Windows 9X Tips #13


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*1. Hide Secret Files

If you want to keep files-or even folders full of files-hidden
 from prying eyes, just right-click on each file and select
 Hidden in the Attributes box at the bottom of the Properties
 dialog. To see the files you've hidden, double-click on My
 Computer, select Options from the View menu, click on the View
 tab and select Show All Files.


*2. Edit Docs Menu

The items on your Documents menu (Start/Documents) are really
 just shortcuts in your C:\WINDOWS\RECENT folder. You can
 selectively delete items there by opening the folder and
 deleting the shortcuts you don't want.


*3. Fast Access to Favorite Files

Here's a great way to get at your most important documents fast:
 Move them into your C:\WINDOWS\START MENU folder. If you have
 dozens or even hundreds of documents, keep them in separate
 subfolders to categorize them. Bes t of all, the menu changes
 as the folder's contents change.


*4. Faster Keyboard

You can determine how fast your keyboard repeats characters and
 moves the cursor in a document by launching the Keyboard item in
 Control Panel, then experimenting with the speed settings on the
 Speed tab.


*5. Fast Find

Sometimes simple tricks are the most useful. If you want to
 search for a file and you know roughly where it is, just
 right-click on the folder it's in and select Find from the
 Context menu. Find will search the folder and all the subfolders
 within, based on the search criteria you specify.


*6. Good Things in Small Packages

Are those icons that are cluttering your desktop getting you
 down? Bring them down to size and give yourself more room.
 Right-click on the Desktop and select Properties. Click on the
 Appearance tab, then the Item drop-down menu. Select Icon, then
 pick a size of 16 (the default is 32). Click on OK. (This works
 best if you make the words under the icons as short as possible)


*7. Find Your Path

Here's a trick for finding out the path of a file: Launch the Run
 command dialog (Start/Run), clear the Open box by hitting the
 Backspace key, and then drag and drop the file of your choice
 into the Open box. Windows will type the full path of the file
 into the box.


*8. A Fast Move

When you use Win9x's Send To feature (right-click on the item,
 then select Send To from the Context menu) to place something on
 a floppy disk or on a drive other than your C: drive, the file
 is copied. To move it, hold down the Shift key while clicking on
 the Send To item.


*9. Mouseless Moves

You can move or resize open Windows applications by using only
 your keyboard. First, press Alt+Spacebar to bring up a menu.
 Press S, then use the arrow keys to resize the window. Press M
 and move the window using the arrow keys. Press Enter to keep
 the window change or Esc to return the window to its
 previous state.


*10. Sort Your Recycling

The Recycle Bin lets you view items you've tossed in the same
 way as an ordinary Windows folder. If you're looking for
 something in the Recycle Bin, select Details from the View menu
 and click on the bar of your choice (Name, Original Location,
 Date Deleted, Type or Size) to sort by that category.
