Archive for 'Windows 7'
How do I search my files by date in Windows 7?
In Windows 7, how do you find that file you created last week? Or last year, for that matter? The secret lies in Date Search, explained here.
Posted: February 21st, 2011 under Windows 7.
Tags: A long time ago, date, date modified, Earlier this month, Earlier this week, Earlier this year, Last week, Search, search by date, yesterday
Comments: 7
How do I close all currently running programs?
Q: I was reading a manual on a printer I received recently. One of the installation steps was “Close all currently running programs.” I’m not sure how to do this. What do I do? Help! A: Whether you’re reading steps from a printer’s manual or installing a new program, you’ll almost certainly spot this phrase: […]
Posted: February 7th, 2011 under Error message, Software, Windows 7, Windows 98, Windows Vista, Windows XP.
Tags: close all currently running programs, closing all programs, It is recommended that you close all other applications before starting Setup
Comments: 5
Shrinking or resizing a photo and e-mailing it in Windows 7
Q: It used to be easy to resize a photo and e-mail it in Windows 7. Windows Live Mail no longer offers that option. How am I supposed to shrink or resize a photo before I e-mail it? A: The latest version of Windows Live Mail is the culprit here, and I’ll explain why. Most […]
Posted: January 31st, 2011 under Email, Windows 7, Windows 7 for Dummies.
Tags: avoid skydrive, resize photo for e-mail, resize photos, resizing photos for e-mail, SkyDrive, windows live mail
Comments: 18
Moving up one folder in Windows 7
Q: In Windows XP, I could move from one folder to the next higher folder by clicking on the Up Arrow icon. For example, I could be working inside a folder within the My Documents folder. A click on my folder’s Up Arrow icon would quickly return me to the My Documents folder. How can […]
Posted: January 24th, 2011 under Windows 7, Windows XP.
Tags: shortcut, Up Arrow, up arrow icon, up folder icon
Comments: 1
How do I add something to Windows 7’s “Send To” menu?
Q: I like Windows’ “Send To” menu, which appears when I right-click on a file or folder. How can I add my own entries to Windows 7’s Send To menu? I want to add a folder, for example, so I can right-click an item, choose Send To, and send it to that folder. A: When […]
Posted: January 2nd, 2011 under Windows 7.
Tags: add something to send to menu, customize send to menu, right-click send to menu, send to, sendto
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