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Welcome to this week's edition of the Computer Kindergarten Newsletter.
Today is Sunday, October 22, 2006
In this Issue:
Special Feature: All About Bookmarks and Favorites
Tips & Tricks: Quick Switch Between Maximize and Restore
This Week's Topic: Windows Power Management
Question: Increase Email Text Size
Websites of Interest: Trivia; Sole Mates - The Century in Shoes; Net Lingo; Halloween
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Special Feature: All About Bookmarks and Favorites
We have received a high volume of questions on Internet Favorites and Bookmarks recently. Below are some of these questions and links to the answers in our newsletter Archives.
If you are having trouble using the links, scroll down to the Using Links article at the end of this newsletter to learn how to access our Newsletter Archives and the featured websites.
Question: What is a bookmark?
Question: What is a favorite?
Question: How do I bookmark a website?
Question: How do I add a website to my Favorites?
http://computerkindergarten.com/html/120901.html
Question: My granddaughter said I can bookmark websites that I plan on reading regularly. She told me how to do this but she went through the steps so fast that I really did not get it. Could you explain please?
http://computerkindergarten.com/html/061503.html
Question: Is it possible to put my favorites in alphabetical order?
http://computerkindergarten.com/html/022904.html
Question: Can I move my favorites around, into a different order? I would like to group favorites for similar websites. Thank you for all your help.
http://computerkindergarten.com/html/120102.html
Question: Can I change the name of a Favorite to make it more meaningful to me?
http://computerkindergarten.com/html/121105.html
Question: One of the website I regularly visit and get to through my favorites has changed its address. It displays a message that it will automatically redirect me there, which it does, but that takes a few moments. Can I update my favorite with the new address?
http://computerkindergarten.com/html/121105.html
Question: I would like to make a printout of my Favorites. Please tell me how to do this.
http://computerkindergarten.com/html/071005.html
Question: My computer is on its last legs. I put copies of all my important files on CDs. Can I do this with my Internet favorites, too?
http://computerkindergarten.com/html/080303.html
Question: I just got a new computer and would like to use my Favorites from my old computer. How do I copy them to my new computer?
http://computerkindergarten.com/html/010404.html
Question: I have Favorites in my list that I do not use anymore. How can I erase them?
http://computerkindergarten.com/html/040906.html
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Tips & Tricks: Quick Switch Between Maximize and Restore
In most programs, double click the Title Bar to switch between Restore and Maximize. The Title Bar is the area across the top of the window, usually blue, that displays the name of the program. To change a window from partial screen (Restored) to full screen (Maximized), double click on the Title Bar. To switch back, double click again.
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Today's Topic: Windows Power Management
Question: Why does my monitor turn off after about 15 minutes of not using the computer?
A:
Windows Power Management will shut your monitor off after a specified amount of idle time. It does that to save energy and the time that your monitor is on.
You can change the amount of time your computer waits before shutting the monitor off. Here are the steps:
Click the Start button and open Control Panel. Open Power Management (you may have to click Performance and Maintenance first, to see Power Management, depending on your settings; you may see Power Options instead of Power Management).
Look for Turn off monitor. You can increase or decrease the amount of idle time before the monitor shuts off, even selecting never, if you want the monitor to remain on whenever the computer is on.
Click the OK button.
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Question: Increase Email Text Size
Question: Some emails are very hard to read. The letters are just too small. Can I make the letters larger without changing everything on my email program permanently?
Answer:
In some email programs you can. Outlook Express is one example of a program where you can increase the size of an email you receive. Open the email you would like to read. Hold down the CTRL key on your keyboard and then roll the wheel on the mouse (the one between the left and right buttons) away from you. This will increase the size of the text.
Try this if you use Internet Explorer to check your email. It works in Yahoo and Gmail, although you may have to roll the mouse wheel in a different direction.
Give it a try in your email program!
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Websites of Interest:
Trivia
Visit this website, which claims to have the longest domain name, to see lists of the longest, biggest, smallest, most expensive things in the world. There is also a very interesting section on Famous Firsts, Old Wives Tales and Interesting Trivia.
http://thelongestlistofthelongeststuffatthelongestdomainnameatlonglast.com/
Sole Mates - The Century in Shoes
Visit this website to see the 20th century in shoes. Each decade has some examples of the most popular styles and colors
http://www.centuryinshoes.com/
Net Lingo
Confused by some of the terms and acronyms you see on the Internet today? Go to this website to look up the meanings.
http://www.netlingo.com/inframes.cfm
Halloween
Visit our website for links to great Halloween sites including pumpkin carving, costume design, recipes, trick or treat safety, and more. Take a look at some of the fun Halloween graphics we have.
http://computerkindergarten.com/html/halloween.html
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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