Use the following shortcuts in the address bar: Action Shortcut Search with your default search engine Type a search term + Enter Search using a different search engine Type a search engine name and press Tab Add www. And.com to a site name, and open it in the current tab Type a site name + Ctrl + Enter Open a new tab and perform a Google search Type a search term + Alt + Enter Jump to the address bar Ctrl + l or Alt + d or F6 Search from anywhere on the page Ctrl + k or Ctrl + e Remove predictions from your address bar Down arrow to highlight + Shift + Delete. Use the following shortcuts in the address bar: Action Shortcut Search with your default search engine Type a search term + Enter Search using a different search engine Type a search engine name and press Tab Add www. And.com to a site name, and open it in the current tab Type a site name + Control + Enter Add www. And.com to a site name, and open it in a new tab Type a site name + Control + Shift + Enter Open the website in a new background tab Type a web address + ⌘ + Enter Jump to the address bar ⌘ + l Remove predictions from your address bar Down arrow to highlight + Shift + fn + Delete.
– And notice the ‘Navigate to Next Document’ command right here. – Click on the Symbol’s column first, and press ` (tilde key) or F6 into the blank box to set a shortcut key. – Then click on Shortcut’s column, and press Cmd+` (tilde key) or Cmd+F6 into the blank box. Pro writers and editors save time with advanced keyboard shortcuts. Here are seven of our favorite time-saving keyboard shortcuts for Microsoft Word on PC and Mac.
You can open as many Word documents at a time as you like. (Issue the File, Open command or click the Open toolbar button in any Word window to open additional documents.) In general, however, it's best to use a little restraint. The more documents you have open, the more slowly your computer runs. When you have more than one Word document open, you can switch among them by using the techniques described in the next three sections. Taskbar Buttons By default, each document that you open appears in its own Word window, with its own button on the taskbar at the bottom of your screen.
The simplest way to switch from one to another is to click their taskbar buttons. In, three Word windows are open. The active Word window is maximized, so the other Word windows are hidden behind it. Click the taskbar button of an open document to switch to it. TIP The keyboard shortcut for switching among open Word documents is Ctrl+F6. Each time you press Ctrl+F6, Word brings another open document to the top. Depending on your display settings and the number of Word documents you have open, Windows may decide that you don't have enough room to display a separate taskbar button for each document.
When this happens, it displays only one Word taskbar button that contains a number indicating the number of open documents. When you click the button, a list of all of the open documents pops up. To switch to one of the documents, simply click it in the list. If you have several Word documents open at once, you may have difficulty telling which document is which because the taskbar buttons are so small that the document names have to be truncated. You can always point to a button to display the entire filename in a ScreenTip.
If you prefer, you can also display all of your open documents in one Word window, which means you will see only one Word taskbar button that lists the name of the currently active document. To do this, follow these steps:. Choose Tools, Options.
In the Options dialog box, click the View tab. Clear the Windows in Taskbar check box, and click OK.
If you take these steps and are now displaying all of your documents in one Word window, you need to use the Window menu method described in the next section to switch among them. TIP If you don't see your taskbar, either someone dragged it out of view, or it has been set to hide when a window is active. To bring it into view, rest your mouse pointer on the edge of the desktop where it normally appears.
If it was set to hide automatically, it will pop up right away. If it doesn't, drag toward the middle of your screen when you see a double-headed black arrow.
If your taskbar was set to auto hide and you want it to be visible all of the time, right-click the Start button and choose Properties. In the Taskbar and Start Menu Properties dialog box, click the Taskbar tab, clear the Auto-hide the Taskbar check box, and click OK. Window Menu You can also switch among open documents by using the Window menu in any Word window. All of your open documents are listed at the bottom of the Window menu (see ), and a check mark appears next to the one that's currently active. Click the desired document to switch to it. Click the document that you want to switch to at the bottom of the Window menu. Keyboard Shortcut When you have more than one window open, you can switch among all of your windows, including the Word windows, by using the Alt+Tab keyboard combination.
Press and hold down the Alt key as you press the Tab key to display a small window containing icons for each open window. An outline appears around the icon for the active window (see ). Keeping the Alt key held down, continue to press Tab until the icon for the document that you want to switch to is outlined, and then release the Alt key. (If you are displaying all of your documents in one Word window, as described in the previous section, you will only see one icon for your Word window in the Alt+Tab list.) Release the Alt key when the desired document icon is outlined.