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What is the Best Way to Print and Organize Recipes?I need help with printing. I get a lot of recipes sent to my email box. Some of them I like and some I don't. But some have 6 or more on 1 sheet. How do I go about printing out only a certain recipe, rather than all of them? I'm wasting paper and a lot of ink (and paper). Any suggestions please?

 

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Using Images On The Net As Background (desktop) Images?When I see a pic I like on the net. I right click it and set as background (wallpaper). My question is sometimes the pic is out of focus and not a sharp image. Does anyone know how to fix this? I am computer illiterate so I'm asking to please be specific in directions.

 

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Adding Password Protection to a Computer?We have a need to block access to the computer and are trying to avoid having to hide parts or buy software. Can we configure it to have the whole machine password protected? We have an HP Pavilion desktop that runs Windows XP.

 

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Remembering My Login?Every time I want to post on here I can't remember my name or password. Is there a way of keeping these somewhere on my PC but safe from hackers? Please don't tell me just to write them on a paper. I have started several times and never can find it when I want it.

 

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How do I change my e-mail address?How do I change my e-mail address?

 

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Saving Favorites When You Get a New Computer?We are getting a new computer and I need to know if anyone knows how to save favorites without having to email each link to myself? I have a lot of them and need some suggestions.

 

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Deleting Auto-Fill Information On My Computer?I would like to know how to delete the information that you type in when filling out forms and such on my computer. For example, when asking for address you type first letter and the rest shows up.

 

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What is a Blog?What is a blog and why/how do I use it?

 

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Keeping MS Word Formatting Box Out of the Way?In MS Word, when I am typing a document and the formatting is getting in the way, I'd like to turn it off - but I would still like to be able to change the font and add bold - how do I do this?

 

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Using Extended Characters on My Keyboard?I am looking for a little help with my keyboard. My question is, my keyboard has blue symbols on some of the keys. For example on the zero there is the ) when you press shift, but there is also a blue sign for the fraction 1/4.

 

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Erasing Personal Information from a Shared Computer?We are giving an old computer to a friend. What can we do to clear the memory of our personal information?

 

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Free Desktop Icons?Where can I find cute, free desk top icons?

 

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Making an Address Book on the Computer?I need help creating a mailing list/address book in my computer. Does anyone have any good advice on how to go about creating an address book on the computer? Can I do this in a PDA file, or is there a better way? I would like to be able to print out my address labels for Christmas cards to save time.

 

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Learning to Use the Computer and Internet?My grandpa wants to learn to use the computer and Internet. Because of my job I do not get enough time to teach him. He doesn't want to go out and take classes. Any other easy ways?

 

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Identifying Phishing Emails?I have received an email thanking me for my donation to punch servers? Is that a phishing email?

 

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Loading Songs onto an iPod Nano?I got an iPod Nano for Christmas and I haven't a clue about how to download songs from the internet. Can somebody walk me through it? In case you need to know, my computer has a 1.10 GHz processor with 512 MB of Ram and I'm running Windows XP, version 2002, Service Pack 2 with a Dial Up modem. Hopefully the dial-up won't be a problem! The Nano supposedly comes with 8 Gigs of total space. Thank you in advance for your help!

 

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Saving Emails to Disks?I have been saving all my ThriftyFun emails in my mail folder and would like to copy them to disks. Does anyone know how I would do this?

 

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Hiding Computer Cords?What is an inexpensive way to cover and hide all the computer cords?

 

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Tips for Using an iMac?I just received an iMac as a gift and I am a little lost. I'd prefer not to have to buy Microsoft Office and Adobe to put on this new computer, but I don't know if I can do what I want to without them. I have been using Thinkfree Office for Write, and Show but miss MS publisher.

 

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Transferring Photos to Another Computer?How do I get pictures that were sent to my email on a different computer?

 

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Using Your TV as a Computer Monitor?I have an Acer Aspire 4315-2490 laptop with an LCD screen which is faulty. I was wondering if I can get some sort of cable or wire or something to plug it into my TV and use the TV as a monitor instead of my faulty screen.

 

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Using Computer to Watch Video on TV Monitor?How do I reduce the screen size so that I can read the information bar on the bottom of the screen? I want to use my computer to watch TV on my TV screen.

 

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Wireless Connection Between Laptop and Printer?How would I hook up my printer to my laptop wirelessly?

 

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Connecting Laptop to Desktop Computer?How can you hookup your lap top with your desk top?

 

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How Do I Adjust My Monitor's Screen Size?When I log into my computer the screen is smaller than the display monitor. I have to manually use the extend arrow to fill the monitor.

