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This week's PC Doctor tip!
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| Question: "How do you install
a screensaver downloaded from the Internet?" |
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Answer: Screensavers live in
the C:\Windows\System folder. Open Windows Explorer
(Start/Programs/Windows Explorer or the Windows Key + E).
First, double click on the C drive to drop down the contents
if they are not displayed. Double click on the Windows folder
under C to display the contents and find the System folder.
This is where you will be moving your screensaver file to. Now
go to the folder you downloaded the screensaver file to. Find
your screensaver file and single right click the filename and
hold down the RIGHT mouse button as you drag the screensaver
file to the Windows/System folder. Release the mouse button
and left click on Move Here in the shortcut menu.
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| This week's Software tips!
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Word 97: |
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You can
quickly rearrange rows in a table or items in a list and even
move a paragraph on a page in a Word document with this tip.
Hold down SHIFT + ALT and use the up or down arrows to move
the text. |
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Microsoft Publisher:
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To format a
word in Publisher, don't waste time selecting the word first.
Simply position your cursor anywhere in the word and make your
formatting change. Publisher applies formatting to the entire
current word by default. |
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Internet Explorer 4 and 5:
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Some of our
keyboard shortcut favorites:
Display Address Bar
history: F4
Refresh the current page: F5
Jump to the
Address Bar: F6
Toggle Full Screen on and off: F11
Go
to Home page: ALT + Home
Displays the Favorites menu: ALT
+ A
Opens the link in a new browser window: SHIFT + click
Toggle Favorites Bar on and off: CTRL + I
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Excel: |
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We've done a
lot of tips for Excel's Autofill feature, and here is another
one. Did you know Excel will fill two rows or columns with
unrelated data at the same time? Here's an example: Enter
Sales in cells A1 and B1. Now in cell A2 enter 1st Qtr. and
enter 2nd Qtr. in cell B2. Now select the range of A1:B2,
click the fill handle and hold down the mouse as you drag
through columns C and D. When you release the mouse you'll see
that Excel has copied the string Sales to each cell in Row 1
and also increased the value in Row 2 by filling the cells in
Columns C and D with 3rd Qtr. and 4th Qtr. for you.
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Windows 95/98:
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| You can quickly move
and copy files by dragging and dropping them. However, if you
use the left mouse button when dragging, you have to remember
to use either the CTRL or SHIFT keys to set the action for
move or copy. But if you use the RIGHT mouse button when you
drag, Windows will display a menu when you drop the file
asking whether you want to Move, Copy or even Create a
Shortcut. |
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