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Welcome to the Thanksgiving edition of the Computer Kindergarten Newsletter.
Today is Sunday, November 18, 2001
This year we are especially thankful for the freedom we enjoy in this great country. We give thanks for all that we have and for the people who have touched our lives.
Best wishes for a Happy Thanksgiving from the staff at Sharper Training Solutions, Inc. ***
In this Issue:
Featured Computer Term: World Wide Web
Topic: Finding Downloaded Files
Progressive Learning Series: Microsoft Word: Changing The Number Of Columns
Featured Website: For some interesting, fun and educational Thanksgiving websites, take a look at our Featured Website section below.
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As an addendum to the article on Zip Files in the October 29 version of this newsletter:
Other Zip Programs available for download are Zip Central and Power Zip. Zip Central is free and Power Zip has a free trial version (check the website for more information on what's available in the trial version).
http://www.webmasterfree.com/zipcentral.html
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Today's Featured Computer Term: World Wide Web
The Web is a system of connected computers. These computers, known as Internet servers, hold documents that are all written using the same type of programming language. The documents are formatted in a language called HTML (Hypertext Markup Language). With HTML, these documents can contain graphics, audio, and video files as well as links to other documents. This means you can jump from one document to another simply by clicking on hot spots or links.
These documents, or Web Sites, can be retrieved and viewed when you enter a Web Site address in your browser, because you are actually sending a Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) command to the Web server directing it to find and transmit the requested Web page.
There are several applications called Web browsers that make it easy to access the World Wide Web; two of the most popular being Netscape Navigator and Microsoft's Internet Explorer.
There is a difference between the Internet and the World Wide Web. The Internet is simply a global network connecting millions of computers that all work together to share information. Only with this global network of computers in place is the World Wide Web able to exist.
Because all of the Web Sites that make up the World Wide Web are formatted using the same programming language, and because all browsers know how to request these specially formatted Web Site files, we are able to browse, or surf, the Web.
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Today's Topic: Finding Downloaded Files
Today’s topic is from a question sent in by newsletter subscriber Sue.
Question:
Help! I downloaded an important file and can't find it. What do I do now?
Answer:
You can locate any file on your computer using the built-in feature called "Find Files and Folders". In Windows ME and XP, it is called "Search"
Go back to the original email and jot down the filename.
Click the Start button, point your mouse to Find (Search), then to Files and Folders, and click.
Type the name of the file you are looking for into the 'Named' field and look in Drive (C:). Make sure there is a check mark in front of "Include subfolders". When the file is found, it will be displayed in the lower windowpane. You can simply double click to open the file or drag it to your desktop for easy access in the future.
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Progressive Learning Series: Microsoft Word
Changing The Number Of Columns
If you have already changed your document into columns, Word lets you easily change the number of columns you are using. For example, let’s say you changed your document into three columns and then decided you wanted it in two columns. To change the number of columns, follow these steps:
Make sure the insertion point is somewhere in the columns.
1. Select the Columns option from the Format menu. When you do, you will see the Columns dialog box.
2. Change the value in the Number of Columns field to the number of columns you want.
3. In the Apply To box, select This Section (depending on what you want your change to affect). This causes Word to reformat the layout of your columns.
4. Click on OK.
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Today's Featured Website: Thanksgiving Websites
Kids Domain Thanksgiving Page
Turkey Day is this week, so now is a great time to surf with the kids to this website. There are coloring pages, jokes, riddles, games, word puzzles, screensavers, crafts and recipes--all related to Thanksgiving. An entertaining and educational site for little ones.
http://www.kidsdomain.com/holiday/thanks/
The First Thanksgiving
Ever wanted to relive the voyage of the Mayflower? Or experience Plymouth in 1621? Check out this site which is part of Scholastic.com. Intended for children in grades K through 8, the sites teaches about the origins of the November holiday in an interesting and interactive way.
http://teacher.scholastic.com/thanksgiving/
For more websites on the history of Thanksgiving:
The History Channel website examines Mayflower myths and offers facts about early Thanksgiving celebrations.
http://www.historychannel.com/exhibits/thanksgiving/
To learn more about the people who first met the Pilgrims, visit http://www.tolatsga.org/wampa.html
For the story of the Pilgrims, this website covers such topics as the Scrooby Separatists, life in Holland, the Mayflower voyage, and the first thanksgiving.
http://www.plimoth.org/Library/pilgrim.htm
Thanksgiving Recipes.com
Thanksgiving is only four days away -- time to get cookin'! From appetizers to dessert, Thanksgiving Recipes.com has you covered and there's even a vegetarian feast that won't leave you curled up asleep on the couch afterward. The site promises "to make your Thanksgiving banquet picture-perfect and stress-free" with its offering of recipes, menu ideas, cooking hints and planning tips. Sounds good to me.
http://www.thanksgivingrecipe.com/default.asp
Ever wonder why turkeys say gobble gobble? This site will explain that and you’ll also be able to take a look at a translation of the Mayflower Compact, Thanksgiving Proclamations through the years, take a virtual tour of the Plimoth (Plymouth) Plantation, get some recipes and more.
http://www.night.net/thanksgiving/
To get the story on the Macy's Thanksgiving parade, balloon blow-up, history, and more, visit
http://www.nyctourist.com/macys_menu.htm
To send Thanksgiving Cards to your online friends, check out the following websites:
http://www.123greetings.com/
http://www.bluemountain.com/
http://www.egreetings.com/
http://www.hallmark.com/hmk/Website/hallmark_home.jsp (yes, Hallmark is now offering free e-cards online!) |
