Keyboard Shortcuts - The Basics

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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Saving you time

Digital research: Keyboard Shortcuts

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

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

Demonstrate you can use shortcuts to help with your research.

Learning Objectives

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

Microsoft Word You will need to open a new document.

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

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

Setting up

Result

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

Once you are on your word document use to paste:

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

With the WWF tab open use:

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

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

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

Task

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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.

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

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

The Snipping Tool

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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:

The task

Switch between tabs

Paste text/image

Copy text

Brings up the search menu

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Remember to use your shortcuts!

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

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

CHallenge - Race against time!

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

More Shortcuts

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

Print page

Save document

Lock computer

Back to desktop

Redo

Undo

Additional Shortcuts

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How could you utilise these shortcuts with your coursework?