Web User - UK (2019-09-18)

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disconnectingyour Wi-Fi to beat your
latest high score. In the address bar, type
chrome://dino. Press the spacebarto
start playing the game full-screen.
JoshuaChung, via email

APPS

AddFirefox Preview to your
Android homescreen
The new Firefox Preview app (bit.ly/
firef ox484) for Android hasrecently had
a big update. Be yond improving stability
(always an issue
with beta apps),
it also introduces
a search widgetfor
your phone. As with
Google and Bing,
this adds a banner
to your home screen
so you can quickly
search theweb
using Firefox. You
can also press the
microphoneto
search withyour
voice.
When you install
the app, it should
automatically add
the iconto your
home screen. Next,
press and hold the
icon, andyou’ll see
the optionto add a widget. Click this,
then select the Firefox Preview search
bar at the bottom of the screen.
JohnMacMurray, via email

GENERAL PC

Return shortcuts
There are threewaysto use the Enter
key – by pressing Enter on itsown,
Shift+Enter or Ctrl+Enter – each of which
performs a different action depending on
the software thattext is being typed into,
such as onlineforms, website comments,
social media sites and so on. In most
word processors, such as MicrosoftWord
or theWord web app (bit.ly/word484),
pressing Enter on itsown begins a new
paragraph, while Shift+Enterstarts a new
line –you can see the difference in the
line spacing. Ctrl+Enter is usedto start a
new page: inWord, --- Page Break --- is
inserted, which is usefulfor new sections
or chapters in a document.When

printed,Page Breakstarts a new page.

On Facebook (and some other sites),

Enter postsyour comment, while

Shift+Enter juststarts a new line.

Philip Mathers, via email

BROWSERS

Headoff to see the wizard

This is just a bit of fun. Headover to

google.comand searchthe wizard of

oz. Overto the right, beneath ‘More

images’,you’ll see a pair ofred, sparkling

slippers. Click them and enjoy!

Gabriel Newton, via email

OFFICE

Showtypes of words in Word

Online

Word files placed inyour PC’s OneDrive

Documentsfolder can be opened ina

browser at the OneDrivewebsite

(onedrive.live.com) by simply clicking the

file. There’s a viewyou can access in the

Word web app thatcould be usefulfor

checking atext’s structure.

Click a document in OneDriveto open

it in theWord web app and select the

View tab at the top. Click Immersive

Reader, then Grammar Options (the

middle button in thetop rightcorner).

A panel slides out withswitchesto

highlightsyllables, nouns,verbs,

adjectives and adverbs in different

colours. It’s fascinating!

Jason Doyle, via email

GENERAL PC

StopWindows updates

You can’tstop Windows updates forever

but there’s atemporary method that

works on laptops. Unplug the laptop so

it’s running on battery power, then click

the battery icon in the taskbar and drag

the slider all theway to the leftfor

battery saving. Also, open theAction

Centre panelby clicking the rightmost

icon in the taskbar and turn on the

Battery Saver. While running a laptop on

the battery and in battery-saving mode,

Windows update is turned off.The

battery will last longer,too.

G Watson, via email

BLUNDER OF THE FORTNIGHT

Have you managedto fix a PC-related disaster?

If so, please sendyour [email protected]

While recording my family tree in

MicrosoftWord, I assigned a different

colour to each generation. This

entailedconstant use of thefont

colour icon, whichwas a bit of a pain,

especially as I hadto keep dipping into

‘morecolours’. Setting up a shortcut

for eachcolour made life much easier.

To do this inWord, click File,

Options, Customize Ribbon. In the

pop-up, select‘All commands’ in the

left column andColour in the right.

Choose acolour and click Apply.This

method can also be used withfonts.

I use Ctrl+Alt+any letterfor each

colour (such as ‘b’for black,‘g’ for

green and so on).This setupworks

well if you ha ve to regularlyswitch to

Create shortcuts to change font colours

SOFTWARE

differentfonts andcolours.

To reset thecolour of thefont to the

Windows default, simplyrepeat the

shortcutto to ggle it off.

Lynn Hammet, via email

Create keyboard shortcuts for font

colours

Colourise the structure of your writ ing in

the Word web app

You don’t need to go offl ine-asaurusto
play this game

There’s no placelike home with Google

Make it easier to
search Firefo x on
your mobile