Move Or Copy?
Have you ever found that you have text in one MS Word document that needs to be either moved to or copied to another document?
What do you do?
I bet it’s the old copy / cut and paste with a lot of flipping back and forth between documents.
Looking for a quick way to get that text moved / copied without all the flipping between documents?… Continue reading
Super Quick Excel Charts
That’s right, not just a quick way to Excel charts—but a super quick way to an Excel chart.
In fact, in just two quick steps you too can have a beautiful graph of your data.
Ready?
1. Select a cell in the data.
2. Hit the F11 key.
Poof!
Instantly Excel creates a chart sheet with the data already in column form.
If you’re looking for… Continue reading
It’s All Where You Click-Click
Here’s a few quick clicks that can open the formatting windows you need in MS Word.
If you double click on the ruler (top or left side) the Page Setup window will open.
A quick double click on the indent marker opens the Paragraph window.
And… a double click on the left side of the status bar will open the “Go To”… Continue reading
Save & Share The Search
So, you’re working in MS Outlook and you’re busy searching for this and that.
Do you ever find that you’re setting up the same (or similar) search criteria over and over again?
Wishing you could somehow keep the search criteria to save some much needed time?
Well, if you answered “yes” then you’re in luck because it turns out you can save your MS Outlook… Continue reading
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Get A New One Now
So, you know about Ctrl + N in MS Word—it gives you a new blank document based on the Normal template.
And Ctrl + N in Excel gives you a new blank workbook.
Plus—surprise, surprise—Ctrl + N in PowerPoint or Access will open the dialogue box for new presentation or database (respectively).
The next thought that comes to mind (at least my mind) is what… Continue reading
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Internet Address Shortcut
Here’s a quick way to get to a site for users of Internet Explorer 4.0 or better.
Instead of typing the full address of the site, you can just type in the site name. For example, if you want to go to my site, www.worldstart.com. just type “worldstart” (no quotes) into your address line and hit CTRL-Enter . The www and .com will be added… Continue reading
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Know what I hate? Anchovies on my pizza and recycled browser windows. You don’t know what a recycled browser window is you say? Let’s illustrate this idea with an example.
You have a web page open that you’re checking out. An e-mail comes in and you decide to switch to your e-mail program. As you check out the new e-mail, you see a friend has sent you a link… Continue reading
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Q:
Is there a way to bail out when you’ve clicked the wrong link on a webpage?
A:
Clicked the wrong link huh? Don’t you just hate that? You frantically try to get your mouse up to the Stop button before you end up at the wrong page, but you don’t always make it. So, here are a few suggestions:
If you’ve… Continue reading
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Q:
My system seems sluggish. I know it has to do with all the programs that sit in my system tray, but how can I keep these programs from running at startup?
A:
I hate it when I install programs and they insist on starting when I boot the computer. You know the drill. You install something and it places an icon in your System
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EZ CD Autorun
Isn’t it a pain when you have to open and close your CD drive when you already have a CD in it you want to use? There is a better way. All you do is create shortcuts to your drives in the quick launch toolbar.
First, double click the “My Computer” icon on your desktop to open it. Then click and… Continue reading
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Is your Internet Explorer drop down address bar full of old addresses that you will never use again? Mine isn’t, because I have fixed that problem by getting rid of them. Want to know how? Then keep reading.
First off, to view your history, click the little arrow at the end of the address bar. If you want to delete single entries, just highlight an address… Continue reading
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Security for Windows XP
Don’t you hate it when people mess with your computer without you knowing it? Here are two ways to prevent this, (and still be lazy): create a desktop icon to lock your computer, and password protect after the screen saver is activated. Both of these only work if you already have your computer password protected on login.
If you already have a password, skip to… Continue reading
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Don’t Use AOL’s Included Browser!
Have you ever been on a website using AOL and the browser crashes? (Or better yet, have you ever been on a site and not had it crash?)
What happens? That’s right.. The whole AOL program crashes. As for whatever you were doing, kiss it good-bye.
Another bad thing about the AOL browser is the way it limits the amount of space you have to… Continue reading
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Q:
I keep hearing about how informational sites will probably be charging for their content soon. Are the days of the “free” internet over?
A:
I’ve seen several questions like that lately (must be an article going around or something), so I’ll try to explain what’s going on and why.
