PC PRODUCTIVITY QUICK REFERENCE GUID E I.
Setting Display Properties A. To adjust monitor resolution 1. 2. 3.
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In the Recycle Bin window, right click on the file you wish to recover Choose Restore.
Right click your mouse on the desktop, choose Properties in the popup menu In the Display Properties dialog box, select the Settings tab Move the slider from left to right until your display is set to the resolution or screen size that you want
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Maintaining Hard Drives
A. To use the disk cleanup 1. 2. 3. 4.
Click Apply for the new settings take effect.
B. To set date and time 1.
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Point your mouse to the time display in the notification area on the lower right hand side of your screen Right-click your clock and then click Adjust Date /Time For the date, click on the correct date in the calendar Adjust the time using the up/down scroll bars or by editing it directly on the time field Click OK.
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Click the Start button and go to All programs Select Accessories then choose System Tools and click Disk Cleanup From the Select Drive dialog box, click on the drop down list box and choose the hard drive you want to clean up. Click the OK button to start scanning Put a check mark on the files you want to delete then click the OK button.
B. To check disk for errors 1. 2. 3.
On your desktop, double click the My Computer icon Right-click the hard disk drive you want to scan, choose Properties and click the Tools tab. Click the Check Now button
Working With Files and Folders
A. To use different view modes 1. 2. 3.
Open the folder that contains the files you want to view Choose a view mode by clicking the View menu in the Explorer window The 6 view modes are Details, List, Icons, Tiles, Thumbnails, Filmstrip
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C. To write files to CD 1. 2. 3.
B. To restore deleted files 1. 2.
On your desktop, right click on the Recycle Bin Choose Open
Choose either Automatically fix file system errors or Scan for and attempt recovery of bad sectors Click Start.
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Insert a writable CD into your computer In the CD Drive dialog box, click Open writable CD folder, and then click OK Copy the folders and files you want to write in the Explorer window showing the blank CD Click the Edit menu, and then click Paste Click Write these files to the CD Type a name for the CD, and then click Next Click Finish.