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For Seniors: Rename a Windows File or Folder
If a file is hard to identify, rename it. Likewise, rename folders if their purpose has changed or is hard to identify. By renaming Windows files and folders when needed, you can often make it easier to [more…]
For Seniors: Create Shortcuts to Favorite Files and Folders
In Windows, you can create shortcuts to your favorite files and folders to make them easier to open. Shortcuts to files or folders are placed on the Windows desktop where you can use them to open the file [more…]
For Seniors: Delete a File or Folder on Your Laptop
If you don’t need a file or folder anymore, you can clear up clutter on your Windows laptop by deleting it. Deleting unwanted files or folders clears up much needed hard disk space for files and folders [more…]
For Seniors: Compress a Windows File or Folder
Compress, or shrink, a file to reduce its size. You can compress a single file in Windows, or all the files in a folder. Compressing files makes them easier to send as an e-mail attachment because they [more…]
For Seniors: Add a File to Your Windows Favorites List
The Favorites list in the Windows Start menu offers another quick way to access frequently used files and folders. Add favorite files and folders to the Start menu and to the Navigation pane in Windows [more…]
For Seniors: Understand a Laptop's File Storage Options
A laptop may appear to have limited storage options for your files, since it's self-contained. However, you laptop actually has many file storage options other than the hard drive that is built into it [more…]
For Seniors: Find Windows' Gadgets Online
Windows provides gadgets through its Desktop Gadget gallery, although you can search for more gadgets online. Gadgets are useful apps, and you'll find a collection of them on Microsoft's website. [more…]
For Seniors: Using Windows Desktop Gadgets
Gadgets are little applications (such as a clock or a calendar) you can display as icons on the Windows 7 desktop. Using Windows gadgets, you can quickly check the weather, review your calendar, check [more…]
For Seniors: Add the Clock Gadget to the Windows Desktop
With the Clock gadget on your Windows desktop, you can easily keep track of time. The Clock gadget allows you to change clock styles and set different time zones if needed. A gadget, by the way, is a small [more…]
For Seniors: Add the Slide Show Gadget to the Windows Desktop
With the Slide Show gadget on your Windows desktop, you can display a continuous show of the pictures. The Slide Show gadget allows you to select the folder of pictures to use, the number of seconds to [more…]
For Seniors: Add the Calendar Gadget to the Windows Desktop
The Calendar gadget on your Windows desktop displays a customizable calendar you can use to see the current day or month. Browse the Calendar gadget to display other months as needed. [more…]
For Seniors: Add the Puzzle Gadget to the Windows Desktop
With the Puzzle gadget on your Windows desktop, you can play a quick game and relieve mental stress. The Puzzle gadget displays a mixed-up picture; your job is to put it right again. You can even time [more…]
For Seniors: Add the Currency Gadget to the Windows Desktop
With the Currency gadget on your Windows desktop, you can convert one set of currency (such as dollars) to something else (like euros). The Currency gadget works with your Internet connection to get you [more…]
For Seniors: Add the Feed Headlines Gadget to the Windows Desktop
With the Feed Headlines gadget on your Windows desktop, you can keep up on the latest news. The Feed Headlines gadget delivers headlines from RSS feeds to your desktop. An RSS feed contains links to frequently [more…]
For Seniors: Add the CPU Monitor Gadget to the Windows Desktop
With the CPU Meter gadget on your Windows desktop, you can track your laptop's performance. If your laptop is acting sluggish, the CPU Meter gadget can tell you if the CPU is working hard and if memory [more…]
For Seniors: Add the Weather Gadget to the Windows Desktop
With the Weather gadget on your Windows desktop, you can easily keep track of the weather. The Weather gadget displays the current temperature and weather conditions in any location you choose. You can [more…]
For Seniors: Perform Calculations in a Microsoft Works Spreadsheet
Microsoft Works includes a spreadsheet program you can use to organize data and perform calculations. MS Works Spreadsheet can perform simple or complex calculations on the numbers you enter into a spreadsheet [more…]
For Seniors: Understand Microsoft Works for Your Laptop
Microsoft Works is a suite of multiple programs that often comes installed on Windows-based laptops. If your laptop includes MS Works, then you have a simple word processor, spreadsheet, database, and [more…]
For Seniors: Create a Microsoft Works Document
Microsoft Works includes a word processor for creating reports, letters, and such. The word processor in MS Works is simple to use; just create a new document and type some text. [more…]
For Seniors: Open an Existing Microsoft Works Document
After you create a Microsoft Works document and save it, you can open the file to add to or edit its contents, or to print it. With the Microsoft Works word processor, you can create anything from simple [more…]
For Seniors: Format Text in a Microsoft Works Document
You can format text in a Microsoft Works document in order to change how it looks. Format text to change its size, apply effects such as bold or italic, or change its font [more…]
For Seniors: Check Spelling in a Microsoft Works Document
Before printing or sharing a Microsoft Works document, you might want to spell check it. Although MS Works' spell checker won’t catch every error (if you typed sore instead of soar, for example, the tool [more…]
For Seniors: Change Page Setup of a Microsoft Works Document
The page setup settings in Microsoft Works' word processor determines such things the margin size and page orientation. Change page setup in MS Works when you first create a document, or anytime prior [more…]
For Seniors: Print a Microsoft Works Document
MS Works is a suite of programs often installed on laptops, that includes a word processor. Printing documents you create with MS Works is easy, and you can even make a few adjustments right before printing [more…]
For Seniors: Create a Spreadsheet with Microsoft Works
Microsoft Works includes a spreadsheet program you can use to organize data and perform calculations. Microsoft Works Spreadsheet uses a grid-like structure for entering data [more…]
