keyboard shortcuts / hotkeys

Keyboard shortcuts for Google Maps

Posted by Alex On November 5, 2023

Keyboard shortcuts in Google Maps This article is devoted to the hotkeys that work in Google Maps for computers in web browsers. The article does not address keyboard shortcuts in Google Earth, nor does it address the Google Maps mobile application. Why Google Maps keyboard shortcuts don't work While preparing this article, I came across the fact that many Keyboard...

How to quickly clear a command line in the MySQL (MariaDB) client

Posted by Alex On September 1, 2023

How to quickly clear the MySQL (MariaDB) command line prompt When actively working with the DBMS at the command line prompt, from time to time anyone makes mistakes. For example, an invalid query expression was entered: in the wrong terminal window, or before selecting a database, or some other error. In the Linux terminal, this problem is solved in an...

How to set default keyboard layout

Posted by Alex On February 17, 2022

This article will show you step by step how to set the default keyboard language in Windows 11. If the Windows 11 operating system has more than one keyboard layout, then when you turn on the computer, one of them is selected as the active one. This selection is always the same, regardless of which keyboard layout the computer was...

How to add a new keyboard layout in Windows 11. How to remove a keyboard layout

Posted by Alex On February 17, 2022

In Windows 11, you can add a keyboard layout with a different language. And you can add any number of languages. Related: How to change keyboard shortcut to change keyboard layout in Windows 11 How to change the language of Windows 11 without reinstalling the OS How to set default keyboard layout How to add a language to the Windows...

How to change the language of Windows 11 without reinstalling the OS

Posted by Alex On February 17, 2022

In Windows 11, you can change the language of the operating system without reinstalling it. Language pack files take up little space. The Windows language changes in the OS settings, in order for the changes to take effect, you don’t even need to restart the computer – just log out and log in again. Note that if you just want...

How to change keyboard shortcut to change keyboard layout in Windows 11

Posted by Alex On February 17, 2022

By default, Windows uses Alt+Shift to change the keyboard layout. Many users are more accustomed to using the Ctrl+Shift combination to change the keyboard layout – this small instruction will step by step show how to change the keyboard shortcut that is used to change the keyboard language to Ctrl+Shift. By the way, it may be useful for you to...

How to quickly move to the beginning and end of a web page

Posted by Alex On February 14, 2022

The pages on some websites are very, very long. Navigating a page with a lot of text and images can get too tedious if done with the mouse. There are several ways out of this situation at once. This short note will show you how to move up and down very quickly on any web page. Use the buttons on...