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 | Click on Start |
| Click on your User Name (the top right choice on your menu) |
| Right-click on the Downloads folder |
| Click on “Pin to Start Menu” |
From now on, you’ll be able to click on Start and then on the Downloads shortcut on the left side of your Start Menu to go right to the folder.
In Windows XP, just create a Downloads folder the same
way you create any folder. Once it’s created, right-click and drag to the
Start button. That will pin the Downloads shortcut to the left side of
your Start Menu.
What are those wavy lines in Word, and how do I
make them go away?
If you turn on the “Check spelling as you type” and “Mark grammar errors
as you type” options in Word 2007, you’re going to get wavy lines in your
document unless you are my Grade 3 teacher. (And sometimes maybe even
then.)
You can leave those settings alone, and when you see a
wavy line, right-click on the word for suggested corrections. Green lines
are complaints about grammar. Red wavy lines are complaints about
spelling.
Or, you can adjust the settings to get rid of the “real-time” spell
checking, grammar checking, or both.
To adjust how Word handles your spelling and grammar:
| Click on the Orb (in the top left side of the Word window) |
| Click on Word Options |
| Click on Proofing |
| In the section called “When correcting spelling and grammar in Word” make your adjustments |
| Click on OK |
When you are ready to check your spelling or grammar,
press F7, or click on Review, and then on the Spelling & Grammar icon.
What is that key with the Windows logo supposed
to do?
That’s called the Windows Key, WinKey, Start Key and sometimes the Flag
Key. Microsoft introduced the key in Windows 95 to make it just as easy to
use the keyboard to accomplish things as it is to use a mouse.
If you press the Windows key by itself (Go ahead --- press it!) you should see your Start Menu open up. If you press the Windows Key in combination with another key, you will cause different things to occur. There’s a list of those shortcuts here. My favourite shortcut in Vista and Windows 7 is Windows Key + Tab, which will cycle through all your open windows. If you have Windows Vista or Windows 7, open up some windows and try this shortcut. Keep holding down the Windows Key and hit the Tab key until you get back to here!
If that makes you dizzy, use Alt + Tab instead, for a
useful but less spectacular way to cycle. Alt + Tab will work in Windows
XP, too.
If you have anything you’d like to ask or tell about your computer, send
email me at
help@computercarekelowna.com. Your question --- or your tip! --- might
show up in a future column.
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Cate Eales runs Computer Care Kelowna, a mobile service helping home users
and businesses get along with their computers. To arrange an appointment
phone her at 250-764-7043. Cate also welcomes your comments and
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