http://www.microsofttraining.net/hints-tips-windows-16.html Software application hints and tips from our Microsoft certified trainers en Fri, 04 Jul 2008 21:28:05 GMT Fri, 04 Jul 2008 21:28:05 GMT http://www.microsofttraining.net/rss-feeds.php Clicking on links in Firefox with your middle mouse button (scroll wheel) opens links in new tabs. Clicking on tabs with your middle mouse button (scroll wheel) closes the tab. http://www.microsofttraining.net/tip-550-middle-mouse-button-firefox.html Thu, 05 Apr 2007 00:00:00 GMT http://www.microsofttraining.net/tip-550-middle-mouse-button-firefox.html Three ways to Show the Desktop (Minimise all open Files) if you cant see the button on your toolbar... 1. Press the Windows key+D together, to get all your windows back do it again (Toggle Switch). 2. Press Windows key+M together, press Windows key+Shift+M to undo. 3. Right click the Task Bar and choose 'Show the Desktop' http://www.microsofttraining.net/tip-517-show-desktop.html Mon, 26 Feb 2007 00:00:00 GMT http://www.microsofttraining.net/tip-517-show-desktop.html You can assign a keyboard shortcut to start a program from the Windows Desktop: For example; Use CTRL+ALT+e to open Internet Explorer, Right Click the Internet Explorer Icon, Select Properties, In the Shortcut Key Box, Type e. Windows will append CTRL+ALT, Click OK. Note: You can assign Shortcut keys to open any program. (Just need to remember all those shortcut key combinations). http://www.microsofttraining.net/tip-518-keyboard-shortcut-startup.html Mon, 26 Feb 2007 00:00:00 GMT http://www.microsofttraining.net/tip-518-keyboard-shortcut-startup.html I frequently save incomplete documents to the desktop in order to access them quickly. But where are they really kept? The Desktop is actually the c:\windows\desktop folder. To save to the Desktop; Press CTRL+S, click the Save In drop-down, then select Desktop from the top of the list. http://www.microsofttraining.net/tip-519-find-desktop.html Mon, 26 Feb 2007 00:00:00 GMT http://www.microsofttraining.net/tip-519-find-desktop.html To disable this feature of windows and give yourself slighty more peace while using your pc, right click the desktop, click the desktop tab within the window that opens, click the customize desktop buttom towards the bottom left hand side of the window, and uncheck the check box that says run the desktop clean up wizard http://www.microsofttraining.net/tip-371-desktop-cleanup-disable.html Thu, 23 Nov 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://www.microsofttraining.net/tip-371-desktop-cleanup-disable.html In internet explorer you always get a selection of buttons on your toolbar such as "Back", "Forward" etc but you can add buttons by RIGHT ClICKING the toolbar and selecting CUSTOMIZE. This will bring up a box that you can add some extra buttons to. http://www.microsofttraining.net/tip-320-adding-buttons-toolbar.html Wed, 25 Oct 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://www.microsofttraining.net/tip-320-adding-buttons-toolbar.html If you want to always go to a particular page every time you start Internet explorer. Go to Tools / Internet options / type in your home page in the top box. http://www.microsofttraining.net/tip-321-setting-homepage.html Wed, 25 Oct 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://www.microsofttraining.net/tip-321-setting-homepage.html You can change the size of the text in Internet explorer, by going to View / Text size. http://www.microsofttraining.net/tip-322-ie-text-size.html Wed, 25 Oct 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://www.microsofttraining.net/tip-322-ie-text-size.html If you have a few programs open and want to use the keyboard to navigate through each one, hold down the ALT key and press TAB to cycle through each program http://www.microsofttraining.net/tip-278-scroll-through-open-programs.html Tue, 24 Oct 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://www.microsofttraining.net/tip-278-scroll-through-open-programs.html To see how much memory your hard drive has left, right click on the start button and go to explore (by left clicking). Right click on the hard drive disk (C:) and select properties (left clicking). http://www.microsofttraining.net/tip-288-memory-checking-in-windows.html Tue, 24 Oct 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://www.microsofttraining.net/tip-288-memory-checking-in-windows.html Microsoft Office applications can create hyperlinks to internet websites. Here are some shortcuts: 1.Highlight the text you want linked, and press CTRL+K. (or right click for the menu). 2.Put the cursor in the Address box. 3.Start your internet browser, and surf to the page you want to link to. 4. Click back to your document. 5. You will see the address for the website in the address box automatically. 6. Simply click on OK, and you are done. Click OK. http://www.microsofttraining.net/tip-293-quick-url-insertion.html Tue, 24 Oct 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://www.microsofttraining.net/tip-293-quick-url-insertion.html Ever find yourself repeating multiple clicks to do the same process during the day? In Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook® you can create a custom menu of the commands you use most. Here are the steps how to do it: 1. Go to the TOOLS menu, click on CUSTOMIZE, and then click the COMMANDS tab. 2. When you are in the “CATEGORIES” box, click the “NEW MENU”, and then drag “NEW MENU” from the “COMMANDS” box to a blank area on the toolbars where you want to see it appear. 3. Right-click the new menu, and then give it a name by typing in the “NAME” box on the shortcut menu. Complete by pressing ENTER 4. The last step is to add frequently used commands to your newly created menu by selecting a category from Categories box, and then drag a command from the Commands box to your custom menu. http://www.microsofttraining.net/tip-294-custom-menu-creation.html Tue, 24 Oct 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://www.microsofttraining.net/tip-294-custom-menu-creation.html The Windows taskbar can get pretty cluttered of you work with multiple documents, each with its own icon. This can be set to only display one icon for each Office program. Simply do the following: 1. In any MS Office application, click on the TOOLS menu, then choose OPTIONS, and then the VIEW tab. 2. Uncheck the WINDOWS IN TASKBAR option. 3. Click OK. http://www.microsofttraining.net/tip-295-taskbar-tidy-up.html Tue, 24 Oct 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://www.microsofttraining.net/tip-295-taskbar-tidy-up.html Don’t like the paperclip or the dog? Well there many to choose from. If you already can see the office assistant, click on it, and choose OPTIONS. Next choose the GALLERY tab and then use the back and forward buttons unto you get the one that works for you. Then just click on OK, and you have done it! (If you don’t see the Office Assistant, click the HELP menu, then choose SHOW THE OFFICE ASSISTANT) http://www.microsofttraining.net/tip-296-office-assistant-change.html Tue, 24 Oct 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://www.microsofttraining.net/tip-296-office-assistant-change.html To speed up your PC, you can check to see what is running on your PC by pressing Ctrl+Alt+Delete and selecting Task manager. To get rid of any programs / drivers you dont need anymore, Select Run from the Start menu, type in MSCONFIG, then click OK. Click on the StartUp tab, tick off what you no longer need (make sure they are definately programs that are not needed. clcik on Ok and then reboot your PC http://www.microsofttraining.net/tip-210-get-rid-drivers/programs.html Mon, 23 Oct 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://www.microsofttraining.net/tip-210-get-rid-drivers/programs.html