CCI Tech Tip Tuesdays

You are working away on several different websites in several different tabs, and you accidentally close the wrong one!  It happens.  Did you know there's a fast way to re-open the last tab you closed?   Just hit CTRL + SHIFT + T in any of the major Windows web browsers ( Chrome , Firefox , Edge , Internet Explorer).  On a Mac use COMMAND + SHIFT + T.

Sometimes you want to e-mail someone several files - for example you have 15 photos, a PDF, and a word document, and you don't want to attach each one individually.  An easy way to do this is to compress (zip) your files together. A ZIP file, like other archive file formats, is simply a collection of files, compressed into a single file to make it easier to send and make the file smaller. Once you have created a ZIP file, you can attach that one file, send it along, and the person receiving it can quickly open it and access all the files. Learn how to zip multiple files together, and unzip a file, in Windows. Remember - never open a file that you receive via e-mail unless you are expecting it (even if it is from someone you know) - it could contain a virus!

Foxit PhantomPDF - available on most of our Windows 10 machines - easily allows you to combine multiple files into one PDF file.   You can read more about how to easily combine multiple files here. And as a bonus, here's a shortcut: select all the files you want to combine in the File Explorer window, right-click, and select to combine files in Foxit Phantom PDF.

Not everyone at the Center uses a PC - we know there are some Mac laptops out there as well.  The shortcut keys apply to you as well! For a general rule of thumb, when Windows users use the Control key (Ctrl) , Mac users should use the Command ⌘ key.  For example, on Windows Ctrl+C is a shortcut key for cutting, but on a Mac it is Command+C .  Instead of Alt , on a Mac press the Option button.  For example, on Windows Alt+Tab allows you to switch windows, but on a Mac it's Alt+Option. Learn about more shortcuts you can use on your Mac.