Tips & Tweaks

Windows tips 'n' tricks? Why, in Gregg's day, we had real tips 'n' tricks, not like the young whippersnappers nowadays. Shift Windows into reverse with five retro suggestions, ranging from amusing (typewriter sound effects for your keyboard) to functional (cool display fonts and powerful file managers).

There! Right in the middle of your screen! Exactly the right image to illustrate a point on the document you are writing. Now the only problem you face is how to get the image onto your document. This module will assume that the image can not simply be copied and inserted as is.

We can modify the components installed in Windows XP either because we do not need them and we want to delete them to free up space on the hard disk or because we want to install a component that was not installed before.

To personalize the Recycle Bin you need to open it and click on it with the right mouse button for the shortcut menu to open. Once this menu has been opened, click properties. A screen like the one below will open.

Today's computers allow us to store a great deal of information. Because of this, we suggest you keep your information well-classified and organized so that finding it is an easy process.

If your computer is connected to a network, this option will be useful since it will allow you to access the resources that are shared by other computers within the network. A printer that is connected to another computer, for example, can be used by your computer as long as you have the required permission.

When we click on a .doc file Word is automatically opened with the document. This is because the system knows which application needs to open with files that the name ends in .doc. Here we will see where this information is and how to change it.

Next we will discuss other ways to copy and move files and folders. Once you become used to using this it will speed up your work.