This shortcut would only be helpful, I think, in this regard if you already had the fic open and you were searching through it to find a particular word, although it CAN be used to find other things besides words such as captions, tables, graphics, etc. It could be used on the tags page on this site, though, if you wanted to search for a keyword, such as 'jealousy,' for instance, and didn't want to scroll down the page to locate stories that have to do with a particular subject. When you hold down the control key and then hit the letter "F," a text box opens (either in a separate window or at the bottom of the page) where you can type in a word you are looking for. It's great tool if you're on a lengthy webpage with a lot of information and you only want to check out something in particular. And it's come in handy when I get confused on occasion when writing a story and I wind up naming a new character two different names and need to correct it - ha!
I'm not sure if it would really help when searching for a particular story on here, though, since as I said it's mainly to use when you have a web page up or a document already open and you want to look for a particular word or phrase.
There ARE some other wonderful shortcuts, too, that not only work in Microsoft Office but also when posting journal entries, for example, [Ctrl] + C to copy, [Ctrl] + X to cut(text, for example), [Ctrl] + V to paste, and [Ctrl + A] to select everything in a document, along with [Ctrl] + the home key to go to the top of a lengthy document and [Ctrl] + End to go to the end of a multi-page document or web page.
Sorry for the impromptu lesson.;) I guess I can't help it - I teach Microsoft Office 2010 at school.
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Date: 2013-05-09 09:34 pm (UTC)I'm not sure if it would really help when searching for a particular story on here, though, since as I said it's mainly to use when you have a web page up or a document already open and you want to look for a particular word or phrase.
There ARE some other wonderful shortcuts, too, that not only work in Microsoft Office but also when posting journal entries, for example, [Ctrl] + C to copy, [Ctrl] + X to cut(text, for example), [Ctrl] + V to paste, and [Ctrl + A] to select everything in a document, along with [Ctrl] + the home key to go to the top of a lengthy document and [Ctrl] + End to go to the end of a multi-page document or web page.
Sorry for the impromptu lesson.;) I guess I can't help it - I teach Microsoft Office 2010 at school.