Hyperlinks
Not Working In Office - Added 1/7/03
Quickly Change
Font Size in Office - Added 9/9/01
Re-Applying
Formatting in Office 2000 - Added 2/2/00
Customizing
the Office Assistants - Added 12/28/99
Changing the
Number of Days Displayed in Outlook Calendar - Added 5/3/98
Changing
the Spreadsheet Tab Color in Excel 2002 - Added 8/14/02
Editing
the Shared Border in FrontPage 2000/2002 - Added 9/9/01
Excel
Command Line Switches - Added 9/6/01
Access
Gives License or Database Error - Added 6/15/01
Having
Excel 2000 Display the Year with Four Digits - Added 1/30/00
Changing
the Default Page Location for Front Page - Added 12/19/99
Creating
A Watermark in Word2002 - Added 9/10/02
Having
Word Not Display URL's in Underline - Updated 4/5/02
Filling
Word with Pretend Text - Added 9/9/01
Adding
Horizontal Dividers in Word - Added 9/9/01
Determining
Formatting in Word - Added 9/9/01
Word
Command Line Switches - Added 9/6/01
Reducing
the File Size of Word Documents - Updated 2/20/01
Selecting
Columns in Word - Submitted 2/1/00
Outlook
2000 Hangs at Splash Screen - Added 2/18/04
Compacting
Outlook Data Files - Updated 3/26/04
Restoring
the Outlook2000/2002 Icon to the Desktop - Added 11/27/03
Clearing
the Outlook Nickname Cache - Added 12/4/02
Using
Outlook 2002 Sticky Notes - Added 8/14/02
Configuring
Automatic Name Suggestion in Outlook 2002 - Added 8/14/02
Minimizing
Outlook2002 to the System Tray - Added 11/27/01
Changing
Colors in Outlook2002 Calendar - Added 11/27/01
Sending
Contacts in Outlook - Added 9/29/01
Outlook
Shortcut Keys - Added 8/1/02
Copying
E-Mail to Your Calendar - Added 9/9/01
Outlook
Command Line Switches - Added 9/6/01
Customizing
Outlook2002 Security Settings - Added 8/16/01
Outlook
Can't Create Item Error - Added 5/26/01
Setting
Outlook to be the Default E-Mail Program - Added 5/14/01
Opening
Multiple Windows in Outlook - Added 5/14/01
Changing
the Office2000 Registered Owner - Added 4/4/01
Enabling
Outlook 2000 Mail Logging - Added 10/16/00
Switches
for Starting Outlook 2000 - Added 4/10/00
Changing
the Name of the Outlook Icon on the Desktop - Added 2/4/00
Showing a
Map of an Outlook 2000 Contact's Address - Added 2/2/00
Creating
Outlook Contacts Shortcut - Added 5/3/98
Spell
Checking in Outlook Express Without Office - Added 1/5/03
Opening
Attachments in Outlook Express - Added 11/26/02
Adding
File Attachment Security for Outlook Express 6 - Added
3/19/02
Changing
the Location of Your E-Mail Files for Outlook Express 6 - Added
3/19/02
Configuring
Outlook Express 6 for Multiple User Accounts - Added 3/19/02
Disabling
Outlook Express Splash Screen - Added 1/8/00
Starting
Outlook Express Immediately to Mail or News - Added 12/21/99
Resolving
Inability to Add or Remove Programs - Added 1/5/03
Reducing
Viruses in E-Mail - Added 1/1/03
Redirecting
Output from Command Line Programs - Submitted 1/5/02
Eliminating
MSCONFIG Warning at Next Boot Up - Added 12/22/01
Changing Notepad
Defaults - Added 7/14/01
Removing
the Task Scheduler - Submitted 5/6/00
Opening Files
with Other Than the Default Application - Submitted 2/5/00
Hidden FDISK
Switches - Updated 1/8/00
Playing DVD's
with Windows Media Player - Added 12/20/99
Stopping
Applications from Starting Automatically - Updated 12/20/99
Opening a File
by Dragging to Task Bar - Added 10/17/99
Eudora
Lite and More than One E-Mail Account - Submitted 12/31/98
Hidden Format
Switches - Added 8/16/98
Changing
File Associations - Submitted 3/1/98
Extracting files
from Win95's CAB files - Submitted 2/28/98
Recovering
Damaged Text Files - Submitted 2/18/98
Setting Swap
File Size - Added 2/14/98
Defragmenting
the Swap File - Added 2/14/98
ScanDisk with
OEM SR2 - Added 2/11/98
Substituting Drive
Letters - Submitted 1/11/98
Shutting Down
or Restarting Windows95 from an Icon - Submitted 12/24/97
Saving Space
Using WinZip - Submitted 10/11/97
Office97 and Plus
Pack Themes - Submitted 9/13/97
Opening a
Files for Editing - Submitted 5/10/97
Opening
Associated Files from a DOS Box - Submitted 4/25/97
Using
