I Use F12 To Save
By hereandthere
@hereandthere (45651)
Philippines
August 2, 2017 2:53am CST
I learned a few years back that pressing F12 was the shortcut to Save on MS Word, so since then, I just hit F12 every once in a while while I'm typing something. I used to click the diskette icon with the mouse, or use the key combination CTRL+S.
I just searched today what other F keys or Function keys I could use and found out I could use:
F5 to refresh the page of the site I am on, for example, Mylot's Most Recent Activity Page.
F6 to move the cursor to the address bar of my browser so I can type what I want to search or go to a different site, instead of using the mouse to click on the home icon, which is Google.
F7 to check grammar and spelling on MS Word.
I will tape a Post-it note on the monitor so I can remember to practice until my brain and fingers memorized it.
What F keys or Function Keys do you usually use?
If you want to know the rest, from F1 to F12, here is the link to the site where I got them:
Additional information to what the F1 through F12 keys on a keyboard are.
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24 responses
@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
2 Aug 17
i know alt+tab is also useful to switch windows, but i keep forgetting.
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@LadyDuck (458091)
• Switzerland
2 Aug 17
@hereandthere Yes, this is very useful.
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
3 Aug 17
I use the F5 a lot. But I didn't know about F7.
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
2 Aug 17
the internet is really helpful when you're curious about something.
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@cacay1 (83223)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
3 Aug 17
@Tampa_girl7 , That is true.I may try this too.
@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
3 Aug 17
oh, too many F's. hahah! i cannot recall each F functions.
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
5 Aug 17
start with 1 key first, F12, while you're typing on ms word
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@cacay1 (83223)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
3 Aug 17
@ridingbet 
nice to know some short cuts.
nice to know some short cuts.1 person likes this
@infatuatedbby (95001)
• United States
2 Aug 17
I use command C & command V (copy and paste) for Apple/Mac.
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@infatuatedbby (95001)
• United States
5 Aug 17
@hereandthere Oh yes! Theres some others also. :)
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
5 Aug 17
now i know two mylotters who use a mac - you and toni
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
2 Aug 17
Word saves as you go along! No need to hit anything.
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
2 Aug 17
i think the default is 10 minutes, so i changed that to every 1 minute also to be sure.
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@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
3 Aug 17
Thanks I'll have to check all of these keys- thanks to you :)
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
2 Aug 17
i use inspect element when viewing pictures or properties but tend to use the mouse for that
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@dgobucks226 (34366)
•
2 Aug 17
Wow, thanks for the tutorial! Much appreciated
I writing them on a post it now
I writing them on a post it now2 people like this
@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
2 Aug 17
i know i read about it before, i think from owlwings, but i just remembered it now, so i'll have to remember to start using F5 when i'm online.
@averygirl72 (37716)
• Philippines
28 Aug 17
I always use the F12 key when I'm working as a transcriptionist and it makes my work faster
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@jobelbojel (34729)
• Philippines
2 Aug 17
I can relate. At work we have used F keys, we F12 to search which is completely different from the other function.
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