Learn about Togglekeys

"Do you use togglekeys
togglekeys are any keys on your keyboard that have more than one function
Some examples are the Caps Lock key, the Num Lock key and the Scroll Lock key. The Caps Lock key is a togglekey, because you can either enable it or disable it, depending on if you want to type in all CAPS or not. The Num Lock key can also be turned on or off. If you have it enabled, you can use the number keypad on the far right of your keyboard to type in actual numbers. If you have it turned off, you won't be able to type anything.
Go to this site to learn more about Togglekeys
http://www.microsoft.com/enable/training/windowsxp/togglekeys.aspx

Accidental Replacement Saves

Do you have an MS Word, Excel or PowerPoint file you frequently open, make changes to and then save under a new name? Is it important for you not to lose the original information? How many times have you accidentally overwritten the original information with the new file?

Would you like a quick and fool proof method of using that file, without ever losing the original information?

I'm sure I heard a few "Yes!" answers out there, so let's take a look!

Begin just like any other day: File menu, Open choice (or, for those of you with Office 2007, it's the Office Button, Open choice).

In the Open window, navigate to find your file, as usual, but wait just one moment before you hit the Open button.

Have you ever noticed that the Open button has a down arrow at the end of it?

The arrow indicates a menu of choices for that button. Go ahead and click that down arrow.

See the "Open as Copy" choice? Choose that.

Your program will then open a copy of the document (not the document itself), leaving the original version safe and sound!

No more information accidentally sent into computer oblivion.

Window States - Video Tip

Have you ever opened one of your programs and it automatically opens in the "normal" state? So, what if you want it to always open in the maximized state? If you're interested in that, check out this week's video tip! There's a cool and very simple trick you can do to make your programs open just the way you want them. Click on the link to find out how! http://imgsrv.worldstart.com/videotips/index.htm

Or, if you would just like to read today's tip, you can do that as well, here:
http://www.worldstart.com/tips/tips.php/602

Powered Up Arrow Keys in Word

I'm sure you all know the basic ways of navigating through an MS Word document using the Page Up, Page Down, Home, End and arrow keys, right? Well, today, I thought we would take a look at turbo charging what the arrow keys can actually do for you!

You all know the left and right arrow keys will move you one character in either direction. But, to give them a little oomph, try adding the Ctrl key.

• The Ctrl key + the left or right arrow will move the cursor one entire word in the selected direction.

Up and down keys? You all know they will move you one line up or one line down.

• Add the Ctrl key to the up or down arrow and suddenly, you're moving up or down to the next paragraph beginning. (Note: The first time you use Ctrl + the up arrow, you'll go to the top of the current paragraph. You'll then have to use the key combination again to actually move up to the next paragraph).

There you have it. Arrow keys partnered up with the Ctrl key will really help you zip through your documents

Open ID

The general idea of the Open ID system is to allow people to use one username and password for several Web sites. This allows for customers to have access to the different sites without the need of creating a separate username, profile and password for each site individually.

Currently, there are 471 Web sites that support the Open ID system. So, there is a chance you may already have an Open ID and not even know it! When you visit one of the sites that supports Open ID and create a username and password, you have automatically created an Open ID for yourself.

You can visit this Web site to see a list of sites that currently support the Open ID system.

With systems such as the Open ID network, it is very important to have a strong password. Since your ID can be used on several different Web sites,If you're interested in getting an Open ID or finding out even more information about it, you can visit the official Open ID Web site right here.