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In-depth guide · 18 min
A guide with prompts: pacing guides from the curriculum, annual-report input, references, grants — and templates so the same paperwork is written once.
In-depth guide · 19 min
A guide with prompts for the PhD week: a research routine with citations, prepping exercises, grading tests, and admin — AI stays strictly an advisor.
In-depth guide · 18 min
A complete guide with prompts: assignments AI can't do for a student, simple class rules, defending your own text instead of a witch hunt, and AI in class.
Win+D
One press hides every window and shows the desktop. A second press brings it all back.
Win+P
Plugged in a projector and no picture shows up? Win + P switches multi-monitor modes instantly.
Win+L
The fastest security habit there is. One keypress and nobody can see what you're working on.
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In-depth guide · 21 min
A complete guide with prompts: why models hallucinate, three verification methods, the two-source rule, and a workflow for content that leaves the company.
In-depth guide · 17 min
A complete guide with prompts: explanations at your level, the Feynman technique, test questions from your notes, and the trap of illusory understanding.
In-depth guide · 21 min
A complete guide with prompts: when to use AI search instead of Google, how to ask so the answer rests on sources — and where the tool reliably fails.
In-depth guide · 16 min
A complete guide with prompts and a fill-in template: the same request in three versions from bad to best, picking a role, and how much context is enough.
The projector shows slides; on your laptop you see notes, a timer, and a preview of the next slide.
Shift+F5
F5 runs from the beginning, Shift+F5 from wherever you are. Priceless when you're fine-tuning a single slide.
B
Pressing B during a slideshow blacks out the screen — the audience turns to you. W does the same with white.
Ctrl+Shift+V
In Docs, Gmail, and most web apps, it pastes plain text without foreign fonts and colors.
Shift+F3
Caps Lock stuck on by accident? Select the text and Shift+F3 cycles between lowercase, Title Case, and UPPERCASE.
Heading 1 and Heading 2 aren't just about looks — they power the navigation pane, an automatic table of contents, and chapter collapsing.
Win+A
Win+A opens quick settings (Wi-Fi, volume, focus), Win+N opens the notification center with a calendar.
Win+H
Voice typing in Windows works in your language and starts wherever the cursor is blinking. Dictate a first draft of an email in a third of the time.
Win+Shift+S
Windows' most useful shortcut for screenshots — pick a region, a window, or the whole screen, and the shot lands right in your clipboard.