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Quick Tip from my College Kid

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This will be my quickest blog ever, but priceless if you don't know this yet.

My college daughter told me this quick tip - and I've used it over and over again.

It's work with most things I've used it for, I find it especially helpful in web browser box....

One click of the mouse highlights a single letter or space.

Two quick clicks on top of word highlights the word.

Three quick clicks on top of a sentence highlights the entire sentence.

EDITED: (Thanks, Chris)

Two quick clicks in between two words highlights those two words.

Isn't that great! Now go play!

Posted by Kim Wood on 03/12/2008 03:10 PM

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36 Comments on Quick Tip from my College Kid

MAR

2008

Kim,

Thanks for the tip. Have a great week. Michael A. Caruso

Smart kid you've got. Thanks for sharing the quick tips!

I've taught this little trick to more than one person :)

It's particularly useful when you think you can't highlight something. Often a double or triple click will allow you to.

Kim,

Well I'll be ...I thought I knew EVERYTHING about computers but I didn't know this and it works! Thanks for the tip!

Michael, You are so welcome! It'll come in handy.

Angela, Smart kid to share it with her mother :)

Bob, My @activebob comments on my tip? *wow'd* Yes! I've noticed that! And if you shared it with so many, why, oh why didn't you share this with me?

Well, of all the ... Very cool ! Thanks, you get my "attagirl " of the day !

Richard, I couldn't believe something so simple I've missed for so long!

Kim, I have watched my junior high school student do this and never asked how. Now I know Thanks a bunch

Kim- Thanks for the tip I didn't realize that. Wish I had know about it earlier. Have a good day. Thanks again.

One more...

Two clicks between two words will highlight those two words.

I never noticed it until your post - what a great tip, thanks

Thanks for saving me time.

THank goodness. No more going highlighting more than I wanted as I try to highlight a word or sentence. Thank you.

Bill, I love being an "attagirl" ! Thanks.

Katharine, See, they know all the tricks :)

Pam, Me too! Save me aggravation on the laptop !

Chris, THANK YOU, post edited to add that one!

Petra, I'm glad you read it ! (I used to live in Lakeland :)

Royal, Anything to save time, eh?

WOW that is really cool, I had no idea.... tell your college daughter, THANKS! I thought you had babies.

Kathy, You'll use it more than you know!

Missy, I will... .21yr/18yr/4yr - all girls !

Thanks, it's great to learn something new.

MAR

2008

Kim... I felt compelled to do a video comment.

Penny, You are welcome - it is!!

Jeff, Thank you ! The video was awesome, as you are! This has been around for 20 years? Oh dear.... I thought I kept up pretty good. You are right - its SO important to go "back to the basics". Basics for you might be a jackpot for others!

Watch the video comment y'all

:) My pleasure... this really was a great little post.

I love good little posts like this one. Great stuff. Keep on posting!!

MAR

2008

Kim- I have considered myself a "pro" when it comes to tech. This simple yet powerful tip is something that I have never heard of. I just tried it and it will be very useful.

Thank you for providing it to all of us! Excellent information.

Best,

Scott Cowan

Great tips, but ACTUALLY, Ctrl-Click will highlight a sentence (in Word). Three clicks will highlight a paragraph.

Try this on a paragraph made up of more than one sentence.

Didn't know that. Thought I was going to tell my wife something new and she already new it. I can't tell her anything.

MAR

2008

Joe, I've decided I like reading the little ones - so I shouldn't be so wordy (that's hard for me)

Scott, you are welcome :)

Andy, Ok, I'm sure there are many tweaks and turns and different programs might even act a little different. I haven't gotten your paragraph suggestion to work, but I'm sure it will on certain things. THANK YOU!

Todd, Awh. You'll get her one of these days! I hope you just say, "yes Dear". Good words....

MAR

2008

Great Tip and so many thanks for sharing with the group. Love it!

Sincerely,
William

Great tips! Last night I actually had to show my dh how to highlight a paragraph by clicking and highlighting. Now see if she has any tips on how I can get my wireless remote to work:)

MAR

2008

Thanks for sharing! Its a great lil tip!! Amazing what they can teach us, isn't it? I find myself hitting my high schooler up for help more often than I care to admit!

I tried it, and for me, the 2 click and the 3 click work, but the 1 click doesn't. Still its handy. Thanks. I've got 2 of the college kids myself- amazing what they come up with. I listen to a lot of music I would have never found w/o them.

MAY

2008

You had me at "college kid" and apparently others too. Thanks for the tip.

MAY

2008

Useful tips that can save you time and "mouse frustration".

MAY

2008

I didn't actually know this trick, but I did know that if I clicked the mouse enough times, then what I wanted highlighted would be. Thanks for the specifics :)

ALL.... I'm glad this post is still lingering in the "read" files :) Glad I could give a quick tip that helped so many!!!

MAY

2008

Kim, thanks for sharing your daughters knowledge. It does work.

MAY

2008

Kim,

Thanks for sharing the shortcut. The single click didn't seem to work, but the double and triple clicks worked fine.

That's great - thanks! I did not know it.

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