June 11 - 17, 2007
Access your Favorites more quickly (Win XP)
To optimize the speed with which you can surf the web with Internet Explorer, open the Internet Options dialog box by selecting Tools | Internet Options. Then, select the Advanced tab to display the Settings list. Scroll down the list to the Browsing heading, select the Enable Personalized Favorites Menu check box and click Apply. (If you don't see this option, select Tools | Windows Update to make sure your version of IE is up to date.)
This option, new to IE 6, keeps your Favorites list clean by hiding links that you haven't used recently, while keeping the links you use on a regular basis easily accessible. You can access the hidden links simply by clicking on the down arrow at the bottom of the Favorites menu. By enabling this option, you can more quickly locate only the links you use most often and shorten the amount of time you'd ordinarily spend sifting through what's probably a very large Favorites menu.
Split your window to view two areas at the same time (Word 97/2000/2002/v. X/2003)
You can easily split the window of your Word documents. This enables you to view one area of the document while making changes to another. For example, if you’re writing the conclusion to a document, you may want to refer back to the introduction to ensure you cover all of the main points. To split the window, go to Window | Split. Your cursor automatically turns into a split pointer. Click where you want the screen to split (except in v. X, in which the screen automatically splits in the center of the page without a click). You can adjust the split by clicking and dragging the dividing line up or down. To remove the split screen, go to Window | Remove Split.
Here’s a shortcut for creating and removing a split window: Double-click the small rectangle above the vertical scrollbar on the right side of the screen. This automatically splits the window equally. Double-click on the dividing line to remove the split. If you want to make one area of the split window larger than the other, drag from the small rectangle to the point where you want the split. To remove the split, you can double-click the dividing line, or you can drag it all the way to the top or bottom of the editing window.
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