Another E-Mail Package when Exchange is Installed - Added
3/22/97
Power
Surfing - Submitted 3/18/97
Lotus 123
Release 5 Lockup - Submitted 12/18/96
Wildcards with
DIR and File Find - Added 11/29/96
ScanDisk
Command-Line Switches - Added 11/24/96
Defrag
Command-Line Switches - Added 11/24/96
Fixing Page Fault
in MPREXE.EXE - Added 9/25/96
Changing the
Telnet Scroll-Back Buffer Size Added 7/27/96
Auto-Dialing
for 32-bit Internet Applications - Submitted 7/11/96
DOSSTART.BAT
File - Submitted 6/23//96
Fixing
Corrupted Exchange Files - Submitted 5/8/96
Emergency Recovery
Utility - Submitted 5/8/96
Turning off the
ending = with Exchange - Added 4/9/96
Using your
mouse to select an area in a DOS app - Added 3/30/96
Using Exchange
with more than one ISP phone number - Added 3/29/96
Backing up the
Registry - Submitted 1/28/96
Adding Notepad to
SENDTO - 1/11/96
Having Eudora Pro
be the default e-mail program, rather than Exchange - 12/27/95
Free drive space
errors with Norton Utilities - 11/5/95
Using the new DOS
Edit - 9/29/95
Creating
Distribution List with Exchange - 9/26/96
Using
Memmaker - 9/23/95
Signatures using
WordMail - 9/21/95
Creating
Document templates - 9/3/95
New XCOPY
switches
Updated 3/26/04
Even though you delete your e-mail from the Delete Items
folder, the file size may still stay the same.
This means that you need
to manually compact them.
Added 2/18/04
If Outlook hangs up at the logo splash screen,
try starting it with
the /safe switch (Start / Run / Outlook.exe /safe)
If this works some files may be corrupted and can simply be deleted or
renamed.
Use the Windows Explorer to search for and then either rename
or delete the following files:
Views.dat
Outcmd.dat
Extend.dat
Frmcache.dat
Note: Not all files may be present on the computer
Added 11/27/03
If the Outlook icon was removed from the desktop
it can restored by
adding in the following registry key.
Then logoff and back on
again.
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer\Desktop\NameSpace\{00020D75-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}
Added 1/7/02
If hyperlinks are not working in Outlook or other Office applications:
Added 1/5/03
If a particular user cannot add or remove programs, there might be a simple registry edit neeed.
Added 1/5/03
You can spell check with Outlook Express without needing to install Office or Works
You will need access to your existing legal version to copy some files.
Added 1/1/03
You can greatly reduce the amount of viruses you might get through e-mail attachments by simply installing the free Outlook E-mail Attachment Security Update from Microsoft. Since most viruses come this way, it should all but eliminate them. You should also have a good virus protection program installed as well.
This update strips out any attachments where, if you click on them,
they will automatically run on their own.
Examples of restricted
extensions are:
.exe, .com, .bat, .vbs, .scr
This will work for Outlook98 and Outlook2000. OutlookXP has it already built in as part of the product.
Added 12/4/02
The Nickname Cache is used by Outlook for automatic name checking and
the automatic completion.
I you want to clear the cache with the list
of names that Outlook shows when sending an e-mail
Added 11/26/02
If you are unable to open any attachments in Outlook Express
Added 9/10/02
It is easy to create a watermark in Word2002.
Added 8/14/02
If you have a spreadsheet with multiple pages in it,
you can
change the color of the individual tabs by simply right clicking on the
tabs and select Tab Color
Added 8/14/02
While in Outlook, you can create sticky notes that look like post-it
notes.
These stay on your desktop and can help server as reminders for
things you need to do.
To Create a Note In Outlook:
To Create a Note Anytime
Added 8/14/02
The default setting in Outlook 2002 is to offer to complete the name of
a person you are sending mail.
This is based on anyone you have ever
sent mail to.
For me things brings up far too many names and I prefer
to simply use the names in my contact list.
