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Welcome to this week's edition of the Computer Kindergarten Newsletter.
Today is Sunday, June 26, 2005
To observe Independence Day, we will not be publishing this newsletter next week. Have a happy and safe July 4th!
In this Issue:
Special Feature: Saving Email
Tips & Tricks: Deleting Favorites
Featured Computer Term: Filtering
This Week's Topic: Hibernate
Websites of Interest: Independence Day; Flag Rules and Regulations; Fireworks Safety
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Special Feature: Saving Email
Question: Is there an easy way to save all of my old emails?
Answer:
If you are using America Online, you will still need to use the time consuming method of opening each email and saving it the folder you want. In Outlook Express, it is much easier and quicker to save multiple emails. Here’s how:
Size the Outlook Express window down so it takes up half or less of your computer screen.
Create a folder on your desktop. To do so, right-click a blank area. From the resulting menu, point to new and then click Folder. Type the name and press the Enter key.
Select the emails you want to save. If you want more than one, hold down the CTRL key and click on each one. If you want all of them, hold down the CTRL key and press the A key.
Point to a highlighted area and drag over to the new folder. When the mouse is pointed right at the folder, release the mouse button.
All the selected emails will now be copied to the new folder.
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Tips & Tricks: Deleting Favorites
Question: How do I remove old websites from my Favorites list?
Answer:
Open Internet Explorer and then open Favorites. Right click on the one you want to delete. From the resulting menu, left click Delete. A dialog box will open asking if you want to send this item to the Recycle Bin. Click Yes (or OK, depending on your version of Windows).
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Featured Computer Term: Filtering
Question: What is the Filtering?
Answer:
An email program filters mail to sort out junk mail from good mail. The best way to do this is with a blocked words list. If you continually get emails with certain words in the subject line, such as pharmaceuticals, mortgage, etc., you can add these words to the blocked words list. Then, those emails will go directly to a spam folder or a deleted items folder.
America Online
To put words into your blocked words list in America Online, click Mail Options in the Mailbox window. Depending on your version of AOL, look for either Blocked Words list or Words and Phrases filter; click on it.
In the next window, type in the word or phrases you want to block and click the Add button.
In Outlook Express, click Tools on the menu, point to Message Rules and then click Mail. Click the New button. In the Select Conditions for your Rule area, click to check Where the subject line contains specific words.
In the Select the Actions for you rule, click to check Delete it.
In the Rules Description area, click on contains specific words. Type in the word or words you want to block; click the Add button. You can input and add as many words as you want.
Is there a computer term or phrase that you'd like to see an explanation of?
Email it to info@computerkindergarten.com and we'll put the term and its
definition in an upcoming newsletter.
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Today's Topic: Hibernate
Question: My new computer has Windows XP. On my old computer, which had Windows 98, there was a Hibernate option when I shut it down. Windows XP doesn’t have Hibernate listed under the shut down options. What can I do?
Answer:
Windows XP shows Standby under the shut down options but you can change that to Hibernate. Here’s how:
Shut down as you usually do – click the Start button and then click Turn Off Computer. When you see the Turn Off Computer window, press and hold down the Shift key. You will now see the Hibernate button. Click on it to hibernate the computer.
If this doesn't work, hibernation will need to be enabled. To do so, open Control Panel and select Performance and Maintenance and then Power Options. Click the Hibernate tab, and then check the box marked Enable hibernation. Click the OK button to close the window.
Question: What's the difference between Standby and Hibernate?
Answer:
In Standby your computer uses less power than when it is on but is still available for immediate use. Anything that you are working on is not saved on your hard disk (unless you saved it). If the power gets interrupted, any unsaved information is gone.
Hibernate shuts down the computer after saving everything to the hard disk. However, when you bring your computer out of hibernation, all programs and documents that were open are restored to your desktop as you left them.
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Websites of Interest:
Independence Day
This website features the history of Independence Day, including stories, speeches, and celebrations over the years.
http://www.american.edu/heintze/fourth.htm
For some history, patriotic music, and a very cool online fireworks display, visit this website:
http://www.holidays.net/independence/
Read the Declaration of Independence at this website:
http://www.usacitylink.com/usa/declaration.html
Flag Rules and Regulations
At this website, you will learn how to fold, display and retire the American flag, and much more.
http://www.ushistory.org/betsy/flagetiq.html
Fireworks Safety
June and July are Fireworks Safety Months. Fireworks are illegal in many states, New York being one of them. If you must be around fireworks on the fourth, learn how to keep yourself and your children safe at this website:
http://familyinternet.about.com/library/safetydocs/blfireworks.htm |
