Keyboard Shortcuts - The Basics

Digital research: Keyboard Shortcuts

Saving you time

Attention: To complete this lesson, you must be logged into a PC. Email iLRC@fareham.ac.uk if you would like to request a laptop loan.

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Learning Objectives

After this session you will be able to acheive the following:

Demonstrate you can use shortcuts to help with your research.

Identify ways you can impliment keyboard shortcuts to assist in your coursework.

Create a peice of work in good time, using keyboard shortcuts.

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Setting up

Please open these two links and then return to this tab to continue.

Webpage Link You will be using this webpage to collect resources.

Microsoft Word You will need to open a new document.

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Task

Result

Action

You have been asked to find some basic information on baleen Whales.

Next, highlight/select a fact about baleen whales and use:

Congratulations, you have used shortcuts to assist you with some basic research!

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Action

Use the following to switch between your word document and webpage:

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With the WWF tab open use:

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Once you are on your word document use to paste:

This will open a small search bar, type in 'baleen'. All mentions of baleen whales will be highlighted.

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The Snipping Tool

To copy images, you are usually able to right click and select the copy image option. Although in some cases this may not work and you will need to use the snipping tool. To access the snipping tool press:

Begin to type 'snipping', and press enter. The snipping tool will now open.

The snipping tool is great for documenting and evaluating evidence within programes. For example, you are editing a video in premier pro and you need to evidence your processes.

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You can now press create new and drag over the image you would like to copy into your document.

CHallenge - Race against time!

Now that you know the basic shortcuts, let's test how fastyou can submit a piece of work.

Remember to use your shortcuts!

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Brings up the search menu

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The task

Copy text

From the WWF webpage find out and include the following in your word document:

• Which country conducts commercial whaling in its own territorial waters?

• An image of the Emerald Bay ship

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Paste text/image

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Switch between tabs

The fastest recorded time is: 58 Seconds - can you beat it?

Additional Shortcuts

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How could you utilise these shortcuts with your coursework?

Lock computer

Undo

For a full list of windows keyboard shortcuts see the link here:

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Redo

Save document

More Shortcuts

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Back to desktop

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