100 Computer Tips in 100 Days
Tip #98 - Snap To Default Answer
The Snap To feature on your Windows computer
automatically moves your mouse to the default answer in a dialog box. It can
save you a lot of scrolling around the window when all you want to do is click
OK or Save or whatever the blue outlined default answer is. It’s particularly helpful
for laptops.
To turn Snap To on:
- Control Panel > Ease of Access > Ease of Access Center > Change How Your Mouse Works.
- Scroll down to the bottom of the window and click Mouse Settings.
- Click the Pointer Options tab and click the checkbox for “Automatically move pointer to the default button in a dialog box”.
- Click OK .
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| Setting your mouse to move to the default answer in a dialog box. |
Apple users can download a program called Lazy Mouse to
accomplish this. Lazy Mouse is free to try and $9.95 to buy.
If you think that’s a lot for a product that seems to do one
thing, here’s another tip for you. Rather than moving your mouse to click on a
default answer, you can accomplish the same thing that the software does by
pressing the Enter/Return key. The Enter/Return shortcut works on both PC and
Apple environments.
Happy Computing!
Diane
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Diane,
ReplyDeleteIt is AMAZING to me that you have found and long enjoyed a niche in such an obvious and available location: where 99% of computer users need help!
We do not need to know how to build computers or create applications. We just need to know what buttons to press to make our spreadsheets, documents and presentations work. The Geeks abandoned that territory--and all of us--20 years ago, and have been talking with each other ever since.
Thanks for your 100 tips. Your business deserves great success.
Chris Hynes
Thank you for your kind words Chris. I often think that the Microsoft's of the computer world need to have conversations with people like me, the people in the trenches. I KNOW they feel that most computer users have a higher level of proficiency than what I see every day. I am reminded of that all the time. When I posted a tip and suggested that people bookmark it I got three emails asking how to bookmark something. Very basic for you and me but not obvious to everyone.
ReplyDeleteEducating the world - one user at a time...Diane
Just gone through your blog and found it really very informative. Could you provide some more information about the same?
ReplyDeleteGlad you're finding my blog informative. Here's a link to the index by category that might help you find more related posts.
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Diane
Hey Diane, the tip you have shared about the program for apple is amazing. I think I should try this option, looks very interesting.
ReplyDeleteGlad I could help.
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