
Basic Computing Tips for Windows 3.1 - Page 2



*1.   WITH A CLIP, CLIP HERE. . .--PART 1 OF 3 

February 4th, 1999 

Ever wonder where selected text (or graphics) goes when you select an
 application's cut or copy command? Anything cut or copied goes directly
 to the Windows Clipboard (a temporary holding area) and stays there
 until you cut or copy something else. If you want to see the Clipboard
 in action, do the following: 

1. Open your favorite application and open any file. 
2. Select some text or a graphic. 
3. Select the application's cut or copy command (if you prefer the
 keyboard, press Ctrl + X or Ctrl + C, respectively). 
4. Switch to Program Manager and open the Main group. 
5. Double-click Clipboard Viewer. 

There's the text or graphic you just cut or copied. Switch to your
 application window, cut or copy something else, and then go back to
 the Clipboard Viewer. Out with the old, in with the new. 

(Note: If you have Windows for Workgroups, you have the ClipBook Viewer
 instead of the Clipboard Viewer. Stay tuned. We cover this utility in
 the next three-part series.) 


*2.   WITH A CLIP, CLIP HERE. . .--PART 2 OF 3 

February 5th, 1999 

In our last tip, we mentioned that cutting or copying text or graphics
 sends it to the Windows Clipboard, where it stays until you cut or copy
 something else. Want to keep certain Clipboard contents around to paste
 into various locations whenever the mood strikes? Before you cut or
 copy something else, save the Clipboard's contents as a *.clp file. 

Assuming you've just cut or copied some contents you'd like to reuse: 

1. Open Program Manager's Main group. 
2. Double-click the Clipboard Viewer. 
3. Choose File + Save As. 
4. Under File Name, type a name for the *.clp file you're creating. 
5. Click OK. 

You can insert this *.clp into any location, at any time: 

1. Open Program Manager's Main group and double-click the Clipboard Viewer. 
2. Choose File + Open and select the *.clp file you want to use. 
3. Click Yes to confirm that you want to clear the Clipboard's contents. 
4. Switch to the destination application and paste! 

(Note: If you have Windows for Workgroups, you have the ClipBook Viewer
 instead of the Clipboard Viewer. Stay tuned. We cover this utility in
 the next three-part series.) 


*3.   WITH A CLIP, CLIP HERE. . .--PART 3 OF 3 

February 8th, 1999 

In the first tip in this series, we mentioned that cutting or copying text
 or graphics sends it to the Windows Clipboard, where it stays until you
 cut or copy something else. In our last tip, we showed you how to save
 the Clipboard's contents as a *.clp file to use in the future:
 Double-click Clipboard Viewer (in Program Manager's Main group),
 choose File + Save As, name the file, and click OK. 

For the last tip on this series, we'd like to offer a couple of Clipboard
 reminders:

- Windows always keeps the Clipboard's contents immediately available,
 in memory. So if you cut or copy something huge, like graphics, you use
 a whole bunch of memory (for as long as you keep it on the Clipboard).
 To free up this memory for other tasks--assuming you're done with the
 Clipboard's contents--cut or copy something else really small
 (like a single letter). 

- Just as large items take up a lot of memory while they're on the
 Clipboard, they take up a lot of disk space when you save them as *.clp
 files. Point being, when you're done with a *.clp file (especially a
 big one), delete it. 

(Note: If you have Windows for Workgroups, you have the ClipBook Viewer
 instead of the Clipboard Viewer. Stay tuned. We cover this utility in
 the next three-part series.) 


*4.   LIKE THE CLIPBOARD, ONLY BETTER--PART 1 OF 3 

February 9th, 1999 

Windows for Workgroups users, if you open Program Manager's Main group
 and look for the Clipboard Viewer, you won't see it. Instead, you'll
 find the ClipBook Viewer. This utility performs the basic Clipboard
 functions (serving as a holding area between cut/copy and paste operations)
 AND lets you store frequently pasted items without having to save them as 

 *.clp files. 

Open the ClipBook Viewer (double-click its icon), and you see two windows
 for the two functions we just mentioned: The Clipboard window displays
 the text or graphics you last cut or copied; the Local ClipBook is the
 storage area for cut or copied items. 

So how do you use these nifty features? Stay tuned. We show you how in the
 next two tips. 


*5.   LIKE THE CLIPBOARD, ONLY BETTER--PART 2 OF 3 

February 10th, 1999 

In the first tip in this series, we told you that Windows for Workgroups
 users will find the ClipBook Viewer, not the Clipboard Viewer, in Program
 Manager's Main group. This dual-window utility performs the basic
 Clipboard functions (serving as a holding area between cut/copy and
 paste operations) AND lets you store frequently pasted items without
 having to save them as *.clp files. 

The Clipboard window is pretty self-explanatory, so we're going to
 concentrate on using the Local ClipBook. Today, we show you how to add
 items to and paste items from this handy storage area. 

To add an item (or a new page) to the Local ClipBook: 

1. Cut or copy some text or graphics to the Clipboard (select the current
 application's cut or copy command). 
2. Open the ClipBook Viewer, if it isn't already. (Double-click its icon
 in Program Manager's Main group.) 
3. Choose Window + Local ClipBook. 
4. Click the Paste icon OR choose Edit + Paste. 
5. Inside the Paste dialog box, type a page name for the item. 
6. Click OK. 

Repeat these steps to add as many pages as you'd like to the Local ClipBook. 

