Newbie Computer Tips-or Why Didn't Someone Tell Me About This Months Ago? by Deborah Baird
So, you’re new to computers and you feel like you’re back in kindergarten … well, in a way, you are! Computers are new and very foreign to you right now if you’ve just recently sat down in front of one! Just remember, because it’s so new you must approach it differently, just like you did in... You’ll see a menu with a list of many commands for that particular icon, one of which is ‘delete’ … if you move your pointer to the menu and then move the mouse you’ll see that you can select any one of the commands.

Installing Mozilla Firefox by John Wright
Web browsing is becoming a favourite past time of many households around the world. With the introduction of broadband internet over the last several years, access to the World Wide Web has never been easier. You are now just one step away from a library of information, but you need to be safe... Step 2 Taskbar and Start Menu Properties Window The Taskbar and Start Menu Properties window is now displayed. ... Step 3 Customize Start Menu Window As you can see the Customize Start Menu Window has a number of items displayed.

The Right-Click Trick by Scott Carey
Microsoft Windows employs an extremely helpful capability for finding out what actions are available at any point on the screen. This capability, which displays context-sensitive menus, is available by clicking on the right mouse button with the cursor at the desired point on the screen. ... Right-click on one of the icons on your desktop and you will get an entirely different menu with very different selections, such as Open, Pin to Start Menu, Create Shortcut, and Properties. ... The context-sensitive menu on the Macintosh (which doesn't normally come with a three-button mouse) is...

Windows Keyboard Shortcuts by Paul Van Zyl
When I observe most colleagues and friends working on their PC's they mostly use the mouse as they are unaware of the powerful Windows keyboard shortcuts that will make their lives so much easier. Some people might be aware of the keyboard shortcuts, but they are used to be working mostly with... Once the selection rectangle enters the Start menu press the Left Arrow to move to the left section of the Start menu. ... When the Control Menu appear press R to get the window from its maximized to restored state.

Learn Windows XP Tips and Tricks by Bob Cheeseman
Windows XP can look a bit boring, but with these few tips and tricks that I will discuss below, you can customize your Windows XP according to your needs or make it as fancy as you want it to be. They are easy to do, so read below to learn the how to’s. ... If you want to customize your Start Menu, you should first right click your Start button and left click on the Properties. ... You now have the option to choose if you want the new-style Start menu for Windows XP or the old 2000 version. ... If you want your welcome screen turned off, go to Start Menu, Control Panel then User Accounts,...

Get Off To A Running Start With Microsoft Word XP by Peter Kitson
Just as we were getting comfortable with our cozy, fuzzy version of MS Word, along comes Word XP. This article explains some of it’s important new features and how to make the most of them. Time to get your sneakers on and let's get off to a running start with Word XP. ... Thankfully, it's a little easier to remove a button from a toolbar: Start as before by picking "Toolbars" from the "View" menu then select the "Customize" option. ... The 'Arrange All' command from the 'Window' menu conveniently lets you view all open Word documents at the same time.

Five Steps to Make Windows XP Shut-Down Faster by Mike Manchuk
We all know that pulling the power to your computer has to be the absoulute fastest but not the best way to shutdown your computer. In this 5 step tutorial we will show you how to make your shutdown as fast as possible. Step 1: Stop as many services as possible. ... Go to the Start menu and then select Run. ... Here is how its done: Go to the Start menu and then select Run. ... In the services window double click on the service you wish to disable. ... That’s right, why go to start then click on shutdown and select shutdown.

Top 5 Tech FAQs for Windows Newbies by Gabriel J. Adams
So! You’ve got your brand new computer all set up after hours of reading instructions, looking at diagrams and trying to figure out which wires, connectors and ports go where. And now that you’re ‘up and running’, the last thing you want to do is read more complicated directions to learn how to... Once you’ve turned on your computer, you will see a ‘Start’ button in the bottom left corner of your monitor screen (you’ll see the ‘Windows’ icon to the left of the word ‘start’). ... Using your mouse, left click on that start button and a pop-up window will appear.

Windows XP Repair- Tweaks for WinXP 3 by Davin Ogden
LuvComputers PC Repair Tweak No.3 Now moving on to the final part of this little series of Windows XP tweaks . In this part were going to improve the computers all around start up time. The way that were going to do this is to remove the amount of programs starting up when we boot our... But, any of these sorts of chat programs will start when you need them to, just by double clicking their icon or else starting them from the programs menu. ... So remember, click Start, menu opens, find and click run.

5 Easy File Management Tips in Microsoft Word by Dawn Bjork Buzbee
How many steps does it take you to locate and open your Word documents? Try these tricks to streamline how you find and open the files you use most often: Opening Documents With a variety of choices, how do you open a file? Here are the standards plus several keyboard shortcuts: • File > Open... On the right side column, find the Work menu choice and drag it up to the main menu. ... Add the Work menu to your main menu bar which makes it easy to locate important files: 1. ... Each time you start Microsoft Word, this will be the default file location but Word remembers your most recent...