Computer Tricks & Tips Everyone Needs to Know

Have you had an error on your screen and you try to write the error on a piece of paper so you can show the computer technician? There is a much easier way. Press the
Prt Scr button on your keyboard. Then, open your paint program. Once paint is open, press the Control (Ctrl) key and
the V key (Ctrl + V) This will paste the screen shot into paint. You should now be able to print your information or you can save it to your computer. See how easy that was!

Files can be moved quickly from one folder to another by dragging the file icon over the icon of the destination folder.

If you have clicked on a file or folder and it is highlighted (usually blue) you can press your enter key to open that file or folder.

After typing a word in the search or address bar, instead of getting to your mouse to click "search", you can simply press enter.

If you notice at the top of the page when you look at File, Edit, View, etc there is one letter underlined on each word. When using your mouse, if you were to click on the word you would see more words and lines under one letter on those words also. To use your keyboard to open different functions you will first need to press the ALT key. When you press ALT you can press any of the letters that are underlined and it will make the drop down menu open for that word. Example: If I press the Alt key and then press the F key it will bring the drop down menu for FILE. If I then press the P key I will be able to print.

There are still many people that are getting scammed. When someone wants to send you extra money for you to purchase a money gram to send them the difference, BEWARE! Remember, if it sounds too good to be true, it IS to good to be true! These people are usually in another country. You will be responsible for paying that money back to the bank.