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A Second Instance
If you want to open a second instance of a program in Windows 7, but you don't want to go through the hassle of the Start menu, simply hold the Shift key and click on the program's icon in the task bar
Depending on the program, a second instance should open up!
Show Empty Drives in Windows 7
By default Windows 7 doesn't show empty drives, like card readers and what-not, in the explorer window. As far as I know there isn't really a good reason for this, so I keep it so everything shows up no matter what.
Here's how:
Click Start, and in the Search Box (Located above the Start button) type “Change search options”. In the results that will appear above, you'll see a selection at the top that says “Change search options for files and folders”. Click it.
Now select the View tab and scroll down until you see the selection that says “Hide empty drives in the Computer folder” and un-check it. Hit Apply, then OK and you're all set! Now whenever you insert media into your computer it'll show up regardless!
In Windows XP is there any ways I can add Notepad to my right-click “Send to” menu?
Some time or another you will have some kind of a file that you know is just plain text. If you do it a lot, then you know that it can be kind of a pain to keep going into the Start menu and opening Notepad (the simple text editor that comes with Windows) and browse to the file each and every time. This tip will show you how to open the file in Notepad all in one shot – by using the “Send To” function.
Where is “Send To”? You know when you right-click on a file somewhere on your computer and you right-click a folder to get it to do something quickly? Say you want to print a document, copy a document to another folder, if you read the list, “Send To” is an option. Right-click it.
Depending on how your computer is set up, there will be different areas that you can send that file to.
If you notice, Notepad is not on the list. Here’s how to get it there.
First, go to your Start button and right-click it. This will bring up a menu. At the top you will see Open, and underneath it you will see Explore.
Left-click on it and a folder view of your computer pops up
You will see that Start Menu (on the left side) is highlighted. Notice that a couple of entries up (on yours it may even be directly above it) you will see “SendTo”. Click on it so that it is highlighted and you will now see all of the shortcuts that are on the “Send To” menu are in the right pane.
Now right-click on the right-side pane and highlight “New” and then select (left-click) “Shortcut”.
On the "Create Shortcut" window, type in "notepad.exe" for the box "Type the location of the item", and then click "Next
On the next window, type in "Notepad" for the box "Type a name for this shortcut", and then click "Finish".
That’s it! Now when you right-click a file, you will see the Notepad shortcut and will be able to read those text files with just a (right) click of your mouse.
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How can I change Windows XP desktop image
The fastest and easiest way I've found is to right-click on your desktop and select Properties . From the resulting window, choose the Display tab.
Scroll through the list of images the Windows XP people kindly provided and preview them in the top of the window.
Feel free to change the "Position" from Stretch (one big picture) to Tile (many little pictures) to Center (one small picture centered a hand picked color filling in the background).
Now, if you want to use a picture that you have scanned in and saved on your computer, simply click the Browse button and an "Open" window will appear. It will default to your My Documents/My Pictures folder, but you can browse through other folders via the Look in: box at the top.
Once you have found the picture you want, click on it and then click the Open button. This will take you back to the Display Properties window and you should see a neat-o preview of your new desktop. When you have things looking just like you want them, click Apply and presto-o-change-o, you have a new desktop!
How Far to the Margin?
Have you ever felt frustrated when working with MS Word's tabs? I mean, you're trying to set up your tab stops, but you're finding it difficult to ensure that they are placed properly between the margins.
You've got the ruler displayed (View menu, Ruler choice - or - View tab on the Ribbon, check the Ruler option), but it's still a bit of a pain to double check that you've got it "just right." It's easy to get lost in all those eighth of an inch marks or the even more abundant millimeters.
So, the next time you find yourself in the old click, hold and drag routine to place your tab stops across the top ruler and you become frustrated with the placements, give this quick trick a try!
Before you click on the tab stop to move it, hold down the Alt key.
The whole trick is in the Alt key.
With just that one extra key, you'll turn your usual display of tab stops Into a clean display.
What you have here is an obvious and easy to read placement guide for your tabs. (The tab stop clicked is 2.5" from the left margin and 4" from the right margin).
In place of the ruler, you'll be able to read the distance the tab's current position is from the left and right margins, which allows for an exact placement.
While holding the Alt key down, drag the tab stop back and forth across the ruler. You'll find that the measurements adjust to your every move.
No more getting lost trying to count the millimeters, centimeters or a fraction of an inch. With a quick tap of the Alt key, you'll have Word doing the measuring for you!
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