(Start typing a name and
press Ctrl-K to pull up names in your address book)
To turn off this setting:
If you want to leave the setting in place and simply delete individual suggestions:
Added 8/1/02
|
Send and receive mail |
Control + M |
|
Open or post a new message |
Control + N |
|
Forward a message |
Control + F |
|
Reply to a message |
Control + R |
|
Print the selected message |
Control + P |
|
Delete a mail message |
Delete or Control + D |
|
Reply to all |
Control + Shift + R |
|
Open the Inbox |
Control + I |
| Open the Outbox | Control + O |
|
Open the Address Book |
Control + Shift + B |
|
Go to next unread mail message |
Control + U |
|
Go to folder |
Control + Y |
|
Open the selected message |
Control + O or Enter |
|
Mark a message as read |
Control + Enter or Control + Q |
|
Move between the Folders list and message list |
Tab |
|
Find text |
F3 |
|
Find a message |
Control + Shift + F |
|
Switch among Edit, Source, and Preview tabs |
Control + Tab |
|
Check names |
Control + K or Alt + K |
|
Check spelling |
F7 |
|
Insert signature |
Control + Shift + S |
|
Send (post) a message |
Control + Enter or Alt + S |
Updated 4/5/02
To have it remove currently underlined links,
Simply press Ctrl-A to
highlight all the text.
Then Ctrl-6 to remove the underlines
Submitted by Roy
Added 2/21/00
Normally when you enter a URL or E-Mail Address in Word , it shows in
Underline.
To turn this feature off:
Note: This will not change the display of previously entered links or e-mail addresses
Submitted 1/5/02
With most command line programs, you can redirect the output to a
file.
This is useful if you want to capture the output of a
program.
Simply run the program and add a " > filename" after
the command.
Substitute whatever filename you want with no quotes
Submitted by Darleema
Note from Bob: One example, I frequently compare two files using
the FC (file compare) program.
Normally the differences scroll off and
I can't tell what they were.
Instead I run FC File1 File2 >
difference.txt
Then with notepad it is easy to open up difference.txt
and view all the changes.
Added 12/22/01
By default, if you make any changes to your startup with the MSCONFIG
utility,
an warning is displayed on the next bootup.
If you use this utility a lot and would like to eliminate that from happening
REGEDIT4
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run]
"MSConfig"=-
regedit /s file_name.reg
Added 11/27/01
By default, when you minimize Outlook2002, it goes to the taskbar.
You can have it minimize to the system tray if you prefer.
Added 11/27/01
You can now change the colors of calendar items with Outlook2002.
Added 9/29/01
It is easy to send a list of of contacts you want to send to others through e-mail.
For the following steps, make sure you have the Folder List selected in Outlook
SENDING CONTACTS
RECEIVING CONTACTS
Added 9/9/01
If you receive an e-mail regarding an appointment you need to
schedule,
simply drag that e-mail from your Inbox to the Calendar.
You will then have the option to change the date, time etc for that event.
Added 9/9/01
By default, you can't directly edit the HTML code in a shared border in FrontPage.
To enable this ability:
Added 9/9/01
If you want to fill a page(s) with text to test something like printing, but don't want to spend time pasting the same phrase over and over,
Type in =rand(x,y)
Where x and y are replaced by numbers.
X would be the number of
paragraphs
Y would be the number of sentences in a paragraph.
The
text that gets generated is The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy
dog.
Added 9/9/01
To add a variety of horizontal dividers in Word, type three
| Hyphens ( --- ) | |
| Underscores ( ___ ) | |
| Equal Signs ( === ) | |
| Pound Signs ( ### ) | |
| Asterisks ( *** ) | |
| Tildes ( ~~~ ) | |
Added 9/9/01
To determine what formatting is applied to a particular paragraph in Word:
Added 9/901
To quickly change the font size in your Office application (Word, Front Page, Publisher or PowerPoint):
CTRL+SHIFT+> - To Increase the size
CTRL+SHIFT+< - To
Decrease the size
Added 9/6/01
The following text was copied from the Microsoft Site at:
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q210/5/65.ASP
| Type | To do this |
| /a | Starts Word and prevents
add-ins and global templates (including the Normal template) from
being loaded automatically.
The /a switch also locks the setting files; that is, the setting files cannot be read or modified if you use this switch. |
| /laddinpath | Starts Word and then loads a specific Word add-in. |
| /m | Starts a new instance of Word without running any AutoExec macros. |
| /mmacroname | Starts Word and then runs a specific macro. The /m switch also prevents Word from running any AutoExec macros. |
| /n | Starts a new instance of Word with no document open. Documents opened in each instance of Word will not appear as choices in the Window menu of other instances. |
| /ttemplatename | Starts Word with a new document based on a template other than the Normal template. |
| /w | Starts a new instance of Word with a blank document. Documents opened in each instance of Word will not appear as choices in the Window menu of the other instances. |
| (no switch) | A new Word window is opened with a blank document using the existing instance of the Word application. |
Added 9/6/01
The following text was copied from the Microsoft Site at:
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q211/4/81.ASP
Switch Function
----------------------------------------------------------------------
/e, /embedded Forces Excel to start without displaying the
startup screen and creating a new workbook
(Book1.xls).
