Internet Tricks That You Might Not Know

That of Internet is an endless saga, and this is proved every single time we come across something that we didn't know. It might be something as hard as the mystery behind our dreams, or as simple as some tricks that could have made our life easier.

Here is a list of some tricks for your Windows Laptop/ Desktop that you would wish you had known before.

1. Ctrl Enter

You don't need to type http:\ or www. every time you want to open a website. Just enter the name of the website and hit Ctrl Enter. This would add the required www. in the beginning and .com at the end. You can use Shift Enter for .net and Ctrl Shift Enter for .org.

2. Tab and Shift Tab

This can literally save your life if you are dead bored of using your mouse every time you fill an online form like your details when you shop or recharge online. Using Tab takes you to the next column and Shift Tab takes you back to the previous column.

3. Drop Down Box

If there is a drop down box in the form that you are filling and you probably know the first letter of the option you have to choose, no need to go to all the options. Just hit the key for the letter and your list would be confined to the options starting from that particular letter. This would be useful in case you are filling a form that requires you to choose the name of your state from a list.

4. Alt D

You don't have to use your mouse every time you need to access the address bar. Just press Alt D and your address bar would be highlighted. You can also hit F6 for the same purpose.

5. Ctrl Shift R

If you want to reload a page ignoring the cache, hit Ctrl Shift R.

6. Browser Tabs

Use the tabs in your browser for a better surfing experience. Use Ctrl T for opening a new tab, Ctrl W for closing a tab, Ctrl Page Up or Page Down for moving between the tabs, and Ctrl Shift T for opening the last closed tab.

7. Search In Quotes

Sometimes you have to search for two words but then Google shows up the results for two different words. To improve your search experience, try searching in quotes. For example, searching "Life Hacker" in Google would refine the search and won't lead you to different results for "Life" and "Hacker".

8. Open A Link

When you have to open a link in the new tab, you can choose the second option in the drop down menu when you use the right click. You can also hit the Ctrl key and clicking on the link. Alternatively, you can also use the Ctrl key and the wheel of the mouse.

9. Pausing YouTube Videos

While watching a YouTube video, instead of pressing the space bar and going to the end of the page, just hit the K key and that would pause your video. Hitting K again would resume it.

10. Ctrl D Enter

If you find something important while browsing and want to bookmark it without having to use the mouse, just hit Enter after pressing Ctrl D. That would bookmark the page for viewing it later.