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Context Menu Options to Move or Copy Files You can add "Copy To Folder" and "Move To Folder" to the Windows Explorer context menu, so that when you right-click on a file or folder in Explorer you have the option to copy or move it to another folder. |
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June 1, 2008
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Restore Drive Type Grouping How to return My Computer to its original state without altering file and folder display in Windows Explorer. |
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July 17, 2008
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Viewing Pictures in XP How to activate Filmstrip mode in when looking at pictures in Windows XP. |
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September 25, 2007
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Using Just the Keyboard, How Do I Fill In a Dialog Box? Keyboard shortcuts to get you to the dialog box. |
PC World
March 21, 2007
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Should I Report Program Problems to Microsoft? Tell Windows ahead of time when to send problem reports... Customize Office menus and Windows Explorer shortcuts. |
PC Magazine
June 21, 2006 |
Eliminate This Desktop Invader Eliminating an annoying Common Tasks Pane that should be part of Windows Explorer, not your desktop. |
PC Magazine
October 28, 2003
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Search Internet Explorer Favorites Internet Explorer does not provide a way for users to search the Favorites folder, something that becomes essential when you have a large number of favorite sites. Here's a work-around. |
PC World
June 2005
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Six Quick Tips Help Tame Oversize Files and Folders How are you going to keep your multimegabyte files in line? Tame them with these slick file and folder tricks. |
PC Magazine
October 14, 2008
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Make Vista Great, Part 1: Fix Windows Explorer Windows Vista is our favorite punching bag, and not without reason. But the reviled operating system has some amazing potential and with some tweaks and a few utilities, you can do what Redmond didn't: make Vista great. |
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July 12, 2006 |
Firefox Favorites to Go Copy FavesToGo from Internet Explorer to Firefox. |
PC World
October 2001
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Windows Tips: A Better Start for Your Documents Menu Make the Documents menu display the file and folder shortcuts you want to see, use Windows' built-in glossary, optimize Windows' performance... |
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November 25, 2003 |
Get Rid of the Links Folder in IE Tweak the Registry to stop IE from recreating the Links folder after you delete it. |
PC World
April 2002
Scott Dunn |
Open Explorer to the Folders You Use Most Change the folder Explorer opens to, and create shortcuts that will open Explorer to all your favorite folders... |
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August 14, 2008
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Vista Folders Always Start at 800-by-600 What to do if Vista's stuck you with 800-by-600 windows. |
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July 1, 2003
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PC Magazine
October 1, 2003
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Personalize Office's Places Bar When I save a document in Word, a dialog box appears that lets me navigate to the folder where I want to save the file. Is there a way to add a folder to this list? |
PC World
August 2005
Scott Dunn |
A Simple Fix for Windows' Misbehaving Folders Correct problems affecting the opening of folders and dialog boxes... XP's Image-Viewer Shortcut... Add a 'New Folder' Button to Windows Explorer... |
PC Magazine
September 18, 2007
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Two Yahoo! Log-ins at Once Working on two e-mail accounts at the same time. |
PC Magazine
April 5, 2006 |
Identify Changes in Contracts Use Microsoft Word to sniff out the differences between two versions of a document. |
PC World
August 2001
Scott Dunn |
Windows Tips: Make Desktop Text Easy to Read Select a readable system font, create a Show Desktop icon, learn how to use your Windows key... |
PC World
January 2006
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Break Through Windows' Workspace Limitations Tips to gain usable space in Windows and in applications. |
PC World
July 24, 2006
Andrew Brandt |
Step by Step: Get Any PC, New or Old, Ready for Everyday Use Customize your system settings, update drivers, get rid of built-in software you don't want, and more. |
PC World
May 2003
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Answer Line: Use Your Keyboard for Faster Windows Control Also: Recoup Windows' lost .jpg previews; tweak Internet Explorer's AutoComplete feature; change drive-letter assignments. |
PC World
October 2005
Scott Dunn |
Keep Your Data Folders in Date Order Automatically Plus: Create more format options for your folders, and make custom right-click menus for your files and folders. |
