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Thursday, June 3, 2010

Sixteen Simple Tips

Sixteen Simple Tips

1.Switch to welcome screen

Press Win+L to switch to the Welcome screen.

2.Lock your workstation

Press Win+L to lock your workstation.

3.Switch user easly

Youcan switch users without going through the Welcome screen: From TaskManager, go to the Users tab, right-click a user, and select Connect.

4.Hibrernate computer

Holddown the shift key in the shutdown dialog to change "Stand By" to"Hibernate". Or just press H to hibernate instantly. You can even usethe Power Control Panel to configure your power button to hibernate.

5.Disable password when resuming stanby

Todisable the password when resuming from standby or hibernation, openthe Power Control Panel and uncheck "Prompt for password afterreturning from standby" on the Advanced tab.

6.Choose details

Fromthe View Menu, select "Choose Details" to select which file propertiesshould be shown in the Explorer window. To sort by a file property,check its name in the "Choose Details" in order to make that propertyavailable in the "Arrange Icons by" menu.

7.Display volume control icon in taskbar

Todisplay the volume control icon in the taskbar, go to the Sounds andAudio Devices Control Panel and select "Place volume icon in thetaskbar".

8.Delete file without send into recycle bin

Holddown the shift key when deleting a file to delete it immediatelyinstead of placing it in the Recycle Bin. Files deleted in this waycannot be restored.

9.Customize 'send to' menu

Puta shortcut to your favorite editor in your Send To folder and it willappear in your "Send To" menu. You can then right-click any file andsend it to your editor.

10.Organize favorites

a)To organize your Favorites in Explorer instead of using the OrganizeFavorites dialog, hold the shift key while selecting "OrganizeFavorites" from the Favorites menu of an Explorer window.

b) You can organize your Favorites by dragging the items around your Favorites menu.
Alternatively,you can open the Favorites pane and hold the Alt key while pressing theup and down arrows to change the order of your Favorites.

11.View IE in fullscreen

To run Internet Explorer fullscreen, press F11. Do it again to return to normal mode.

12.Hide printers & faxes

If your "Printers and Faxes" folder is empty, you can hide the "Printers and Faxes" icon when viewed from other computers
by stopping the Print Spooler service.

13.Add/remove columns from detail mode

To add or remove columns from Details mode, select Choose Details from the View menu, or just right-click the column header bar.

14.Go backwards or forward by mouse wheel

In Internet Explorer, hold the Shift key while turning the mouse wheel to go forwards or backwards.

15.Add current page to favorites

In Internet Explorer, type Ctrl+D to add the current page to your Favorites.
Thisand many more keyboard shortcuts can be found by going to InternetExplorer, clicking the Help menu, then selecting Contents and Index.From the table of contents, open Accessibility and click "UsingInternet Explorer keyboard shortcuts".

16.Shut down via Remote Desktop

To shut down via Remote Desktop
, click the Start button, then type Alt+F4.

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