1.0Lifehacker Australiahttps://www.lifehacker.com.auAdam Dachishttps://www.lifehacker.com.au/author/adamdachis-usa/Forward Slash Your Way To Faster Searching In Web Appsrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="bfpFChDaMy"><a href="https://www.lifehacker.com.au/2011/08/forward-slash-your-way-to-faster-searching-in-web-apps/">Forward Slash Your Way To Faster Searching In Web Apps</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.lifehacker.com.au/2011/08/forward-slash-your-way-to-faster-searching-in-web-apps/embed/#?secret=bfpFChDaMy" width="600" height="338" title="“Forward Slash Your Way To Faster Searching In Web Apps” — Lifehacker Australia" data-secret="bfpFChDaMy" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script>
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The forward slash isn’t just a key on your keyboard, but a transporter into the search box in Gmail, Google Calendar, Twitter and many web apps all over the internet. How do you know if it works? Just go to some web app that has a search box and press forward slash.