Windows 95 Tips #6



*1.   CASCADING MENU CITY, THE CONTINUING SEQUEL--PART 2 OF 4          
          
March 8th, 1999          
          
Last time, we showed you how to add a cascading URL History to your Start
menu; today, we show you how to add a cascading list of the files in your
Internet Cache (the place Internet Explorer stores files you surf to so
that you can revisit them without downloading them again): 

1. Right-click the Start button and choose Explore from the
	shortcut menu. 
2. Right-click in any empty space in the right-hand pane and choose
	New + Folder from the shortcut menu. 
3. Type "Internet Cache.{7BD29E00-76C1-11CF-9DD0-00A0C9034933}"
	(without the quotation marks--copy it right from this tip to
	prevent a typo). This should replace the words "New Folder." 
4. Press Enter. 

Click the Start button and choose Internet Cache, and in a few seconds,
you see a list of the files in your cache. (If you have a lot of files
cached, displaying them could take a while--and the list could cover
your entire screen.) Simply select any file to view it in Internet
Explorer, without connecting to the Internet. 


*2.   LOOK, BUT DON'T TOUCH      
  
Want to protect a file from unwanted changes? Mark it read-only. That
way, you (or anyone else) can't save any changes to the file--or worse,
delete it. 

In an Explorer window (or on the desktop), right-click the file you want
to protect and select Properties. On the General tab of the resulting
Properties dialog box, next to Attributes, select Read-only and click OK. 

To see this attribute in action, open the file in its native application.
The words Read-Only appear in parentheses in the open window's title bar.
Change anything about the file, click the Save icon, and up pops a
message that reads This File Is Read-only. (Click OK, then click Cancel
to close the Save As dialog box.) Now close the file and try deleting it.
Sorry, Charlie. 

If and when you need to make changes to, or delete, a read-only file,
simply open its Properties dialog box, deselect the Read-only attribute
and click OK. 

(Note: Of course, marking a file read-only is not a true security
measure, because anyone who knows what he or she is doing could easily
remove this attribute from a file and then change or delete it. It's more
of a safety net to prevent unintentional changes.)


*3.   WANT TO GET THERE FAST? RUN--PART 1 OF 3      
  
Hey, MS-DOS lovers, do you wish you could replace all that
double-clicking with some good old-fashioned typing? Remember the Run
command line. Whether it's a program, folder, or Web page you're after,
you can type your way there. 

Need to open an application? For some, a desktop icon or Start menu item
is the fastest way to launch. But if your application isn't handy, try
this: Select Start, Run (or press Ctrl-Esc, R), and the Run dialog box
appears. Type the name of the program you want to open, such as 

Notepad 

press Enter, and up pops the program window. 

(Note: If Windows 95 doesn't recognize the program you want to open,
you'll need to type the full path of that program's executable file. But
that isn't as bad as it sounds. Once you've typed an application's path,
you can select it from the Run dialog box's pop-up list. Tip-in-a-tip:
Use the up or down cursor arrows to scroll through this list.) 


*4.   WANT TO GET THERE FAST? RUN--PART 2 OF 3      
  
Hey, MS-DOS lovers, do you wish you could replace all that
double-clicking with some good old-fashioned typing? Remember the Run
command line. Whether it's a program, folder, or Web page you're after,
you can type your way there.

In our last tip, we showed you how to open an application from the Run
dialog box: Select Start, Run, type the name of the application you want
to open (or its path, if Windows doesn't recognize the name), and press
Enter. You can use this technique to open any folder window. For example,
to open the Windows folder, select Start,
Run (or press Ctrl-Esc, R), type 

windows 

and press Enter. As with programs, if Windows 95 doesn't recognize the
folder name--typically folders that aren't in the Windows folder or on
the root of your hard drive--you'll need to type its full path,
for instance 

X:\WINDOWS 

where X is the drive letter. 

For our final tip in this series, we show you how to open a Web page
from the Run command line.... 
    

*5.   WANT TO GET THERE FAST? RUN--PART 3 OF 3      
  
Hey, MS-DOS lovers, do you wish you could replace all that
double-clicking with some good old-fashioned typing? Remember the Run
command line. Whether it's a program, folder, or Web page you're after,
you can type your way there. 

In our last tip, we showed you how to open an application from the Run
dialog box: Select Start, Run, type the name of the application you want
to open (or its path, if Windows doesn't recognize the name), and press
Enter. Now we take you beyond your local system to the Web. 