Example: /e, /embedded /m Forces Excel to create a new workbook that
contains a single macro sheet.
Example: /m
/o Forces Excel to re-register itself. Specifically,
the following key is rewritten in the registry:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\9.0\Excel
NOTE: If this key contains invalid values, they are
not corrected by using this switch. This switch only
replaces missing values.
Example: /o
/p <folder> Forces Excel to use the path you specify as the active
path rather than the default path.
Example: /p "C:\Windows"
/r <filename> Forces Excel to open the specified file in
read-only mode.
Example: /r "C:\My Documents\Test.xls"
/s Starts Excel in Safe mode. ("Safe Mode" will appear in
the Excel title bar.) Safe mode starts Excel as if it is
the first time after Setup.
Safe mode bypasses the following:
- All files in any Excel startup folder.
For more information about the location of startup
folders, please see the following article in the
Microsoft Knowledge Base:
Q240150 XL2000: How to Use Excel Startup Folders
- Add-ins: The Addins dialog box still displays the
selected addins. However, the addins are not loaded.
- Excel toolbars (Excel.xlb or <username>.xlb): The
original installation default toolbar settings are
used.
- Excel specific registry information: The original
installation default registry settings are used.
Registry information can include the following key and
other keys:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\9.0\Excel\Options
NOTE: When Excel is in Safe mode, the Options dialog
box displays the default settings, not your customized
settings. /regserver Forces Excel to register itself and then quit. Use this
switch when you want Excel to rewrite all of its
registry keys and reassociate itself with Excel files,
such as workbooks, charts, and so on.
Example: /regserver
/unregserver Forces Excel to unregister itself and then quit.
Example: /unregserver
Added 9/6/01
The following text was copied from the Microsoft Site at:
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q182/1/12.ASP
Command-Line Switch Purpose
------------------- -------
/CleanFreeBusy Cleans and regenerates free/busy information.
/Cleanfinders Removes saved searches from the Exchange
Server store.
/CleanReminders Cleans and regenerates reminders.
/CleanViews Restores default views. All custom views you
created are lost.
/CheckClient Prompt for default manager of e-mail,
news, and contacts
/ResetFolders Restores missing folders for the default
delivery location.
/ResetOutlookBar Rebuilds the Outlook Bar.
/Safe Launches Outlook without extensions, preview
pane or toolbar customization.
/Nopreview Turns off the Preview Pane and removes the
option from the View Menu.
/CleanSchedPlus Deletes all Schedule+ data (free/busy,
permissions, and .CAL file) from the server
and enables the free/busy information from the
Outlook Calendar to be used and viewed by all
Schedule+ 1.0 users.
Added 8/16/01
By default, Outlook2002 restricts access to potentially damaging e-mail
file attachments.
To enable access to files with extensions such as
.exe. or com:
The following are a list of the file attachments that are restricted by default
.ade Microsoft Access project extension
.adp Microsoft Access project
.asx Windows Media Audio / Video
.bas Microsoft Visual Basic class module
.bat Batch file
.chm Compiled HTML Help file
.cmd Microsoft Windows NT Command script
.com Microsoft MS-DOS program
.cpl Control Panel extension
.crt Security certificate
.exe Program
.hlp Help file
.hta HTML program
.inf Setup Information
.ins Internet Naming Service
.isp Internet Communication settings
.js JScript file
.jse Jscript Encoded Script file
.lnk Shortcut
.mdb Microsoft Access program
.mde Microsoft Access MDE database
.msc Microsoft Common Console document
.msi Microsoft Windows Installer package
.msp Microsoft Windows Installer patch
.mst Microsoft Windows Installer transform; Microsoft Visual Test source file
.pcd Photo CD image; Microsoft Visual compiled script
.pif Shortcut to MS-DOS program
.prf Microsoft Outlook profile settings
.reg Registration entries
.scf Windows Explorer command
.scr Screen saver
.sct Windows Script Component
.shb Shell Scrap object
.shs Shell Scrap object
.url Internet shortcut
.vb VBScript file
.vbe VBScript Encoded script file
.vbs VBScript file
.wsc Windows Script Component
.wsf Windows Script file
.wsh Windows Script Host Settings file
Added 7/14/01
If you want to change the default settings of notepad such as word wrap, font and size:
Added 6/15/01
If you try to run Access97 and get an error:
Microsoft Access can't start because there is no license for it on this machine
or
Can't find the database you specified or you didn't specify a database at all
There is a patch from Microsoft to fix this problem.
I copied
it to my site since they often change the location of their
files.
