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Welcome to today's edition of the Computer Kindergarten Newsletter. Today is Sunday, August 3, 2003
In this Issue:
Special Feature: Quick Tips: Internet Explorer Address Bar; Hanging
Hourglass; Desktop Link to Website; Enlarge the Taskbar
Featured Webpage: Forward Part of an Email
Featured Computer Term: Root Directory
This Week's Topic: Back Up Your Favorites in Internet Explorer
Question: Inkjet Printers: What are Photo Printers?
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Special Feature: Quick Tips
Internet Explorer Address Bar In Internet Explorer, use Alt + D (hold down the Alt key, press and release the d, release the Alt key) to highlight the address bar (the area on top of the window where you type in the website address). This allows you to enter an address without having to take the time to reach for the mouse and click on the bar.
Hanging Hourglass In America Online, sometimes when you click on a button or a hyperlink, you may find that instead of a new screen popping up, you just sit there staring at an hourglass. No matter what you do, you just have to wait for AOL to respond.
Here is a solution: Move your mouse pointer to the menu bar at the top of your screen. Click on Help three times, very quickly, then scroll down and select About America Online. You should now be able to resume using AOL.
Desktop Link to Website For a website that you continually return to, you can create an icon on the desktop that will open Internet Explorer, and go directly to the website when you double click on it.
To create a web page URL shortcut, right-click on a blank spot on your desktop and choose New and then Shortcut. When the Create Shortcut wizard opens, type in the URL in the form
http://www.stsico.com
and click Next. Type in a name for your new shortcut and click Finish. You can now double-click your new shortcut to open IE and your website.
Enlarge the Taskbar While you're working in Windows, opening one program after another, you may find that the buttons on the taskbar become too small to recognize what they are. Rather than closing down some applications, place your mouse on the very top of the taskbar until it becomes a double arrow. Now drag it up until you have enough space to display two rows of buttons. When you want to go back to a smaller taskbar, just drag it back down to one row.
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Featured Webpage: Forward Part of an Email
If you receive an email that you would like to send on to someone else, you can do so without sending all those other email addresses along with it. Visit our website to learn how. http://www.stsico.com/html/forwardemail.html ******************************************************************** ***
Today's Computer Term: Root Directory
Question: I have seen the term root directory used. What does this mean?
Answer: The root directory is the lowest point of your folder structure. It is actually your C drive, without any folders. It is known as the root, because if you compare the folder structure to a tree (called a folder tree or directory tree) then you will understand the analogy: the root is the base of the rest of the tree.
The root directory has folders; most of these folders will have files and folders. If you again compare this to a tree, these folders and their contents would be considered branches.
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Today's Topic: Back Up Your Favorites in Internet Explorer
Question: Should I be backing up my Favorites in Internet Explorer?
Answer: It is always a good idea to periodically backup anything that is of value to you. If anything happens to your computer, your list of Favorites will be gone along with everything else. A backup will save the information to external storage like a floppy disk or cd-rom, and, in the event of a computer crash, they can simply be transferred to a new computer or the old one if repair is possible.
To back up your Favorites List in Internet Explorer:
1. Open Internet Explorer, click File, then Import and Export. 2. Click Next, and Choose Export Favorites, then Next again 3. Make sure Favorites is selected and choose Next again. 4. Click Browse to tell the computer where to store your backup 5. Choose a place (other than on your hard drive) to store this file (you can choose to save it to a floppy disk, zip drive or to a server (for those of you with access to a server). 6. Click Save
That's it! Now your Internet Explorer Favorites are backed up should your PC become sick (or worse)! You should repeat this periodically to make sure you have the most current version of your favorites backed up.
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Question: Inkjet Printers: What are Photo Printers?
Question: I am shopping for an inkjet printer and I see that some printers are photo printers. Are these photo printers only for photos, or can I use one of these printers for letters and other text documents? What are the differences between the two types of printers?
Answer: In most cases, you can use a photo printer for all your needs. While most new inkjet printers are photo quality printers, a photo printer can print at resolutions that are suitable for photos and can print on glossy photo paper.
The ink cartridges should not cost you any more than a regular ink cartridge, but definitely look at the price of cartridges before purchasing any printer regardless of the type of printer. Sometimes the price of the ink cartridges can make the difference between whether you buy one printer over another.
By purchasing a photo quality printer, not only will you have a great inkjet printer, you will also have the capability to print out high-quality digital photos. Make sure though, when you want to print photos, that you use photo paper for inkjet printers. Inkjet photo paper is specially designed for how the ink soaks into the paper so that you do not get colors bleeding together. |
