Main Menu for Archives of Computer Stuff

General Tips & Shortcuts:

• A Different Context Menu
• Accelerate Mouse Pointer
• Access Your Computer System Information
• Activex Controls
• Add a Screen Saver
• Add a Screen Shot to Your Document
• Add Another Keyboard Language
• Add Fonts to Windows
• Add Foreign letters and Accent Marks in Your Document
• Add HTML Wallpaper
• Add Notepad to Your "Send To" Menu
• Add symbols to documents
• Add TV to Your Computer
• Adding Special Characters to Your Document
• All You Ever Wanted to Know About Shortcuts & More
• Alt Codes Chart
• Another Way to Access the Internet
• Another Way to Open Your CD-ROM Drive
• Arrange Desktop Icons
• Backup in Windows XP
• Block Ads From the Internet
• Can't Move a Picture in Microsoft Word? -- Use Picture Format or Change the Default
• Change Folder Icon on Desktop
• Change Font Color
• Change Font Size & Characteristics
• Change the Name of the Registered Owner
• Change the Picture for Your User Account
• Change the Mouse Pointers Scheme
• Change Your Mouse Pointer/Cursor
• Change Windows Visual Effects
• Change Your Desk- top Wallpaper
• Change Your shortcut Icon (98 & XP)
• Clear My Recent Document List
• Configure Application Shortcuts to Open Programs in Full- Screen Mode
• Create an Organizational Chart in Windows XP
• Create a Handy Toolbar
• Create & Manipulate PDF Documents for FREE
• Create New Folders to Organize Your Work
• Create Picture Bullets for Lists
• Create Special Bullet Symbols for Lists
• Creating Cross References
• Customize Splash Screens
• Customize the Start Menu in XP
• Customize Your Mouse pointers
• Customize Your Mouse Settings
• Customize Web Page Printing
• Disassociate a File
• Display Screen Shuts Off Too Soon
• Display Shuts Off or Screen Saver Starts Too Soon
• Display Version & Build of XP on Desktop
• Download Wallpaper From the Internet
• Downloading Files From the Internet
• Editing Read Only Files
• Favorites on the Start Menu
• File Download Link Does Not Work
• File Views in Windows Explorer
• Find & Replace Corrupt Files
• Flash Drives
• Hard Disk Is Working When No One Is at the Computer
• Headers & Footers: How to Use Them
• How About a Family Picture Project?
• How to Change Column Widths in Tables
• How to close Programs when the Desktop is Covered by an Installing Program
• How to Defrag
• How to Make a List of the File Names on Your Computer
• How to Replace the Startup & Shutdown Screens
• How to Use the Print Screen Key
• Insert a Page Break
• Insert Page Numbers
• Insert, Resize, Move or Delete a Picture
   • Insert an Image
   • Resize an Image
   • Move an Image
   • Delete an Image
• Just Spike It!
• Keyboard Composition Shortcuts
• Keyboard Editing Shortcuts
• Keyboard Shortcuts (Hotkeys) for Windows 98 and Selected Applications
• Link to a Web Page With a Shortcut
• Lost or Moved Taskbar
• Lost Your Quick Launch Bar?
• Lost Your Volume Control Icon?
• Make Recycle Bin Leaner
• Make the Caps Key Produce a Sound
• Make Word's Links Clickable
• Managing Your Print Jobs
• Missing or Jumbled Desktop Icons
• Mouse Pointer Is Hard to Follow
• Mouse Sticks or Stops Working
• Move the Mouse Pointer From the Keyboard
• One Click Shutdown
• Open the CD- ROM Another Way
• Organize Your Start Menu (All Programs List)
• Parental Control Software (children's browsers & other)
• Place Icon Folders on Your Desktop
• Print .PRN Files
• Printing Special Characters, Including Alt Codes
• Printing URLs in Word
• Put a Calculator on Excel's Toolbar
• Put Favorites on Desktop
• Quick Launch Bar
• Quick Way to Locate a File in Explorer
• Re-arrange Print Order
• Remove Underline & Color of URLs
• Remove Website Pop-up Windows
• Removing Icons From the System Tray
• Replacing a Missing or Corrupt File
• Resize Viewed Font Without Using Menu
• Restore From Your Backup (XP)
• Reveal File's Hidden Details
• See Changes Made to Your Registry
• Selecting Text in Word
• Set Windows Appearance for More Efficient Performance
• Sharing Documents
• Sort Favorites Alphabetically
• Standby or Hibernate in Windows XP?
• Starting Multiple Applications
• Stop Search for New Floppy Drive
• Switching Among Open Programs
• Tell Explorer Where to Open (in 9x)
• Windows Key Shortcuts
• Tell Explorer Where To Open (in XP)
• Transferring Files to a New Computer
• Translate a Web Page

General Tips &Shortcuts (Continued)

• Use BootLog to Find Boot-up Problems
• Using the Calculator
• Using Wildcard Characters
• What's the Difference? (CD/CD-R/ CD-RW)
• Who's Behind Those Websites?
• Windows XP Glossary
• Want to Work in DOS?
• Web Pages & Folders in Same Window
• Working With Bookmarks
• Your Browser & Multiple Languages

Tools For Personal
Website Owners &
Developers:

• Dead Link Checker
• HTML/Printed Character Chart
• HTML Validation Program
• RGB to HEX Converter
• Some Tools Accessible From QuestGems

Helpful Utilities

Duplicate File Removers
• Check Duplicate Files
• d'peg
• DupeLocator
• Duplic8
• Duplicate Files Manager
• More Space
• System Mechanic
• Unique Filer

File Converters & Viewers
• Database Formats
• Document Formats
• HTML Converters
• Image Formats
• Microsoft Converters (free)
• Multimedia Formats
• Multiple File Types
• For PDAs

