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Old 08-31-2007, 06:03 PM
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To make the text on Web pages larger or smaller, click the View menu, and then click Text Size. Press F5 to refresh the screen.

To quickly save a Web page to your Favorites list, press CTRL+D.
You can send a Web page in e-mail by clicking the File menu, pointing to Send, and then clicking Page By Email.

Web pictures and backgrounds make great desktop wallpaper. Just right-click the picture you want, and then click Set as Wallpaper.

To scroll toward the beginning of a document, press the UP ARROW.
To scroll toward the beginning of a document in large increments, press PAGE UP.

To back up to previous pages quickly, you can click the small down arrow to the right of the Back button.

To adjust the amount of hard disk space to use for temporary Internet files, click the Tools menu, click Internet Options, and then click Settings.

You can make sure the Web page you are viewing contains the latest information by pressing F5 to refresh it.

Internet Explorer saves you time and keystrokes by finishing frequently typed URLs for you.

To move forward between frames, press CTRL+TAB.

To move back between frames, press SHIFT+CTRL+TAB.

You can type a word in the Address bar and press CTRL+ENTER to automatically add http://www. and .com on either side of the word.

If your e-mail program is Microsoft Outlook or Outlook Express, you can drag an Internet shortcut into an e-mail message.

You can rearrange your Favorites list or menu by dragging and dropping.
To print the current page or active frame, press CTRL+P.

If you want to know which actions you can perform on a favorite link, right-click the link on the Favorites menu.

To print a document, you can drag an Internet shortcut to a printer icon on your desktop.

You can keep your most frequently visited Web pages only a single click away by dragging a shortcut to the page onto the Links bar.

To scroll toward the end of a document, press the DOWN ARROW.

To scroll toward the end of a document in large increments, press PAGE DOWN.

You can type the friendly name of a favorite page in the Address bar, then select the page name in the AutoComplete list that appears.

To display the Links bar, a handy place to keep your favorite Web sites, click the View menu, point to Toolbars, and then click Links.

To quickly print just one frame of a Web page, right-click inside the frame, and then click Print.
 
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Old 08-31-2007, 06:26 PM
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cool i never knew some of that stuff..... thanks Whit....
 
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Old 08-31-2007, 07:57 PM
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Originally Posted by Benjamin
cool i never knew some of that stuff..... thanks Whit....
Hes a wiley ol vetran isnt he?
 
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Old 08-31-2007, 08:02 PM
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i know he's perty good on computers concitering his age.....
 
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Originally Posted by Benjamin
cool i never knew some of that stuff..... thanks Whit....
neither did I
 
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Pretty good info there - another little piece of info that i learned is if you type what yur lookin for in the seach box and press return, it will bring up all kinds of info on what you are lookin for!!
 
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Old 03-08-2009, 01:23 PM
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press return or enter????

my puter dont have a return button
 
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Great info.
 
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Originally Posted by Whitmore
press return or enter????

my puter dont have a return button
Little story to how i came up with 'return' - if you go get a few beers, drink them really fast, hold ur keybord upside down and squint, the word 'enter' looks kinda like return, i think
 
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gotcha.......heheheheheheee
 


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