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Here you'll find helpful tips to make your computer time a little easier.

Create Emergency Startup Disk - To create an emergency startup disk, double-click the Add/Remove Programs icon in the Control Panel. Then click the Startup Disk Tab.
Scroll To Size Text - If your mouse has a scroll wheel, hold down the CTRL key and use the wheel to change the size of the text.
Find A File - Click on Start, then Find. Choose Files or Folders. Insert the name of the file you are looking for and click on Find Now.
Display The Start Menu - Press CTRL + ESC to display the Start Menu.
Largest Hard Disk You Can Afford - Buy the largest hard drive you can afford. A hard drive is like a closet; it can never be too large.
Hard Disk Like a File Cabinet - The size of the  hard drive determines how many programs, files, and documents your computer can hold. The hard disk can be compared to a file cabinet. The larger it is, the more it can hold.
Hide Taskbar - You can hide your taskbar by clicking on Start, then Settings, then Taskbar. Click the Auto Hide box and click OK. Now your Taskbar will appear only when you move the mouse cursor to the bottom of the screen.
You Can Have 2 Hard Disks - If you are running out of hard disk space, you can add another hard disk to your computer and use it along side of your old hard disk.
Take Out The Garbage - Any files stored in the Recycle Bin are taking up space on your hard disk. Empty the Recycle Bin to free up disk space. It's easy to do. In Windows 95/98, right-click on the Recycle Bin and Choose "Empty Recycle Bin".
Shortcuts - A shortcut is a pointer to a program. It is not the program itself. If an icon has a little arrow in the lower left-hand corner, it is a shortcut. You can delete a shortcut, and the program itself will still remain in your computer.
 Using The Keyboard To Right-Click - Want to  right-click from the keyboard? Press Shift and F10 
at the same time.
Select More Than One - You can select more than one file at a time by holding down the CTRL key while you click on your selections. This works in Windows as well as many other programs.
See How Much Room is On Your Hard Disk - Open My Computer and highlight the hard disk icon. In Windows 98 you will immediately see the amount of space available on your disk. In Windows 95, right-click on the hard disk icon an choose Properties to see the same information.
Save As Rich Text - If you need to share a word processing document with someone, but you don't know which word processor they are using, save your document in Rich Text Format. This text version will retain most of your document's formatting and can be accessed by the majority of word processing programs.
Saving Over Previous Version - When you save a file, make changes to it, and save it again, the original version is over-written. Only the version with your most current changes will be available.
Find Icon On Cluttered Desktop - Can't find an icon on your cluttered desktop? Just press the first letter of the name of the icon. Press that letter again, if necessary.
Put Programs On Your Start Button - Here's an easy way to add an application to the Start button. From an Explorer or My Computer windows, drag and drop the application's .exe file (it will usually have a pretty icon that indicates the program) to the Start button and let go. Click Start, and there's your new shortcut!
Quick Calendar - Need a calendar quickly? In Windows95/98, double-click the time in the lower right-hand corner of the task bar and a clock and calendar will appear. This is also where you can reset the computer's time and date, if necessary.
Finding The Version # - The manufacturer just announced a new version of your favorite software, but you're not sure which version you are currently using. In most programs, you can choose "Help" from the menu bar and then choose "About (the program name)". You will be presented with a screen that gives the version number and other information about the program.