Quick way to print a file

There are a variety of ways to print a document, but if you need to print a document quickly you can put a shortcut to the printer on your desktop and drag a document icon to it. No need to open the file for printing, just drag a file to the printer icon to get your print.

To do this, first click the Start button and select Printers. With the Printers window open, hold down the Ctrl key and drag the printer icon to your desktop. Now you can drag a document icon onto your printer shortcut on your desktop. Here you will get a print quickly without opening a file.

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Clean up your desktop

Tired of a certain file shortcut on your desktop that you would like gone? Simply click on the file to select it. Then right click the file to bring down the menu. Then scroll down to 'delete' or 'move to recycle bin'. You can also do this by selecting the file then clicking the 'delete or del' key on the keyboard. Be sure that you only delete files you know that you do not need.

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Quickly get to your desktop

There are some very easy to use commands on the keyboard that allow you to do some things quicker than with the mouse. On most keyboards between Ctrl and Alt is the Windows key. If you hold down the Windows key and then press the 'D' key, it will cause all open windows to minimize (or shrink down). This can be a very helpful command, especially if you do not want to go through and minimize all open windows.

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Less keystrokes to the web

Want to get to a .com website faster? When going to a website that ends with a .com (yahoo.com, for example) you do not need to type in the www or the .com in the address bar. After you have typed the domain name (yahoo), simply press the Ctrl and Enter key and it will automatically enter the www and .com for you. With less to type, you can get to your web destination faster!

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