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 This ever growing collection of quick tips has been put in place to help make the use of your computer a lot quicker, easier and fun and the best bit about the whole thing is that they are all FREE. We ask for nothing in return.
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This technical help section is fast becoming a very useful resource to solve common computer problems. One of the best ways to find the right help is to use the search facility. For example, if you have problems connecting to the internet then searching for "internet connection" will result in a number of quick tips that could help solve the problem. You can also browse through all quick tips by category. The latest 3 are also shown to right hand side of the page.
The Quick tips are organised into the following categories and upon clicking on one of the categories the quick tips below will be filtered out depending on which category you select.
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Keyboard shortcut: Rename a file |
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Quick Tips -
MS Windows XP
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Tuesday, 16 January 2007 10:50 |
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To rename a file, select the file and press the F2 key.
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View eBooks, manuals etc. with Adobe Reader |
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Quick Tips -
Recommended Software
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Monday, 15 January 2007 14:55 |
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With Adobe Reader, you can view manuals/user guides for software and hardware amongst many other read-only documents. You can also print these documents and save them to your hard disk. To find out more and to download Adobe Reader click here.
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Froogle - Google shopping search |
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Quick Tips -
Google
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Monday, 08 January 2007 09:50 |
Visit the Google website and click on Froogle above the search bar. Then search for an item you are looking to buy and Google will display the relevant items, and with prices too.
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Google News |
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Quick Tips -
Google
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Monday, 08 January 2007 09:45 |
Access a wide range of news from around the world with Google news. You can access Google news by visiting the Google website and clicking on News above the search bar.
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Google Groups |
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Quick Tips -
Google
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Monday, 08 January 2007 09:39 |
To access Google groups (similar to Forums), go to www.google.com and click on Groups above the search bar. From here you can select or search for a group category and view and contribute to other users' posts.
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Refresh/Reload all tabs |
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Quick Tips -
Mozilla Firefox
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Friday, 01 December 2006 17:14 |
Right click on a tab and click on Reload All Tabs to refresh/reload all of your tabs.
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Change your home page |
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Quick Tips -
Mozilla Firefox
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Friday, 01 December 2006 17:13 |
Click on Tools, go to Options and on the Main tab you can alter your home page settings.
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Access Windows Movie Maker |
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Quick Tips -
MS Windows XP
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Thursday, 16 November 2006 17:21 |
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To access Windows Movie Maker, Click on Start, go to All Programs, then Accessories and click on Windows Movie Maker.
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View User Accounts |
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Quick Tips -
MS Windows XP
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Thursday, 16 November 2006 17:20 |
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To view the user accounts on your computer, click on Start, go to Control Panel. Click on User Accounts.
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Change your screen resolution |
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Quick Tips -
MS Windows XP
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Wednesday, 15 November 2006 17:08 |
Right click on your Desktop and click on Properties.
Click on the Settings tab and under the Screen Resolution title, drag the slide bar left to decrease the resolution, or right to increase the resolution.
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Enable/Disable the XP Firewall |
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Quick Tips -
MS Windows XP
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Wednesday, 15 November 2006 17:04 |
Click on Start and then Control Panel. Click on Security Center and click on Windows Firewall.
From here you will be able to turn the firewall on or off.
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Use the Organize feature |
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Quick Tips -
MS Outlook
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Tuesday, 14 November 2006 13:36 |
Using the Organize feature, you can format and move Emails from specific people/Email addresses to certain folders.
To open the Organize feature, click on Tools and then Organize.
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Taking a screenshot |
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Quick Tips -
MS Windows XP
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Tuesday, 14 November 2006 13:26 |
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To take a screenshot, press your Print Screen key (to the
left of Scroll Lock sometimes named PrtSc or Prt Scr).
Open up Paint (click on Start, go to All Programs then
Accessories and click on Paint). Click on Edit and then Paste. You can now save
this file to be viewed later or even Email it to someone.
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Find out about Google |
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Quick Tips -
Google
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Monday, 13 November 2006 17:13 |
Visit the Google website (www.google.com) and under the search bar, click on About Google to learn more information about the features, tools and access other helpful information.
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Take a tour of Windows XP |
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Quick Tips -
MS Windows XP
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Monday, 13 November 2006 17:10 |
If you're new to XP, or would like to find out some information about it, click on Start, go to All Programs, then Accessories and click on Tour Windows XP.
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Access the Program Compatibility Wizard |
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Quick Tips -
MS Windows XP
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Friday, 10 November 2006 17:16 |
Click on Start, go to All Programs and in Accessories click on Program Compatibility Wizard.
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Run a file or program as another user |
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Quick Tips -
MS Windows XP
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Friday, 10 November 2006 17:13 |
To run a file or program as another user (e.g. an Administrator), right click on a file and click on Run As. Click The following user radio button and select the user and enter the password.
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View your Address Book |
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Quick Tips -
MS Windows XP
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Wednesday, 08 November 2006 17:19 |
Click on Start, go to All Programs and then Accessories and click on Address Book.
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Change settings for Recycle Bin |
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Quick Tips -
MS Windows XP
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Wednesday, 08 November 2006 17:16 |
Right click on the Recycle Bin on the Desktop and click on Properties.
From here you can manage the Recycle Bin settings.
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Keyboard Shortcut: Select a tab |
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Quick Tips -
Mozilla Firefox
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Tuesday, 07 November 2006 17:24 |
To select a tab, press Ctrl and then a number (e.g. Ctrl + 1 will select the first tab).
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Keyboard Shortcut: Bookmark all tabs |
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Quick Tips -
Mozilla Firefox
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Tuesday, 07 November 2006 17:22 |
Press Ctrl + Alt + D to bookmark all of your tabs.
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Change the font size |
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Quick Tips -
MS Windows XP
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Monday, 06 November 2006 17:19 |
To change the font size, right click on your Desktop and click on Properties.
Click on the Appearance tab and then click on the drop down menu underneath Font size and select the appropriate option and click on OK.
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Adjust power settings |
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Quick Tips -
MS Windows XP
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Monday, 06 November 2006 17:17 |
Click on Start, go to Control Panel. Once this is opened, click on Printers and Other Hardware. On the left hand pane, click on Power Options.
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Change the view of a folder |
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Quick Tips -
MS Windows XP
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Friday, 03 November 2006 16:57 |
You can change the view of a folder by opening up a folder right click on a blank space in the folder and go to View and then click on an option.
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