If you system is running slow especially when you browse throught the websits , open intenet explorer go to tools->internet option->under brwsing history click on delete and then click on delete all option it will help for a little as the temp file in the system may slow down the process.
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Parul
Here is a key combination for increasing and decreasing font size in various MS Office programs(Except excel)
Ctrl + ] will increase font size by one point.
Ctrl + [ will decrease font size by one point.
You can use this to set the font size before you start typing or after highlighting on text you’ve already typed. -
Parul
Need to shut down two or three open programs quickly, but leave the rest running? Hold down the CTRL key as you click their buttons on the taskbar. Then, right-click (still holding down the CTRL key) one of those depressed buttons and select “Close” from the resulting menu. Poof! They’re all gone!
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Parul
If your system clock has mysteriously disappeared from your desktop; here is what you should do:
Go to your system tray, right click on open area and click on ‘properties’ This will open a display box, towards the bottom, ‘check’ the box next to statement ’show the clock’. -
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Now, what if you want to create a shortcut for one of your favorite Web sites? Well, all you have to do is go to that site and drag the small icon you see next to the site’s URL to your desktop. That way, you won’t have to type in the Web address every time you want to visit that site.
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Parul
Do you know that in windows vista, it is possible to display additional clocks for different time zones??? Just right click on the time on your task bar and select ‘ Adjust Date/Time’. Click ‘ Additional clocks’ tab and choose the time zones you want to display on your desktop…
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Parul
Do you want your computer to talk to you? You need a vista OS and internet connection.On the right side of you desktop, you have a side bar; on top of which is a gadgets area; click ‘+’ sign on it. In the bottom right , click on option called ‘Get more gadgets online’. On left bar, click’ fun and games’, and install ‘Say it!!!’ software…Say it will now appear on the side bar.
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Parul
In windows XP, if you want to activate the option of ‘Recent documents’ ,here is how you can do it:
Right click on start and open ‘properties’. now select ‘ start menu’ tab at the top and click ‘customise’ and then ‘advanced’ button’ . Under recent documents, select ‘ List my most recently opened documents’ and click ok!!!! -
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f you have a lot of windows open, pressing Win+Tab is helpful, but if you scroll past the one you need you’d have to keep hitting tab until you’ve gone back to the program…which is a little time consuming. However, if you let go of the Tab key but keep holding Win, you can actually hit Shift+Tab and it will start to scroll backwards through the list of open windows.
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Parul
Here are some hotkeys for windows..Use them for speed or when your mouse is not working…
* Windows + M -> for minimizing all the opened windows
* Windows + F -> to open search window
* Windows + R -> to open ‘Run’ dialog box
* Alt + tab -> to move between opened windows
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Parul
So, is your recycle bin missing from your vista desktop and you have no clue what to do?
Lets check out the solution: Right click on your desktop-> open ‘personalize appearance &sound’ window; click’ change desktop icons’ and click on check box next to recycle bin…voila! you have your recycle bin back!!!! -
Parul
Okay…here is a wow thing you would actually love:
There are times when you need to see 2 windows consecutively; but you have no option but to minimize/maximize/resize etc etc…here is something you can do…Hold the ‘ctrl’ key and choose the 2 windows you want to open side by side; now right click and choose ‘ show windows side by side’…the chosen windows will open side by side, automatically adjusted in size!!!
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Parul
Do you know that in Windows vista can syncronize your system clock with internet; provided you have an administrator account. Here is how you can do it:
Click ’start’ and type ‘cmd’ ; You will see ‘cmd.exe’; right click on it and click ‘Run as administrator’. A command prompt would open; type: w32tm/resync and press Enter…
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Parul
So you find windows default games boring…and want to remove them from your icon list; well you can do so very easily:
So to start-> control panel-> programs and features
Under the games heading…you will see list of games…Uncheck the ones you dont want to appear in your list… -
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Do you want your desktop icons to be freely movable? Right click on the desktop ; click ‘view’; and uncheck ‘Auto arrange’. Now you can move and position your babies whereever you want.
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Parul
Want to make quicklaunch icons bigger? Just right click on blank area of quick launch part of the task bar and select view-> large icon…
