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No Excel competitor uses a mouse, only hot keys, so Hoaglin’s fingers fly across the keyboard, her glasses changing colors as the tabs change.
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Jesse Dougherty,
Washington Post,
29 Jan. 2026
Things like air-conditioning, seat heating and cooling, and hot keys to jump to various media functions are all proper buttons.
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Alex Goy,
WIRED,
14 Sep. 2023
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Jesse Dougherty,
Washington Post,
29 Jan. 2026
Things like air-conditioning, seat heating and cooling, and hot keys to jump to various media functions are all proper buttons.
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Alex Goy,
WIRED,
14 Sep. 2023
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“Hot key.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hot%20key. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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