Managing your Recycle Bin

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Managing Your Recycle Bin Making more room on your hard drive

When's the last time you emptied your Recycle Bin? When you delete a document it goes into your Recycle Bin so you can get it back if you need it. Most of the documents you delete are those you no longer need, so it's a good idea to empty the Recycle Bin occasionally. When you delete documents you assume it's making room on your hard drive, but when they go to the Recycle Bin they're still taking up space. Look at your Desktop, the opening screen when you turn on your computer. Find the Recycle Bin and double click it. You will see all the items you've deleted. If you don't want any of them, LEFT click Empty the Recycle Bin on the left side of your screen. If there's one you want to keep, LEFT click it, and then LEFT click Restore This Item on the left. When you Restore an item it goes back to the place on your hard drive where it had been previously. 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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Printing Photos

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Printing Photos Getting better results

As a rule, I don't recommend printing your own photos. The paper and ink are expensive and Walgreens and Wal-Mart will print them for 19-29 cents each. Lots less frustration and brain damage! How many times do you ruin one or more photos before you get a "keeper?" HOWEVER, if you really want to print your own, be aware of one important factor: the paper you are printing on. Ink jet printers spray the ink onto the paper to create your picture. Unless you tell the printer what kind of paper you are printing on (typing paper, photo paper, transparencies, etc.) it assumes that you are using plain ole typing paper. The printer tends to spray a great deal of ink on the paper because typing paper is absorbent and needs enough ink to display the colors correctly. BUT, photo paper is not as absorbent, and if your printer uses the same amount of ink, the ink will run and will take a ver-r-r-r-r-y long time to dry. When you give a print command, a dialog box will open. Look for a button that says Printing Preferences. When you click this button another dialog box will open. You will see a box that says Paper Type. Click the dropdown arrow beside it and click Photo Paper and then the type of photo paper you are using: matte, glossy. Click OK several times and you will be ready to print photos with the best finish possible. Try it!

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More keyboard shortcuts

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More keyboard shortcuts Here's a few you'll like

Here are a few more keyboard shortcuts for Windows XP. They may not work in programs such as e-mail, but should do fine in Word, Works, etc. Give them a try and see what happens! CTRL key + Backspace key -- Deletes the entire word to the left CTRL key + Delete key -- Deletes the entire word to the right CTRL key + Right arrow -- Moves cursor to beginning of next word CTRL key + Left arrow -- Moves cursor to beginning of previous word CTRL key + Down arrow -- Moves cursor to beginning of next paragraph CTRL key + Up arrow -- Moves cursor to beginning of previous paragraph Now those are some shortcuts your kids and grandkids may not even know. Share them and they'll think you're a genius! Watch your e-mail in the next day or so for a special announcement on SALE prices on my current books. Just in time for the holidays.

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Sorting "My Favorites" Alphabetically

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Sorting My Favorites Alphabetically A client taught me how!

A client asked me a week or two ago, "How do I sort My Favorites in Internet Explorer?" I had to admit that I didn't know and it was one thing I would LOVE to learn to do. Well, one week later another client, Curt Bolden, taught me how! Yes, I learn computer tricks from my clients all the time. First, you need to place My Favorites on your Start menu. To do this, RIGHT click the Start button in the lower left corner of your screen. LEFT click Properties. LEFT click Customize. LEFT click Advanced. Look down the list of items and LEFT click in the checkbox beside My Favorites. There might be other items on this list that you would like to add to the Start Menu. Scroll down and click those you want. LEFT click OK twice. Now that My Favorites is on your Start Menu, LEFT click Start, LEFT click Favorites. Your current (unsorted) list of Favorites will appear. Place your cursor on a blank area of the list of Favorites and RIGHT click. LEFT click Sort by Name. Cheer out loud as you see your sorted list appear. Thanks, Curt, for sharing your knowledge. 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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Double Underline

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Double Underline How'd they do that?

I keep stumbling across these keyboard shortcuts. Don't know if you'll ever need this one, but tell your kids and grandkids about it and show them what a genius you are! Have you ever wanted to do a DOUBLE underline beneath words in Microsoft Word? Type the words and highlight them. Then hold down the CTRL key, the SHIFT key, and press the letter D. Bingo! You are so smart! Now go type a document in Word just to try it. Then send it to someone so they can ask, "How'd you do that?" Don't tell them I told you -- it's our little secret! 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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