Microsoft Internet Explorer Tips #5



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*1.   CONNECTION LOG        
  
If you'd like to see just what happened the last time you
 connected to your ISP, you can check the modem log.
 Double-click My Computer; when the window opens, double-click
 the Dial-Up Networking icon. When Dial-Up Networking opens,
 right-click your Internet Connection icon and choose
 Properties. When the Properties dialog box opens, click
 Configure. In the Standard Modem Properties dialog box, click
 Connection. Now click Advanced and then View Log. You can look
 through your entire log on file. 

When you're finished viewing the log, choose File, Exit. Next
 click OK to close the dialog box. Back in Standard Modem
 Properties, click OK. In the first Properties dialog box, click
 OK to dismiss the dialog box.  

Hold down Shift while you click the Dial-Up Networking window.
 This closes both the current window and My Computer.


*2.   FOLDER CHECK        
  
Reader Charles R. sent this Microsoft Internet Explorer 3 tip: 

"I wonder if most people know that you can check the contents of
 a local folder without exiting or minimizing Microsoft Internet
 Explorer 3. If you use a folder such as c:\Download to store
 your downloaded files, you can check the contents of that folder
 by simply typing  

c:\Download 

into the Microsoft Internet Explorer 3 Address Bar and then
 pressing Enter." 

Charles is correct. When you're finished with the Download
 folder, you can click the Back button to get back to the Web
 window in which you started.


*3.   VIEWING CACHE FILES        
  
Subscriber Walt D. sent us this browser tip:

"If you'd like to take a look at a page you visited recently
 without having to go through an Internet connection, choose
 View, Options. When the Options dialog box opens, click the
 Advanced tab, then click View Files. Double-click the file you
 want to view, and it will open in Microsoft Internet
 Explorer 3."

This works fine, but when you're not connected to the Internet,
 some parts of the page, such as graphics, may not appear.


*4.   UNDERLINING MAIL TEXT        
  
One of our most frequently asked questions is, "Can I underline
 text in Microsoft Mail messages?" The answer is yes--but to send
 underlined text in Mail, you have to use the HTML format. To do
 this, choose Mail, Options and click the Send tab. Select the
 HTML radio button and click OK. Now you can use underlining,
 bold, italic, and even various font colors, if you like. 

This works just fine, as long as your recipients aren't confined
 to reading plain text only.


*5.   SCROLL DOWN        
  
Subscriber George L. sent this keystroke shortcut tip: 

"You've discussed almost all the keystroke shortcuts you can use
 in Microsoft Internet Explorer 3, but you missed one--and the
 one you've missed is one I use all the time. If you want to
 scroll down one page in Microsoft Internet Explorer 3, simply
 press the spacebar. I use this key so often that I thought
 others might like to try it." 

Thanks for the tip, George. Next time you're near the top of a
 Web page, give George's tip a try. Just press the spacebar, and
 you'll scroll down one page.


*6.   PRINT IT NOW        
  
Reader Pat K. sent this tip: 

"When you want to print a Web page and you don't need to adjust
 any of the printer parameters, just press Ctrl-P, Enter. This
 prints the page immediately using the default
 printer parameters." 

You can also press Alt-F-P to open the Print dialog box, then
 press Enter. This tip works because OK is the default selection
 in the Print dialog box. Thanks for the tip, Pat.


*7.   A BOX OF COOKIES        
  
Subscriber Evelyn J. has a cookie question: 

"I don't really trust cookies, so I set my Microsoft Internet
 Explorer 3 to warn me before accepting cookies. Now almost
 everywhere I go on the Internet, I have to click No in a
 seemingly unending succession of stupid warning dialog boxes
 asking me if I want to accept a cookie. Is there a way to get
 rid of these dialog boxes?" 

If you'd like to see what Evelyn is experiencing, run Microsoft
 Internet Explorer 3 and choose View, Options. When the Options
 dialog box opens, click the Advanced tab. Now select the check
 box labeled 'Warn before accepting cookies.' Click OK to close
 the Options dialog box and save your changes. From this point
 on, whenever you encounter a cookie, you'll be asked if you want
 to accept it or not. 

Now to get to Evelyn's question: Your only choices in Microsoft
 Internet Explorer 3 are to accept all cookies (deselect the
 'Warn before accepting cookies' check box) or put up with being
 asked about every cookie.


*8.   A SIMPLE VIEW        
  
As reader Sam G. points out, you don't need to set up anything
 fancy in your Address Book if you only use it for e-mail
 addresses. For an uncluttered look, run Mail and choose File,
 Address Book. When the Address Book opens, choose View, Toolbars
 to turn off the toolbar. Next choose View, Status Bar to hide
 it. Finally, choose View, Details. 

Your Address Book now displays the names and E-mail addresses in
 alphabetical order. If you wish to change the way the Address
 Book arranges your list, choose View, Sort By and set up your
 new sort order.


*9.   DOWNLOADING AN FTP PROGRAM        
  
Reader Sharon K. sends this request: 

"I'm a teacher and looking for a good (free or inexpensive) FTP
 program I can use to teach my class how to send files to our
 home page Web site. Can you recommend something?" 

For the most part, we don't like to recommend specific software.
 However, we suggest that you examine WS_FTP Limited Edition.
 This is an excellent FTP program, and very easy to use. The Lite
 version is free for noncommercial use.  

You may also like to take a look at SendTo FTP version 1.2 by
 Peili Chen. Once you install and set up SendTo FTP, all you have
 to do to send a file to your Web site is right-click the file
 and choose SendTo FTP.  

To download WS_FTP Limited Edition, go to 

http://www.pcworld.com/fileworld/download/0,1495,2431+ws_ftple+exe,00.html 

To download SendTo FTP version 1.2, go to 

http://www.pcworld.com/fileworld/file_description/0,1458,5647,00.html


*10.   BACK TO MAIL        
  
Here's a Mail and News question from subscriber Ted L.: 

"I recently installed Office 97 on my computer. Since the Office
 installation, my Mail default in Microsoft Internet Explorer 3
 has become Outlook. I don't care much for Outlook and would like
 to go back to Internet Mail and News. Can you explain how
 to do this?" 

We sure can. Open Microsoft Internet Explorer 3 and choose View,
 Options. When the Options dialog box opens, click the Programs
 tab. Now click the arrow at the right side of the Mail list box
 and select Internet Mail from the list. Click the arrow at the
 right side of the News list box and select Internet News from
 the expanded list. Finally, click OK to close the dialog box and
 save your changes.
