Half of the Mac's character set can't be found on the keyboard. Here's how to create the circumflex-accented (') characters used in Latin-based languages. This works for âÂ, êÊ, îÎ, ôÔ and ûÛ but...
Half of the Mac's character set can't be found on the keyboard. Here's how to create miscellaneous accented characters and punctuation used in many Latin-based languages.
A file compression program reduces the size of a file for easier transport or storage. This program also combines several files into a single compressed file. Do you need one? Consider the reasons...
The file compression program you select depends on your computer system: PC, Macintosh or Unix. Also consider computer systems used by your friends or associates, if you exchange compressed files...
If you're on a PC and you receive Macintosh files with .sit or .sea extensions, don't despair. You can decompress the .sit (StuffIt archive) file or .sea (StuffIt self-extracting) file with...
If you're on a Macintosh computer and receive compressed files from a PC with .zip or .exe extension, don't despair. You can decompress the .zip (Zip compressed) file or .exe (Zip self-extracting)...
PKZip is the original PC file compression program introduced in the late 1980s. It is the source of the jargon "zip" or "unzip" a file. PKZip compresses any computer file from 5 percent to 95...
Use the following steps to decompress a zip file. This procedure works for PKZip version 2.7 for Windows 95 and 98.
You can use PKZip to combine two or more files into a single compressed file for backup or easy storage, or to send by e-mail. This procedure describes the process using PKZip 2.7 on Windows 98.
Self-extracting compressed files decompress themselves when double-clicked; you can send these files to people who may not have a file compression program. The PKZip self-extracting utility is...
The compression format you choose depends on your purpose for compressing files. This eHow describes compression formats and their uses for PKZip 2.7 for Windows 95, Windows 98 and Windows NT.
Scanners with SCSI (pronounced "scuzzy") interfaces operate faster than scanners with parallel or USB interfaces. You can attach a SCSI scanner if you have a SCSI port. This procedure applies to a...
Scanners that connect through the parallel port are slower than scanners that use SCSI or USB ports, but they are ideal if you're on a budget or do not have a SCSI or USB port. This procedure...
If you've installed a new serial or parallel card and it's not working, the new port may be trying to use an IRQ setting assigned to an old port. You can disable the existing ports via the Control...
Who has time to copy and paste? In many applications you can drag and drop text and graphics.
The Mac Scrapbook is ready to use any time from your Apple menu. Park a copy of almost anything there - text, picture, sound, movie clips - and use it again in almost any application.
The Mac Scrapbook is a desk accessory, ready to use anytime from your Apple menu. Park a copy of almost anything in the Scrapbook - text, picture, sound, movie clips - and use it again in almost...
When you empty the Trash, are you annoyed by the warning that pops up every time? Here's how to disable it.
Clipping files are another part of the Mac OS drag-and-drop feature (OS 7.5 or later). Just select something and drag it onto the desktop: it makes itself into a file!
Fonts, or typefaces, are a great way to customize your documents. A font family is a group of related typefaces - a font family typically includes the same font in different weights, such as bold...
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