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5.1 Tips & Tricks

Take Screenshots

On Smartphone:

  • Swipe down on screen with 3 fingers
  • Press Volume-Down and On/Off button simultaneously
  • Select take screen shot from drop down menu

On Windows:

  • Hit print screen key: PrtSc on keyboard
  • Use keyboard shortcut combination: Windows + Shift + S
  • Search for Snipping Tool app

Generally on other devices:

  • Press Volume-Down and On/Off button simultaneously

QR Codes

Scanning QR Codes

QR codes offer various functionalities by encrypting a piece of text. This could be a link to a website, a phone number, an email address, bank account number or even the WiFi password. Depending on the use case (which is a website link in most cases) it might be required to scan the QR code with a specific app.

On Smartphone:

  • Open Camera app, aim/zoom at QR code and wait for a reaction in form of an appearing message or icon to pop-up
  • Open Firefox app, tap on the QR code icon on the top right inside the search bar and aim at QR code
  • Use of a dedicated QR scanner app

On Windows:

  • Only if a website/app has a QR scanner function built in, in which case the permission of the website accessing the computer's camera must be granted when prompted and no privacy controls are blocking the access to the camera
  • Use smartphone to scan and then send link to computer

How to create a QR code

How to use the scanner:

Scan to computerScan and send file to email

On printer:

  1. Select "Scannen"
  2. Select "Netzwerkordner"
  3. Choose PC name
  4. (Set preferred settings)
  5. Start scan

On computer:

  1. Go to Folder called "Scans" or "Scanner"

On printer:

  1. Select "Scannen"
  2. Select "Email"
  3. Navigate to the right side of "E-mail Adresse eingeben" and select the address book icon
  4. Choose "Local"
  5. Choose email address
  6. (Set preferred scanning options)
  7. Start scan
  8. Retrieve email in Inbox/Junkmail from "homelink-print"

Common Keyboard shortcuts:

Shortcut Action
Ctrl X Cut
Ctrl C Copy
Ctrl V Paste
Ctrl A Select all
Ctrl A Save
Ctrl F Find (search for words on specific page)
Ctrl Z Undo
Ctrl Y Redo (not always supported)
Ctrl P Print
Ctrl +  /  Ctrl - or hold Ctrl while scrolling Zoom in / out
Windows Shift S Take screenshot
Windows Tab Cycle through windows
Windows V Open clipboard (which is where the last copied items are stored)

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