Windows XP - Tips & Tricks
Platform: PC
Description
Welcome to our Windows® XP Tips & Tricks series. Learn more about this PC operating system from Microsoft®.
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| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
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