The Newsletter
January 2008
Greetings...
Welcome to the first newsletter of 2008! In keeping with "out with old, in with the new", we're starting to implement our new look. We're still tuning up the last few details, so you may still see a few changes in next month's newsletter, too, but we're getting there. Our new website is under construction, so you'll see changes gradually starting to happen there, as well.This issue is all about helping you keep your New Year's resolutions - if you resolved to get organized and clean up, this issue will help with your computer systems. Happy New Year!
Diane Henders
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Tech Tip:
Sort Files by Date, Size, or Type
By default, files are sorted by name, but sometimes it might make more sense to see them sorted by date. In any Windows file list, you can sort files by date from newest to oldest, or oldest to newest. Here's how:In the window that shows all your files, click on the View menu at the top, and select Details. This will show you all your files in a column at the left side, and their properties in other columns. At the top of each column, you'll see the column title: "Name", "Size", "Type", and "Date Modified". If you click on the column title, the files will be sorted by that property. To sort by date, click on "Date Modified".
By default, the files will be sorted in ascending order (oldest to newest). You can reverse the sort order by clicking on the column title again. When you're ready to view your files alphabetically again, just click on the "Name" column title.
You can use this technique to sort by name, date, file type, or size - and it works on emails, too!
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News:
Office 2007 Training Now Available
Frustrated by your transition to Office 2007? We have workbooks and training courses available for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007, and Outlook is coming soon!If you'd like to have a workbook filled with step-by-step instructions, plain-English explanations, hints, shortcuts, and exercises, please email us to order your copy - only $17.95 each plus GST. (Special advance notice for newsletter subscribers - these aren't even available in our online store yet!)
If you learn better by being shown, please give us a call at (403) 692-2255, and we'll set up a training session for you and/or your group.
Article:
It's a New Year - Get a Fresh Start!
Aaah, new year’s resolutions! This is the year I will… (fill in your pet resolution here). For anyone whose list contains the words “get organized”, here’s some help to organize your computer.Let’s start at the beginning: with the cluttered desktop that confronts you when you first start your computer. You probably have icons on your desktop that you’ve never used, and you don’t even know what they’re for. But you’re afraid to delete them because… you’re just not sure.
If you have Windows XP, here’s a quick, low-risk cleanup:
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Lunch Bag:
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