Save time with quick computer shortcuts

As a new mom, Rachel Brown is always looking for ways to save time. "When I have the chance to sit down at my computer, I need to get at what I'm working on as quickly as possible," says Brown, who uses her computer to keep in touch with family and friends.

Brown discovered the power of shortcuts and keystrokes while she was still working. "Before taking my maternity leave, I worked in a bilingual environment," she explains. "I learned the keystrokes for the French accents that were essential in all of my correspondence." She also learned a few other time-saving tricks such as highlighting text, using the Bold function, and creating new documents.

If you're looking to work more efficiently in Microsoft Word, Excel, or Internet Explorer, the key is using programmed shortcuts.

Driving around your desktop

To...	Use this shortcut
Select a file/folder/icon	Type the first letter of the file. If you have several files starting with the same letter, continue hitting the letter key until your cursor lands on the file or folder you want.
Search for a file/folder	F3
Rename a file/folder	Select the file/folder, click F2, and then re-type the name
Find out when the file or folder was created, by whom, and how big it is	Select the file, right-click, and then clickProperties
Display the Start menu	Ctrl + Esc
Create a shortcut on your desktop to your favorite file/folder	Drag the file/folder icon to your desktop
Scroll between open items	Alt + Tab, then hold down Alt while clicking Tab to reach the desired file or program

Working with Word

To...	Use this shortcut
Select text	Shift + Right Arrow, Left Arrow, Up Arrow, or Down Arrow to highlight text
Copy selected text	Ctrl + C
Cut selected text	Ctrl + X
Paste selected text	Ctrl + V
Undo your last action	Ctrl + Z
Select all the text within your document	Ctrl + A
Bold text	Ctrl + B
Italicize text	Ctrl + I
Underline	Ctrl + U
Decrease font size	Ctrl + Shift + <
Increase font size	Ctrl + Shift + >
Change font	Ctrl + Shift + F, then use the arrow keys to reach the new font
Change font size	Ctrl + Shift + P, then use the arrow keys to reach the new font size
Create page break	Ctrl + Enter
Create new document	Ctrl + N
Open My Documents window	Ctrl + O
Close a document	Ctrl + W
Save a document	Ctrl + S
Print a document	Ctrl + P
Preview what you're about to print	Alt + Ctrl + I

Accelerating Excel

To...	Use this shortcut
Move right to left, cell by cell	Tab
Move up and down, cell by cell	Enter
Erase data in current cell	Backspace
Return to the beginning of the row	Home
Enter the date	Ctrl + ; (semicolon)
Enter the time	Ctrl + Shift + : (colon)
Start a formula	= (equal sign)
Check the spelling of titles or words within the cells	F7
Find out about the style within the cell	ALT + ' (apostrophe)
Display the Format Cells dialog box	Ctrl + 1
Apply the general number format	Ctrl + Shift + ~
Turn numbers into dollars	Ctrl + Shift + $
Make numbers a percentage	Ctrl + Shift + %
Apply a border	Ctrl + Shift + &

Expediting Internet Explorer

To...	Use this shortcut
Add sites to your Favorites	Go to the site. Hit Ctrl + D to add to your Favorites. Select Favorites and then Add to Favorites to create a separate folder for the site or to add it to a list already formed.
Select a home page	Go to the Web page that you would like to make your home page. Open the Tools menu and selectInternet Options. Under Home page, click Use Current.
Use the History function if you visit a few select sites constantly	Select the History button on your top navigation (a green arrow on a clock face). Select the site that you would like and double-click. If the History button is not visible, go to the View menu, select Explorer Bar, and then click History to access.
Customize your toolbar to the tools you use most frequently	Right-click your top navigation. Select the icons that you use or go to the View menu, select Toolbars, and then click Customize.

A final piece of advice from Brown: Have the Help Line numbers for all the products you use nearby. "At work you rely on your IT person to solve problems that come up, but at home you need to fix these on your own and those phone numbers become extremely useful," she says.

The more you use these tools, the more time you will save. Have fun and explore the options available to you.

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Difference among CV Resume and BioData

Difference among CV Resume and BioData    People use the words RESUME, C.V., and BIO-DATA interchangeably for the document highlighting skills, education, and experience that a candidate submits when applying for a job. On the surface level, all the three mean the same. However, there are intricate differences.    RESUME Resume Is a French word meaning "summary", and true to the word meaning, signifies a summary of one's employment, education, and other skills, used in applying for a new position. A resume seldom exceeds one side of an A4 sheet, and at the most two sides. They do not list out all the education and qualifications, but only highlight specific skills customized to target the job profile in question.     A resume is usually broken into bullets and written in the third person to appear objective and formal. A good resume starts with a brief Summary of Qualifications, followed by Areas of Strength or Industry Expertise in keywords, followed by Professional Experience in reverse chronological order. Focus is on the most recent experiences, and prior experiences summarized. The content aims at providing the reader a balance of responsibilities and accomplishments for each position. After Work experience come Professional Affiliations, Computer Skills, and Education     C.V CURRICULUM VITAE   C.V Is a Latin word meaning "course of life". Curriculum Vitae (C.V.) is therefore a regular or particular course of study pertaining to education and life. A C.V. is more detailed than a resume, usually 2 to 3 pages, but can run even longer as per the requirement. A C.V. generally lists out every skills, jobs, degrees, and professional affiliations the applicant has acquired, usually in chronological order. A C.V. displays general talent rather than specific skills for any specific positions.     BIO-DATA   Bio Data the short form for Biographical Data, is the old-fashioned terminology for Resume or C.V. The emphasis in a bio data is on personal particulars like date of birth, religion, sex, race, nationality, residence, martial status, and the like. Next comes a chronological listing of education and experience. The things normally found in a resume, that is specific skills for the job in question comes last, and are seldom included. Bio-data also includes applications made in specified formats as required by the company.   A resume is ideally suited when applying for middle and senior level positions, where experience and specific skills rather than education is important. A C.V., on the other hand is the preferred option for fresh graduates, people looking for a career change, and those applying for academic positions. The term bio-data is mostly used in India while applying to government jobs, or when applying for research grants and other situations where one has to submit descriptive essays.   Resumes present a summary of highlights and allow the prospective employer to scan through the document visually or electronically, to see if your skills match their available positions. A good resume can do that very effectively, while a C.V. cannot. A bio-data could still perform this role, especially if the format happens to be the one recommended by the employer.   Personal information such as age, sex, religion and others, and hobbies are never mentioned in a resume. Many people include such particulars in the C.V. However, this is neither required nor considered in the US market. A Bio-data, on the other hand always include such personal particulars.

