When you have multiple web pages open at once, each one is displayed on a separate tab. These tabs make it easy for you to switch between open websites. Quick Tabs provides a miniature visual view (called a thumbnail) of all your open tabs. This makes it easier to find the webpage that you want …
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Change Sounds in Windows XP
You can change the start up and log off sounds in Windows XP very easily. Click the Start button, click the Control Panel and then click Sounds and Audio Devices. A small window will open with tabs at the top. Click the Sounds tab. There is a list in the middle of the window with …
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Add Addresses Automatically to Contacts in Outlook
Select Tools from the menu and then Options. Go to the Preferences tab and click on E-mail Options. Make sure Automatically put people I reply to in is selected and chose the folder you want newly added addresses to appear in. When you select this option every email address that you reply to will be …
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Restore Files from the Recycle Bin
Yes, you can restore your deleted files! Provided, of course, that you haven’t emptied your Recycle Bin recently. When you send a file to the Recycle Bin it remains there until emptied. You can restore a file to its original location by double-clicking the Recycle Bin icon on your desktop, finding and clicking the file …
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Clean up Internet Browsing Clutter
You can clean up your surfing clutter by clearing out several folders on your hard drive. First, in Internet Explorer, select Tools, then Internet Options. At the bottom of the General tab, click the Clear History button. Next, open Windows Explorer and navigate to the Windows folder. Open the Cookie folder and delete all of …
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Set Desktop Wallpaper Directly From Internet
You can change your desktop wallpaper easily while surfing the Internet. Surf to find a picture you like and right-click the picture. Select the Set as Wallpaper option. The picture will automatically appear on your desktop, replacing the current wallpaper. You can also copy or move any .BMP file into the Windows folder on your …
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Create a Custom Toolbar in Word 2003
As you are customizing Word to reflect your working habits, there may be times when you want to create your own custom toolbar. You can create a toolbar by following these steps: 1. Choose Customize from the Tools menu. This displays the Customize dialog box. 2. Make sure the Toolbars tab is selected. 3. Click …
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Insert a Blank Line in a Word List
Are you in the middle of writing a numbered or bulleted list and want to insert a blank line to make the list more readable? If you press ENTER, you just add another list item. If you press ENTER twice, your cursor will move out of the list, which is not what you want. Instead, …
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Customize the Screensaver in Windows
Windows XP comes with a customizable screensaver that you can use to personalize your monitor when the computer is not in use. To change your screensaver, click the Start button and click Control Panel. There are two ways to view the Control Panel – Category and Classic. In Category view, click the Appearance and Themes …
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Create Email Groups in Outlook Express & Outlook
A goup is a collection of email addresses that can be used to send an email to the whole group when you add one address in the To: field of an email. It is a very efficient way to communicate to specific groups of people. Click the Addresses button on the toolbar in Outlook Express. …
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