Added 5/26/01
If you get the error Can't Create Item when attempting to open
an attachment for Outlook,
the \Windows\Local Settings\Application
Data\Microsoft\Forms\Frmcache.dat
file may be corrupted.
Simply delete this file and restart Outlook
Added 5/14/01
If you want to have multiple windows open in Outlook (for example your
InBox and Calendar),
Simply right-click on the new item and select
Open in New Window
This makes it a lot easier to cut and paste between Outlook applications
Added 5/14/01
Normally you can set the default mail program from the Internet
Explorer (Tools / Internet Options / Programs)
If this still doesn't
work for you:
Note: The location of Outlook may be different depending on the version of Office you have installed.
Updated 4/4/01
An easier way was submitted:
Submitted by Terry N. Hart
Added 1/2/01
To change the name of the registered owner without reinstalling, two simple registry changes need to be made.
These are the names displayed in the opening splash screens of each application as well as the About box.
Updated 2/20/01
There is, however, a much easier way.
This makes Word rewrite the entire document file from scratch each time it is saved. The save command takes slightly longer, but your files can be drastically smaller (especially if you've done lots of formatting changes).
Submitted by Brandon Lundh
Submitted 11/7/99
If you have make documents using MS Word and you make many formatting changes for the paragraph, fonts, page etc., you will see your file size gets bigger. Microsoft Word saves files by blocking, so any change you made for your document it will create a new block with the new formatting and disappear the old block without deleting it from the file.
You can solve this problem.
Submitted by Ziad Dabash
Added 10/16/00
Normally Outlook 2000 does not log Internet, SMTP, and POP
sessions.
To turn on this feature:
Submitted 5/6/00
To remove Task Scheduler
Submitted by Frank Lolli
Added 4/11/00
Here are some switches you can add to a shortcut to
OUTLOOK.EXE.
I have tested them with Outlook 2000 but they might
work with previous versions as well.
| Hide the Outlook Bar | /folder |
| Have the specified folder visible | /select "path/folder name" |
| Create an e-mail message | /c ipm.note |
| Create a post | /c ipm.post |
| Create an appointment | /c ipm.appointment |
| Create a task | /c ipm.task |
| Create a contact | /c ipm.contact |
| Create a journal entry | /c ipm.activity |
| Create a note | /c ipm.stickynote |
| Prompt for default manager of e-mail, news, and contacts | /checkclient |
| Create an item with the specified file as an attachment. | /a "path/file name" |
Submitted 2/5/00
If you have more than one application you use for the same type of file
(media, text, graphics etc.)
Use one as your default player, make a
shortcut to the other player and put it in the C:\WINDOWS\SENDTO
folder.
When you want to open a file with the non-default application,
right click on the file and send it to the other application
Submitted by Roger Freeman
Added 2/4/00
To change the name of the Outlook icon on the desktop:
Added 2/2/00
You can view a map to the address of an Outlook 2000 by simply:
Note: You need to be connected to the Internet for this to work.
Added 2/2/00
The following will work for the Office 2000 version of Word, Front Page, Excel, Powerpoint, Access, Publisher, and Photodraw
If you have a section of text formatted they way you want additional sections to look:
Submitted 2/1/00
Selections in MS Word is usually lines or paragraphs.
To make a
selection for a column across lines or blocks just press Alt key while you
select your text.
You can see that the selection did not select all of
the line. It just selects the block or the area that had the mouse over
it.
Submitted by Ziad Dabash
Normally, if you enter 1999 or 2000 as the years in Excel, it will
change it to 99 or 00.
To change Excel 2000 so it shows a four digit
year:
Note: You may need to create the Excel and Options keys
Added 1/8/00
To disable the opening Outlook Express screen:
1/8/00
Here are a few additional switches that can be used with FDISK:
Added 12/28/99
You can customize the behavior of the Office Assistants.
The easiest way to delete them completely is by deleting the registry
key HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Software \ Microsoft \ Office \ 9.0 \ Common \
Assistant
Note: You will have 9.0 or 8.0 depending on the
version of Office you run
You can also create dword values and turn on or off the following selected features:
Added 12/21/99
If you want to start Outlook Express and have it immediately go to your Mail or News:
Create two new shortcuts
Added 12/20/99
To play DVD's with the Windows Media Player
Updated 8/16/01
For Windows2000 or WindowsXP, you can now use the MSCONFIG.EXE that
comes with WindowsXP.
Download
the one from the full release product(64K)
It also lets you change the Services and BOOT.INI file as well.
Updated 12/20/99
With Windows98, you can run MSCONFIG.
Click on the Startup tab to
remove apps that are starting automatically from the registry.
You can
also search through the AUTOEXEC.BAT and WIN.INI files as well.
