October 2002 COMPUTER Help's Q&A The Internet

COMPUTER Help's Q&A The Internet - E-mail

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October 2002 Reader's E-mail Questions

Follow-Up from last month's How To Disable the Windows Log On Dialog Box

When I boot up now I no longer get the password dialog window. The therapy you suggested, namely entering a new user name and clicking OK, worked perfectly. I held off writing this "thank you" note until I experienced two successful log-ons. So many thanks for your advice.

Note: Be sure and leave the Password box blank and then select OK.

Windows Short-Cut Keyes

The Perry School District of Hadley, PA web site has a great display of Windows 95/98/ME/AP Short-Cut Keyes. Have a look and save time.

www.cperry.k12.pa.us/short-cut.htm

Q: Microsoft Works - Remove Documents

Dale-have used Microsoft Works for correspondence, envelopes etc. But how does one eliminate unwanted items from "existing documents" that we have saved??? Any help would be appreciated.

P.S. Enjoy your COMPUTER Help's Q&A column each month as well as many helpful hints from others. Appreciate the time you and others contribute to the success of the club.

A: Microsoft Works - Remove Documents

The answer is easier than you might think.

A. Open MS Works, then File, Open

B. Select a file

C. Press Delete on your Keyboard

D. Say yes to the next window, which says: Are you sure you want to send "_______" to the Recycle Bin?

If you want to remove more than one document at a time:

Open My Computer or Windows Explorer

Navigate to the folder that contains your documents.

Select multiple documents by holding down the Control Key (CTRL) as you click on each document. If you should select a document by mistake just click it again to un-select it.

Then repeat C. above.

MS Works follow-up Dale-Many thanks for the quick reply and the information. We have now received more than our $15 dues cost us. Believe me, you deserve the kind words.

Note: So do all of the people who put this newsletter together every month.

Q. MS Word Addressing Envelopes

Hi, I am a member of the Computer Club and have a problem and you are listed in the P.C. Communicator as the #1 Rated Microsoft Word Expert. I have Windows ME and I want to address envelopes so I go to Tools on the Word Processor page and click on Mail Merge and also Open Data Source - then there are two choices

1. Merge from the address book which is my e-mail address book and

2. Merge from other data sources. Since I have no other data sources with my personal addresses listed what do I do? Must I type them all into a folder in the Word Processor first? Is there any other way to do this?? I will type them in first if necessary but need to know how to do it.

A. MS Word Addressing Envelopes

Sorry but you will have to create a database.

A. On the From the Menu Bar Select the Tools menu, Click Mail Merge.

B. Click Create, Click Envelopes, and then Click Active Window The active document becomes the mail-merge main document.

C. Click Get Data.

D. To create a new list of names and addresses in Word, click Create Data Source and then set up the data records.

E. Save your database.

Now you will be able to address envelopes from your database without retyping them by choosing this database.

Send your Internet and E-mail questions to: Q&AComputerClub@comphelp2000.com

Dale Wiley :)

(#1 Rated MS Word Expert at www.Askme.com)