Make icons larger

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Make icons larger Save your eyesight!

When you turn your computer on, are the icons on your screen so small you can barely make them out? It's very easy to make them larger. This is one of the many tips on pages 20-21 of my book, Taming Your Computer -- The Simple Basics. After turning your computer on, RIGHT click on a blank space on your computer screen. LEFT click Properties. The Display Properties dialog box will appear. LEFT click the Appearance tab at the top of that display box. LEFT click the Effects button in the lower right corner of the dialog box. The Effects dialog box will open. LEFT click in the check box beside "Use Large Icons." Click OK. This will take you back to the Effects dialog box. If you would like the words under your icons to be larger also, click the dropdown arrow to the right of the box labeled Font Size. Click on Large Fonts or Extra Large Fonts and click OK again. Valentines Day is coming up. Would you like an extremely useful gift for the computer user in your life? Click here to order one or both of my books. You still get free shipping when you order both books. Do you have friends or family who would find this tip helpful? Please click on the link below, Forward email to a friend!, and send it to them. They're also welcome to sign up for my monthly newsletter as well as the Tip of the Week. Thanks for sharing.

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What's a cookie?

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What's a cookie? Chocolate chip or oatmeal raisin?

A cookie is another one of those computer terms that many computer users don't understand. Here's a definition I compiled from several entries I found using Google define: (see page 82 of Taming Your Computer -- The Simple Basics to learn to use Google define.) Cookies are software tools used by websites to identify you when you visit that website again. It’s similar to a business owner whose store you visit frequently and knows you by sight. The information, such as your screen name or shopping preferences, is called up automatically when you visit the site, saving you time by not having to reenter the information. It's a good idea to occasionally delete cookies from your hard drive. You may visit many, many websites and each one is leaving cookies on your hard drive. You won't necessarily revisit those websites, but they are still storing information on your hard drive, taking up space. If you use Internet Explorer you can delete cookies by LEFT clicking Tools, LEFT clicking Internet Options, and LEFT clicking Delete Cookies. When this is finished you can also LEFT click Delete Files and Clear History. You will see this dialog box on page 79 of my book, Taming Your Computer -- The Simple Basics. This page teaches you how to change your home page in Internet Explorer. Click here if you would like to order this book. Do you have friends or family who would find this tip helpful? Please click on the link below, Forward email to a friend!, and send it to them. They're also welcome to sign up for my monthly newsletter as well as the Tip of the Week. Thanks for sharing.

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What's a default?

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What's a default? Did I do something wrong?

I should NEVER assume that everyone understands computer terms. This week I worked with a client who was confused because she entered an e-mail address in her address book and it displayed as "default." She was sure she had done something wrong because her understanding of "default" was something bad. She kept trying to change the e-mail address in an attempt to make "default" go away. When she explained her concern I told her that in the computer world default means "Settings or options the computer automatically uses if the user does not change them." In her case, her e-mail address book would have allowed her to enter multiple e-mail addresses for one person and let her indicate which one (default) was the preferred address. Other types of default settings that may be changed are the font and margins in Microsoft Word. The default font for documents is Times New Roman 12 pt. The default margins are 1" top and bottom and 1.5" left and right sides. Both of my books have a glossary that give easy-to-understand definitions of many computer terms. Both books also explain how to change the default margins in Word. Click here to go to my website to order one or both of the books. Free shipping still applies when you order both books. Do you have friends or family who would find this tip helpful? Please click on the link below, Forward email to a friend!, and send it to them. They're also welcome to sign up for my monthly newsletter as well as the Tip of the Week. Thanks for sharing.

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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. Do you have friends or family who would find this tip helpful? Please click on the link below, Forward email to a friend!, and send it to them. They're also welcome to sign up for my monthly newsletter as well as the Tip of the Week. Thanks for sharing.

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Making Buttons Larger

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Making Buttons Larger Save your eyesight!

Do you ever have difficulty getting your mouse pointer directly on the "X" in the top right corner of your screen so you can close a program? Must be my eyes, but I think it gets smaller every year. Well, you can make it any size you like. It's really very easy. With your desktop showing (the screen with all those little icons), RIGHT click on a blank area of the screen. LEFT click Properties. The Display Properties dialog box will open. LEFT click the Appearance tab. In the bottom right corner, LEFT click the Advanced tab. In the bottom left corner of this dialog box, under Item , you will probably see Desktop. LEFT click the dropdown arrow to the right of Desktop and a list will appear. LEFT click Caption Buttons. Those are the 3 buttons in the top right corner of your screen (Minimize, Maximize and Exit). Under the Size box, click the Up arrow to make the number in the box larger. I have mine set at 29. LEFT click OK and LEFT click OK again. You will see a message on your screen asking you to "Please wait." Your computer is adjusting to the new size. Now open one of your programs and look in the upper right corner of the screen. The buttons will be much larger and easier to click on. Congratulations! You did it! Repeat the above steps until you get to the place where you see Desktop in the Item box. When you click the dropdown arrow, notice all of the other items you can change. Go ahead, play with them. Customize your computer to your liking. Do you have friends or family who would find this tip helpful? Please click on the link below, Forward email to a friend!, and send it to them. They're also welcome to sign up for my monthly newsletter as well as the Tip of the Week. Thanks for sharing.

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