As we spend more time on the web and as more information calls the web home, it can sometimes be a challenge to find exactly what you're looking for.

Sure, there's Google and Bing for performing keyword searches, and they do a great job of it.

But let's say you want to find a phrase that might appear in a long blog post or New York Times article online.  Must you always read through hundreds (or thousands) of words to find what you're looking for?

Well, thanks to Ctrl+F, you can easily find what you're looking for in no time at all.

On any web page in Firefox, Internet Explorer or Chrome browsers, you can hit Ctrl+F (hit the Control key and F key simultaneously) to open a small search box in your browser.  Type in what you're looking for and presto . . . your browser will highlight all instances of the word or words on the current web page.  You can even click "Next" or "Previous" to jump between instances of your search term on the page.

And for you Safari browser users, just hit the Apple+F keys to get the same effect.

And if you cringe at the thought of using keyboard shortcuts and prefer the sweet sound of a mouse click, just click "Edit" then "Find" in your browser's toolbar menu.

Give it a try and let me know if this could be a time saver for you.  It sure is for me.