To paste a ClipBook page into a document: 

1. Open the ClipBook Viewer (double-click its icon in Program Manager's
 Main group) and choose Window + Local ClipBook. 
2. Select the item (page) you want to paste. 
3. Click the Copy icon (or choose Edit + Copy) to copy the item to the
 Clipboard. 
4. Switch to the document into which you'd like to paste the item. 
5. Select that application's paste command. 

In our next tip, a closer look at ClipBook pages. . . . 


*6.   LIKE THE CLIPBOARD, ONLY BETTER--PART 3 OF 3 

February 11th, 1999 

In the first tip in this series, we told you that Windows for Workgroups
 users will find the ClipBook Viewer, not the Clipboard Viewer, in
 Program Manager's Main group. This dual-window utility performs the
 basic Clipboard functions (serving as a holding area between cut/copy
 and paste operations) AND lets you store frequently pasted items
 without having to save them as *.clp files. 

In our last two tips, we showed you how to add items to and paste them
 from the Local ClipBook:
 
- To add an item to the ClipBook, cut or copy the item to the Clipboard,
 open the ClipBook Viewer, select the Local ClipBook window, click the
 Paste icon, name the page, and click OK.
- To paste an item from the Local ClipBook, select its page inside the
 Local ClipBook window, click the Paste icon, switch to the destination
 document, and select that application's paste command. 


If you've added a lot of pages to the ClipBook, you may find that
 remembering which is which by name only is a bit difficult. To see a
 preview of each ClipBook page: 

1. Double-click any page name in the Local ClipBook, and its contents
 appear on-screen in Full Page view. 
2. Press the up or down double arrow (in the lower-left corner of the
 Local ClipBook window) to scroll through ClipBook pages one at a time. 

Tip-in-a-tip: ClipBook offers three different viewing options--Full Page,
 Thumbnails, or Table of Contents. You can select any of the three by
 using the View menu or by clicking the corresponding icons.


*7.   MESSAGES 'R' US--PART 1 OF 4 

February 22nd, 1999 

Hey, Windows for Workgroups users, want to send and receive quick notes
 across your network? As long as you're running WFWW over a Microsoft
 Windows (or compatible) network, you can do so by using WinPopup, a
 small messaging program. (Note: Try WinPopup on your particular network
 to confirm that it works.) As long as you specified Microsoft Windows
 Network during Windows Setup, WinPopup is already installed on your system. 

To open WinPopup: 

1. Double-click Program Manager's Network group. 
2. Double-click the WinPopup icon. 

(Note: If WinPopup isn't installed on your system, chances are you aren't
 in a situation where you can use WinPopup.) 

In our next tip, sending WinPopup messages. . . . 


*8.   MESSAGES 'R' US--PART 2 OF 4 

February 23rd, 1999 

In the first tip in this series, we mentioned that if you're running
 Windows for Workgroups over a Windows (or compatible) network, most
 likely you can use WinPopup to send and receive messages across your
 network. To open WinPopup, double-click its icon inside Program
 Manager's Network group. 

To send someone a message by using WinPopup: 

1. Press Ctrl + S on your keyboard (or click the envelope icon). 
2. Type the name of the recipient (person or computer). Alternatively,
 select Workgroup and type a group name. 
3. Type your message in the Message box. 
4. Click OK. 

As long as the recipient has WinPopup installed and running, he or she
 will receive your message in a matter of seconds. 

In our next tip, receiving a WinPopup message. . . . 


*9.   MESSAGES 'R' US--PART 3 OF 4 

February 24th, 1999 

In the last couple of tips in this series, we told you that, if you're
 running Windows for Workgroups over a Windows (or compatible) network,
 you can probably use WinPopup to send and receive messages across
 your network. 

To review: 
- To open WinPopup, double-click its icon inside Program Manager's
 Network group. 
- To send a WinPopup message, click the envelope icon, address and type
 a message, and then click OK. 

You can only receive a WinPopup message if this program is up and running.
 Of course, the easiest way to ensure that you're always ready to receive
 messages is to have WinPopup start whenever Windows starts. 

1. Open the Control Panel (it's inside Program Manager's Main group). 
2. Double-click Network. 
3. Under Options, click Startup. 
4. Select Enable WinPopup. 
5. Click OK twice. 

Now, whenever you start Windows, WinPopup opens and then shrinks to
 icon-size, out of your way. Just be sure to minimize (not exit) the
 program when you're through sending or reading messages. If you exit
 WinPopup, you're cut off from the grapevine! 

(Tips-in-a-tip: You can scroll through new messages by pressing Ctrl + N
 [next] and Ctrl + P [previous]. To delete the current message,
 press Ctrl + D.) 


*10.   MESSAGES 'R' US--PART 4 OF 4 

February 25th, 1999 

In the last few tips, we told you that, if you're running Windows for
 Workgroups over a Windows (or compatible) network, you can probably use
 WinPopup to send and receive messages across your network. To receive
 WinPopup messages, the program has to be running: To open WinPopup,
 double-click its icon inside Program Manager's Network group. To send
 a WinPopup message, click the envelope icon, address and type a message,
 and then click OK. 

Don't want to miss out on the latest gossip? Set WinPopup to pop onto
 your screen whenever you receive a new message: 

1. Open WinPopup if it isn't already. (It opens minimized). 
2. Restore the WinPopup window. 
3. Choose Messages + Options. 
4. Select Popup on Message Receipt. 
5. Click OK. 

Now, if you're away from your desk when a message arrives, you'll know to
 open it immediately upon returning. 

(Tip-in-a-tip: If you want WinPopup to play a sound [or not] when a new
 message arrives, follow the preceding, but in Step 3, select or deselect
 Play Sound When New Messages Arrive.)