Format/Partition Utilities
• Paragon Partition Manager
• Partition Magic
• Partition Resizer
• Ranish Partition Manager

Free Utility Programs
• Free Utility Programs

Internet Utilities
• Reference Tool: GuruNet
• Search Tool: Copernic

More Utilities
• 1st Page
• AM-DeadLink
• Atomic Clock Sync
• AVG Antivirus 6.0.
• Easy Thumbnails
• Eraser
• History Washer Pro
• Infranview
• JustZIPit
• Kill Disk
• Mailwasher
• Mechanical Engineering software
• Passwords
• Popup Calendar
• Pricelessware
• Show Calc
• Whisper 32
• ZoneAlarm

Spam Blockers
• Spam Buster
• Spam Motel
• Vaxxine SPAM Blocker

Information

• Alt Codes Chart
• Country Codes
• File Extension IDs
• Wireless Network With Shared 52k Internet Access
• International Domain Name Extensions

Internet Explorer & Browsing the Web:

• Add Web Page to Favorites List (Bookmark)
• Anonymous Surfing
• Browser Opens at Wrong Website
• Change Font Size in IE
• Children's Browsers
• Create New Window in IE
• Change your IE Search Engine, & a Better way
• E-mail a Web Page or Shortcut
• Explorer Bar in IE
• Explore IE7 Menu Buttons
• Family Filters for the Internet
• Family Safe Search Engines
• Hot Keys (Keyboard Shortcuts) in IE7
• IE5 Repairs Itself
• IE7 Still Has Some Bugs
• IE7 Tabs to IE6 Windows
• More Browser Viewing Space
• New Mouse Actions for IE7
• Searching in IE7
• See Web Page's Source Code
• Three More Buttons in IE7
• Tip of the Day (in IE)

Outlook Express, Outlook & Email/Chat:

• Acronym Chart for Instant Messaging & Email. This set will take about 60 pages to print unless the font is reduced. Also see "Commonly Used Acronyms for Email/Chat" and "Emoticon Chart"
• Adding Stationery to Your OE Messages
• Another Way to Save/Edit Email
• Attachments Don't Open
• Cannot Send Pictures in OE
• Change Font Characteristics for OE Messages
• Commonly Used Acronyms for Chat/Email
• Create 2nd Inbox
• Edit Outlook Express Messages
• Email Messages Mixed With Those of Other Users
• Email Terms Glossary (Also with some computer and Internet terms)
• Emoticon Chart
• Find Lost Messages
• Messages not Visible in OE
• OE Won't Preview Pictures
• Open or Save E-mail Attachments
• Organize Your Mail (new folders)
• Outlook Express or Outlook -- What's the Difference?
  •Outlook Express
  • Outlook
• Receiving Unwanted email?
• Removing those (>) Marks From Outlook Express Reply Messages
• Save Part of an Email
• Saving Portions of Emails
• Set OE's Features
• Strange Names in Your Address Book

MS Office & Other Suites

• Microsoft Office & Alternatives
   • Introduction
   • Microsoft Office
   • Alternative1: Microsoft Works or Works Suite
   • Alternative2: 602PC Suite 4.1
   • Alternative3: Ability Office 4
   • Alternative4: EasyOffice Premium 9.0
   • Alternative5: GoBe Productive v3
   • Alternative6: OpenOffice.org 2.0.1
   • Alternative7: Quickoffice
   • Alternative8: StarOffice 8
   • Alternative9: TextMaker for Pocket PCs 2002
   • Alternative10: TheOpenCD 3.1
   • Alternative11: ThinkFree Office 3
   • Alternative12: WordPerfect Office 12
   • Summary

Microsoft Word Tutorial

General Items
• Add Comments in Word Documents
• Add Highlights to Word Documents
• Page Setup
• Make Your Own Templates
• Help! I Goofed UP!
• Find, Replace & Go To

The View Menu
• Normal
• Web Layout
• Print Layout
• Outline
• Web Page preview
• Print Preview
• Toolbars
• Document Map
• Header & Footer
• Zoom

The Insert Menu
• Break
• Page Numbers
• Date and Time
• AutoText
• Field
• Symbol
• Comment
• Footnote
• Caption
• Cross-refference
• Index and Tables
• Picture
• Text Box
• File
• Object
• Bookmark
• Hyperlink

The Format Menu
• Paragraph
• Bullets & Numbering
• Borders & Shading
• Font
• Columns
• Tabs
• Drop Cap
• Text Direction
• Change Case
• Background
• Theme
• Frames
• AutoFormat
• Style
• Object

The Tools Menu
Spelling and Grammar checker
• Language
• Word Count
• AutoSummarize
• AutoCorrect
• Track Changes
• Merge Documents
• Mail Merge
• Envelopes and Labels
• Letter Wizard
• Macro
• Templates and Add-Ins
• Customize
• Options
• Office in Color
• Protect Document
• Online Collaboration

The Table Menu
• Draw Table
• Insert
• Delete
• Select
• Merge Cells
• Split Cells
• Split Table
• AutoFormat
• AutoFit
• Heading Rows Repeat
• Convert
• Sort
• Formula
• Show Gridlines
• Table Properties

The Window Menu
• Document
• Split
• New Window
• Arrange All

The Help Menu
• MS Word Help
• Show Office Assistant
• What's This?
• About MS Office
• WordPerfect Help
• Detect & Repair
• Final Note

Taskbar Tutorial

• Taskbar Overview
• Moving, Sizing & Visibility
• Toolbars on the Taskbar

Troubleshooting Windows XP

• Back up & Restore the Registry in Windows XP
• XP System Recovery
• XP System Restore
• Help Section, System Restore