Windows 95 For Dummies #8



*1. RE-CREATING A FOLDER ISN'T EXACTLY RECREATION          
          
August 4th, 1999          
          
You probably know all about restoring files that you've deleted to Windows
95's Recycle Bin. But suppose you want to restore an entire FOLDER that
you deleted. How do you do that--especially given the fact that the
Recycle Bin doesn't list deleted folders? 

Here's how: 

1. On your desktop, double-click the Recycle Bin. 
2. Click the Original Location button to sort all files in the bin by
	original location. 
3. Select all the files originally located in the folder you deleted. 
4. Choose File + Restore. 

The Bin restores the files AND the folder.


*2. SEND IT TO MY DOCUMENTS          
          
August 5th, 1999          
          
Recently, we showed you how to set some of your programs to save files to
your My Documents folder. Today, we make MOVING files to your My Documents
folder easier--with a little change to your Send To shortcut menu. 

1. Click the Start button and choose Run. 
2. Type "c:\windows\sendto" (without the quotation marks) and click OK.
	Doing so opens the Send To folder. 
3. Click the Start button again and choose Programs + Windows Explorer. 
4. In Explorer, find the My Documents folder. Using the right mouse
	button, drag the folder to the Send To folder window; when you
	release the button, choose Create Shortcut(s) Here from the
	shortcut menu. 
5. Press F2--the Rename shortcut key--and remove the words Shortcut To. 
6. Close the Send To folder. 

-From now on, any time you want to send a document to the My
	Documents folder: 

1. In any folder or Explorer window, right-click the file. 
2. Choose Send To + My Documents from the shortcut menu. 

Windows MOVES (not copies) the file to the My Documents folder.


*3. SOMETHING ELSE YOU DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT SEND TO          
          
August 6th, 1999          
          
Last time, we showed you how to add the My Documents folder to the Send To
menu so that you can shoot files over to the My Documents folder. What we
didn't tell you is that you can use the Send To feature not only from a
folder or Windows Explorer window but also from your applications' Open and
Save dialog boxes! Try it: 

1. In any Windows 95 application, choose File + Open (OR File + Save OR
	File + Save As, for that matter). 
2. Right-click the file(s) you want to move to the My Documents folder
	(or anywhere else in the Send To folder). 
3. Choose Send To + My Documents (or whatever) from the shortcut menu. 

It's done. In fact, when you send a file to the My Documents folder, the
file disappears from the dialog box's file listing, right before your eyes!


*4. THERE'S SUCH A THING AS TOO MUCH CHARACTER          
          
August 9th, 1999          
          
We've warned you on this topic before, but, based on our experience, it's
truly worth repeating: DO NOT include the following characters in your
Windows 95 filenames: 

* (asterisk) 
| (pipe) 
\ or / (slashes) 
< or > or [ or ] (brackets) 
" (quotes) 
+ (plus sign) 
, or . or : or ; (comma or period or colon or semicolon) 
= (equal sign) 

All these characters have special purposes in Windows or MS-DOS.
Including them in your filenames confuses the system--sometimes with
disastrous results.


*5. SOMETHING YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT THE RECYCLE BIN          
          
August 10th, 1999          
          
It's not a secret, but it might as well be: YOU CAN'T USE WINDOWS 95's FIND
COMMAND TO FIND FILES IN YOUR RECYCLE BIN. Plus, the Recycle Bin has no
Find feature of its own. 

Now, we're not the types to tell you about a problem without also
presenting some type of solution. So the next time you need to find a file
within an especially crowded Recycle Bin: 

1. Double-click the Recycle Bin icon. 
2. Click one of the buttons to sort the files by a category that's useful
	in finding the file. For example, if you know the file type, click
	the Type button; if you know where you deleted it from, click the
	Original Location button. 
3. Use the sorted files to zero in on the file you seek. 

Hey, this technique isn't perfect, but it's the best you can do under
the circumstances.


