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27th May 2010
Convert text to lower-case, upper-case or capitalised the easy way!
This tutorial is specifically for Microsoft Word and Outlook, however, as with many keyboard shortcuts, they’ll often be supported by many other applications Ever accidentally hit the CAPS LOCK button and written a whole paragraph in capitals? Or how about got one of those shouty emails all in caps that are difficult to read? Good…
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25th February 2010
What is a webloc file or the .webloc file extension?
What is a WEBLOC File? A .webloc file is a website shortcut created by macOS. It works exactly like a standard desktop application shortcut, but it points to a specific webpage on the internet rather than a local program. How they are created You generate these files on a Mac by dragging a website address…
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15th January 2010
Windows keyboard short-cuts everyone should know!
There are hundreds of short-cut keyboard combinations and when you start to learn them , they can really help you save a lot of time! Many of them are also transferable meaning, for example, some that work with MS Word may also work with Photoshop. Below are shortcuts that can be useful in Windows desktop…
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