Tips & Tricks

Internet Explorer December 2/02 - Turn on ClearType Windows XP comes with ClearType, which allows you to view easy-to-read antialiased fonts on the screen, though it is disabled by default. Go here to activate ClearType and customize the level of antialiasing you want. June 18/02 - Travelling through space(bar) You can scroll up and down a page with the PageUp and PageDown keys on your keyboard, but did you know you can scroll down a page in most browsers and e-mail programs' message windows by using the Space Bar? June 18/02 - Quick back-and-forth browsing You can control your browser's Back and Forward functions with your keyboard. Back can be controlled via Alt-LeftArrow or the Backspace key and Forward is Alt-RightArrow. June 17/02 - Quick .com web address entry If you're typing in a web site address with a .com extension, instead of typing www.thesitename.com in the Address line, just type in thesitename and press Ctrl-Enter...IE and FireFox will add the "www." and ".com" to the beginning and end of the URL automagically! TweakUI January 6/02 - Search engine shortcuts In the Internet Explorer -> Search area of TweakUI, you can set up shortcuts to various search engines that can be typed into Internet Explorer's address bar. Create search prefixes with the following names and shortcuts: Ask.com search: ask Why is the sky blue? ask Google search: google usable freeware google Google Image search: gimage gandalf gimage Internet Movie Database: imdb Lord of the Rings imdb