Basic Computer Skills

How to Alphabetize a List in Microsoft Word on your Computer

By acole

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If you have keyed in a list on Microsoft Word and need it put into alphabetical order, here is how to do it... more »

How to Change Your Computer Clock From Military Time to Regular Time on Windows XP

By *Janet Ford

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Occasionally, your computer may revert to displaying military time for your system clock with Windows XP. Common times for this would be when your computer needs repair, etc and it comes back to you with the clock set wrong... more »

How to Change Your Default Program to Open Files

By jmessina10

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Many times when we install programs, the install process will scan your computer for file types and then ask you if you would like these files to be open with the program being installed. Once the program is installed certain file types will be ... more »

How to Clean Up Your Computer

By rosswhite1

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All computers get bogged down with scattered files and cookies at some point. This lowers overall performance and can make a PC sluggish and laggy. Here are some ways to speed up your computer... more »

How to Clear Most Recently Opened Documents

By homerina

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Clear Most Recently Opened Documents.. more »

How to Clear the Recent Documents List in Windows XP

By Naz Ir

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Windows keeps track of your most recently opened documents. For security and privacy's sake, you might want to clear out this list every so often... more »

How to Copy and Paste Text

By *Janet Ford

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Learning to copy and paste text will save you so much time on your computer that you will never know how you did anything without using the ability to copy and paste... more »

How to Count the Words in a Word Document on your Computer

By acole

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Need to now how many words are in your articles or term papers. Here's how to count them quickly and easily... more »

How to Create a City or Town on a Computer

By eHow Computers Editor

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If you create a city or town on a computer, you can play the role of civic developer and designer. It's a lot of fun for many people. Unless you're a knowledgeable computer programmer, you'll likely need to buy or borrow a city building game or ... more »

How to Delete Cookies in Firefox

By coachmac4

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Have you ever wanted a website not to record that you have been there? Every website record cookies to remember your username and password, to remember your personal information, or show you different ads. Sometimes we don't want our personal ... more »

How to determine if Google Chrome is right for you

By LaMorenita

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There's a lot of hype surrounding Google's new Chrome application. Find out what it's really about and decide whether it's the right browser for you... more »

How to Determine Origin of Microsoft Files

By Psalmist4M

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If you use Microsoft Office Access, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Publisher or Word, you may be interested to know who created the file, or when it was created or more foundational information. This information may be helpful in tracking files, or ... more »

How to e-mail large photos

By desolator144

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Tired of sending your enormous 8 megapixel photos in an e-mail and having it bounce back or jam up in your outbox? Well there's a super simple fix for it built right into windows XP!.. more »

How to Erase Internet Browsing History in Firefox?

By Cric

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It is good to erase your internet browsing history, if you are using shared computers. You may have your personal information or passwords saved by mistake in the browser. This can also help to protect your privacy by preventing others from ... more »

How to Establishing Automatic System Backups in Unix

By SpeaK

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Are you a system administrator that needs to do system backups? Database backups? Maybe this will help... more »

How to extend the life of your laptop battery

By Gracie1402

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Don't ya just hate it when you are using your laptop and suddenly you get the message on your screen that your battery is 'critically low'? Well, here are a few simple steps to saving that battery life or at least stretching it out as long as ... more »

How to Find a Word or Phrase Using CTRL + F

By homerina

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If you're working on a document, and you need to find a certain word or phrase use CTRL + F... more »

How to Find Lost Computer Files

By *Janet Ford

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Have you saved a file to your computer and now getting frustrated because you can't seem to remember where you saved it? Don't worry, Windows has you covered. Within a few clicks you'll be happily reunited with your file once again... more »

How to fix a scratched cd

By sylva2453

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While compact discs (CDs) are remarkably durable, it’s nearly impossible to prevent scratches and scuffs from occurring from time to time. The resulting damage can be either a skip in your favorite 50 cent track or, in the case of data CDs, the ... more »

How to Get Files From Another Computer to an iMac

By eHow Computers Editor

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The iMac and iBook, and most new Mac OS computers, have no floppy drive and no SCSI port, so you have to be a little creative to figure out how to transfer files from your old computer to your new one... more »

How to get Help and Support service to show up in Windows

By AminTaheri

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Recently when attempting to get help on an event in the Event Viewer in Microsoft Server 2003 or Windows XP home or professional, I found that I could not. I kept getting an error message stating Windows cannot open Help and Support because a ... more »

How to get rid of the Recent Documents folder on the start menu in XP

By desolator144

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Sick of letting the world know what documents you've recently opened? Well it takes 10 seconds to disable it so keep reading... more »

How to get your computer to perform (run) better and faster

By Ron Auerbach

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As someone who's taught computers and business, I'll give you some great advice to making your computer run even better and faster... more »

How to Grab Your Google Analytics Code Block

By virtuosomaster

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Grab Your Google Analytics Code Block.. more »

How to Highlight Text Without Using a Mouse

By Diligent77

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Have you ever tried to highlight text with your mouse, and it always highlights a little too much or too little of the text, but never the exact text that you're trying to highlight? This can be very frustrating. This article teaches you how to ... more »

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