Computer & Internet Newbie Guide

Edit The Send To Menu
The Send To Menu is a handy tool for sure, but sometimes it does get filled with unnecessary extra software programs. You’ll find the Send To Menu by right clicking on a file and you can use this option to send files to your A: (to copy onto a disk), or [...]

If you have important emails you need to keep copies of, here is how you can make backups of your emails (in case anything happens to your computer).
Saving Copies Of Emails In Outlook Express

Open Outlook Express
Find your mail folder by clicking ‘Tools’ then ‘Options’
You will be presented with the ‘Options’ dialog box
Click on the ‘Maintenance’ [...]

If anything happens to your computer or if you want a copy of your address book on another computer, saving your address book to a floppy is a snap.
Saving A Copy Of Your Address Book

Open Outlook Express
Click ‘File’
Choose ‘Export Address Book’
Choose ‘Text File’
Click ‘Export’
Enter a filename you choose to save copy as (ie. addresses)
Click ‘Browse’ [...]

If you find no useful purpose to have the yellow speaker displayed in the lower right corner (by the clock) of your tray, it’s easy to remove the display.

Go to your Start Menu
Click Settings
Click Control Panel
Click Sounds and Multimedia (may just say Multimedia)
Click the Audio tab

Playback section:

Tick off ‘Show Volume Control On The Taskbar’ [...]

Sometimes when you install software on your computer, an entry for that software is made into your right click menu. One extra entry isn’t so bad, but they can sure add up! Here is how to edit your right click menu:
Warning: This involves modifying your Registry. If you make a mistake, your computer and/or programs [...]

Changing Your Desktop Background To A Web Graphic
Have you come across a website graphic that you’d love to have as your desktop background? That’s easy enough to do. Simply:

Surf to the website that contains the graphic you want

Once page is loaded, right click on the graphic and select:

Set As Background

That’s it! The picture should now [...]

If you have a picture or graphic that you’d like to use as a screensaver, here’s how you do that:

Ensure you have a copy of the picture on your computer (save it to a unique folder and note which one)
Right click on an empty spot of the desktop
Click ‘Properties’
Choose the ‘Screensaver’ Tab
In the Screensaver scroll [...]

Did you know you can use shortcut keys instead of desktop shortcuts to gain quicker access to programs? Here’s how you can do that:

Find the shortcut to the program you want to have fast access to (you may have set it on your desktop, or you can create a shortcut in the program folder itself
Right [...]