Added 11/30/97
If you have applications that you want to stop from starting automatically, there are three places you need to look, the WIN.INI file, the Startup Folder and the Registry.
Start the Explorer.
Go to C:\WINDOWS\Start
Menu\Programs\StartUp folder.
Remove any shortcuts you find
there that you don't want.
Edit the Registry
Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Microsoft
\ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Run.
Remove any programs from there.
Added 12/19/99
Normally Front Page opens documents in either C:\MY WEBS or C:\MY DOCUMENTS \ MY WEBS
To change these locations to another directory:
Added 10/17/99
If you already have a application showing on the taskbar,
a quick
way to open a file is to drag it with from the Explorer to that icon and
hold it for a second or so. (Don't let up on the mouse).
The app will
re-open with that file loaded.
Submitted 12/31/98
To set up Eudora Lite to work with more than one E-Mail account you
need make 4 changes to the Eudora.ini file and then save the file as
Eudora2.ini Etc.
Then to start Eudora on the alternate account you
create a new shortcut with the target entered as C:\Eudora\Eudora.exe
C:\Eudora\Eudora2.INI where "C" is the appropriate drive letter.
The 4 modifications to the Eudora.ini file are all in the "Settings" section as follows:
Where altname = 2nd user name & alternate.net = 2nd ISP
Note many setting will remain as they are in the primary account .ini file.
Side Note: To remove Eudora's startup splash screen add the line "NoSplashScreen=1" in the settings section.
Submitted by Moke Nelson
Added 8/16/98
There are a couple of undocument Format switches that have been around for several years: They will work with at least DOS 6.2 and above.
These can be useful if your are formatting drives from a batch file or shortcut and don't want to be prompted for input.
Added 5/3/98
When in Outlook's Calendar program with Day View, to change the number of days shown.
For eampls press Alt along with the number of days you want to
see.
For example Alt-4 would show 4 days.
Alt-M shows a Month
Added 5/3/98
To create a shortcut for your Outlook Contacts folder on the desktop
Submitted 3/1/98
Submitted by Mike Clohessy
Added 6/28/97
When you double click on a data file, the application associated with
that file's extension is stated the the file is loaded.
To change a the
application associated with a particular file extension:
Note from Bob: The submitted tip will only extract
files that start with the name you specificed.
To extract a file from
an unknown cab file, where it will search through all cab files, from the
command line, enter:
for %p in (x:\win95\*.cab) do extract %p filename
Where x\win95 is the location of you cab files and
filename is the name of the file you are looking for.
To do
this in a batch file, use two % signs instead of one.
Submitted 2/18/98
Here's a handy tip to recover a corrupt or damaged text file through
Word 97.
It doesn't have to startout a Word file either. This can be
used to recover any file that contains text.
Here's how you do it:
Submitted by Melissa Gaugert
Added 2/14/98
If when you first start your computer, a swap file is being created. You can speed the boot process by specifying this as the minimum swap file size.
Added 2/14/98
Normally when you use Windows95's Disk Defragger, this will not defrag the swap file.
To defrag the swap file:
Another method submitted by darkbringer@rocketmail.com is to create a small 200-300 meg partition on your hard drive and put your swap file there.
Added 2/11/98
To alter the way the DOS Scandisk gets used during a SR2 bootup, you can modify the \WINDOWS\COMMAND\SCANDISK.INI file.
Added 11/29/96
With the new OEM version of Windows95, if the system was not shutdown
cleanly,
the next time it is started, it will stop and prompt you
before running ScanDisk.
New options are available for the MSDOS.SYS
file to configure how ScanDisk will start.
Submitted 1/11/98
You can use the DOS SUBST command in the AUTOEXEC.BAT file to
set a drive letter to a local or networked drive and directory.
This
way you only need to go to a new drive letter rather than needing to go
several levels deep into a directory structure.
For example:
SET SYST=D:\SYST
SET UTIL=%SYST%\UTIL
SUBST G: %DATADIR%\GRAPHICS
SUBST H: %DATADIR%\HTML
SUBST I: %DATADIR%\HTML\intrepid
SUBST M: %DATADIR%\MIDI
SUBST T: %TEMP%
SUBST U: %UTIL%
SUBST W: %DATADIR%\HTML\smulder
SUBST Z: %DATADIR%\DL
Submitted by Stan Mulder
Submitted 12/24/97
To Shutdown Windows95, create a shortcut to:
rundll.exe
user.exe,exitwindows
To Restart Windows95, create a shortcut to:
rundll.exe
user.exe,exitwindowsexec
Note: This will also run the DOSSTART.BAT file if you have it. There is an easy way to not use this file and boot to DOS Mode. See my section on Booting to DOS Mode
Submitted by Jeff Pilch
Submitted 10/11/97
Do you have a folder with lots of .txt ot other files that when
"ZIPPED" really compress?
