Navigation refers to defining a route or mapping structure, or moving among items in the user environment of the computer to get to a desired location or item. For questions that involve navigation in the geographic sense, use the [geolocation] tag.
Questions tagged [navigation]
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Move by word in bash
In bash, you can move to the beginning of the line with CTRL+A, and the end with CTRL+E. How can I move forward and backward by word?
user180297
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Can Firefox be used with multiple Private Browsing sessions?
I have a need to use Firefox with multiple independent sessions, due to some websites with problematic path-dependent navigation. Firefox's "Private Browsing" option seems to allow multiple windows and tabs, but they are all tied to the same…
user553702
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What's the keyboard shortcut for OneNote page navigation?
What is the keyboard shortcut to switch between Microsoft OneNote pages?
dance2die
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Foxit Reader tab navigation keyboard shortcut
Is there a way to browse between tabs of different open PDFs in Foxit Reader using a keyboard shortcut?
Eran
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Universal Back/Forward mouse buttons in OSX instead of M4/M5?
I'm stumped by the behavior of the two side buttons on my Logitech MX Master mouse. On all my other mice, the side buttons are detected as generic "button 4" and "button 5". (I verified this using Xcode.) OS X, in contrast to Windows, seems to treat…
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Rearranging items in Windows 8.1 Navigation pane
Is it possible to rearrange items in the Navigation pane of File Explorer in the Windows 8.1 Preview?
Currently it shows Favorites, SkyDrive, This PC, and Libraries (from top to bottom), but I would rather have them arranged just like I had it…
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How to get alt-tab on GNOME to cycle through applications like Windows?
I am running GNOME desktop v2.16.0 on RedHat Enterprise Linux v5.3.
I would like to assign the Alt-Tab key to cycle through the currently running applications like Microsoft Windows does.
I believe I've seen this work on Linux before, how can I…
WilliamKF
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How to focus view(Navigator or Explorer) by keyboard in Eclipse
I'm in edit space of Eclipse (in some java class)
So, how to focus(to switch) view(Navigator or Explorer) by keyboard?
sergionni
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Mouse with forward/back buttons and remote desktop
I have a logitech MX518 that has nice forward and back buttons built onto the mouse directly. They work great locally. However anytime over remote desktop these buttons do nothing. This happens both with the Windows Remote Desktop and the Windows…
Chris Marisic
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Moving a word backwards in Vim?
To move a word forward in Vim, you press w or e. How can I move a word backwards?
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How to un-traverse a cross-reference in Microsoft Word on a Macintosh?
In Microsoft Word 2011 on Macintosh, you can insert cross-references within your document to hyperlink from one location to another within the document. Once a cross-reference is created, you can click the cross-reference to navigate to the…
WilliamKF
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Hide or Delete the User Home Folder in Windows Explorer Navigation Pane
I am using Windows 7. I don't like the User Home Folder in the Windows Explorer navigation pane. In fact, I don't like the folder itself. I never use it, per se, and it comes up sometimes as an irritant, just to let me know it's still there. …
Ray Woodcock
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Windows Explorer's broken back and forward buttons
When I use a file manager to navigate through a file system (or, actually, the subset of it whose root is my Documents directory), I do it in an orderly fashion:
When I need to navigate down the directory hierarchy, I never open a directory that is…
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How can I browse the file system from within Emacs and access often needed directories?
I'm using Emacs and org-mode for a while now to organize my todos and notes, which are often linked to files on my local drive or network drives, so I'm often inserting hyperlinks to files or directories into my org-mode files, which is IMHO quite…
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