Internet Explorer Tip: Save 15 Keystrokes - Use Ctrl+Enter to Complete URL

On modern browsers, such as IE7 and Firefox, hitting Ctrl + Enter will automatically fill in the www. and the .com part of the URL. Let's see an example:

Just type in howtogeek into the address bar in your browser:

Now hit Ctrl + Enter together:

You saved yourself 15 keystrokes!

More Keystroke combinations:

• Ctrl + Enter - Auto-complete *.com address
• Shift + Enter - Auto-complete *.net address
• Ctrl + Shift + Enter - Auto-complete *.org address

If you add Alt to any of those key combinations, it will auto-complete and open the new address in a new tab as well. Alt+Ctrl+Enter will auto-complete a *.com address in a new tab, for instance.

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Meaning: It is better to take precautions when it’s possible that something can go amiss then to regret doing nothing later if something should indeed go wrong.