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Welcome to today's edition of the Computer Kindergarten Newsletter.
Today is Sunday, September 8, 2002
As we approach a very sad and traumatic anniversary in our history, let us
all remember those who were lost and those who remain to carry on the tradition of this great country. We are free.
In this Issue:
Special Feature: Sign on Password Elimination
Featured Webpage: Getting Help
Featured Computer Term: Resolution
This Week's Topic: Back Up Your Favorites List In Internet Explorer
Question: Setting Your Computer’s Clock
Learning Series: Copy Text from Your Email Program to Your Word Processing Program
Featured Website: Learn Something New: Britannica.com; Timelines of History; Science Master; Fossil Horses In Cyberspace; Biography of America
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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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Correction:
In last week's newsletter, the Featured Term had an error in it. Following is the corrected description:
Read Only
Read Only means that an object, like a file, for example, is capable of being viewed on the screen, but you can not make changes to it or delete it.
Most operating systems allow you to protect objects (disks, files, folders) with a read-only attribute that prevents you or other users from modifying the object.
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Special Feature: Sign on Password Elimination
Question: I have to type in my password every time I turn my computer on. Is there a way to eliminate this step?
Answer:
If you’re tired of using the Password during logon, it’s simple to eliminate it.
Right-click on the Network Neighborhood icon and select the Properties option. Select the Configuration tab. Change to Windows Logon in the Primary Network Logon box. Click OK.
When Windows asks you to restart your computer, click No. Click the Start button, then Settings, then Control Panel, and select the Passwords icon. On the Change Passwords tab, click Change Windows Password then click OK. Now set a blank password (don’t type anything in the box). You may want to hit the delete key a few times to make sure the field is empty.
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This Week's Featured Webpage: Getting Help
Learn how to ask your computer for help.
http://stsico.com/html/help.html
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Today's Computer Term: Resolution
Resolution refers to the sharpness and clarity of an image. The term is most often used to describe monitors, printers, and bit-mapped graphic images. In the case of dot-matrix and laser printers, the resolution indicates the number of dots per inch. For example, a 300-dpi (dots per inch) printer is one that is capable of printing 300 distinct dots in a line 1 inch long. This means it can print 90,000 dots per square inch.
For graphics monitors, the screen resolution signifies the number of dots (pixels) on the entire screen. For example, a 640-by-480 pixel screen is capable of displaying 640 distinct dots on each of 480 lines, or about 300,000 pixels. This translates into different dpi measurements depending on the size of the screen. For example, a 15-inch VGA monitor (640x480) displays about 50 dots per inch.
Printers, monitors, scanners, and other I/O devices are often classified as high resolution, medium resolution, or low resolution. The actual resolution ranges for each of these grades is constantly shifting as the technology improves.
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Today's Topic: Back Up Your Favorites List In Internet Explorer
Question: Should I be backing up my Favorites in Internet Explorer?
Answer:
It’s always a good idea to periodically backup anything that’s of value to you. If anything happens to your computer, your list of Favorites will be gone along with everything else. A backup will save the information to external storage, and, in the event of a computer crash, they can simply be transferred to a new computer or the old one if repair is possible.
To back up your Favorites List in Internet Explorer:
1. Open Internet Explorer, click File then Import and Export.
2. Click Next, and Choose Export Favorites, then Next again
3. Make sure Favorites is selected and choose Next again.
4. Click Browse to tell the computer where to store your backup
5. Choose a place (other than on your hard drive) to store this file (you can choose to save it to a floppy disk, zip drive or to a server (for those of you with access to a server).
6. Click Save
That's it! Now your Internet Explorer Favorites are backed up should your PC become sick (or worse)! You should repeat this periodically to make sure you have the most current version of your favorites backed up.
Watch in a coming newsletter for instructions on backing up your Address Book in Microsoft Outlook.
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Question: Setting Your Computer’s Clock
Question: The clock on my computer is wrong. How can I fix it?
Answer:
If you notice that the clock on your computer is not displaying the correct time, it is very easy to fix. Here's how:
Double-click the time (the clock on the right side of the taskbar). A dialog box will appear on the screen. To set the date, click the correct day, month, and year. To set the time, click and then enter the correct time into the box. To set your time zone, select the correct zone from the drop-down menu.
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Progressive Learning Series: Copy Text from Your Email Program to Your Word Processing Program
Question: How do I move text from my email program to a word processor?
Answer:
The easiest way is to copy and paste. Here's how:
1. In your email program, move the cursor to the beginning of the text you want to copy and click to set it.
2. Click and hold down the mouse button while moving the mouse to drag the cursor over the text. See how it changes color? This called "selecting the text."
3. Right click the selected text.
4. On the popup menu that appears, click 'Copy'. The text is copied to the invisible Windows clipboard.
5. Move to your word processor and click the mouse where you want to insert the text. If your word processing program is not currently opened, click the Start button, then point to Programs, then click on the program.
6. Right click, and select 'Paste'. The text will appear.
You can substitute the keyboard shortcuts for this if you want to. To copy, highlight the text, then press the Ctrl key and the C key together. Move the cursor, then press the Ctrl key and the V key together.
If you want to copy all of the text immediately, click once to set the cursor. Then press Ctrl and the A key together. This copies "All" the text.
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Today's Featured Website: Learn Something New
Britannica.com
The most famous of encyclopedias has a wonderful Web site, where you can read the top news stories, or go in search of whatever topic interests you.
http://www.britannica.com
Timelines of History
Whether you're a fan of the fascinating stories that come from history, or you have a paper to write for a history class, the Timelines of History site is a place you'll want to bookmark. There are several different ways to search for information, making this a great research site as well.
http://timelines.ws/
Science Master
Science Master offers you and your family a great resource to keep up with current advances in science and technology and learn more about the breakthroughs we now take for granted.
http://www.sciencemaster.com/
Fossil Horses In Cyberspace
The Florida Museum of Natural History has created a fun online exhibit called Fossil Horses in Cyberspace. The exhibit teaches visitors about paleontology and evolution by exploring the fossil record of horses, from a small dog-sized horse (the oldest known horse fossil) to South American Ice Age horses.
http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/natsci/vertpaleo/fhc/fhc.htm
Biography of America
A Biography of America is a 26-program video series that presents our nation's history as a living narrative. This companion site aims to help you delve further into that rich history.
http://www.learner.org/biographyofamerica/ |