PC Magazine
October 14, 2003
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Put the Control Panel on the Quick Launch Toolbar We've got two clever ways to access the full range of Control Panel applets right from your Desktop toolbar. |
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January 10, 2007 |
Suppress the Reading Pane for All Outlook Folders Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003 so it defaults to no reading pane must be made individually for each folder. |
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August 2001
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Who Knew Windows Could Do That? Our Windows guru shares 40 unexpected, supereasy tips for every version of the OS... |
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February 2002
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Windows Tips: Take Charge of Your Runaway Start Menu Slim down your Start menu by removing unused items... customize your Documents menu... set the size of file dialog boxes... |
PC World
September 25, 2007
Scott Dunn |
Keep Your Data Safe by Reorganizing Windows' Folders Moving the folders that hold your data files off your Windows drive makes backups and recoveries a breeze. |
PC Magazine
May 3, 2006 |
Hijacked File Association How to select the programs to be associated with files. |
PC Magazine
April 6, 2005
Neil J. Rubenking |
Use SendToX in Windows XP Windows 95 PowerToy is back to help XP users copy filename lists. |
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April 2002
Scott Dunn |
Super Windows Secrets Smart tips that unleash Windows' hidden powers -- whether you've upgraded to XP or not... |
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February 2006
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The Quickest Way to Make Several Folders at Once A shortcut makes multiple folders... Change your 'open with' list... Spiff up your command prompt... |
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September 5, 2008
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Outlook Contacts in Your Pocket Take your Outlook contacts on the road with a flash drive. |
PC Magazine
September 27, 2006 |
Force Unique Numbers in Excel Keep duplicate numbers from being inserted into a column in Microsoft Excel. |
PC World
December 2005
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Find Your Files Faster by Giving Them Keywords Through Windows' File Properties, you can annotate files for easier searches later. |
PC World
August 2005
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Hassle-Free PC: Stop Instant Messaging Interruptions Learn how to conceal yourself while instant-messaging, play uncooperative videos, and slip huge files past corporate servers. |
PC World
September 25, 2006
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Windows Tips: Vanquish Still More Windows Annoyances These eight tricks should improve your Windows experience. |
PC World
November 2002
Scott Dunn |
The Insider's Guide to Fixing Windows You don't have to bend to Windows' will -- just follow our tips to shape it to your liking. |
PC World
June 2002
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Windows Tips: Six Windows Tweaks I Couldn't Live Without Make personal sticky notes, launch apps fast, create Search shortcuts, put folders on the Start menu... |
PC World
November 2001
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Windows Tips: Have You Clicked Your Links Toolbar Today? Get the most out of the Links toolbar, see full title paths in folder title bars, start up the way you want... |
PC Magazine
February 26, 2009
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Windows 7 Libraries Before your new operating system can be useful, you need to understand how it organizes your data. |
PC World
March 2005
Lincoln Spector |
Clean Up Your Hard Drive After Upgrading Windows Recover hard disk space by deleting unneeded uninstall folders; give pop-up help the boot; get one-click access to your configuration settings. |
PC Magazine
May 4, 2005
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A Better Way to List a Folder's Contents in Word This technique for putting the list of a folder's contents into Word is indeed quite a bit easier than switching to the command prompt, especially if you skip the step of saving the document as a text file. How? |
PC World
March 2006
Scott Dunn |
The Fastest Way to Open Items on Your Desktop Put your desktop on the menu... Access icons via the keyboard... Add info to your applications' title bars... |
PC Magazine
July 11, 2007
Sarah Pike |
Vista Tip: Search Folders Vista has improved the history functionality of Windows Explorer. |
PC Magazine
July 13, 2005
Neil J. Rubenking |
Wrong Dialogs Appear One of our readers discovered a technique for adding Move To Folder or Copy To Folder options to the context menu. It turns out, however, that this technique has an unwanted side effect. |
PC Magazine
May 2, 2007
David A. Karp |
Turn Off Hidden Shares Windows has a built-in security hole that you should turn your attention to right away. |
PC Magazine
January 1, 2008
David A. Karp |
Vista Log-In Hacks Some cool features take effect before the OS even boots. |