Try this to save valuable disk space:
The net result is your files take up a lot less disk space and the files are easily accessable. (I have a group of .txt files that ZIPPED are just over one Meg but unzipped are over 7.5 Megs!)
Submitted by Mocha
Submitted 9/13/97
Plus Pack users who install Office 97
will experience crashes when using the THEMES.EXE to change their
desktop.
The file must be manually replaced with a new one on the
Office 97 CD-ROM.
It is not done by default during the Office
installation.
The warning is buried deep in the setup instructions and
easily missed.
Note from Bob: You can download the patched version of the file at THEMES.EXE- Updated Themes.exe version 4.40.311
Submitted by Larry Stone
Submitted 5/10/97
I would call this a Web Authoring
Tip, but it has many other uses...
Adding an 'Edit' option to HTML
Documents Options Menu.
When I double click my *.htm files it
always fires up my browser.
Well sometimes I want to edit that document
instead. I can put Notepad in the Send To Folder to ease this problem.
Here is another way to deal with this that is a bit slicker:
Now when you secondary (right) click an HTML Document select
Edit
from the menu (or press E) and you are now looking at the source
in Notepad.
You can use a similar process for Graphic files (JPG,
GIF, etc) to send them to your favorite Graphics
program.
Submitted by Eric Sandoz
Submitted 4/25/97
For a file with its associated
application, say Word for Windows, and a data file, FILE1.DOC
At a DOS prompt, type START FILE1.DOC (or just file1 if it's unique). Word comes up and loads the document.
Submitted by Marc Linn
Added 3/22/97
Normally when web browsing, if Exchange is installed, and you click on
a e-mail address
it will default to opening up. If you want to change
it to another e-mail program:
Eudora Pro has an option to set that automatically. Other programs may have switches you need to include.
Pegasus needs a -T %1 for it to automatically insert the e-mail address
Submitted 3/18/97
This tip works especially well if you have a large monitor and run at a
high resolution...
If you want to really power surf the web, open
up more than one browser. Arrange them on the screen so that you can see
at least part of each one at all times.
Once this is done, you can
now drag links from one browser to another. This saves you from having to
use the back button constantly, especially if you are on a page like a
search engine, where there are lots of links and you want to try a bunch
of them.
Also, if you encounter a web page with frames, and you
want to break out of the frames, you can drag a link to a new browser. No
more frames.
(You can also right-click a link and choose "Open in
New Browser".)
Here's an example of using two browsers...
Let's
say you are going to be using a search engine for the next hour or so.
Start two browsers and tile them vertically. (Minimize all programs except
the two browsers, and right click a blank spot on the taskbar, then choose
'tile vertically'). Now drag the edges of the browsers so that the browser
on the left is about 3 inches wide. Drag the edges of the browser on the
right so that it takes up the rest of the screen. Now, using the browser
on the left, open your favorite search engine and do a search. When the
list of hits are displayed, drag a link into the browser on the
right.
This lets you see all the hits from the search engine while
you are surfing those sites... no more hitting the 'back' button all day
long.
Submitted by John M.
Submitted 12/18/96
If your Lotus 123 Release 5 for Windows grays out the spreadsheet and locks up, here's what to do:
Submitted by Thomas Wilson
tjwilson@phoenix.net
Added 11/29/96
In addition to the usual wildcards for doing such things as a DIR or
File Find,
new options are available with Windows95. The following are
a few examples:
COM - All files and folders that have COM in the extension
*ABC* -
All files and folders with ABC somewhere in the name
*ABC - All files
with ABC as the last characters in the name (no including the
extension)
*ABC? - All files with ABC as the second to last characters
in the name
?ABC* - All files and folders with ABC as the second
through the fourth letters in a name
?ABC? - All files and folders with
at least one letter before and after the ABC
Added 11/24/96
Scandskw
drive: - Drive letter of disk you want to scan
/A
or /ALL - Scans all local, non-removable hard drives
/N or
/NonInteractive - Start and closes ScanDisk Automatically
Added 11/24/96
Defrag
drive: - Drive letter of the disk you want to defrag
/all - Defrag all local, non-removable drives
/F - Defrag files and free space
/U - Defrag files only
/Q - Defrag free space only
/concise - Display the Hide Details view
/detailed - Display the Show Details view
/noprompt - Immediately starts Defrag
Added 9/25/96
Occasionally, after Exchange is installed, you will get errors that
indicate that MPREXE.EXE caused a page fault in KERNEL32.DLL
To solve
the problem, delete the .PWL file associated with your login
ID.
Another solution is to download the Password
List Update (278 K) to repair the existing PWL file.
