{"id":3066,"date":"2013-09-04T21:26:38","date_gmt":"2013-09-04T11:26:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.techdaily.com.au\/b2\/?p=3066"},"modified":"2013-09-04T21:26:38","modified_gmt":"2013-09-04T11:26:38","slug":"cutting-down-on-keystrokes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/techdaily.com.au\/b2\/cutting-down-on-keystrokes\/","title":{"rendered":"Cutting down on keystrokes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"ltr\">Frustrated by the amount of clicking or keystrokes or mouse clicks it takes to do simple tasks on your computer? \u00a0Well there are ways to cut down on these action while still getting things done.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Firstly consider if you\u2019re taking advantage of the wide range of keyboard shortcuts that are available. \u00a0\u00a0From cutting and pasting text to creating new folders and even shutting down your computer shortcuts can be found.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/support.apple.com\/kb\/ht1343\" target=\"_blank\">Shortcuts for MA<\/a>C<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/windows.microsoft.com\/en-au\/windows\/keyboard-shortcuts\" target=\"_blank\">Shortcuts for PC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>If typing is a pet hate, grab yourself a good headset with microphone and start talking. \u00a0Speech recognition has come a long way over the last few years so you can dictate document or control functions of your system with your voice. \u00a0It may take some getting used to but it may end up being faster than typing.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Information on speech recognition<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For <a href=\"http:\/\/windows.microsoft.com\/en-au\/windows7\/what-can-i-do-with-speech-recognition\" target=\"_blank\">Windows users<\/a><br \/>\nFor <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dummies.com\/how-to\/content\/setting-up-speech-recognition-in-mac-os-x-lion.html\" target=\"_blank\">Mac users<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Frustrated by the amount of clicking or keystrokes or mouse clicks it takes to do simple tasks on your computer? \u00a0Well there are ways to cut down on these action while still getting things done. 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