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10 - Save/Save As/Move/Copy a File
14 - Use Windows Movie Maker
16 - Send To - Add Options
17 - Retrieve a doc into WordPad
112a - Print Outlook Express Address Book
112b -Save Outlook Express Address Book (WAB)
112c - Save Outlook Express Address Book (CSV)
144a - Save and Print Internet Explorer Favorites
144b - Save and Print Firefox Bookmarks

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10 - Save/Save As/Move/Copy a File

Whenever you are working with a file, which could be a document, photo, spreadsheet, Internet, E-mail, etc., you could have the options to Save/Save As/Move/Copy a file.

Save - Would be used when editing a previously opened file. There are no name, file type or location changes. The original file will be over written and replaced with your newly edited file

Save As... - If the open file you have been editing has never been previously saved, use Save As (if you use Save, the Save As dialog box will automatically appear). When the Save As window opens, chose a location in the Save in: field, in the File name: field, type a file name (it must be unique), and in the Save as type: field, select an appropriate extension for your file.

Move - This option will allow you to take a file from one storage device location and putting it in another location on the same storage device or to another location of a different storage device.

Copy - This option will allow you copy a file on a storage device and paste it into another location on the same storage device or to another location of a different storage device.

Note: - Be careful of replacing other documents, you wish to keep with the same name, when using these functions.

14 - Use Windows Movie Maker

At this time, I do not have a movie camera to test this application to its fullest limitations. A webcam came nowhere near to producing anything satisfactory in resolution to send to family and friends.

Should you attempt to use this application with your digital pictures, DO NOT USE YOUR ORIGINAL PHOTOS. Create copies and work with them. You will not be pleased with the results, again, due to the very poor resolution.

A test using Picasa (left click on Create, select Movie...) was not any better. Picasa also lacks Audio and Transition options.

To exchange digital photos with friends and family, Picasa can store your photos on the web for anyone with a computer to see or, you can create a Gift CD to show your photos as a slide show on any TV with a CD/DVD (Blu-ray Disc excluded) player attached.

Let this be a project for all of you to test your own systems for Movie Making and Slide Shows using the cheapest method (free) with good results i.e. good enough to pass on to your friends and family to view via TV and PC

16 - Windows Explorer - Send To - Add Options

To add a destination to the Send To menu, you must add a shortcut to the SendTo folder and to do this, follow these steps:

	Left click on
	Left click on

When the Run window opens

Type sendto

Left click on

When the SendTo window opens

Left click on

Select

Select a destination*

Use the drag-and-drop operation with the Ctrl key to copy the item you want, to the SendTo folder window

Note: - You must use the Ctrl key to copy the shortcut

*Destination - You can create shortcuts to local or network programs, files, folders, computers, Internet addresses, etc.

17 - Retrieve a doc into WordPad/OpenOffice.org Writer

Anytime a file is received with a .doc extension via E-mail, application info, upgrades, etc. and you do not have M$ Office installed on your computer to open the file, use WordPad. WordPad is a document application you should find in the menu for Accessories.

	Save the file in My Documents.
	Open My Documents
	Right click on the .doc file and select Send To
	Left click on WordPad or OpenOffice.org Writer

Note: - If WordPad/OpenOffice.org Writer does not exist in the Send To menu, see 16 - Windows Explorer - Send To - Add Options

112a - Print Outlook Express Address Book

Open Outlook Express

	On the Tool Bar, left click on
	Select the Addresses you wish to print (If this is the first time you have worked with this feature, select about a dozen names to test the different options) OR
	Left click on Edit
	Left click on Select All... Ctrl+A
	Left click on File
	Select Print... Ctrl+P

When the Print window opens you will be presented with many options

Note the Select Printer is Win2PDF - If you don't have it, click here Use it to test all the different options, it's cheaper and faster than your printer.

