The Power of Right Clicks
(Note: We recognize that there are multiple computer platforms on campus. However, tips one through four only work on the Windows platform.)
Want to save a little bit of time and simplify your workflow? Then these tips are for you. After all, the less mouse clicks the better. Right?
- Printing. You can print a document without initially launching Word. Right-click the document’s icon and select Print from the pop-out menu. The document briefly opens in Word, is sent to your printer, and then Word closes.
- Searching a folder. If a folder has lots and lots of documents, doing a right-click search can quickly bring up the specific one you want. Right-click the folder’s icon and select Search from the pop-out menu. A search window opens. Type in the name of the document and click Search. Your document will display in the results window.
- Sending an e-mail attachment. Right-click the icon of the file you want to e-mail. In the pop-out menu, click Send To and then click Mail Recipient. A new Outlook message will open with the file automatically attached.
- Adding or removing programs to the Start menu. Right-click the icon of the program you want to add to your Start menu. Select Pin to Start menu from the pop-out menu. The program will be added to the bottom of the menu. To remove a program, right-click the program’s icon in your Start menu and select Remove from this list. The program will no longer be pinned to the Start menu.
- Checking grammar and spelling. By default, Word automatically corrects misspelled words. If by chance a misspelled word isn’t corrected, it is underlined in red. Right-click the word and select the correct spelling from the pop-out window. If something is underlined in green, this is a grammar error. Click on the word and select the desired option in the pop-out window. Or, select Grammar from the pop-out window to access the grammar tool.