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Tips and Tricks
Type the name of the site in the address bar and press Ctrl while you hit Enter. The "www" and ".com" will be added automatically for you.
Want a quick way to get to the end of a Web page, a document or even the end of a line? Want to go to the end of a Doc? Use the End key!
Do you want to snag a picture fast, drag & drop it to your desktop. Just left-click the picture, keep your mouse button down, and then place it onto your desktop.
Looking for a word or phrase on a webpage or a doc.? Hold down the Ctrl and hit F at the same time. Type in the word or phrase, and let the "Find" feature do the looking for you!
Forward slash is /, and backslash is \. Remember that the name tells you in which direction the top of the slash points. Forward slashes tell your computer you're looking for something external to your system, like web pages. Backslashes tell your computer you're looking for something inside your system, like a drive or a file.
Most Microsoft programs use F1 key for indexed help, with searchable help.
To quickly get to a program's folder, hold down the ALT key and double-click the program's icon. A "Properties" screen will be displayed. Hit the "Find Target" button. Windows will open the folder for you. Now you can see all the files in the Program Folder, including the main program (.exe file).
Did you know that just about every program out there has a help menu? Did you also know that the ones that don't usually have online support or message boards for users? You would be amazed at how much you can find out with a simple click. Try it. Find "Help" up there in your toolbar and click (or you can just hit F1 on your keyboard).
Copying and pasting is easy. You can copy and paste just about anything your little heart desires: text, web pages, files, pictures, you name it. The idea behind the process is to take information from one place and deposit it into another.
1. First, you'll need to select the text you wish to copy. You do this by putting your mouse cursor at the first character you want to copy and, holding down the left mouse button, drag the cursor to the last character you need copied. As you drag, you'll notice everything gets highlighted (selected).
2. Next, right-click the selected area. Choose Copy from the menu that pops up (or you can use CTRL-C if you like keyboard shortcuts).
3. Finally, right-click the area in your e-mail document where you would like to insert the word processor text. Click Paste from the menu that pops up (For this, CTRL-V is your keyboard shortcut).
Ever need a printout of your system info? It could be handy to keep in case you ever have questions on your system settings - especially if the system is down for one reason or another. Here's how to do it.
1. Right-Click My Computer and select Properties.
2. The System Properties box will be displayed. Select the Device Manager tab. XP / 2000 users, click the Hardware tab then click the Device Manager button.
3. For Win 95-ME, right click the Computer icon and select Print.
For XP, click the computer icon at the very top, then the Actions menu, Print.
You may want to temporally set printer setting to landscape to print out more of the screen.
Ever need to make more than one selection in a list box. Here's how:
1. Click the first item on the list you would like to have selected.
2. Next, while holding down the SHIFT key, click the last item you would like selected. That's it, the first and last selected items are now highlighted, as well as everything in between.
OK, so what if you just need specific items selected, not whole sections? That's easy too. Hold down the CTRL key while making your selections. As long as the CTRL key is down, you can click select individual items on in a list box.
How to jump to the next box (or back one box). Most people know if they hit the tab key, they can hop from control to control in a program. What most don't realize is that if they hold the shift key while they tab, they can go backwards through the controls.
Having a hard time with your sound? Even though the speaker volume is turned up all the way, it's still not loud enough. Here's a quick fix that seems to work 9 times out of 10:
See that little speaker sitting in your system tray (it's a gray speaker for XP, everyone else has a yellow one)? Double-click it. It should open up a screen that lets you adjust your volume. Make sure the Master is slid all the way up.
When you arrange your desktop icons, the distances between them are determined by settings in Desktop Properties. If you feel that Windows places your icons too close together when you choose Line Up Icons, you can change the setting.
Right-click on the Desktop and choose Properties. Click the Appearance tab. Click the Advanced button. Under Item, choose Icon Spacing (Horizontal) or Icon Spacing (Vertical), and then increase or decrease the number under Size. When you're finished, click OK.
Microsoft Word 2000 inserts copyright and trademark symbols. As long as AutoCorrect is turned on, just typing (c), (r), or (tm) in your document should result in a copyright symbol, registered trademark, or trademark symbol being displayed.
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