Often, the programs and apps that we use and rely on every day have handy features, fast shortcuts, and hidden tricks that we don't even know about.
Google®
Get the latest weather. To quickly get the current weather conditions and a three-day forecast, type the word weather followed by a zip code or city and state and then press ENTER (or click Search).
Track airline flights. A helpful feature when you're picking up a friend from the airport or rushing to catch a flight yourself: to get real-time flight information, type in the airline name followed by the flight number and press ENTER. You'll then see the status of the flight (like "on-time" or "30 minutes late") and its estimated arrival or departure time.
Track packages. To track a UPS, FedEx, or US Postal Service package, type or paste in the tracking number and press ENTER; Google will display a direct link to a web page with more information.
Calculate math. Whether balancing your check box or calculating a tip, Google's calculator function can come in handy. Simply type in the math problem and press ENTER; for example, entering 900+50 will display 950; entering 38.55*20% will display 7.71.
Microsoft® Office Word
Select specific text. Microsoft Office Word offers several ways to quickly select portions of text, which you can then cut, apply formatting to, etc.:
To select a single word, double-click inside of the word.
To select a single sentence, press CTRL and then click anywhere inside of the sentence.
To highlight a paragraph, triple-click anywhere inside of the paragraph
Expand your vocabulary. To see a short list of synonyms for a word, right click on the word and then click Synonyms from the drop-down menu. (Click Thesaurus to view a longer list of similar words.) And in addition to words, the thesaurus also offers synonyms for common phrases, like "at a snail's pace" or "in a jiffy.
Hide certain updates. If you find that your News Feed is overflowing with a certain friend's hourly updates, you can hide his postings from your feed—and he won't know!
Hover the mouse to the right of a News Feed post and then click the X (Remove) icon; updates from your friend will no longer display in the feed. To re-display, go to the bottom of the screen, click Edit options, and then click Add To News Feed next to your friend's name.
Display selected friends. By default, the friends that display in the Friends pane on your Profile page are randomly rotated. If you want to decide who displays here, click the pencil (Edit) icon at the top of the Friends pane. Then in the Edit Box that displays, select how many friends you want to display and then type in all of their names in the Always show these friends field.
Use friend lists. A useful feature that many are not aware of, "friend lists" allow you to create groupings among your friends that you can then apply specific privacy settings to.
Hide yourself. With Facebook's chat feature, your friends can see when you're online and send you a hello. But what if you want to just quickly check your messages and don't have time to chat—and you don't want your friends to feel rejected?
iolo® System Mechanic®
Enable ActiveCare® from Problems screen. You may already know that ActiveCare, which automatically runs the repairs your PC needs, can be enabled from the ActiveCare pane—but did you know you also can turn on these automatic repairs on-the-fly?
After running an analysis of your system, go to the Problems pane, click the drop-down arrow on the action button next to a problem ("Repair" or "Optimize"), and then select the Automatically repair option—now, if this problem is ever detected again, System Mechanic will automatically fix it.
Control ActiveCare. Even though ActiveCare only runs when you aren't using your PC, there still may be times when you want to turn off its automated processing, like when your laptop is running on battery power and you want to conserve its "juice."
To tailor when ActiveCare runs, click Options from the menu bar at the top of the screen. Select the ActiveCare tab, click Edit Advanced Options, and then choose from the range of customizable options, which are based on battery power, specific time frames, CPU usage, and more.
Use keyboard shortcuts. The PowerTools™ and Individual Tools in System Mechanic include keyboard shortcuts that help you quickly navigate through the wizards and get more information when you need it.
After you open a tool, you can click ALT + N to go to the next screen, ALT + B to go to the previous screen, ALT + H to open a help topic with instruction on the current screen, and ALT + X to close the wizard.
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