Unusual and Concept Aircraft

Here are some of the more interesting aircraft designs created by some of the best known manufacturers. Hardly suprising, most of the aircraft are of military origin proving how hotly contested the market is.

Bell "Eagle Eye" UAV Bell "Eagle Eye" UAV Unmanned tilt rotor aircraft for surveillance. No need for a runway, can operate from land or sea based platform. This picture shows an Eagle Eye in US Coast guard livery. Unmanned tilt rotor aircraft for surveilla

BBoeing Bird of Prey The Bird of Prey project cost $67 million, and the project was classified from 1992 to 1999, with the first flight in 1996. The Bird of Prey helped to develop stealth technology for the US airforce.oeing Bird of Prey The Bird

General Dynamics A12 Avenger II The McDonnell Douglas/General Dynamics A-12 Avenger II was designed to be an all-weather, stealth attack replacement for the A-6 Intruder in the United States Navy and Marines. It suffered several problems throughout development, especially with the materials used and the overall price of the aircraft - an estimated US $165 million per unit. Canceled in January of 1991.General Dynamics A12 Avenger II

Lockheed XFV-1  Lockheed XFV-1  The Lockheed XFV-1 is a 'tailsitter' VTOL (Vertical Take-Off and Landing) aircraft It was created by the US Navy who were looking for ways to improve ship defense by equipping merchant ships with vertical take-off aircraft.  The XFV-1 used the Allison YT40-A-14 engine to drive two 16 ft counter-rotating three-bladed Curtiss-Wright propellers with electric pitch control. The XFV-1 was fitted with a conventional landing gear to make its first horizontal flight in March 1954. A total of 27 level flights were made. Control in hover was very poor. No vertical take-offs or landings were ever attempted. The Lockheed XFV-1 is a 'tailsitter'

Bell X-1  The Bell X-1 rocket powered aircraft of the US Airforce, piloted by Chuck Yeager broke the sound barrier On October 14, 1947.  Amazingly Yeager had broken two ribs in a horse riding accident the weekend prior to the flight. He kept the injury hidden from his superiors in order to fly the mission. Because of his injury, to close the entry hatch Yeager had to use a sawn off broom handle with his left arm.

Martin X-24B The rocket powered X-24B, which first flew in August 1973, was developed from the experiences gained through the 28 flights of the X-24A.  The X-24B made 10 glide and 26 powered flights before the program ended in 1975, having validated the lifting-body aircraft concept.Martin X-24B The rocket powered X-24B, which first flew in August 1973, was developed from the experiences gained through the 28 flights of the X-24A.  The X-24B made 10 glide and 26 powered flights before the program ended in 1975, having validated the lifting-body aircraft concept.

Northrop Tacit Blue The Tacit Blue was created to test stealth technology. The USAF, DARPA, and Northrop worked together from 1978 to 1985 to prove that curved surfaces on an aircraft result in a low radar return signal from ground based radar. Tacit Blue made its debut flight in February 1982, and it flew 134 more times before 1985 when the project ended

Grumman X-29 Two X-29's were built and flown at the NASA Ames-Dryden Flight Research Facility, Edwards, California. The X-29 was used as a technology demonstrator to investigate advanced designs and technology. The extensive program was conducted from 1984 to 1992 and engineering data gathered is useful for the design and development of future aircraft.

NNASA Boeing X-36 NASA and McDonnell-Douglas Phantom Works developed the technology essential for a tailless aircraft beginning in 1989. To prove the technology worked Phantom Works built two unmanned X-36 aircraft. The first flight of the X-36 took place in May 1997. One of the two X-36 aircraft completed 31 successful research flights the last in Dec 1997. In 1998, the X-36 made two more flights to prove that software could make the necessary adjustments to fly a damaged tailless aircraft.

ATAC Predator 480 The Predator 480 was an unconventional high performance crop-duster. Advanced Technology Aircraft Company contracted with Scaled Composites to design and build a proof-of-concept crop-duster. Designed by Burt Rutan, it was owned by ATAC. It never made it into production because of a severe design flaw in the main wing. Thanks to David Record, Jr for the information. (son of the original inventor)

Scaled Composites White Knight White Knight was developed as the mothership to SpaceShipOne, the first private spaceship which won the ANSARI X-Prize.

RRutan 151 ARES The 151 ARES (Agile Responsive Effective Support) was developed by Burt Rutan as a low cost fighter.  The ARES first flew on February 19, 1990. Since that first flight, the 151 ARES has flown more than 250 hours.u

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