Some of the details of the options are listed below and can be seen when you click on in the upper right corner of the Print window and place over a spot for Help

Select your options

Left click on

When the Win2PDF file save window opens

Set the Save in: field to My Documents

In the File name: field, type Address Book Document

Set the Save as type: field to Portable Document Format (PDF)

Set View PDF

Left click on

When the Win2PDF File Save window opens while testing your options

Set Overwrite original file

Left click on

If the resulting Address Book Document.pdf does not meet your needs, click here and change your options

When the resulting Address Book Document.pdf does meet your needs

Left click on File

Left click on Print... Ctrl+P

Select your printer and other options to fit the page to the paper you're using

Left click on

112b - Save Outlook Express Address Book (WAB)

Use this option when you want a backup or a copy to install on another computer using the same application and revision level.

Open Outlook Express

On the Tool Bar, left click on

When the Address Book - Main Identity window opens

Left click on File

Select Export

Left click on Address Book (WAB)...

112c - Save Outlook Express Address Book (CSV)

Use this option (Comma Separated Values) when you want a backup or a copy to install on another computer using a different E-mail application, revision or wish to set up a web-based e-mail account (Netscape, Yahoo Mail, Canoe Mail, MSN Hotmail, Gmail, etc) or personal (Execulink, Rogers, Sympatico, etc)

Open Outlook Express

On the Tool Bar, left click on

When the Address Book - Main Identity window opens

Left click on File

Select Export

Left click on Other Address Book...

Note:- If Import and Export are greyed out, i.e. not available

Left click on Tools

Left click on Options...

When the Options window opens

Select Do not share information etc.

Left click on

Return to the Address Book, File, Export, Other Address Book...

When the Address Book Export Tool window opens

Select Text File (Comma Separated Values)

Left click on

When the CSV Export window opens

Left click on

When the Save As window opens

Set the Save in: field to My Documents

In the File name: field, type Outlook Express Address Book

Set the Save as type: field to Comma Separated Values (*.csv)

Left click on

When the CSV Export window reopens

The Save exported file as: field represents where and the name of file to be saved

Left click on

When the next CSV Export window opens

Select the fields you wish to export: (Recommend you select all for an exact copy in case of something catastrophic to your computer, you will always have a copy stored on the web

Left click on

When the above Address Book window opens, left click on

To see the results

Open My Documents

Right click on Outlook Express Address Book.csv

Left click on Open With scalc (OOo Spreadsheet)

When the Text Import window opens

Set the Separator options as shown.

Left click on

144a - Save and Print Internet Express Favorites

Open Internet Explorer

Left click on File

Select Import and Export...

When the Import/Export Wizard opens, left click on

Select Export Favorites, left click on

You will see a list of all the folders contained in Favorites.

To export every folder and web link, select the folder labeled Favorites.

To export just the contents of a single folder select it.

Left click on

Select the Export to a File or Address option

Left click on

When the Select Bookmark File window opens

Set the Save in: field to My Documents

In the File name: field, type Internet Explorer Favorites.htm

Left click on

and then .

Open My Documents

Right click on Internet Explorer Favorites.htm and left click on Open

You will see all Favorite folders you selected and each folder will be expanded to show all the web links it contains.

To print the results

Left click on File

Select Print... Ctrl+P

144b - Save and Print Firefox Bookmarks

Open Mozilla Firefox

Left click on Bookmarks

Select Organize Bookmarks...

Left click on File

Select Export...

When the Export bookmark file: window opens

Set the Save in: field to My Documents

In the File name: field, type Firefox Bookmarks.html

Set the Save as type: field to HTML Files

Left click on

Open My Documents

Right click on Firefox Bookmarks.html and left click on Open

You will see all Bookmark folders you selected and each folder will be expanded to show all the web links it contains.

To print the results

Left click on File

Select Print... Ctrl+P

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Adobe PDF vs M$ XPS - click here

If you are installing Microsoft XPS Viewer (which requires Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0) on Windows XP and do not have previous versions of .NET Framework (1.1 and 2.0) installed, you will be asked to download them during the install process. (45 MB)

** Microsoft XPS Document Writer requires Microsoft Core XML Services 6.0 to be installed on your system. Download size 1.5 - 4.4 MB. For more information on the Microsoft Core XML Services 6.0, click here

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Ingersoll Senior Citizens Revised: September 14, 2008 .

Ingersoll Senior Citizens
Revised: September 14, 2008 .