Ubuntu Server Guide

When you use your computer, especially for work or school, it is important to be efficient with the system, so you can get more work done quite a bit faster. In Ubuntu there are a few tips that should help accelerate the use of computers.

The first is the keyboard shortcuts. Many of the standard shortcuts such as Control + C to copy and Control + V to paste the same as it is in Windows. If you have not learned their basic shortcuts like this, they are memorized. They are designed to be easily used by left hand while the right hand uses the mouse.

When you use a program that you used to spend hours during the week, take 20 minutes and memorize all the keyboard shortcuts for tasks you most. This will reduce the time it takes to click through menus with the mouse.

Alt + F1 opens up your applications menu to launch applications faster. You can then choose the ones you want to open.

Alt + F2 opens a small window. In this start typing the name of your programs and icons below will appear narrowing down the list.

Consider using Gnome Do. This is the kind of quick start that also has a series of time-saving features. Installation of the repository and use Super + Space to start it.

If you use the same applications every day, you can all back the way you left them when you restart your computer. Go to System> Preferences> Startup applications. Go to the Options tab and check the box so that the computer remembers your open programs.

to keep an open mind and always try to be proactive about ways of doing everything as efficiently as possible. For the new program, it could take a few minutes of learning, but it pays in the long run.