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You would be surprised at the number of shortcuts available when using your PC or the time savings when you are searching the WWW.

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		Quick Restart Tip
		Beware of Win/Vote Virus
		I get an error message when trying to access a website
		How can I stop people accessing my computer when on-line?
		I want to link to a new site without leaving the current one
		Can I send a link to a friend by e-mail?
		Can I minimise the time it takes to complete forms on a web page?
		Quick dialog box tip
		MPs slammed for email ignorance
		Top of the Virus Pops
		Watch out for HTML emails, too
		Get Rich? Get Lost!
		Keep your connection speedy
		Tidy up your Inbox
		Tired of Tiny type?
		Tips for better Internet searching
		Using a search engine - examples
		Searching for websites/web pages or categories
		Bookmarking a web page
		Finding information within a website
		Copying and pasting text between applications
		Printing web pages
		Saving images
		How do I create a desktop shortcut?
		Give your Shortcut a snappy name.
		Organising your emails
		Quick bookmark tip
		E-mail fun
		Filling forms on line
		Quick keys
		Why do I need to worry about computer viruses?
		Avoiding enormous telephone bills
		Attaching things to emails
		Changing desktop icons
		Quick hard-drive tip
		Keeping your PC in tiptop operating condition
		Buying a new computer.
		Preventing hacking
		Protecting your children on the Internet
		Going back to a previously visited site
		Finding out someone's email address
		Tell if an email has been received and read
		Find a specific email stored in your email folders
		Give your emails a coloured background
		Modernise your Word documents' type
		Compress large email files
		Key-stroke shortcuts
		Is it safe to use my credit card to buy goods over the Net?
		I sometimes absentmindedly delete items I want to save. Can I set up a safeguard to stop me losing these?
		How can I tell if a folder will fit on a floppy disc before I try to copy/move it to that disc?
		Sometimes my computer locks up and the only way I can get it to work is to use the reset button. I then lose everything I have been working on. Is there a way to avoid this?
		Can I set my computer to Save automatically?
		Quick tip.

Types of search engines
		Yahoo www.yahoo.co.uk - for worldwide or UK searching
		Altavista www.altavista.com - for worldwide searching