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You
can place an easy clickable link (shortcut) on your desktop
to any file or programmes that you use frequently. This means
that you don't have spend time searching everytime you want
to open that often used file.
You
can use this route to create a Shortcut
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Find the target programme, folder; or file for which you want
to create a destop shortcut. You can do this using Windows
Explorer.
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Be sure to reduce the size of the Windows Explorer window
so that you can see the Desktop behind it.
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When
you find the target item, right-click on it to reveal the properties
menu. |
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Select
the create a shortcut option and you will see that a shortcut
file is created at the end of the same directory that the origibnal
target file is found. |
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Click
one once the shortcut version and drag it onto the desktop. |
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You can now put the Shortcut anywhere on the desktop by left-clicking
and dragging to where you want it, then releasing the mouse
button. |
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You can change its position again by left-clicking to highlight
it; drag it to its new position; release the mouse button; and
select the Move Here option from the Pop-up Menu which appears.
Remember, to do this you must first have auto arrange off. To
turn auto arrange off, right click on the desktop, go down to
Arrange Icons and make sure Auto-arrange is ticked off. |
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To
delete an unwanted shortcut, highlight it by left-clicking
on it and press the Delete key on the keyboard. This will
delete the shortcut but the Program, Folder or File to which
it is linked will be unaffected.
Likewise,
if you delete a Program, Folder or File, any Shortcut you
may have created will remain until that is deleted separately.
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| Give
your Shortcut a snappy name. (click
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Many
programs; folders; and files have rather long names. This is
fine when they are within the directories of your computer,
but look strange and over fussy on the desktop. You can change
the name of the Shortcut to make it more desktop friendly. |
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Right-click on the shortcut. |
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The text you imported with the shortcut becomes editable. Note
the flashing cursor. |
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Overtype the new name. The old will be automatically deleted. |
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Or you can press delete, which will remove the imported text,
leaving a flashing cursor and white space into which you can
type your preferred name. |
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Left-click to complete the operation. |
| Organising
your emails. (click to go back) |
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Both
Netscape Messager and Outlook Express allow you to decide how
your incoming and sent emails should be listed: by subject;
sender's name; recipient's name; or date. |
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In the Inbox folder of Netscape or Outlook Express, look at
the tool bar just above the list of emails received. |
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Left-click on subject in Netscape or Outlook, and the emails
will re-order themselves in alphabetical order by Subject. |
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Left-click on Sender in Netscape (From in Outlook) and the emails
will be re-ordered in alphabetical order by Name/email address
of person sending you the email. |
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Left-click on date (Received in Outlook) and the emails will
re-order themselves in date of receipt order. This can be either
most recent at the foot of the list or most recent at the top
of the list. Just left-click until they are ordered to your
preference. |
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In the Sent folder, you can re-order sent emails in alphabetical
order of the addressee's names by left-clicking on Recipient
in Netscape (From in Outlook). |
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These
tricks allow you to block together all emails sent or received
on the same date, on the same subject, or sent to or received
from the same person. |
| Quick
tip. (click to go back) |
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When working in your browser in Netscape press CTRL and B together
and your list of bookmarks will pop up. |
| E-mail
fun. (click to go back) |
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Emails
are much friendlier that traditional letters. Users have developed
a graphical "language" -- called "emoticons" -- to allow email
senders to express their emotions when sending emails. Each
emoticon is made up or a series of key strokes. Thus |
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I am happy. Type colon short dash close parenthesis :-) |
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I am unhappy. Type colon short dash open parenthesis
:-( |
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I am neither.Type colon short dash [Ctrl + Alt + key on the
left of 1 key] :-¦ |
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I am having a joke/winking/pulling your leg.Type semicolon short
dash close parenthesis ;-) |
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While
there is consistency about the meaning of basic smileys there
may be some variation in the interpretation of unusual smilies.
Visit
these sites for some of the more unusual smilies:
http://www.muller-godschalk.com/emoticon.html#the_form
http://www.les.aston.ac.uk/it/smile.html
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| Filling
forms on line. (click to go back) |
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Don't forget that Internet Explorer v5 and higher has an auto-complete
feature for forms which remembers how you completed previous
forms. You can activate this time saving feature by clicking
Tools / Internet Options / and then select the Content Tab.
Here, click on the Autocomplete button. |
| Quick
keys. (click to go back) |
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Filling in forms on-line can be a pain, especially when you
need to get from one field or box to another using the mouse.
Instead, try using the TAB key on your keyboard to navigate
through fields. Remember too that pressing the Shift and Tab
keys together will often navigate you backwards through the
fields. |
