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Welcome to this week's edition of the Computer Kindergarten Newsletter.
Today is Sunday, April 3, 2005
Daylight Saving Time begins today. Don’t forget to change your clocks.
“Spring springs ahead and Fall falls back.”
In this Issue:
Special Feature: Download a File
Tips & Tricks: Quick Text Select
This Week's Topic: Non-Responsive Computer
Question: Quick Desktop Access – Windows XP
Question: Sort Email in Outlook
Question: Adjust Your Computer’s Clock
Websites of Interest: Daylight Savings Time; Lighthouses: A Photographic Journey; Fire Island Lighthouse; The Spaghetti Book Club; Tiddlywinks
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Special Feature: Download a File
a friend sent me a website with a free Bridge game on it. I will have to download the game to use it. How do I download a file?
Answer:
Open your browser and go to the website. You will probably see a link that you have to click to start the download.
Click the download link.
The File Download window will open. Click the Save button and then click the OK button.
Note the filename and choose where you would like to downloaded the file to. You should choose a location on your drive that will be easy to find. Either the My Documents folder or the Desktop would be good. To choose the location, click the down arrow next to the current Save In location. Click to make your choice.
Click the Save button.
The download will begin. A window may pop up telling you that the download is complete.
Close your browser and any other open programs. Find the downloaded file. double-click the file you just downloaded and the program installation should begin.
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Tips & Tricks: Quick Text Select
If you have difficulty selecting (highlighting) text, here is a tip that you will enjoy.
Move the insertion point (flashing vertical line) right before the first word that you want to highlight. Hold down the Shift key with one hand and press the right arrow if you want to select just a few words or the down arrow if you want to select more than one line of text. The text will be highlighted as you press the arrow.
This feature can be combined with some of the insertion point movement shortcuts. For example, if you want to select five words on a line, put the insertion point before the first word, hold down the Shift key and the CTRL key and then press the right arrow 5 times.
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Today's Topic: Non-Responsive Computer
Question: What do I do when the computer just freezes up?
Answer:
Usually, a non-responsive application is the cause of a frozen computer. You can use Ctrl+Alt+Del to resolve the problem.
Hold down the Ctrl and Alt keys with one hand. Press and release the Delete key with the other and then release the Ctrl and Alt keys. This will open the Task Manager window, which will list all the open programs, including the one that is not responding.
Click to select the program that is not responding and then click the End Task button at the bottom of the window. Unfortunately, you may lose any unsaved work you have done in this program. Save any files that you may have been working on in other programs and then restart the computer.
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Question: Quick Desktop Access – Windows XP
I will have many programs open when I’m working. When I want to get to the Desktop to open another program, I have to minimize each window, which takes some time. Is there a shortcut to quickly get to the desktop?
Answer:
Yes, there is. Right click on a blank area in the taskbar. In the resulting menu, left click Show The Desktop. This will minimizes all open windows.
To resort or maximize all open windows, right-click on a blank area of the Taskbar In the resulting menu, left click Show Open Windows. All the windows will return to their previous open state.
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Question: Sort Email in Outlook
How can I alphabetize my emails so that they are in order by sender’s email address?
Answer:
You can sort your messages by clicking any column heading in the message list. For example, click the From column heading once and you will sort your messages by sender. Click it again and you will sort in reverse order (Z to A). you can also sort by Subject or Date/Time received.
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Question: Missing Internet Explorer Address Bar
The address bar where I could type in web sites that I wanted to visit, is suddenly missing from the top of Internet Explorer. How do I get it back?
Answer:
To display the address bar, follow these steps:
Open Internet Explorer. Click View on the menu and point to Toolbars. You will see Address bar in the resulting menu. If there is no check mark next to Address bar, click on it.
The address bar will now be back in Internet Explorer.
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Question: Adjust Your Computer’s Clock
My computer’s clock loses as much as a couple of seconds a day. Not that big a deal, but if I don’t adjust it regularly, those seconds add up. Can I fix this without taking the computer apart and putting a new battery in?
Answer:
If you are using Windows XP, this problem can be solved easily. right-click the clock on the right of the taskbar. From the resulting menu, left click Adjust Date/Time. The Date Time Properties dialog box will be displayed. Click to select the Internet Time tab, and check the Automatically synchronize with an Internet time server box.
Now, when your computer connects to the internet, it will periodically check in with an atomic clock and adjust your clock to the correct time.
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Thank you for reading our newsletter. We hope you enjoy it. We welcome any comments or suggestions you may have.
info@computerkindergarten.com
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Websites of Interest:
Daylight Savings Time
Learn all about Daylight Savings Time at this website:
http://webexhibits.org/daylightsaving/g.html
Lighthouses: A Photographic Journey
Visit this website for photos and info on lighthouses throughout America and the world.
http://www.ipl.org/div/light/
Fire Island Lighthouse
Long Island is home to some of the most beautiful and interesting lighthouses. Visit the Fire Island Lighthouse website for information and when you’re feeling energetic, go for a visit and climb to the top – the view is worth it!
http://www.fireislandlighthouse.com/
The Spaghetti Book Club
This is a book website for kids with reviews done by kids. Whether you have school age children or grandchildren this is a site that will encourage reading
http://www.spaghettibookclub.org/
Tiddlywinks
Do you remember playing tiddlywinks as a kid? Here is a site devoted to the art of playing tiddlywinks. Take a look for history, origins, rules and strategies.
http://www.tiddlywinks.org/ |
