The process of clicking and browsing through online or documents, such as the pages that make up anything look neat, is known as navigation. In this situation, you must be able to navigate each page quickly and effectively if you want to take complete control of your Word document. Learning shortcuts that will enable you to make both little movements from character to character and larger changes from page to page is the fundamental goal of navigating through a document. Getting around a document fast and simply becomes crucial as it gets bigger and bigger. Throughout this chapter, several references, icons, pictures, and text options that could enhance a document were illustrated. For instance, moving around in Microsoft Word enables operations like going to a certain page, changing one word for another, etc. Accessing resources within the document, such as adding a hyperlink or bookmark, or using any of the other tabs available, is also referred to as navigation. Additionally, gaining the knowledge of the majority of the features that different documents provide improves technical skills. By using these various tabs, you may see what features Microsoft Word offers in order to assist you edit and improve your document's appearance.
Learning to better navigation whether within a single application or between different applications can make a world of difference :-)
ReplyDeleteInstead of using a mouse to click, learn to use shortcut and hotkeys!
For example, to highlight continuous multiple paragraphs cross multiple pages within a Word document, , instead of using the mouse to click at the beginning of a paragraph then click and drag to highlight across multiple pages; after ensuring the cursor is at the beginning of the first paragraph, hold the [Shift] key and use the [down arrow] key or [page down] key until reaching the end of final paragraph.
In the same vein of people only knowing how to use the mouse and possibly never been taught how to use various keys on the keyboard, try using the [Home] and [End] key in combination with the [arrow] keys to move through words or highlight (while holding down the [Shift] key) words.
A few more important keys: most students seem to only know to use the [Backspace] key to erase to the left but don't know that they can use the [Delete]/[Del] key to erase to the right. Instead of moving the mouse and click on the icons minimized on the taskbar to switch between opened applications, you can easily hold the [Alt] key and press the [Tab] key to bring up a tile of opened applications to move to the next opened application. To move to the previous opened application window, do the same except also hold the [Shift] key.
Excellent choice of topic, Roberto ^_^
The sheet that Mr. Wu posted at the beginning of the class has taught me a lot more shortcuts that I did not know about, but this topic expanded my knowledge and ability to better navigate not only in Word, but my windows as well. Learning about navigation is a fundamental part of putting functionality to good use.
ReplyDeleteutilizing shortcuts reduces time spent moving the mouse to the corresponding button on the interface. Currently CTRL+SHIFT+T is my favorite command of all time
ReplyDeleteUsually I am don't do well with Navigation, especially with GPS. Just kidding. I definitely wish there was a voice guiding me when going through the MO lessons.
ReplyDeleteTaking this class and learning how to navigate through word and excel makes the computer world a lot easier. I am not into computers cause I didn't know how to navigate through any of this. After this class and learning how to navigate I may seem like a pro to some of my coworkers in my line of work.
ReplyDeleteI like the shortcuts. At times I just have to remember how to utilize them. Thanks for the reminder.
ReplyDeleteShortcuts are very helpful. Two shortcuts I started using since I started this class are Ctrl B to bold and Ctrl Z to undo. I use these two shortcuts very frequently.
ReplyDeleteI love shortcuts! I prefer to not use the mouse as much as possible.
ReplyDeleteYou are absolutely right that using shortcut keys will save us time and reduce the chance of making mistakes!
ReplyDeleteNow the real question is how does our brain remember them all?
ReplyDeleteShortcuts are a nice timesaver, but only if you remember to use them.
ReplyDeleteThere are so many shortcuts! My current favorite is the shortcut to choose an area to screenshot and it to the clipboard to paste somewhere like a Teams chat or an email. (Windows logo key + Shift + S)
ReplyDeleteMy favorite shortcut is the screenshot/snipping tool too. I always utilize it when playing with my friends to capture funny moments and post it in the group chat. On my Windows laptop, it's the Windows Logo + Shift + S. On my MacBook, it's Shift + Command + 3.
ReplyDeleteI like shortcuts. The one I use the most would probably be ( Ctrl + V / C ) The copy and paste commands.
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing this information. I love shortcuts it makes everything easier.
ReplyDeleteLearning more about how to actually navigate through Word made it much more enjoyable to use, I wish I'd taken this class my first semester.
ReplyDeleteNavigation is everything. It makes things a little easier to figure out, even if you don't know the program.
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