First off, most information sites are supported by advertising revenue. They draw traffic due to their (hopefully) excellent… Continue reading
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Email Read Receipts
Alright, your first question probably is “What is a read receipt anyway?” Well, you can request a read receipt when you send an e-mail. When the receiver of your e-mail opens it you will be sent a message telling you it has been read (at their option). This message is the read receipt.
Your next question might be “How do I send a read receipt?”
Outlook Express
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Q:
What does “DPI” mean?
A:
Digital images are essentially made up of little “dots”. We use DPI (Dots Per Inch) as a measure of resolution. Generally speaking, the higher the number, the higher the resolution and the sharper the picture.
300 DPI is considered (by most of us) to be photo quality. Generally speaking, you won’t notice… Continue reading
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Q:
Why don’t you run more tips for us Web-based email users (AOL, Yahoo, Hotmail, etc.)?
A:
It seems that for every web-based email service there are different features and procedures. This makes it very difficult to write “universal” tips. Since Outlook Express is what we use around here, we are able to offer tips based on what we know. We try to include Netscape Mail when possible.… Continue reading
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Have you ever gone to uninstall a program, only to get some kind of nasty error message? It was probably something to the effect that the uninstall part of the program was hopelessly messed up and good luck trying to remove it from your system.
Don’t think you’re ever going to have this problem? HA!
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Saving Embedding Music from Email
Yesterday you learned how to embed music files into email (BTW: I forgot to mention that it was an Outlook Express only tip. I could not find a way to do it in Netscape Mail or with web-based email). What if you want to save music embedded in an email you receive? Here’s what you do…
Open Outlook Express and highlight the message with the… Continue reading
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Embedding Music into Email
Did you ever open an email and it started playing music? Want to know how it’s done? Here it is in 9 easy steps…
NOTE: This will only work using Outlook Express . We received Gigabytes of email from annoyed readers of our daily newsletter because we failed to mention this when we ran the tip.
It is best to type your message, or insert graphics… Continue reading
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Q:
I was having a problem with a mouse last week and the inside of my computer needed cleaning. This seemed like a good idea to solve both problems—what do you think?
A:
First off, we love the picture 
However, we have to say that we do not recommend putting live animals (or dead ones for that matter) in your computer. They tend to generate static… Continue reading
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Big Buttons
Do you ever accidentally click the Maximize button on a program window when you meant to hit Close? Or Close when you wanted to Maximize? Or Maximize when you wanted to Minimize? Or… OK, I guess you get the idea.
If the buttons are bigger, it helps to eliminate this problem. Trust me, ever since I made my buttons bigger, I have lots less digital… Continue reading
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Here’s a quick little trick for Internet Explorer’s scroll bar.
Most of us usually use our mouse scroll wheel or grab the scroll bar when we go to scroll down the length of a web page, right?
Another way is to right-click the scrollbar. A little menu will pop up that’s chock-full of scrolling options!
Give it… Continue reading
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Floppy Copy
Floppy drives are slowly becoming extinct, so this tip is for us sentimental types who still love our floppies…
Ever need to copy the contents from one floppy disk to another? It’s easy! Here’s how:
1. Put the disk you would like to copy into your floppy drive (usually your “A:” Drive.)
2. Double-click the MyComputer Icon on your desktop.
3. Right click your A: Drive… Continue reading
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Q:
What are Interrupts?
A:
Interrupts are what your 4 year old generates every time you try to have any kind of conversation with someone (just couldn’t resist).
It’s also a computer term (surprise). Normally called Interrupt Requests (IRQ), they are basically calls made from a hardware device to get the “attention” of the CPU (similar to the way a 4 year old gets an adult’s attention, just… Continue reading
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Drag & Drop Opens
Here’s a quick little one for ya.
Did you know that most programs allow you to open files by dragging & dropping them into their window? Well, they do. Really.
For example, let’s say you have a picture file sitting on your desktop and your imaging software is already running. Just drag & drop the file into the program and it… Continue reading
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Yee-haw! Lasso Like a Computer Cowboy
Have you ever noticed that you can make little “boxes” on your desktop by holding down your left mouse button and dragging diagonally? Although it can be an entertaining distraction when you’re on a boring phone call, it actually has a purpose.
Here I am, lassoing icons:
You can use the technique on your desktop to make multiple selections by “lassoing” icons. Hit… Continue reading
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