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How to undo an ‘Undo’ when there’s no ‘Redo’ option available

Posted on October 12, 2022

Most every computer user is familiar with the “Undo” and “Redo” options on program menus.

If you’re unfamiliar with them, clicking “Undo” will reverse the last change you made to a text file, a Word document, a photo or most anything else that you can edit.

Clicking “Redo” will reverse the “Undo” and make the change you “undid” active once again.

As you can imagine, these are two of the most useful options you have at your disposal while you’re doing something with your computer.

But there’s a problem…

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Save time by pressing Ctrl+Z instead of clicking Undo

Posted on October 2, 2022

The “Undo” feature is one of the handiest tools in Microsoft Windows.

If you make a mistake, simply click Edit>Undo in most Windows programs and the mistake will be washed away in an instant.

But did you know that there’s an even easier way to “undo” an operation?

Simply press the Ctrl+Z key combination and the last thing you clicked, typed or changed will be restored to its previous state.

What’s more, if your hands are already on the keyboard, pressing Ctrl+Z is a lot faster than grabbing the mouse and clicking Edit>Undo! [Read more…]

4 quick ways to open the Settings app in Windows 10/11

Posted on August 31, 2022

Starting with the release of Windows 8, Microsoft moved several important system settings from the Control Panel to the new “Settings” app.

They also added a bunch of new settings to the app that weren’t even available in previous Windows versions.

And now with Windows 10 and Windows 11 they keep placing even more important settings in there with virtually every new major update.

With the Settings app getting more important every day, I thought it would be a good idea to explain the fastest methods you can use to open it.

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Did you know Gmail has dozens of handy keyboard shortcuts?

Posted on December 21, 2021

As you probably know, Gmail is the most popular email service on the planet.

In fact, every month over a billion people worldwide use Gmail to send and receive gazillions of emails.

There are several reasons for Gmail’s popularity, one of which is its dizzying array of features and integrated tools.

Those tools include dozens of handy keyboard shortcuts for working with messages, using the editor and a whole lot more. [Read more…]

Windows users: Save lots of time by skipping the clicking!

Posted on October 30, 2021

Ok, I’ll admit it. I’m impatient. Well, at least when it comes to getting things done on my computer.

After all, there are only so many hours in the day, right?

With that in mind, one of the best tips I’ve learned over the years is that the keyboard is often a lot faster and more efficient than the mouse.

I used to get frustrated at having to click through multiple layers of menus, click on the program I want to run and then scroll through a couple hundred filenames until I find the specific file I need to work with.

But these days in most cases I can just skip the mouse altogether except for one final click and be working with my file in mere seconds. Here’s how it’s done: [Read more…]