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Welcome to today's edition of the Computer Kindergarten Newsletter.
Today is Sunday, March 31, 2002
Happy Easter!
Remember, tomorrow is April Fool's Day. Don't get fooled!
Happy April Fool's Day!
In this Issue:
Special Feature: Removing Programs
Featured Computer Term: Easter Eggs
This Week's Topic: Windows XP - Create your own Screen Saver Slideshow
Question: Renaming A Document
Learning Series: Dragging Text to Move or Copy
Featured Website: Easter and April Fool's Day
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Special Feature: Removing Programs
The following is an addendum to the article, Uninstalling Programs, featured in This Week's Topic in the March 3 newsletter:
If, after uninstalling or performing Windows Add/Remove to remove software, you receive a message stating that Windows could not remove everything, don't panic. This message will pop up if Windows was unable to locate all of the files/folders that it thought existed.
This will require you to manually find and delete the remaining files and folders. It can be a long and tedious process; Windows Explorer is the way to go if you want to attack this project yourself. Otherwise, it may be worth the money to purchase a third party file/folder removal utility that tracks this kind of process.
Norton Cleansweep, McAfee QuickClean and Ontrack EasyUninstall are the most popular uninstalling software packages on the market.
Note: if you would like a copy of the original article, please visit our website
http://computerkindergarten.com/html/030402.html
For more information on using Windows Explorer, visit our website for a graphical lesson. Click here: http://stsico.com/html/windows_explorer.html
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Today's Computer Term: Easter Eggs
An Easter Egg is a special message, screen or amusing tidbit buried by programmers in their software creations. The message is usually hidden in the code of a program as a joke, intended to be found by persons disassembling or browsing the code.
The message, which can also be a graphic, sound effect or simple game, happens in response to some undocumented set of commands or keystrokes. To see an Easter Egg, you need to know a special procedure or sequence of keystrokes.
Typically, Easter Eggs are used to display the credits for the development team or to display a humorous message.
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Today's Topic: Windows XP - Create your own Screen Saver Slideshow
Windows XP has a great feature. You can create a slideshow that will display your pictures, one by one, on your computer screen.
1. If you have pictures from a digital camera or scanner, save them in the My Pictures folder.
2. Right click on your desktop, then click on Properties.
3. Click on the Screen Saver tab.
4. In the screen saver list, click on My Pictures Slideshow.
Now your screen saver will show pictures from your My Pictures folder.
You can load pictures fresh from your digital camera or scan in your old pictures, and have them displayed as a slideshow.
Note: for the article on How to Determine your Windows Version, please visit our website
http://computerkindergarten.com/html/030402.html
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Question: Renaming A Document
The following question is from a newsletter subscriber:
Frequently I misspell filenames (I don’t have good typing skills). Is there a way to go back and correct the name of the file?
Answer:
There is no command within most programs that allows you to rename documents or files. You can save a document under a new name, but that results in two files on your drive instead of one.
You can use the following steps to rename a document quickly and easily, all within your program:
1. Make sure the document you want to rename is not opened. (Close it if it is.)
2. Click on Open from the File menu. You will see the Open dialog box.
3. In the list of files contained in the dialog box, right-click on the one you want to rename. This displays a shortcut menu for the document.
4. Choose Rename from the menu. The document name is highlighted, and you have the opportunity to change the name.
5. Once the document name is changed, press Enter.
6. Close the Open dialog box by clicking on Cancel or the X button.
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Progressive Learning Series: Dragging Text to Move or Copy
You can highlight a word or block of text in a Word or Works document and drag it to a new location.
Try it out: Highlight the text with the mouse. Point to the highlighted text; hold down the left mouse button and drag text to where you want it. Release the mouse button.
The text will now be in the new location.
Using the Right Mouse button
If you use the left mouse button, the text will get moved from the original location to a new spot. If you use the right mouse button, a menu will open offering you some choices. You can choose to move the text or copy it.
Note: the Right Mouse button option is only available in Word. To copy in Works, use the menu.
For an article on Copy and Paste using the menu, visit our website:
http://computerkindergarten.com/html/100801.html
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Today's Featured Website: Easter and April Fool's Day
Easter
If you'd like to know more about Easter, visit this webpage. The site not only provides an explanation of how the date for Easter is determined, but it also details the ancient Pagan history that the holiday was based upon, and the early history of the Christian celebration. It's a fascinating story. Check it out!
http://www.religioustolerance.org/easter.htm
What's the religious significance of the day? Why are colored eggsassociated with the holiday? What is the significance bunnies, candy and chocolate? This website has the answers to those questions and many more.
http://www.holidays.net/easter/
Astronomical Society of South Australia website explains the procedure for calculating Easter Sunday dates. You’ll also see the Easter Sunday dates for the years 326 to 4099 A.D.
http://www.assa.org.au/edm.html
For the Kids:
Easter Time is a nice site for kids with games, stories, coloring pages, crafts, religious links, and more. http://www.kidsdomain.com/holiday/easter/index.html
Visit Rosie's Easter Basket for poems and stories, egg tips and an egg hunt, recipes, and more. http://www.night.net/easter/
Easter With Billy Bear has coloring books, games, activities, and other Easter fun for children. http://www.billybear4kids.com/holidays/easter/fun.htm
April Fool’s Day
For a history of the observance, take a look at the United States Embassy’s website. http://www.usis.usemb.se/Holidays/celebrate/april.html
This website details pranks to play and how other countries celebrate this famous fool's day. http://www.guardian.co.uk/netnotes/article/0,6729,181172,00.html
How did April Fools' Day originate? http://ask.yahoo.com/ask/20000613.html |
