15 Internet tips and tricks

The Internet is a vast and powerful resource and can be overwhelming for some users.

Below we have provided our top 10 tips and tricks for utilizing the Internet and an Internet browser.

Take advantage of tabbed browsing

Take full advantage of tabbed browsing on all Internet browsers.

While reading an article or browsing a website, you may come across a link that interests you.

Any link to another page can be opened in a new tab so it does not interrupt your reading.

To perform this action, hold down the Ctrl key and left-click the link.

If you have a mouse with a wheel, click the link by depressing the wheel instead of rolling it. Either of the methods opens a link in a new window.

Tip: To open a new blank tab, press Ctrl+T at the same time.

You don't need the http:// portion of a web page
When entering an Internet address, you do not need to type http:// or even www in the address.

For example, if you wanted to visit Computer Hope, you could just type computerhope.com and press Enter.

To make things even quicker, if you are visiting a .com address you can type computerhope and then press Ctrl+Enter to type out the full

Quickly move between the fields of a web page

If you are filling out an online form, e-mail, or other text field you can quickly move between each of the fields by pressing the Tab key or Shift+Tab to move back a field.

For example, in the example form below you can click in the "First Name" field type anything and press Tab to switch to the next field.

Tip: This tip also applies to buttons, if you press Tab the buttons can also be highlighted. Once a button is highlighted press the spacebar or enter to push the button.

Tip: With a drop-down box that lists dozens of options you can press the first letter to scroll down to that letter. For example, click the drop-down box below and then press "u" to quickly scroll to Utah.

Bonus Tip: You can also use the autofill feature to fill in common form fields.

Know your Internet browser shortcuts