Feeling Lucky" search means you spend less time searching for web pages and more time looking at them.Local Search
Google Local enables you to search the entire web for just those stores and businesses in a specific neighborhood. Include a city or zip code in your search and Google displays relevant results from that region at the top of your search results.Phone Book
To find listings for a US residence, type any of the following combinations into the Google search box:
first name (or first initial), last name, city (state is optional)
first name (or first initial), last name, state
first name (or first initial), last name, area code
first name (or first initial), last name, zip code
phone number, including area code
last name, city, state
last name, zip code
(removing number from phone book)
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