*6. TAKING UP SPACE          
          
August 11th, 1999          
          
While we're on the topic of the usefulness of sorting files--and we were,
just last time--sorting files in a folder or Explorer window can help you
find files you're not using anymore, letting you shuttle them off to backup
disks or delete them altogether. Let us show you what we mean: 

1. Click Start and choose Programs + Windows Explorer. 2. In the left-hand
	pane, find a folder--say, the My Documents folder--and click it to
	display its contents in the right-hand pane. 
3. In the right-hand pane, click the Modified column heading button (you
	may have to stretch your older window box to find the Modified
	column). This option sorts your files with the most recently
	modified files listed at the top and the least recently modified
	at the bottom. 
4. Scroll to the bottom of the list. You're looking right at your least
	recently modified files. 
5. If you KNOW you haven't used these files in a long, long time, you can
	either delete them or archive them to a floppy or other removable
	drive. IF YOU'RE NOT SURE--for example, a file you haven't modified
	recently could still be one you read or print regularly--then
	right-click the file and choose Properties from the shortcut menu.
6. Check the Accessed date. This tells you the last time you OPENED the
	file. If it's been awhile, lose the file.


*7. ARRANGE WITHOUT THE AUTO          
          
August 12th, 1999          
          
Time and time again (and maybe even time again after that), we've told you
how to neaten up your pitifully cluttered desktop--and keep it neat--with
the AutoArrange feature (right-click the desktop, choose Arrange Icons +
AutoArrange). But lots of you balk at AutoArranging because you want the
freedom to move your icons around in any way you like. So, what do you do
when you want to neaten up your desktop? 

Well, one thing you don't have to do is turn AutoArrange on and then off
again. Try this instead: 

1. Right-click any blank area of the desktop. 
2. Choose Arrange Icons and select one of the sorting options: By Name,
	By Type, By Size, or By Date. 

Selecting any of these sorting options arranges your icons in neat rows
and columns on the desktop.


*8. AND ANOTHER THING ABOUT THE ARRANGE ICONS OPTIONS          
          
August 13th, 1999          
          
They're not just for your desktop! You can use these handy options to
organize an iconic mess in ANY folder or Explorer window as well. Just
follow these steps: 

1. Right-click any blank area of the window. 
2. Choose Arrange Icons + any of the options listed. 

Note that the option you choose applies ONLY to the current window. ALSO,
if your folder or Explorer window is currently set to List or Detail view,
you can't choose the AutoArrange option. Them's the breaks.


*9. BECAUSE THE ONLY THING MORE BORING THAN SOLITAIRE IS SLOW 
SOLITAIRE          
          
August 16th, 1999          
          
If you play Windows 95's Solitaire game on a slow computer, you may have
become frustrated with the stop-action, herky-jerky way the cards move when
you drag them from one place to another. So make them stop: 

1. From the Solitaire menu, choose Game + Options. 
2. Select Outline Dragging. 
3. Click OK. 

Now when you drag a card, you drag only the OUTLINE of the card--which
moves a lot more smoothly than the card itself. When you're done dragging,
Solitaire "snaps" the full image of the card to its new spot.


*10. KEEP IT PERSONAL          
          
August 17th, 1999          
          
If you use Microsoft Exchange for e-mail--and you very well may, seeing how
it comes FREE with Windows 95--you may be wondering what's so personal about
the Personal E-mail folder. The answer is NOTHING--unless you protect the
folder with a password that ONLY YOU KNOW. Here's how: 

1. Click the Start button and choose Settings + Control Panel. 
2. In the Control Panel window, double-click the Mail and Fax icon. 
3. Click Select Profile; make sure the correct profile is selected (you
	probably only have one, but just in case . . .) and then
	click Properties. 
4. Select Personal Folder and click Properties again. 
5. Click Change Password. 
6. If you had an old password, type your old password in the
	Old Password box. 
7. Type your new password in the New Password box. 
8. Type your new password again in the Verify Password box. (HINT: BE SURE
	TO WRITE THIS NEW PASSWORD DOWN SOMEWHERE!) 
9. Select Save Password. 
10. Click OK until all the dialog boxes are closed. 

-From now on, nobody--including you--can get into the Personal Folder
	without the password.
