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Monday, January 09, 2006

Start Programs with a Single Click

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Start Programs with a Single Click

Do you sometimes have difficulty double clicking the icons on your desktop to start programs? Well, if you use Windows XP you can change that to a single click. It's very easy and I'll show you how.

LEFT click the Start button in the bottom left corner of your screen. LEFT click Control Panel. (You may have to LEFT click Settings first and then LEFT click Control Panel.) If you don't see rows and rows of icons, LEFT click Switch To Classic View in the upper left corner of your screen. Once you see all of the icons, double click the icon labeled Folder Options. A menu will open. Look toward the bottom of the menu and LEFT click in the circle in front of Single Click to Open an Item. LEFT click OK. Your computer may tell you to please wait while it makes the change. Close the Control Panel by clicking the X in the top right corner of the screen. Now when you look at the icons on your screen, they will be underlined. This indicates that you can single click an icon to start that program.

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Barb Walker
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I love teaching senior citizens to use computers. I'm a senior myself, so I'm working with my peers. When I work with you in your home on your computer, I don't sit in front of your computer and TELL you want to do. You sit in front of your computer while I TEACH you what to do. I also write step-by-step instructions for you to follow when I'm not there.