Want to jump directly to a Web site? Similar to the Address line of your
browser window, the Run command line can take you there. Select Start,
Run (or press Ctrl-Esc, R), type the URL of the site you want o access,
then press Enter. Presto--your Web browser springs to life (if it isn't
already open) and takes you directly to that site.


*6.   STAY STILL AND SCROLL!          
          
March 15th, 1999          
          
You like to scroll through your Explorer or folder windows with your
arrow keys, not your mouse. Only trouble is, if you selected a file,
scrolling with the keyboard automatically deselects the file. Looks like
you're stuck using the mouse, right? 

Wrong, numeric keypad breath. Next time you have a file selected and
want to scroll with the keyboard, try this: 

1. Hold down the Ctrl key. 
2. Press the up-arrow or down-arrow key to scroll. 

Windows keeps your file selected as you scroll! More on this topic
next time. 
                       

*7.   STAY STILL AND SCROLL, PART DEUX          
          
March 16th, 1999          
          
When last we spoke, we told you how to scroll through files by using the
keyboard WITHOUT deselecting a selected file. (Hold down the Ctrl key
while pressing the up-arrow or down-arrow key). Today, we offer
variations on that tip: 

To use the keyboard to select individual, nonadjacent files: 

1. Select the first file. 
2. Hold down the Ctrl key. 
3. Use the up-arrow and down-arrow keys to scroll. 
4. When the next file you want to select has a dotted line around it (or
	is "current"), press the space bar. 
5. Repeat Steps 3 and 4 to select any other files. 

To select all files BETWEEN and including two files: 

1. Select the first file. 
2. Hold down the Ctrl key. 
3. Scroll (using the up-arrow and down-arrow keys) to the next file. 
4. Still holding down the Ctrl key, press Shift + space bar. 

Seems like a lot of fingers on the keyboard, but if you want to avoid
using the mouse, it's the only way. 


*8.   STOP THE AUTOPLAY 

January 11th, 1999 

Windows 95's CD AutoPlay feature automatically runs any program file it
finds on any CD-ROM disk you insert in your CD-ROM drive. This is great
when you WANT to run the program file on the CD-ROM. But suppose you're
inserting the CD-ROM for some other reason--for example, you want to
access a clip-art or fonts file that's also on the CD-ROM. Then AutoPlay
becomes AutoAnnoy, forcing you to wait while the program on the CD runs
and then shut it down yourself. 

Next time you want to insert a CD-ROM without running it, try this: 

1. Hold down the Shift key. 
2. Insert the CD-ROM in your CD-ROM drive. 

Your CD-ROM will be inserted, but it won't play. 


*9.   STOP THE AUTOPLAY, FOR GOOD 

January 12th, 1999 

Last time we told you how to stop a CD-ROM from autoplaying as you insert
it. But if AutoPlay REALLY bugs you, you can shut it off for good,
as follows: 

1. Open ANY file folder window (if you like, just double-click the My
	Computer icon on your desktop). 
2. From the folder window menu, choose View + Options. 
3. Click the File Types tab. 
4. Under Registered File Types, select AudioCD. 
5. Click the Edit button. 
6. Under Actions, the word "Play" should be displayed in bold.
	Click Set Default to unbold it. 
7. Click Close and then click OK to remove all dialog boxes. 

-From now on, your CD-ROMs don't AutoPlay. If you'd like to turn the
feature back on, repeat the steps and make the word "Play" bold
again (Step 6).


*10.   BABY, BABY, WHERE DID MY FONT GO? 

January 13th, 1999 

You've installed a desktop theme from your shiny new Microsoft Plus! CD,
from the Web. Then, perhaps nostalgic for your old desktop, you deleted
the theme. But what's this? NOW YOU'RE MISSING A FONT OR TWO. 
W'happened? 

When you delete a desktop theme, Windows 95 automatically deletes all
fonts used by the theme. So, for example, if your deleted theme used
Garamond, it's good-bye Garamond. How do you fix things? By reinstalling
the font, as follows: 

1. Find the disks for the program or font pack from which you originally
	installed the font. 
2. Click Start and choose Settings + Control Panel. 
3. In the Control Panel window, double-click Fonts. 
4. Choose File + Install New Fonts. 
5. Use the Folders and Drives boxes to specify the location of the disk
	containing the fonts; then, in the List of Fonts box,
	select the missing fonts. 
6. Click OK. 

-From now on, when you tire of a desktop theme, don't delete it--just
switch to another.
