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Welcome to this week's edition of the Computer Kindergarten Newsletter.
Today is Sunday, September 28, 2003
October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Have a mammogram or take someone you love to have one.
In this Issue:
Special Feature: The Windows Key
Tips and Tricks: Quickly Access a Web Page
This Week's Topic: Burn Your Own CDs
Question: Save Emails to Floppy Disks
Websites of Interest: Breast Cancer Awareness Month
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IMPORTANT:
We've changed our website address. It is now:
http://www.stsico.com
We hope that this shorter address is more convenient to use. Please update
your Favorites and Bookmarks.
Need more information on Bookmarks and Favorites? Visit our website:
http://stsico.com/html/bookmarks.html
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Using Links
A Link is a reference to a website. In this newsletter you will see links to
many worthwhile, informative and fun websites. Here are the instructions on
how to use links:
A link will be used one of two ways, depending on your email program.
If you see the link in blue, underlined text, all you have to do is click on
it and a window with the Website in it will automatically appear on your
screen.
If you see the link in plain text, you can copy and paste it into the address
bar on your browser. Highlight the link with your mouse, click Edit up on
the menu bar, and then click Copy from the menu that you just opened up. Open
your browser (click the Start Button, point to Programs, click on Internet
Explorer); click on the address bar. Click Edit up on the menu bar, and then
click Paste from the menu that you just opened up. Press the Enter key on the
keyboard and this will take you to the Website.
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Special Feature: The Windows Key
Take a look at your keyboard - you will notice a key with the Windows logo on it; usually found between your Ctrl and Alt keys.
You might not have paid any attention to this key before; or maybe you wondered what it does. This new key could represent a big improvement in the way you work with your computer because, among other things, it automatically activates the Windows Start menu. Give it a try
Press the Windows key. The Start menu appears. Now you can use the arrow keys on the keyboard to move up and down the Start menu until you've highlighted the choice you want; then press Enter. Use your right or left arrow to move into submenus.
Using this key, you can get to any program or recently saved document on your computer, without moving your hands from the keyboard.
You can learn more keyboard shortcuts at our website:
http://stsico.com/html/kbshortcuts.html
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Please tell your neighbors, friends and family about our classes and our
email newsletter.
If you would like us to send this newsletter to a friend, please send your
name and their email address to info@computerkindergarten.com with the words
Subscribe to Newsletter in the subject line of the email.
If you think a friend or family member would like to attend our classes,
we'll send them a printed list of upcoming classes. Send a stamped,
self-addressed envelope to: STSI - Class Schedule, 50 Lee Avenue, Babylon NY 11702.
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Tips and Tricks: Quickly Access a Web Page
Here is a quick way to get to a website if you know the address and don't want to double click the Internet Explorer icon and then wait for the home page to load:
Click on Start and then Run. Type the address in the Run dialogue box and press the enter key. Your default browser will automatically start, and take you directly to that web page.
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If you are reading this newsletter because someone forwarded it to you, there are directions for subscribing at the end of this newsletter. Or you can go to our website at http://stsico.com/html/newsletter.html where you can subscribe and view our newsletter archives.
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Today's Topic: Burn Your Own CDs
If you are using Windows XP, you might not need to buy expensive CD-recording software. Windows XP comes with built in CD burning software that may meet your basic needs.
When you insert a blank CDR disk in your CDRW drive, Windows XP will ask you if you want to open a writable CD folder. Just click OK.
This folder is a place for you to store files that you want to put on a CD. You can copy files to this folder by dragging and dropping in Windows Explorer.
When you are ready to write these files on your CD, look on the left side of the CD folder window and click on Write these files to CD.
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Do you have friends who aren't as computer literate as you but would like to
be? Tell them to attend our Computer Kindergarten for Grownups class at the
library. To send them our schedule, send a stamp, self-addressed envelope to:
STSI, Class Schedule, 50 Lee Avenue, Babylon NY 11702.
Or, visit our website and print our schedule:
http://stsico.com/html/classes.html
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Question: Save Emails to Floppy Disks
How do I save an email to a floppy disk?
Answer:
Just like any file, saving important e-mails to a floppy disk is a good idea. Here’s how:
While viewing the e-mail that you want to save, click on File on the menu and then Save. You will get the Save Message or Save As dialog box.
In the Save in field, click the small down arrow to display the drop down list, and select 3 ½ floppy A:
In the File name box, type a name for the e-mail message
In the Save as type field, you can either save it as an e-mail message, or as a text file. If you choose text file, they take up less space and can be read in any text program.
Click Save and you are done.
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If you are enjoying this newsletter and find the information useful, please
feel free to forward it to your friends and family members. If you would like
us to subscribe a friend, please send your name and their email address to
info@computerkindergarten.com with the words Subscribe to Newsletter in the
subject line of the email.
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Websites of Interest:
Breast Cancer Awareness Month
The National Breast Cancer Awareness Month website will send you an email reminder when it is time to have your next mammography. Visit this website for information on early detection, breast cancer and mammograms and women’s health.
http://www.nbcam.org/
Eat Pink and White M&Ms to help fight breast cancer. The people at M&Ms will donate 50c for each bag sold to the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer. Read more about this promotion:
http://global.mms.com/us/komen/index.jsp
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