Taking the Shortcut
By Alison Nelson, Employee Benefits Account Manager
Sometimes taking shortcuts at work is a good thing- I’m talking about keyboard shortcuts of course! When I first started working at RISQ Consulting (six years ago!), I prided myself on knowing a fair amount of keyboard shortcuts. However, the more I worked with my tech-savvy colleagues, the more I realized that I had a lot to learn. Luckily, we have some great teachers on our team and I’m here to share some of that knowledge! There are endless amounts of shortcuts (many of which will differ depending on the program you are working in) but below are the ones I’ve found to be the most universal and helpful in my daily work.
- Copy text
- Ctrl + C
- Past text
- Ctrl + V
- Select text
- Shift + an arrow key
- Selecting the next word
- Ctrl + Shift + an arrow key
- Undo
- Ctrl + Z
- Redo
- Ctrl + Y
- Search for a keyword
- Ctrl + F
- Open a new browser tab
- Ctrl + T
- Refresh a webpage
- Ctrl + R
- Save a document
- Ctrl + S
The above list is just the tip of the iceberg! Here is a website that lists even more keyboard shortcuts that could help increase your keyboard acumen. Want to learn even more? Check out this website that focuses on productivity shortcuts.
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Lean & Green
By Elva Perez, Account Specialist
If you can’t tell already from my last Blog post about plants, and this one about plants, then I’ll just come out and say it. I’m clearly the “crazy plant lady” in the office. This is the first career that I’ve gotten my own working space to make my own. Of course, as the crazy plant lady, the first thing I did was bring in plants to put on my desk. I function better if my area closely resembles a mini growing jungle. My colleagues who walk by really appreciate the beauty and let me know that it’s pure joy seeing the greenery. It brings them peace (and more oxygen) to their day!
I’ve been with RISQ Consulting for about 6 months now, and one of the many things I am learning about is the concept of being “Lean”. While Lean has nothing to do with plants directly, I definitely believe that plants have everything to do with helping you BE Lean. Here is a great read I found about being “lean and green” in your work environment.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/09/140901090735.htm
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