Computer & Internet Newbie Guide

Keyboard Shortcuts for Internet Explorer

Esc
Stop downloading page

Tab
Tabs forward between items in the browser (useful for forms, address bar, search bar, etc.)

Backspace
Equivalent to the back page button

F1
Displays the help screen

F4
Display address bar history

F5
Refresh browser page

Shift+Ctrl+Tab
Moves backward between frames

F6
Moves forward between frames

F11
Toggles between a full size view or regular size view

Shift+Tab
Tabs backwards between items in the browser [...]

How To Backup Internet Explorer Favorites
It’s a good idea to backup your browser favorites every once in awhile - just in case your computer crashes or if a time comes that you must reformat. You can also do this to copy your favorites from one computer to another or upload your favorites to your [...]

How To Turn Off Auto Complete In Internet Explorer
Well it seemed like a good idea at the time didn’t it? Auto complete. However some have decided this feature is more annoying than helpful or some have decided they’d rather not have their usernames and passwords tracked. Here’s how you can turn off that feature:
Disable [...]

Help Downloading Software
Downloading is the process of copying a file from a web server or computer to your computer. The file can be a piece of software, a music file (.mp3), a document, etc. You are simply copying one file to your computer for your use.
Downloading Files
When you go to the location of [...]

How To Clear The Cache In Internet Explorer
As you surf the net, your browser saves bits of information from each website that you visit (ie. graphics, etc.). This helps to load the websites faster the next time you visit.
By following the instructions below, you can clear your cache anytime you wish:

Open your Internet [...]

Are You a Power Surfer? Time For Tabbed Browsers!
If you regularly visit a lot of websites and are quite the power surfer, you may want to consider tabbed browsing. This utilizes a browser that enables you to have multiple windows and sites open at the same time. You just jump from tab to tab [...]

Help Downloading and Reading PDF Files
PDF files are the most common and accessible ebook format on the net. Adobe’s Portable Document Format (pdf) is mainly used to distribute files on the internet or across a network. Files with a .pdf extension have been created in another application such as Word Perfect and even HTML, [...]

Hiding Email Addresses
Most of us have received emails that are sent to a big list of people. Notice that you can read and swipe all the email addresses listed in the To: line. This is one way that spammers can collect and find your email address. This also exposes private email addresses to everyone. It’s [...]