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Tips on Using Tabbed Browsing Print E-mail

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:

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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.



 
Flat Panel Monitor Extra Features Print E-mail

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:

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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:

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The other is digital (DVI) and looks like this:

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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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Shortcut for Entering Information Print E-mail
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.



 
Word Processing Shortcuts Print E-mail
If you use Microsoft Word often, there are a number of simple shortcuts that will make using the program easier and will make you feel more efficient as well. These shortcuts work in most word processing programs, so check them out if you use Word, Works, Word Perfect, or any other word processor. CTRL +I - to italicize the word or phrase

CTRL +B - to bold the word or phrase

CTRL +U - to underline the word or phrase

Ctrl+Home will take you to the beginning of the document.

Ctrl+ End will take you to the end of the document.

You can place your cursor on any word and double-click to highlight that word.

You can place your cursor anywhere in a paragraph and triple-click to highlight that paragraph.

To open a document you worked on recently you don't have to find it again, instead, just click  File, choose Open, then choose your document from the recent document list. In most versions of Word, that list will be at the bottom of the window. In Word 2007, you will click on the round Office icon in the upper left of the toolbar,and the most recent document list will be on the right side of the windows that pops up when you  choose Open.



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Turning Off Your Computer Print E-mail

At any given moment, your computer may be checking for keystrokes, saving information, or transferring data. This is done in the background, often without the computer user's knowledge. It is just how the computer operates.

If you happen to press the on-off hardware button to turn off the computer while it is transparently working in the background, files may be damaged, causing future problems. So you should always shut down the computer through the operating system software rather than pushing the hardware button to turn off the computer.

For most Windows computers, that means clicking on the Start button and choosing Shut Down. When the Shut Down Windows screen appears, make sure you answer Shut Down to the question, "What do you want the computer to do?" Then click Okay.

Windows XP users will click on Start, then Turn Computer Off, then Turn Off.

Mac users can shut down properly by clicking on Special-Shut Down.

Windows Vista users will click on the black power-button icon on the bottom left side of the screen, and then choose Shut Down.

Once you complete this shut down process, the software will close all files properly and the hardware will shut off automatically.

There may be times when the computer gets frozen and refuses to respond to any commands. In that case, you may turn the computer off by pressing the on-off button and holding it in for several seconds. There have been times with both PCs and Macs that even the on-off button won't work and the only way to turn the computer off will be to pull the plug. Remember, though, that instances like this should be rare. If you have to press that on-off switch or pull the plug often, it means that the computer has a problem that should be corrected before it gets worse.



 
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