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Welcome to this week's edition of the Computer Kindergarten Newsletter.
Today is Sunday, July 11, 2004
In this Issue:
Special Feature: Capture Your Screen
Newsletter Archives: Check Email While Away From Home
Featured Computer Term: Outlook Express – Read Receipts
This Week's Topic: Internet Explorer Keyboard Shortcuts
Questions: Pin to Start Menu; Transfer Old Records to CD
Websites of Interest: Dive and Discover: Expeditions to the Seafloor; Arcade Games; Paper Airplane Flight Simulator; July is National Ice Cream Month
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Using Links
A Link is a reference to a website. In this newsletter you will see links to
many worthwhile, informative and fun websites. Here are the instructions on
how to use links:
A link will be used one of two ways, depending on your email program.
If you see the link in blue, underlined text, all you have to do is click on
it and a window with the Website in it will automatically appear on your
screen.
If you see the link in plain text, you can copy and paste it into the address
bar on your browser. Highlight the link with your mouse, click Edit up on
the menu bar, and then click Copy from the menu that you just opened up. Open
your browser (click the Start Button, point to Programs, click on Internet
Explorer); click on the address bar. Click Edit up on the menu bar, and then
click Paste from the menu that you just opened up. Press the Enter key on the
keyboard and this will take you to the Website.
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Special Feature: Capture Your Screen
A picture is worth a thousand words.
If you ever want to take notes on how to complete a task on your computer, what to click within a certain dialog box, or remember a specific error message that is appearing, it may be simpler to take a picture of your computer screen then to attempt to describe it in writing.
To start, press the Print Screen key on the keyboards (PrtSc – usually top, left). Do not, however, expect the printer to start printing the screen. This key captures, or prints, the image to a program called Clipboard. You can not see or open Clipboard, it runs behind the scenes.
Next, you need to paste the image into a program that you can print from. There are several choices here: Microsoft Word or WordPerfect will do. Works Word Processor will do, or you can even use Paint (Start, Programs, Accessories)
Open the program. Click Edit on the menu, then Paste. You will now see the picture of your screen appear in this program.
To print, click File on the menu, then Print.
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Newsletter Archives: Check Email While Away From Home
Visit our newsletter archives to learn how you can check your email while you are away on vacation.
http://computerkindergarten.com/html/011203.html
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Featured Computer Term: Outlook Express – Read Receipts
A Read Receipt is a message you receive when the recipient opens an email you sent to them. The receipt is sent to you when the recipient has displayed your message.
Read Receipts can be setup for one specific email or for all emails that you send.
To request a receipt for individual messages:
Open Outlook Express. Open a new email. Click Tools on the menu, and then click Request Read Receipt.
To request a receipt for every email you send:
Open Outlook Express. On the Tools menu, click Options. On the Receipts tab, select the Request a read receipt for all sent messages check box.
Notes:
Message recipients can choose not to send read receipts even when they are requested. If you do not want to send receipts, on the Tools menu, click Options. On the Receipts tab, select a Returning Read Receipts option.
Some email programs do not allow Read Receipts. If the recipient of your email is using an email program that does not, you will not receive a receipt.
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: Internet Explorer Keyboard Shortcuts
Sometimes you may find it easier and quicker to give commands with the keys on your keyboard rather than by using the mouse. Following is a list of keyboard shortcuts that can be used in Internet Explorer to navigate your way around the web.
F1 - Open Help
F11 - View Full Screen. Press F11 again to restore the menu and toolbars.
TAB - Move forward to the next text box
SHIFT+TAB - Move backwards to the previous text box
ALT+HOME - Go to your Home page
ALT+LEFT ARROW - Back (Go to the previous page)
ALT+RIGHT ARROW - Forward (Go to the next page)
UP ARROW - Scroll toward the beginning of a page
DOWN ARROW - Scroll toward the end of a page
PAGE UP - Scroll toward the beginning of a page (in larger increments)
PAGE DOWN - Scroll toward the end of a page (in larger increments)
HOME - Move to the beginning of a document
END - Move to the end of a document
CTRL+F - Find a word or phrase on the current page
F5 - Refresh the current page
ESC - Stop downloading a page
CTRL+N - Open a new window
CTRL+W - Close the current window
CTRL+S - Save the current page
CTRL+P - Print the current page
CTRL+I - Open Favorites
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Question: Pin to Start Menu
My granddaughter put one of my favorite programs on my menu so all I have to do to open it is click on Start and then the program without clicking on All Programs and trying to find it somewhere in there. It is very convenient and I would like to add another few programs. Thank you so much for sending this great email every week.
Answer:
In Windows XP, programs can be Pinned to the Start Menu. To learn how, visit our newsletter archives:
http://computerkindergarten.com/html/012504.html
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Question: Transfer Old Records to CD
I have a very large collection of old records that I would like to transfer to my computer and then to CD. Is this very difficult to do?
Answer:
It is not too difficult, but very time consuming, depending, of course, on how many records you are talking about. Your computer will take as long to record the music as it takes to play the songs, so however long your music collection is, that's how long it will take to record.
You will need to buy some hardware – a device to play the records that can connect to your computer; and possibly some software, depending on whether you have a program already that you can use.
For a excellent article offering step by step instructions on this process, visit this website:
http://www.cyberwalker.net/columns/feb02/150202.html
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Websites of Interest:
Dive and Discover: Expeditions to the Seafloor
This site is an online journal of a trip to explore the Eastern Pacific Ocean. You can follow the day-to-day activities of a voyage studying the underwater volcanic activity of the largest mountain range on the planet.
http://www.divediscover.whoi.edu/
Arcade Games
if you like classic arcade games like Pacman, Tetras, Frogger and more, take a look at this website. This is a nice site; you can play the games without having to download them.
http://www.play.vg/
Paper Airplane Flight Simulator
If you enjoyed making and flying paper airplanes as a kid, you will like this website where you can fly planes right online.
http://www.workmanweb.com/fliersclub/simulator2.html
July is National Ice Cream Month
In 1984, President Ronald Reagan designated July as National Ice Cream Month. Learn more at this website:
http://www.idfa.org/facts/icmonth/page1.cfm
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