How can I quickly navigate a long list in a pull-down menu?
• In a pull-down menu, type the first character of the entity you are looking for. In a state menu, typing “W” should take you straight to Washington, and, even if you are looking for Wisconsin, you won’t have far to go. This technique is especially important in long menus of counties, metro areas, or ZIP codes. • Type only one character. If you type WI, your browser will take you to the W’s and then immediately to the I’s, so you could end up with Idaho rather than Wisconsin. Back to top • How can I compare the data for two areas side-by-side? • If you just want to compare a small number of areas side by side, open a new window in your browser for each area (Control-N does this in Netscape and Internet Explorer) and resize and reposition the windows so you can see multiple displays at the same time. • A more sophisticated ability to display data for multiple areas is built into American FactFinder’s http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/DatasetMainPageServlet?_program=ECN&_lang=en”>Det
