Library
New tutorials and articles are added every month.
Internet Articles and Tutorials
- Blogging? - describes what a blog is and why you might want one
- Changing Text Size - several ways to make web pages more readable
- Google - a few hints on how to search
- A Mini History Lesson - using the history feature to save typing urls
- Which browser should I use? We recommend Firefox
Shortcuts
- Cut and Paste - a simple way to copy
- Editing Text in a document - Part 1 - some shortcuts to simplify correction of errors
- Editing Text in a document - Part 2 - editing an existing document
- Magic Right Mouse Button - relevant commmands at your fingertips
- Using "Send To" - a useful shortcut
- Controlling views in your email program - speed up the email review process
- Emailing Photos - make them small enough to send easily.
- Forwarding email - remove all the 'To' and 'CC' before you send.
- Which email program should I use? We recommend Thunderbird
Learn more about your PC
- File names - "why are there letters after the period?"
- Make your printer ink last longer - a simple way to save money
- Pixels — what are they and how many do you really need?
- Selectively Picking Items in Lists - useful to remove groups of emails
- XP Service Pack 2 - why you need it and how to install it
- Using the Folder view - Part 1 - for faster searching
- Using the Folder view - Part 2 - setting folder options
- Desktop, Disk Drives, Folders and Files - how they are interrelated
- Setting your mouse options - using Control Panel to change how your mouse behaves
Important tasks when moving to a new computer
- Migrating Email and Browser Settings From Your Old PC
- Removing all personal information from old Computer
- Last things to do on old computer