Tips and Tricks

How to Restore Window Size Default to Maximize

People often find their browser window no longer automatically opens up to the maximum size -- and are frustrated because every single time they now go to the internet, they must click on the maximize button. Those extra clicks are sometimes annoying.

The browser window remembers the last size you specified -- and until you tell it to do otherwise, will open to that same memorized size each time. Clicking the maximize button will not change the default.

Instead, you must manually drag the window edges to the maximum size. Gently move your cursor to position it along an edge of the browser window until it changes to a double-headed arrow (see below)

Then drag the edge until it reaches it's maximum size. Repeat the process (if necessary) for the lower, upper and left edges of the window. Then close all browser windows. When you reopen the browser, the window should default to the size you just specified.

How to Print a List of the Files in Any Folder:

1. Open the folder in Windows Explorer. Be sure you can see its address. (If the address window does not show, see directions below) Select the full address in the Address Bar and copy it (CTL + C or right click, then click on"COPY".
2. Go to Start menu -> Run->.
3. Type "cmd" in the Run Window and hit OK.
4. The DOS window will open. Type the following:

cd

5. Make sure to type a space after the letters cd, then right-click choose Paste, and press "Enter". (NB: You cannot use CTRL +V in this instance to paste. It will not work in DOS.)

   (You should then see the prompt string display your folder 's address. (e.g., C:\Program Files>)

6. Enter the following command exactly as shown: (You may copy it by selecting it and using CTL + C or right-click and COPY) If you copy it instead of typing it, be sure to use Right Click and PASTE in the DOS window.)

dir /on /b *.* > C:\foldercontents.txt

Close the DOS window.

Go to My Computer, drive C:\ and you should see your new file "foldercontents.txt" which will now contain the list of files in the folder you specified.

Launch Windows Explorer and locate your newly created list of files in C:,open the file and print your list.

*(If the address window does not show:

go to View-> Toolbars->Address Bar.

Unlock the toolbars by right-clicking any clear gray area on any toolbar, and select "Unlock Toolbars". Then drag the Address bar until the Address Window shows.)Return to "How to Print Files"

Working with Microsoft Word

Many people are unaware of these little "tips and tricks" when working in Word (or any Microsoft Office software)...

Here are some handy shortcuts:

To Cut:

After you highlight the text you wish to cut, hold down the CTL key and then the "x" key.

So, CTL + x is the shortcut to CUT.

Similarly:

• CTL + c will work for COPY,
• CTL + v will PASTE
• Perhaps the handiest shortcut of all is CTL + z to "UNDO."

If you have multiple windows open, and would like to minimize them all:

Hold down the WINDOWS key, and while holding it, hit the "m" key. This will minimize all. What's the WINDOWS key? ... On most keyboards, it's in the row closest to you, toward the left, somewhere between the CTL and ALT keys. It has a WINDOWS icon on it, which looks like this:

To undo this action:

Do the same, but add the SHIFT key to the sequence:

Hold down the SHIFT and WINDOWS keys, and while depressing them, hit the "m" key. This will restore all windows to the sizes they were before you minimized them all.

As we develop our website, we will feature additional tips and tricks for working with Windows XP, Microsoft Office and other popular software.

Here's a tip to make text easier to read on your screen: