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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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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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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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