- 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.
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- 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.
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