Submitted 7/11/96
If your 32-bit Internet applications do not automatically invoke
your
Windows 95 Dialer, here is a way I found to enable this feature.
Once you do this, close your internet application and disconnect from
your internet provider.
Re-start your Internet application and the
Windows 95 dialer should start up.
NOTE: From my experience, all
Internet applications will be effected and will automatically start the
Windows 95 dialer.
Submitted by J. Walker
jpw@openix.com
Submitted 6/23/96
There's a file name DOSSTART.BAT in the WINDOWS directory. By editing
this file you will be able to configure how to start DOS whenever you exit
Windows to DOS mode.
This is just like an AUTOEXEC.BAT file that starts
up your system.
Submitted by Robo
tttran@acs.itd.uts.edu.au
Submitted 5/8/96
To replace corrupted files in MS-Exchange run
c:\program
files\microsoft exchange\mlset32.exe
Normally, just removing exchange won't delete the old files.
If it
should happen that one is corrupted it won't be replaced by the original
from the CD when exchange is added again.
Running the program above
launches the original exchange setup applet which guides you through the
original install process.
Submitted by Geoff J. Wiener
geoffw@atcon.com
Submitted 5/8/96
Microsoft includes their Emergency Recovery Utility(ERU) on the 95
CD-ROM
This utility makes a backup of the registry and other important
system files.
In some cases Windows 95 can be fixed by restoring the
registry with this utility.
The ERU program is in the \OTHER\MISC\ERU directory on the Win95
CD.
If you have the floppy version of Win 95, the utility can be found
at Microsoft's web
site
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/download/eruzip.exe
ERU is also a good way to keep recent backups of all your important system files!
Submitted by Kirk Davis
kirk@olinter.com
Added 4/9/96
When using Exchange, sometimes other e-mail packages will
end
each line with a = character.
To turn this off:
Added 3/30/96
If you want to use your mouse to select an area to copy while you are
in a windowed DOS program:
This eliminates the need to select text by using the pull down menu.
Added 3/29/96
If you set up exchange to connect using the modem, you can only have
one phone number listed.
If you have more than one phone number
available for your provider, you would need to create another
profile,
which would have your e-mail to go to two mail boxes.
To get around this problem, simply select Network for the
connection.
Connect first using either phone number and then start
Exchange
Then no matter what phone number you used to connect to
the internet,
all your e-mail will be in one place.
Use CFGBACK.EXEon the Win 95 CD. It is in the
/OTHER/MISC/CFGBACK directory.
It will save up to 9 copies of the
registry in*.rbk file format.
You can restore any of these when
necessary.
Submitted by KJ King
Submitted 1/11/96
Create a shortcut to notepad.exe in the C:\WINDOWS\SENDTO
directory.
Then, you'll have the option to view a files contents by
right-clicking it and "sending" to the notepad.
Immensely useful for
deciphering old set-up files (or .DOC files that aren't Word files,
READ.ME etc.)
Submitted by Mike Blackmer
mezzb@ix.netcom.com
Added 12/27/95
If you are using the Internet Explorer and send e-mail, Win95 defaults
to using Exchange.
If you would rather use Eudora Pro as your e-mail
program:
Now when you e-mail from within the Internet Explorer, Eudora will come
up as your
e-mail program.
Submitted 11/5/95
If the readings on the amount of hard drive space is showing
more
than is possible
This will now give you an accurate reading.
Submitted by K.J. King
kjking@execpc.com
Added 9/29/95
The DOS based text editor that comes with Windows95 has some
advantages
over the one that came with prior versions of DOS.
EDIT can also be used on prior versions of DOS.
Just copy EDIT.COM
to your old DOS directory.
Added 9/26/95
Submitted 9/23/95
Here’s a blast from the (supposed) past:
Submitted by Dan Rhodes
dan@west.net
Added 9/21/95
If you are using WordMail that comes with Office95, you can send
e-mail using Microsoft Word.
Exchange will automatically detect the
addition and start WordMail when you create a new e-mail or reply
to an existing one.
It will use Word's spell checker, most of the WinWord text formatting
capabilities (centering, full justification, bold, italics)
a special
Mail button bar and quite a few new features. It is certainly worth trying
out.
This may sound like MS hype but I'm actually quite impressed
To include a signature:
Advantages are:
Submitted 9/3/95
I have found a lot of variations and options on this tip.
Submitted by Xavier Flix
mailto:x.fkix@server1.codetel.net.do
There are quite a few new switches to the XCOPY command. To get a full listing, type XCOPY /?. Below are some of the additions over DOS 6.X.
There is a program, MKCOMPAT.EXE in the SYSTEM directory. If allows you to change several settings that could help with problem programs.
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