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– File Safety: Opening and SavingIf there’s one thing that computer newcomers tend to find nerve-wracking, it’s the prospect of having to open a file or save one. Will you spend hours looking for the file you want to open? And are you saving this new file to somewhere it’ll never be seen again? In this article, I’ll explain how …

Categories: Basics
Operating Systems: 7, 8, 10, 11
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– Filenames: Keep Your Files OrganisedWhen you need to find one of your files, do you immediately know what it’s called and where you’ll find it? Or do you find yourself gazing hopelessly at a jumble of files and hoping one of the filenames will ring a bell? Windows has a few features that can help, and I’ll explain those …

Categories: Optimisation
Operating Systems: 7, 8, 10, 11
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– Files: How to Download SuccessfullyDownloading manuals, documents and programs to your PC is supposed to be easy. And, as long as you understand the messages and choices that appear along the way, it generally is. But that’s only half the battle. How do you know when the download is complete? And where do these files end up on your …

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Operating Systems: 7, 8, 10, 11
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– Free Photo Editing with Photoshop Express …

Categories: Multimedia
Operating Systems: 7, 8, 10
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Features to Make Windows More Accessible for the Visually ImpairedAs we get older, many of us start to suffer from some sort of difficulty with our eyesight, and computer screens can become especially hard to work with. Whether it’s simple short-sightedness or something more severe, however, you shouldn’t have to stop using your PC. Windows has all sorts of settings and features that can …

Categories: Optimisation
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First Aid for PC Startup ProblemsIts everyones worst nightmare: you switch on your PC and nothing happens. Your monitor doesnt spring to life, and the hard drive doesnt begin to load Windows into your computers memory. You may not even see the LED (Light Emitting Diode) come on that indicates that power is going into your PC. If you experience …

Categories: Troubleshooting
Operating Systems: 98, me, 2000, XP
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File Management: The Best Tools Windows Explorer is one of the most fundamental tools in Windows. You can use it to take care of all of your file management operations, such as creating new folders, copying moving or deleting files between folders and drives, and much more. However, the basic functionality of Windows Explorer hasn’t changed since the days …

Categories: Basics, Optimisation
Operating Systems: XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10
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Free Tools Essential Programs for WindowsOptimise Your PC with the Best Free Software on the Market. While Windows comes with a huge range of features, applications and software to help its users perform everyday tasks and system maintenance, there are a number of third party software developers who seek to improve the standard Microsoft tools and utilities. There are large …

Categories: Basics
Operating Systems: 98, me, 2000, XP
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Free Tool from MicrosoftMicrosoft is the worlds largest supplier of commercial software, and that software can cost many hundreds of pounds for the latest versions of applications such as Word and Excel. However, Microsoft also supply a number of professional applications that you can use to enhance your existing Microsoft programs, or your computer generally, completely free of …

Categories: Updates
Operating Systems: 98, me, 2000, XP
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File Dialogs: Opening and Saving FilesIf there’s one thing that computer newcomers tend to find nerve-wracking, it’s the prospect of having to open a file or save one. Will you spend hours looking for the file you want to open? And are you saving this new file to somewhere it’ll never be seen again? In this article, I’ll explain how …

Categories: Optimisation
Operating Systems: 7, 8, 10
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File Recovery: Find Files You Thought Were Lost ForeverThis article will show you how to recover files that have been deleted and even emptied from the Windows Recycle Bin. When you have been working on your computer for many hours, or even days, theres nothing quite as awful as the sickening realisation that youve lost a file. Whether youve forgotten to save, deleted, …

Categories: Troubleshooting
Operating Systems: 98, me, 2000, XP
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File Searching Quickly Locate Files on Your PCYou know a certain file has got to be somewhere on your PC, but you just can’t find it. As the capacity of storage devices that are built in to our PCs becomes larger and their price less expensive, we are increasingly filling them up with vast collections of text, music and video. This is …

Categories: Basics
Operating Systems: 98, me, 2000, XP
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File Explorer: Choose the Best Settings for Easy UseOf all the programs and apps you have on your PC, File Explorer is probably the most important: you’d be stuck without it! Whenever you open a folder – such as Documents, Pictures, Recycle Bin or the This PC icon on your desktop – it’s File Explorer you’re using. Indeed, even the desktop itself is …

Categories: Basics
Operating Systems: 7, 8, 10
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Free Tools: Essential Software for Windows UsersNo operating system is complete without third party applications and, despite the myriad new features in Windows Vista compared with older versions of Windows, there are still some tasks that are best performed by dedicated applications. If youre not lucky enough to have a Vista PC, then you will have no option but to install …

Categories: Basics
Operating Systems: XP, Vista
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File Explorer Tips & TricksAre you using File Explorer as effectively as you could? Read on to pick up some useful tips and tricks to help you get things done more quickly and easily. …

Categories: Basics
Operating Systems: 7, 8, 10
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File Extensions: What Type of File is This?When you receive, find or download a file, how can you tell what sort of file it is? Could it be a picture, a video or audio file, a database, a text document, or something else entirely? More importantly, is it the kind of file that could contain a virus or make malicious changes to …

Categories: Basics
Operating Systems: 7, 8, 10
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File Recovery: The Essential GuideThere is nothing more frustrating than needing to use a document on your PC and then realising that you deleted it on your last hard drive clear-out. When you delete a file from your hard drive, its gone for good right? Wrong! When you delete a file, only its reference in Windows is deleted, but …

Categories: Troubleshooting
Operating Systems: XP, Vista
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File History: Easy Backups in Windows 10Do you keep backups – safety copies – of your files? If you’re anything like the vast majority of computer users, you don’t, and that means your irreplaceable files are at risk. The trouble is, backing up your files is a chore, and one you have to repeat fairly frequently. If you use Windows 10, …

Categories: Basics
Operating Systems: 7, 8, 10
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First Aid: The Ultimate Windows Repair KitWhen Windows malfunctions, it can often seem like the worst disaster ever to befall the user. This is often due to the fact that PC errors always seem to happen at the most inconvenient times. For this reason, it always pays to be prepared with a range of software tools that can help get your …

Categories: Troubleshooting
Operating Systems: XP
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Filenames: Find Your Files More EasilyDo you ever find yourself trawling through a jumble of files, trying to find the one you want but struggling to remember what you might have named it? When you have years’-worth of files on your PC, that’s never a happy situation to find yourself in! There are a few tricks you can use to …

Categories: Optimisation
Operating Systems: 7, 8, 10
Reference: F232