{"id":6113,"date":"2014-02-05T16:44:19","date_gmt":"2014-02-05T16:44:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.genealogybank.com\/?p=6113"},"modified":"2021-04-21T13:57:28","modified_gmt":"2021-04-21T17:57:28","slug":"5-time-saving-computer-keyboard-shortcuts-for-busy-genealogists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/5-time-saving-computer-keyboard-shortcuts-for-busy-genealogists.html","title":{"rendered":"5 Time-Saving Computer Keyboard Shortcuts for Busy Genealogists"},"content":{"rendered":"

Introduction<\/em><\/strong>: Mary Harrell-Sesniak is a genealogist, author and editor with a strong technology background. In this guest blog post, Mary presents some of the best keyboard shortcuts that save time when you\u2019re doing online genealogy research.<\/em><\/p>\n

If you\u2019ve been staying indoors to escape the bitter cold of this season\u2019s Polar Vortex, chances are you\u2019ve been surfing the Web on that ever-popular ancestor hunt that we genealogists enjoy so much.<\/p>\n

Many of you are accomplished family searchers and know your way around a computer keyboard and the Internet\u2014but I\u2019ve observed that some family historians are unfamiliar with basic Mac and PC desktop keyboard shortcuts that can save you time and effort as you scour the web searching for your ancestors.<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s talk about that, as some of the more overlooked keyboard shortcuts are easy to do!<\/p>\n

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Photo: Apple wireless keyboard. Credit: Wikipedia.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

1)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong>Easy Keyboard Scrolling<\/strong><\/p>\n

On some computer keyboards, the Page Up and Page Down arrow keys are not conveniently located, so I\u2019d like to present an alternate method.<\/p>\n

To scroll down a webpage easily, press the Spacebar.<\/p>\n

To scroll up a webpage, hold the Shift key and then press the Spacebar. It\u2019s easy!<\/p>\n

Scroll down:<\/span><\/p>\n