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TIP.1     (PRINT SCREEN)

It is possible to take a screen shot of anything appearing on your screen, in two ways. The first option will take a snapshot of everything (all open windows) and allow you to save or print this page:-

On the keyboard press the Print Screen ( key (usually top right) This action places the image into the clipboard ( an area of memory on your computer) You now need to open another application for example WORD; EXCEL or indeed just about any other application. Now  PASTE this into the application by either Right clicking within the open page and selecting PASTE, or by holding the Ctrl (control) key and pressing V on the keyboard. As if by magic, your screen shot will appear, whereupon you may either save it or print it out.

You may also take a snapshot of only the last window to be opened on the screen. This is done by following the above procedure, but his time hold the Alt  or Alt Gr key, whilst then pressing the Print Screen key.

TIP.2    (OUTLOOK EXPRESS)

Outlook Express sometimes has a default set  whereby all new emails you respond to will have that address placed in your address book. This may not always be desirable, and indeed can be a security risk, so here is the way to prevent it.

1. Open Outlook Express ,then left click:-

2. Tools

3. Options

4. Send Tab

5. Remove the tick from the box "Automatically put people I reply to in my address book".

6. Apply

7. O.K

There we are-- Job done.

TIP.3    (OUTLOOK EXPRESS--ADDRESS BOOK)

Did you ever go on holiday wishing you had taken a copy of your email address book, just in case you are of a mind to find an internet cafe and gloat to your friends?

Follow this procedure exactly:-

1. Open Outlook Express

2. Addresses

3. File

4. Export

5. Other address book

6. Text File (Comma Separated Values)

7. Export

8. Save to a location, e.g. My documents.

9. Next

10. Select fields to save (I advise not saving more than 3,otherwise printing will be impractical)

11. Finish

This will save a .scv (comma separated value) file in your chosen location, which you can print out. It may be necessary to adjust column widths for printing.

TIP.4  (WORD 2003 TO 2007 MENU CONVERSION)

If you have recently upgraded to MS Office 2007,you will have noticed that the command structure has changed. Although this is a positive move, it nevertheless takes some getting used to.

Here is a conversion file which shows both old and new commands. Although the file is a (.exe) it has been virus tested and is perfectly safe to open.

You will have a choice to either OPEN or SAVE the file. I suggest you SAVE it  somewhere for quick reference.

Left Click link below

MS Word 2003/2007 Command Reference conversion guide

TIP.5 (FREE QUICK REFERENCE GUIDES)

This superb website has helpful and FREE .pdf  files, offering Quick Reference Guides to all Microsoft Office programs for all versions of the software.

You DO NOT need to subscribe or enter any personal details to view and download these FREE guides. Follow these steps.

1---.Click on this link      http://www.customguide.com

2.---In heading 'Software Training', select software guide required. A new page will open.

3---.Curser down to 'Free Quick References' and select the respective download.

4---. Once open ,the guides may be saved to a suitable area on your computer or printed out for reference.

These guides are useful for both new users and as reminders for the more experienced user.

TIP.6 (FREE PRINT SCREEN PROGRAM)

If you have ever been frustrated by the Windows Print Screen facility, then this FREE program is a must download.

The program takes only a few seconds to download and install.

You will need to experiment a little, but I learnt the whole thing in 5 minutes and YES, it really does work.

The default image is saved in .bmp format which produces a large file, I recommend you change this to .jpg and reduce the quality to about 50%.

I guarantee that once you use it, you will be hooked.

Gadwin  Print Screen

Be sure to hit the     DOWNLOAD NOW   button in the red box

TIP.7 (PAGE THUMBNAIL IMAGES IN WORD)

This often forgotten facility comes in handy for those producing multi page documents.

If you follow the procedure to set this up, you will be able to see 'Thumbnail' images of each page on the left of the screen, in much the same way as for Power Point Presentations.

Procedure:-

 1-- Open a document

 2--Select VIEW on the toolbar (top of screen)

 3--Select Thumbnails (Word 2003) or Tick Thumbnails (Word 2007)

That's it, DONE.