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In Windows Windows XP or Vista, click the Start button, point to All Programs, point to Accessories, point to System Tools, and then click Character Map. When the Character Map appears it will look like this:
If you use that symbol a lot, you can also use its shortcut key to put it in any document without opening the Character Map every time you want to use that symbol.
Jot down that shortcut key. If you will use it a lot, memorize it or put it on a sticky note on your computer. Then go to the email or document and put your cursor where you want the symbol to appear. Make sure the NumLock for the numeric keypad is on. (It is a toggle key, pressing once will turn it on, pressing it again will turn it off.) Hold down the Alt key while you enter the numbers that represent that symbol. As you can see from the above screen shot, the cent key numbers are 0162. So for the cent sign you would enter 0162 on the numeric keypad. When you release the Alt key, the symbol will appear in your document.
For more information check out my article entitled: Symbols & the Character Map
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With a tabbed browser like Internet Explorer 7 or Firefox, you can open any group of tabs with just a few clicks. You can do this with just 2 or 3 tabs, or you can open as many as you like at one time. The trick is to create a tab group. Here how to do it:
If you are using Firefox
Open each page you want to bookmark in a separate tab.
(Click CTRL-T to open a new tab), then click on Bookmarks and choose Bookmark All Tabs. When the window pops up asking you to name the folder, type in a name.
When you are ready to open these bookmarks, simply choose Bookmarks, then
choose name that you gave the folder. Click
Open All in Tabs and each will open
in a separate tab.
If you are using Internet Explorer 7
Open each page you want to bookmark in a separate tab, then
click Add Tab Group to Favorites. Give
the Tab Group a name. When you are ready to open this group of tabs, open the
Favorites Center by clicking on the yellow star on the toolbar. Find the name that
you have given the folder and click on the blue right-pointing arrow that
appears on the right side of the folder name. Each will open in a separate tab.
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If you are not yet using tabs when you browse the Internet,
you should be. Tabs allow you to have several web pages open at the same time
and to switch between them quickly and easily. Here are a few tips on how to
use tabs.
Tabbed browsing is available in all versions of the Firefox
and Opera web browsers. It was also introduced in Internet Explorer 7. If you
are still using Internet Explorer 6, Internet Explorer 7 is a free download,
available at the Microsoft
website.
When you first look at
a Web browser that is able to handle tabbed browsing, it will look no
different than any other browser. In Internet Explorer 7, you will see a little
new tab next to the current open window tab, as shown below:
Just click on that tab to open a new window. Your current
window will be available until you close it. To access it, just click on its
tab.
If you are using Firefox or Opera as your Web browser, just
press CTRL+T to open a new tab. This will also work in Internet Explorer 7.
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Manufacturers are including many things in their flat panel
LCD monitors including built-in speakers. One of the most useful of these are
built-in USB ports. Check out your monitor. It may have these ports built into
the bottom, side or back of the monitor. If you have them, they give you an
easy way to plug in cameras, USB hard drives, and USB memory sticks without
having to struggle to reach the back of your computer. A USB port will look like this:
Many of today's monitors also come with two ports for
hooking them up to the computer. One is analog (VGA) and looks like this:
The other is digital (DVI) and looks like this:
If you have both, but are using the analog connection, you
will get a better picture by hooking up digitally. However, you must also have
a digital connector on your PC. It will look the same as the connector on the
monitor. If you have a digital connector on both the PC and the monitor, it is
well worth it to purchase a digital cable to get a better picture.
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When you are making a selection or an entry on the computer, you need to tell the computer that you have completed your entry. Often this is done by clicking on a button that says “Go” or “Enter”. For instance when entering a search term into Google, are expected to type in your text, then click on “Google Search”.
In most cases, you don’t really have to click on any small icon or choice on the screen. Simply type in your text and hit the Enter key. This will send your entry to the computer. Using the Enter button is usually much easier than using the mouse to click on something on the screen.
This tip works for most text entries and many choices you make on the computer, including entering Web addresses. Just type in the address and press the Enter key.
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