How to "Zip" Stuff
Say you have many files that all need to be e-mailed, but A: You don't want to add them one at a time, and B: You don't think all of them will be within the recipient's e-mail size limits.
What do you do?
Why zip 'em up, of course!
Sure, we've all heard the term, but I couldn't find a pre-existing tip on Worldstart that actually explains how you do it! So, let's solve that problem!
If you're running an operating system newer than Windows 98 (and you should be!), browse to the folder where the files you want to zip are at. (If the files are in different places, you should copy and paste each one into a new folder. You're going to need them all together to do this.)
Now highlight the files by either drawing a box around them or by holding the Ctrl key and selecting each of them. Once you have all of the ones you want to zip up highlighted, Right-Click one of them, go down to “Send to” and choose “Compressed (zipped) folder”.
Like magic, your highlighted files will appear in one convenient package. If you don't like the name Windows gives your zipped folder, just highlight it and press F2 to rename it!
If you don't want to use the built-in Windows zip utility, there are also third-party programs like WinZip and WinRar, that have more features, like the ability to set the compression size and file extension.
All zipped up!
Still Can't Find It?
Are you still finding it difficult to locate things in the newest Office programs - you know, all the things that were so easily at your fingertips and are now "lost" somewhere on the Ribbon?
Well I ran across something the other day that just may help you to complete the transition from the menus to the Ribbon.
I was on Microsoft's sight and stumbled across a wonderful way to find those things you still seem to be missing.
The first step is to get there so we're off to http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/training/HA102295841033.aspx
A little ways down the page you'll see the section of guide choices, select the program you need to explore. (As you can see, you can choose to run it online or download the guide to use it anytime with or without an Internet connection.)
From there you'll be connected to an interactive command reference guide.
Now I know that when I saw that title my mind settled upon a picture of a table full of this is located here type information.
Much to my delight that's not what I found.
After choosing a program you'll be directed to the correct page where you can click "Start the guide".
You'll immediately be taken to a new location where, once you click the Start button, you'll see this.
Look familiar?
Yeah - that's right; it's the old 2003 look of the program. So now you should feel like you're on solid ground.
Here's how it works.
You treat the program window just like it was real; go into menus, click buttons, basically go to the items that you still haven't located in your new program version.
As you can see, once you click a command / button, the 2007 Ribbon version comes up where it will show you the specific location of your choice.
Need to locate something else? No problem, click anywhere and it will reset to the 2003 image.
If you simply hover over a command you'll get a description of its new location and click it to see how to get there. (Shown above in the yellow box under the Organization Chart command.)
I'd say that this one is a very efficient and immediate way to locate something that you still can't find anytime day or night.
http://www.wildearth.tv/static/wildearth/home.html
Just start typing
Old school DOS users and Linux users know that the fastest way to navigate and issue commands to a computer is to use a command prompt. The problem with using a command prompt is that it’s not user friendly at all.
You must go through a steep learning curve and memorize hundreds of commands to achieve any real control over your PC this way. This is why although Windows has a console command for every possible action; most users just use the graphical interface.
Launchy is a free, easy to use application capable of combining the speed of using typed commands with the ease of using a graphical interface. It allows you to access any applications or files on your computer by typing their name in a search box.
While it won’t replace the command prompt, Launchy is versatile and offers the possibility to create your own custom commands and search the internet.
You can download Launchy from: http://sourceforge.net/projects/launchy/files/
Click on the big green Download now button and save it to your Desktop (or your default download folder).
Double-click the Launchy setup file, accept the license and click Next until you reach the end of the setup (to install with the default values).
After the installation, open Launchy either from the desktop shortcut or with the Alt + Space key combination.
Using Launchy is extremely easy. Just start typing the names of the programs you want to open.
You don’t even have to type the whole name of the program you want. Just type the first two or three letters and Launchy will fetch you a list of the programs (you have on your computer) that start with those letters.
Then scroll down the list (with the arrow keys or the mouse), find your program and press Enter from the keyboard to open it.
Launchy has a very minimalistic interface. However, don’t let that fool you, everything is customizable, you can change the skin and even install plug-ins that add new features.
To access the options panel click the sprocket icon on the top left corner. Here you’ll be able to change how Launchy looks and performs.
In the Catalog tab you’ll be able to index the files on your computer by extension so that they become searchable with Launchy.
In addition, within the Plugins tab you can customize advanced commands such as Google search, calculator functions and a custom command editor.
Launchy is a well-designed and easy to use application that can drastically reduce your time spent on the computer if you use it intelligently. It may even replace the Start menu altogether!
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