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Making Project Management Easier: PC Keyboard Shortcuts

Friday, May 29th, 2009

Time is money, and when you’re at the computer all day, a few convenient shortcuts can usually speed up the tedious computer-use part of online project management. We’ve put together a list of common PC keyboard shortcuts, so you can stop wasting time clicking allll the way over there and start using your keyboard for lightning fast computer skills that will astound your peers.

Shortcut Tip: For PCs, in addition to the shortcuts listed on this page, users can find the shortcut keys to their programs by looking for underlined letters in their menus. For example, in your Internet browser menu, you will see  File, Edit, View, History etc. Holding ALT + the underlined letter will open that option.

F1 Universal Help in almost every Windows program.
Ctrl + A Select all text.
Ctrl + X Cut selected item.
Ctrl + C Copy selected item.
Ctrl + V Paste
Home Goes to beginning of current line.
Ctrl + Home Goes to beginning of document.
End Goes to end of current line.
Ctrl + End Goes to end of document.
Shift + Home Highlights from current position to beginning of line.
Shift + End Highlights from current position to end of line.
Ctrl + L/R arrow Moves one word to the left/right at a time.
WINKEY + L Lock the computer (Windows XP and up only)
F2 Renamed selected icon
Alt + F4 Closes current program
Ctrl + F4 Closes window on current program
WINKEY + D
Brings the desktop to the top of all other windows.
Ctrl + F
“Find” feature for Internet browsers or word processors

For all you email fiends, here are some Microsoft Outlook shortcuts:

Alt + S Send the e-mail
Ctrl + K Complete the name and/or e-mail being typed in the e-mail address bar.
Ctrl + B Bold highlighted selection
Ctrl + I Italic highlighted selection
Ctrl + U Underline highlighted selection
Ctrl + R Reply to an e-mail.
Ctrl + F Forward an e-mail.
Ctrl + N Create a new e-mail.
Ctrl+Shift+A Create a new appointment to your calendar.
Ctrl+Shift+O Open the Outbox.
Ctrl+Shift+I Open the Inbox.
Ctrl+Shift+K Add a new task.
Ctrl+Shift+C Create a new contact.

I know, I know, what about all the Mac users? Well you’ll just have to check out the next post ;)

SantexQ Tips and Tricks #1

Friday, October 24th, 2008

Since our office uses SantexQ to manage all our project and online task management needs, we’ve found logistical shortcuts to get different actions done quickly. We thought it would be immeasurably genius to post a few of these top secret tricks on the bloggy.

Tip #1: Adding Time to Tasks…the Easy Way!

If you have already logged time for several tasks in one week you can add time to your tasks WITHOUT having to go to each individual task page. Just go to your Timesheet tab to view your logged time for the week.  To add time to a task, simply click on the box for the correct task and weekday.  To add time to a task that is not already there, simply click on the “Add a New Entry” link in the bottom right corner. Admins can also modify previously entered times from this page.

Tip #2: Use the Custom Fields Options

When you add client information, the last section - Custom Fields - can be very useful. Use the custom fields to save account IDs, usernames, passwords, client notes, or any other information that needs to be saved. By using the custom fields, not only is your info stored in one, easily accessible place, but users can access it from their own computers as necessary.

That’s all for today folks, we’ll be adding more tips and tricks next week! Have a great weekend!

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