Shortcut of the Week

One of the main features of Zoom is that attendees can see each other’s video in the meeting. However, you may want to switch off your video for privacy reasons or bandwidth issues on your connection. Or you may want … Read More

In Zoom meetings, if you want to Mute/Unmute yourself, you can press Alt + A. Alternatively, you can hold down the Spacebar while you are speaking and this will unmute temporarily, until you let go of the Spacebar. If you … Read More

Zoom is a video conferencing platform that can be used through a computer desktop or mobile app, and allows users to connect online for video conference meetings, webinars and live chat. During Covid, Zoom has risen in popularity, with millions … Read More

Sharon’s Shortcuts is 5 Years Old!! Yes, it was on 9th January 2017 that the Sharon’s Shortcuts website was launched, a free educational resource on how to use a PC without a mouse. And Shortcut of the Week email and blog … Read More

Using a right-click of the mouse on a PC gives a menu of options based on where you are, usually called a context menu. For example: A right-click on a selected file gives options to look at properties, create a shortcut … Read More

You can select all files in a particular folder by pressing Control + A. But what if you want to select only certain files? To select files that are next to each other in a list, select the first file … Read More

To rename a file, position on the file in File Explorer and press F2. The filename is highlighted and you can just type in the new name to replace it. Press Enter when finished. Note: If you have file name … Read More

If you want to print your file in most applications, you can press Control + P. You can then Tab around for different options for printing, such as choosing Printer and selecting what pages to print. You can also access … Read More

To save a file in MS applications press Control + S. The first time you use Control + S on a new file, it will let you enter a filename and then saves your file to the default place (usually … Read More