Using a mouse is not only stressful for your wrist and hand, it also takes more time to first move your hand to the mouse and then move and click it. That is why many people already use key combinations. Every operating system, program or website has such combinations. It takes a while before it becomes routine ( your muscle memory has to be trained ), but after that you use your equipment a lot faster. Google for the shortcuts for Windows/Mac/Android, Office or your browser, and a world of time savings will open up for you. Tip: here you have a whole list of shortcuts for different programs!
Outsource it to a tool
The program that fits in with this faster working is Fingertips . It is a free Windows program that allows you to quickly start programs, open documents and insert frequently used texts and images via abbreviations. You open Fingertips via Ctrl+` and then use abbreviations to quickly open programs or folders. For example, I use 'out' to open Outlook, 'book' to open the folder with files for my book Slimmer Online Werken , 'cal' to go to Google Calendar and 'rtm' to quickly open Remember the Milk ( see this article about online task system ).
In addition, by typing an abbreviation, you can easily insert entire pieces of text into an e-mail or file. For example, if I now type 'kind regards' in an e-mail, my signature is automatically inserted, preceded by 'Best regards'. But you can also quickly insert a map with directions to your company by using one abbreviation: handy!
Mac users will be happy with Alfred for quickly opening programs and files, and TextExpander or TypeIt4Me for quickly inserting frequently used text.
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Forbid yourself to search manually any longer. Everything can be vietnam mobile phone number list found so quickly digitally! Every program or app has a search function that you can use. This allows you to find e-mails and pieces of text in a PDF or Word file much faster. But also information on a website, for example. Are you looking for information about the guarantee in a webshop? Search (via the key combination ctrl+f, for Mac: cmd+f) for the word 'guarantee' and there is a good chance that you will find the right link within 1 second.
By searching for 'warranty', you will find the right link within 1 second!
By searching for 'warranty', you will find the right link within 1 second!
Your smartphone or tablet also has a built-in search function. Why would you manually search for a contact or app, if it quickly appears with a search? Within the iPhone and iPad, you can find this Spotlight search function by scrolling to the leftmost screen. Within Android, the search function does not always search your entire phone or tablet at once. You can easily adjust this by selecting 'Search' and then clicking on the settings. Here you can check which items are searched for.
Since you spend most of your time at your workplace, it wouldn't hurt to take a look at it. Of course, there are many tricks to think of and the tips mentioned above are just a few examples. In a later article I will go into more detail about workplace optimization and setting up your desktop. But for now the question is what you do for a healthy working posture and to be able to work faster? I am curious about your tips & experiences!