| Tip O'Tex Computer Club |
| May 2003 Newsletter |
| There is a "Print Scrn" key on your keyboard. Back in the days of DOS, you could click on that and anything you were looking at on the screen would go right to your printer. For a long time now we just haven't used it. But you can use it, and here are the HOW and WHY. WHY Print Screen? Sometimes you may see things on your screen that you want someone else to look at, such as how your icons are arranged on your desktop, error messages or just general problems. I have had people tell me that they're seeing something on their screen that I just can't replicate on mine, so I have them send me a picture of it. HOW to use Print Screen While looking at what you want to save to send out, tap the "Print Scrn" button on your keyboard - its to the right of the F12 key. You won't see anything happen, but it has actually taken a picture of your screen, as you see it. Open I-View (if you don't have that program, you really should get it - its free and almost indispensable) and click on Edit, Paste. That will paste the picture of your screen into I-View. Click on File, Save as, name it and choose where you're going to save it. To send that picture attached to e-mail: If you're using Outlook Express, all you have to do is locate the picture (you did remember what you named it and where you saved it, didn't you?) then RIGHTclick on it, slide to Send To: and choose Mail Recipient, and enter the name of the recipient and any memo you want in the message area. Then send the letter. If you're using AOL you should create a new letter and then attach the file and send it. To get I-View, go to: http://www.irfanview.com The latest version is 3.80 and its FREE - nice price. |
| Print Screen... Yes, you can do it |
| Beginners |
| We're using floppy disks less and less, all the time. Some of the new computers don't even come with an A: drive. The TOT had to pay extra in order to get that drive. However most of us already have, and use to some extent, the A: drive for backups or for copying small programs to give to others. When we no longer need the data on those floppies, we can "reformat" them so they can be re-used. We can just delete the data, but if we reformat the disk will be checked for errors. Here's how you reformat a floppy disk: 1. Put the disk in the A: drive. 2. Open a Windows Explorer (Windows key + e works well) and click once on the icon for the A: drive. You'll then see what files are on that floppy. 3. RIGHTclick on the A: icon, click on Format. 4. Click on Start 5. When the format is complete, you'll see a summary. If you see anything but ZERO next to the Bad Sectors, throw the disk away. Keep only disks that show ZERO Bad Sectors. 6. If you want to format other disks, change disks and click on Start. If you want to see what is on the next disk, click Close and repeat the procedure from #1. |
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