1. You can send anything to the Recycle Bin by highlighting it and pressing the Delete key or dragging it to the Recycle Bin.
2. You can delete a shortcut (icon with a small arrow on it) without in any way affecting the program or folder itself.
3. When you delete files or programs, they stay in the recycle bin until you empty it. Items in the recycle bin take up space on your hard disk.
4. You can highlight any text or graphic by clicking your mouse on it or clicking the mouse button and holding it down while dragging the mouse across your intended selection.
5. You do not need to close one program before you start another one. You can easily have several programs running at the same time.
6. Right clicking your mouse on any icon, file or folder will give you a useful menu, which has information about the object. This menu allows you to rename or delete the object and also can show you the object's properties.
7. If your screen seems frozen and the keyboard and mouse don't seem to work, check the obvious, cable connections, etc. Try pressing the Escape key (Esc). If that doesn't work press these three keys, all at the same time Ctrl-Alt-Del. This will bring up a box, which will show you which program is not responding. Highlight the troublesome program, then choose End Task. If that doesn't work, press the reset button to restart the computer.
8. You can drag any icon onto the Start button and drop it there. It will be added to the top of the Start menu so you can access it with two clicks instead of three or four.
9. In Windows, you can often do the same thing several different ways. For instance, to save a file in most programs, click on the Save icon (looks like a little floppy disk), or choose Edit from the menu at the top of the screen, then choose Save, or hold down the Ctrl key and the s key at the same time.
10. When you save a file, it is written to whatever disk you choose, i.e. Hard disk, floppy disk, etc. In most programs you choose File, then Save. When the Save dialog box appears, be sure to note where the file is being saved. Click on the down arrow next to the Save In box to choose exactly where you want to put the file.
11. If you make changes to a file and save it again (without giving it a new name), the old file will be overwritten and only the file with the changes will remain on the disk.
12. You can drag any icon, file or document to your desktop for quick retrieval. Get in the habit of using your right mouse button to drag items. When dragging with the right mouse button you are always presented with a choice. The computer will ask if you want to copy the item, move the item or create a shortcut to the item. This will make you stop and think about what you are doing.

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