 

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Deleting Favorites From Homepage?This may sound dumb, especially if you are computer savvy which I am not. Anyway, I would like to know how you remove something from your "favorites list" on your toolbar. I put something there by accident and I don't know how to remove it. Thanks for any help!

 

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Adjust My Computer's Screen Size?How do I change the size of my computer screen display?

 

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Computer Tip for Degree Symbol?How can I get a degree symbol on my Logitech Dinova wireless keyboard? My keyboard has no right hand number board or

 

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Two Devices (Computer and Xbox) One Modem?I have one computer in my home and 1 user of Xbox. We use a modem for both. If I want to change it so that the Xbox is not connected to the same modem as my internet, what do I need? A modem and a router? I am confused, as you can tell! Please help.

 

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Adjusting the Display Ratio on a Laptop?I have a desktop with a monitor which has a 4:3 ratio display. I have a new laptop which has a widescreen display. I would like my photos on the laptop to display at the 4:3 ratio. Is there any way I can adjust the laptop to display at 4:3?

 

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Converting VHS Tapes to Digital on Computer?How can I cheaply convert my old VHS tapes to digital on my PC? Can I hook up a VCR to a USB port or something and record from there?

 

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Pages Too Big for Computer Screen?How do I make a page fit the computer screen: they are too big?

 

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Converting Mac Files to PC Windows 7 Documents?I have some old Mac files that I badly need to convert to PC files in Windows 7 or XP environment. My MacDrive 2000 can do that very well except it is not compatible with Windows 7 or XP.

 

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Computer Instruction Book?What is a really good hard copy book to buy that teaches you how to do shortcuts on the computer? Most of the books I have seen or either too basic or just deal with how to use email, internet, etc.

 

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Faxing with Magic Jack Plus?Can you tell me exactly what I need to plug into in order for me to send a fax with my Magic Jack?

 

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Adding Songs to iPod Nano?I have bought an iPod Nano. I tried to add songs and pictures to it by the copy paste method. The songs are already in my laptop. When on my laptop I see my work, it looks OK, but I am unable to find it in Nano memory. What's going on? How can I add songs to my Nano? Please help.

 

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Copying and Pasting Text on the Computer?How do I copy and paste if I don't have Microsoft Word?

 

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Sending a Fax By Computer?Is there a way I can send a fax using my computer? If so, how does that work?

 

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Adjusting a Computer Monitor Screen?I have changed my monitor, a Samsung Syncmaster 753s, to a Samsung syncmaster943nwx. Now the screen is 1/2 inch blank either way. How can I adjust my screen to full screen?

 

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Making Labels on the Computer?I want to make some labels in the computer to place on the water bottle. How do I do this?

 

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Changing the Display Size on Computer Screen?Everything on my computer screen is large, even the web pages I get on. How do I make it back to the smaller size?

 

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Laptop Keyboard Problem?I don't know how to make some of the keys on my laptop come up with numbers instead of letters.

 

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Transferring Data from Old to New Computer?How does one go about transferring data from an old desk top computer to a new laptop computer?

 

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Downloads to a Tablet?Do downloads take up memory on a tablet? And if so, how do you delete them?

 

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Making a Photo Slideshow With Songs?My daughter has just celebrated her first year birthday and I have taken some precious photos of her to record this special memory. I want to make an animated photo slideshow video with music using these photos.

 

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Uploading Photos to Computer?I have a computer and I want to upload a picture, but there is no option in the list for computer screen size.

 

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Using Camera in Laptop?I have a camera in my laptop, and I don't know how to use it. What should I do?

 

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Adjusting Computer Screen Size?On one item the screen size is so large I cannot operate on it.

 

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Cleaning Up the Hard Drive on a PC?I have 64 bit touch screen PC made by MSI, Micro Star International. It has Windows 7 Home Premium OA. My problem is that the C drive is filled to capacity. The PC was given to me by a friend.

 

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Phone Does Not Ring Using a Magic Jack Go Device?I have a new Magic Jack Go for my landline phone I have my number ported to it and it is ready to use. My problem is I can make outgoing calls, but when I get a incoming call, the phone does not ring. The caller gets a message that I am not available.

 

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Speeding Up an Old iPad?I am old, but hoping I can get my iPad functioning properly. I have close to 8000 emails on it, and stuff I haven't finished with. But I need to know what to do to clean it up so I can use it some more, I tried to trash the emails, but they don't really go away. It is getting slow, like me, but I keep it like a good friend. Any help in that direction?

 

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