Category Archives: efficiency

Open Word and save a file.  If you let your computer make all the decisions you will end up with a file named Document1 in the My Documents folder.  Excel isn’t much better at deciding things for you.  It will … Continue reading →

The default settings for Windows include an “animated screen character” or as I call it  – the animated dog. Each time you search for something, this friendly guy sloooooowly walks onto the screen and asks what you are looking for.  … Continue reading →

When you need to select several files from different parts of a list, use the Ctrl key when you click. Hold down on Ctrl and single-click the files you want to select. The Ctrl button will permit you to select … Continue reading →

Point your mouse to this link – My Digg.  As your mouse passes over this link, can you see the URL at the very bottom of your browser?  If not, you don’t have the Status Bar turned on.  Use the … Continue reading →

This tip dates back to the days of DOS programs.  When faced with a dialog box where some of the options have letters that are underlined, use Alt-Letter to select that option.  For the dialog box on the right, Alt-Y … Continue reading →