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[decadre]

Alt-Ctrl-[Down Arrow]

You know for laughs...

[number6]

Why not just hit Enter ?
By the way, did you know that non-address requests are sent to Google to determine your most-likely preferred destination? Watch your status bar after you hit Enter (or CTRL + Enter if you like that one better).

[Logiedan]

Some additions:
"Shift + Enter" does the same, but with .net
"Ctrl Shift Enter" does the same, but with .org
And if you type the domain name name and then a directory after it, e.g. "pcworld/news", and THEN press any of the three "+ enter" shortcuts, it will put the .com and www. in the correct places and then go to the site as you typed; e.g. "www.pcworld.com/news"

[SynK]

Windows key + 'E'

[KTopera]

Yeah, why not just hit ENTER, like Opera has allowed for years...?

[tushargupta]

WinR, WinE and Win+L.
Most of my frequently visited websites are in my browser history and the smart address bar searches it for me while I type. So just Enter works for me.

[sidgib]

In FF, no need for Ctrl key--Enter does same thing.

[justrick]

In my version of Firefox (3.0.8), typing "pcworld" and hitting Enter returns an error message. Are you saying if you do likewise it instantly and automatically brackets in the "http://www." and ".com" ?

[sidgib]

Yes, I just tested it on 5 other sites--no error messages. Could it be because these sites are in my history?

[GHynson]

Now,..
If I could just hit ALTCTRLLTSHIFTNumLockF5+{,
And the system knew what web page to take me to,..that would be awesome.

[crevans]

Alt-Tab

[NoSmokingBandit]

With firefox there is no need for me to use ctrl-enter. Firefox searched for pcworld and assumes i want their website. It works 99% of the time for me and when it doesnt its usually my own fault.

[GraysonPeddie]

For my experience, doing Ctrl+Enter takes more time than just typing pcworld, pcworld.com, or www.pcworld.com -- probably milliseconds more than typing .com.

[mphenterprises]

justrick said:

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In my version of Firefox (3.0.8), typing "pcworld" and hitting Enter returns an error message. Are you saying if you do likewise it instantly and automatically brackets in the "http://www." and ".com" ?

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Hi justrick. Within Firefox (as far back as 2.x), one can simply type in the domain of a web address would bring up the web address. Some examples that I use on a regular basis are:

- pcworld
- gmail
- tdbank
- hertz


All of them will bring up the main page of each of these domains. This may be a first but I do not think we have had a PCWorld representative with an actual issue. It may be in your best interest to create a new thread within the Web Browsing & Email Community so that we can try and correct your issue.

[ChrisLoz]

I'd have to disagree with this and agree with the comments. I'm using Firefox and pressing enter does the same thing. Ctrl+Enter has no benefit to me. Thanks anyway.

[justrick]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe if you type a domain (i.e. 'pcworld') and just hit enter, the browser does a brief search before taking you to your destination. In other words, this is a slower method than hitting Ctrl-Enter, which involves no delay.

[mphenterprises]

justrick said:

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Correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe if you type a domain (i.e. 'pcworld') and just hit enter, the browser does a brief search before taking you to your destination. In other words, this is a slower method than hitting Ctrl-Enter, which involves no delay.

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I just tried your option and it is faster, albeit no more than 2-3 seconds faster. It is pretty obvious that the option is a viable one but will not really take off as oppose to just hitting Enter.

One thing I can say about the CtrlEnter option is that it crosses web browsers. Just pressing Enter after typing the domain of a website in Internet Explorer (version 7) and Chrome takes one to the default search engine results. I just tried the CtrlEnter option in Internet Explorer and it worked fine. Hitting Enter seems to only apply to Firefox. I have not used Internet Explorer (version 8), Safari, or Opera so I cannot speak for those browsers.

This is not really something that I will use since my primary browser is Firefox.

[gregbahun]

just saw this article via the washington post. i LOVE keyboard shortcuts. here are a few i like.

ALT+SPACE, followed by 'N' (for most windows apps - minimizes the window that's currently active)

in a browser:

ALT+D (highlights address bar so you can type over it for new website)

every browser uses it, although I think IE might have been first


In Opera...

the '' button (if you have a number pad) or SHIFT '=' (zooms in)

and the opposite, just pressing the '-' button (zooms out)

the asterisk ( * ) will bring it back to the original magnification

CTRL [number], takes you to the speed dial site corresponding to that number. I wish they made CTRL 0 take you to the speed dial page...kind of like an operator...


keep the little tidbits coming. i can't believe i didn't know about the Windows+E function...so good to know that!

[justrick]

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justrick said:

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> Correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe if you type a domain (i.e. 'pcworld') and just hit enter, the browser does a brief search before taking you to your destination. In other words, this is a slower method than hitting Ctrl-Enter, which involves no delay.
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I just tried your option and it is faster, albeit no more than 2-3 seconds faster. It is pretty obvious that the option is a viable one but will not really take off as oppose to just hitting Enter.

One thing I can say about the CtrlEnter option is that it crosses web browsers. Just pressing Enter after typing the domain of a website in Internet Explorer (version 7) and Chrome takes one to the default search engine results. I just tried the CtrlEnter option in Internet Explorer and it worked fine. Hitting Enter seems to only apply to Firefox. I have not used Internet Explorer (version 8), Safari, or Opera so I cannot speak for those browsers.

This is not really something that I will use since my primary browser is Firefox.

To me, that 2-3 seconds is what makes the difference. I can type "www" and ".com" in the same amount of time. I daresay that if I want to visit PC World (and don't have a readily accessible bookmark to it), there's no faster method than typing "pcworld" and hitting Ctrl-Enter. That 2-3 second delay is precisely why I add the Ctrl key to the mix. :)
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> Correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe if you type a domain (i.e. 'pcworld') and just hit enter, the browser does a brief search before taking you to your destination. In other words, this is a slower method than hitting Ctrl-Enter, which involves no delay.
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I just tried your option and it is faster, albeit no more than 2-3 seconds faster. It is pretty obvious that the option is a viable one but will not really take off as oppose to just hitting Enter.

One thing I can say about the CtrlEnter option is that it crosses web browsers. Just pressing Enter after typing the domain of a website in Internet Explorer (version 7) and Chrome takes one to the default search engine results. I just tried the CtrlEnter option in Internet Explorer and it worked fine. Hitting Enter seems to only apply to Firefox. I have not used Internet Explorer (version 8), Safari, or Opera so I cannot speak for those browsers.

This is not really something that I will use since my primary browser is Firefox.