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Windows XP - Tips & Tricks
- A. Basics
- - Single-clicking vs. double-clicking
  - Changing links to menus
  - Setting up your computer for sharing
  - Maximizing, minimizing and restoring windows
  - Manually resizing a window
  - Changing the application that opens a file
  - Compressing files
  - Changing the way you view files
  - Adding and shrinking Toolbar buttons
  - Organizing icons on the toolbar
  - Resetting toolbars to the default
  - Locking the toolbars
  - Creating links in a toolbar
  - Adding folders to the Links toolbar
  - Changing & removing icons from Links toolbar
  - Scrolling options
  - Customizing folders to their contents
  - Applying folder templates
  - Customizing a folder's look
  - Turning off the task panel
  - Setting folder to open in its own window
  - Viewing a file's details
  - Browsing the Web from any window
  - Using pop-up Taskbar buttons
  - Viewing windows side by side
- B. Customizing Windows XP
- - Creating an A-Z programs menu
  - Reverting to the classic Start menu
  - Adding programs to the Start menu
  - Pinning a program to the Start menu
  - Launching a Web page from the taskbar
  - Launching applications from the address bar
  - Stretching and hiding the taskbar
  - Placing your desktop and internet favorites on the taskbar
  - Grouping Taskbar buttons
  - Hiding icons from the notification area
  - Changing your desktop theme
  - Setting a Web page to appear on the desktop
  - Locking Web items to your desktop
  - Changing your pointer scheme
- C. Navigating Windows XP
- - Opening Windows Explorer
  - Using Details View in Windows Explorer
  - Locating a file in a large folder
  - Sorting files
  - Organizing files by groups
  - Displaying your path to folders & files
  - Deleting and restoring files
  - Emptying the trash
  - Navigating without the mouse
  - Saving files where you want them
  - Moving a saved file
  - Showing file extensions
  - Moving files using the task pane
- D. Working with Icons
- - Adding shortcut icons to your desktop
  - Creating shortcuts & copies of folders
  - Changing a shortcut's name and icon
  - Making your own icons
  - Arranging your icons
  - Locating a shortcut's target
  - Selecting items in a folder
- E. Speed Tips
- - Renaming files quickly
  - Sending an e-mail with an attachment
  - Placing a shortcut to drives on the Links toolbar
  - Adding Favorites to the Standard Buttons toolbar
  - Speed launching your favorite applications
  - Opening multiple files at the same time
  - Hibernating the PC with the Power button
  - Launching favorite applications at startup
  - Viewing a folder's properties in one click
  - Toggling between open items on the taskbar
  - Choosing which program opens a file
  - Moving a file to a window you can't see
  - Selectively grouping open windows on the taskbar
  - Copying and deleting files at the same time

Windows XP - Tips & Tricks

Platform: PC

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A. Basics

		Key #	Length
1.	Single-clicking vs. double-clicking	16686	0:32
2.	Changing links to menus	16687	0:50
3.	Setting up your computer for sharing	16688	0:58
4.	Maximizing, minimizing and restoring windows	16689	0:41
5.	Manually resizing a window	16690	0:35
6.	Changing the application that opens a file	16691	0:36
7.	Compressing files	16692	1:45
8.	Changing the way you view files	16693	1:07
9.	Adding and shrinking Toolbar buttons	16694	1:13
10.	Organizing icons on the toolbar	16695	1:03
11.	Resetting toolbars to the default	16696	0:30
12.	Locking the toolbars	16697	0:27
13.	Creating links in a toolbar	16698	0:59
14.	Adding folders to the Links toolbar	16699	1:18
15.	Changing & removing icons from Links toolbar	16700	1:38
16.	Scrolling options	16701	1:43
17.	Customizing folders to their contents	16702	0:58
18.	Applying folder templates	16703	0:49
19.	Customizing a folder's look	16704	0:51
20.	Turning off the task panel	16705	0:50
21.	Setting folder to open in its own window	16706	0:23
22.	Viewing a file's details	16707	0:26
23.	Browsing the Web from any window	16708	1:02
24.	Using pop-up Taskbar buttons	16709	0:27
25.	Viewing windows side by side	16710	0:30

B. Customizing Windows XP

		Key #	Length
1.	Creating an A-Z programs menu	16711	0:29
2.	Reverting to the classic Start menu	16712	0:28
3.	Adding programs to the Start menu	16713	0:41
4.	Pinning a program to the Start menu	16714	0:42
5.	Launching a Web page from the taskbar	16715	1:05
6.	Launching applications from the address bar	16716	0:30
7.	Stretching and hiding the taskbar	16717	1:15
8.	Placing your desktop and internet favorites on the taskbar	16718	0:59
9.	Grouping Taskbar buttons	16719	1:02
10.	Hiding icons from the notification area	16720	0:42
11.	Changing your desktop theme	16721	1:27
12.	Setting a Web page to appear on the desktop	16722	1:26
13.	Locking Web items to your desktop	16723	0:39
14.	Changing your pointer scheme	16724	0:40

C. Navigating Windows XP

		Key #	Length
1.	Opening Windows Explorer	16725	0:42
2.	Using Details View in Windows Explorer	16726	1:00
3.	Locating a file in a large folder	16727	0:39
4.	Sorting files	16728	0:27
5.	Organizing files by groups	16729	0:38
6.	Displaying your path to folders & files	16730	1:35
7.	Deleting and restoring files	16731	2:04
8.	Emptying the trash	16732	0:51
9.	Navigating without the mouse	16733	0:53
10.	Saving files where you want them	16734	1:42
11.	Moving a saved file	16735	0:35
12.	Showing file extensions	16736	0:38
13.	Moving files using the task pane	16737	0:36

D. Working with Icons

		Key #	Length
1.	Adding shortcut icons to your desktop	16738	1:20
2.	Creating shortcuts & copies of folders	16739	0:44
3.	Changing a shortcut's name and icon	16740	0:55
4.	Making your own icons	16741	2:22
5.	Arranging your icons	16742	0:47
6.	Locating a shortcut's target	16743	0:27
7.	Selecting items in a folder	16744	1:11

E. Speed Tips

		Key #	Length
1.	Renaming files quickly	16745	0:45
2.	Sending an e-mail with an attachment	16746	0:45
3.	Placing a shortcut to drives on the Links toolbar	16747	0:37
4.	Adding Favorites to the Standard Buttons toolbar	16748	0:53
5.	Speed launching your favorite applications	16749	0:54
6.	Opening multiple files at the same time	16750	0:50
7.	Hibernating the PC with the Power button	16751	0:37
8.	Launching favorite applications at startup	16752	0:53
9.	Viewing a folder's properties in one click	16753	0:23
10.	Toggling between open items on the taskbar	16754	0:34
11.	Choosing which program opens a file	16755	0:27
12.	Moving a file to a window you can't see	16756	0:48
13.	Selectively grouping open windows on the taskbar	16757	0:38
14.	Copying and deleting files at the same time	16758	0:45

Tutorial series by Andrea Carlson

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