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Using Office XP? - Then You'll Love This!

We just received a new title called Instant Office XP - and it's a must have for anyone who wants to learn how to run MS Office XP!

This program features engaging video tutorials that will help you get the most from your Office XP applications. This 6 CD set covers Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Access, and even Windows XP itself.

By using high quality video tutorials, this software teaches you - step by step - how to effectively use Office XP. These programs pay particular attention to the most common uses for Office XP - and make you an expert in those areas (see the site for more details).

The videos themselves are great. They're very easy to follow and understand - even if you've never used MS Office before! They are free of confusing computer jargon and are presented in everyday language. Instructions are very precise, and leave no room for errors. In short - it's done right.

If you find MS Office XP intimidating - or if you just want to be more proficient - this is something you should really try. After all, the better you use MS Office, the less frustration you'll feel and the more you can get done (and the sooner you can take off from work :-).

The price on this software is fantastic - Only $14.97 and US shipping is FREE! Considering the expense of Office XP, isn't it worth $14.97 to be able to run it better? Take a look at all that this software can do for you:

http://www.worldstart.com/store/instant-office-xp.htm

PS - You can't go wrong for a 6 CD set at this price - just think how much it would cost if you took classes on all these programs! This is going to save you a small fortune! (Besides, if you don't like it, just send it back within 30 days for a refund.)

Computers 101

Q:
Help! I use Outlook Express and there are times I have stuff sitting in my outbox that I decide to add to or modify. However, the other day I did this and accidentally hit the Delete button. So, I went into my Deleted Items folder and tried dragging the message back to the Outbox. It didn't work and I had to re-do the whole message. I know it's a minor problem, but is there any way around it?

A:
Yes!

I've done that a few times myself. All you need to do is double-click the message in your Deleted Items folder. When it opens up, you'll find you can just click the Send button.

Unfortunately, this only works if the message you deleted was an outgoing mail message. So, if you were hoping for some kind of a re-send option, I don't have it. Outlook can do it, but not Express.

That said, if anyone knows a really easy way to force Outlook Express (not Outlook) to re-send a message, I'd love to hear it. Just reply to this newsletter if you know a way.

~ Steve

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Tip of the Day

E-mail Etiquette

Sending e-mail that's looks good is a reflection of your professionalism. And an e-mail that is properly written not only makes you look good, but is easier for your recipients to read which will win you lots of points with that individual. Finally, if you send an e-mail that looks good, you also look like you know your way around the computer and the Internet.

Here are some tips to writing a winning e-mail:

1. PLEASE DON'T TYPE IN ALL CAPS. IT'S HARD TO READ AND IS THE EQUIVALENT TO SHOUTING!
2. use punctuation its hard to read stuff that doesnt have any commas capital letters periods or apostrophes
3. Usee yur spall chacker. Its annyang to try to reede constent spalling misstakes.
4. When forwarding an e-mail to someone, copy and paste what you want to send into a new e-mail then send it off. This is especially true if you had to dig through tons of "layers" to actually get to the message of the e-mail.
5. Be courteous enough to use BCC (Blind Carbon Copy) when forwarding an email to everyone in your address book. You don't want the addresses of your friends to get sent around the net. We sent a tip out on how to do this back on 2/10/2003
6. Avoid embedding sounds or using "stationary" in your messages. I know it's cute and we're guilty of showing you how to do it, but they take longer to download and can be annoying to your recipient. Additionally, when your recipient responds to your e-mail, they may have to re-format their text (especially color) in order for it to be readable.
7. Remember that attachments over 50k are annoyingly long to download, possibly cuasing your recipient's connection to "time-out", or the email could even be blocked. Try to keep those files managable!
8. Re-read your e-mail message before you send it out. I don't know how many times I thought I had everything just right then found something that was way out of place when I re-read the document.
9. When replying to a message, don't quote back the entire message if you are just responding to one or two points. Just include what you are responding to.
10. Finally, don't use short hand. Stuff like "r u going to stp by ltr" can be hard to read. Don't be lazy, type the whole word.

Well, I guess that's about it. I know that I occasionally have an e-mail transgression (I think we all do), but maybe these guidelines will help everyone communicate a little better.

~ Steve

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Amanda's Cool Site of the Day

Unnatural Wonders

Well you’ve probably all read or heard about natural wonders of the world. This is a site dedicated to the Unnatural Wonders around the world. It’s listed from A to Z, just click the link to be whisked to the wonder you have chosen.

Prepare to be amused as you surf through these wonders, I particularly loved the Shoe Trees. You can find places and objects you’d expect like buildings and such but otheres will surprise you at some people’s creativity like the "Piece of the Berlin Wall" photo.

Take a gander at these "marvels".

http://www.thom.org/gallery/unnat/

Do you have a cool, non-commercial site that you want to share?
Send it to Amanda at amanda@worldstart.com