Creating a Personalized Desktop Background Slideshow in Windows 7

You want to have a desktop background that changes like a slideshow from your own pictures.

Right-click on your desktop then select Personalize.



In the lower left of the Change the visuals and sounds of your computer window click on Desktop Background to open the Choose your desktop background window.




If the pictures you want to use are not displayed, click the Browse button to navigate

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Choosing the Right Keyboard

A keyboard is not all that important, is it? If you spend hours a day typing it can be a big factor in how comfortable your day is.

One of the first things to look at is the shape of the keyboard. There are basically two main choices: the straight keyboard and the ergonomic keyboard. Below are two examples of ergonomic keyboards.




Some people find these types are keyboards more

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How to Change the Date and Time in Windows XP

This guide will walk through how to change the date and time in Windows XP.
Click Start and select Control Panel.



Select the Category view. The Control Panel may already be in Category view.



Select Date, Time, Language and Regional Options.



Select Change the date and time.



Select the Date and Time tab.



Select the proper date and time.



Select the Time Zone tab.

Select

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Using Office 2010 Starter-To-Go

A useful feature included with Microsoft Office 2010 Starter Edition is “Starter To-Go”. It allows you to install a version of Microsoft Office (with the limited functionality) on a USB flash drive. The drive can then be plugged into another Windows Vista or Windows 7 computer when the user is away from their primary computer. Word and Excel documents can be created and edited on that computer,

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Changing Icons in the System Tray in Windows 7

This is a guide for changing the icons that display in the System Tray in Windows 7. If there are informational icons or unwanted icons that you want to remove, the following instructions outline how to modify the default settings:

In the bottom right corner of the screen by the clock, click on the arrow and then choose Customize.



To have the icon displayed at all times, locate the icon on

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How to Change Margins in Microsoft Word 2010

This guide will walk you through how to change the page margins in Microsoft Word 2010. By default, Word has page margins set to 1" on each side and can be changed for document requirements. Follow these steps to modify the margins:

Open Microsoft Word 2010 by clicking Start » All Programs » Microsoft Office » Microsoft Word 2010.



Click the Page Layout tab across the top.



Click the

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How to Add or Remove Operating System features in Windows 7

This how-to article details how to add or remove operating system features in Windows 7. This can be useful if there are features unnecessarily installed in Windows 7, or if there are features missing or required.

Click on the Start button in the bottom left, then choose Control Panel.



Click on Programs  on the bottom left.



Click on Turn Windows features on or off and allow or grant

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How to Determine the Type of and Maximum Supported Memory for Your Computer

Upgrading the amount of memory installed on your computer often improves system performance. However, installing the wrong type of memory will usually result in the computer not functioning at all. If you install more memory than the system can support, it may result with the same issue.

There are two important features to look for when upgrading the memory: what will your hardware support and

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Change the Autoplay Settings in Windows 7

This how-to article details changing the Autoplay settings in Windows 7. This can be useful if: when a disc or drive is attached to the system, the system performs and undesired task, such as automatically beginning to play an audio CD.

Click on the Start button in the bottom left of your screen, then in the Search programs and files box type in “autoplay” without the quotes. Press Enter.



On

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Important Notice about Intel(r) Series 6 Chipsets

All makes and models of motherboards designed for Intel’s 2nd Generation Core processors (code-named Sandy Bridge) now feature revised 6 Series chipsets, and are available immediately at Micro Center.

In early February, Intel identified a potentially serious issue with the 6 Series chipsets, possibly affecting system
performance. It is Intel’s belief that consumers could continue to use their

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Using Help in Office 2010

This document is a guide on how to find additional help within Microsoft Office. Microsoft offers many great tutorials and support options through the help feature within their programs.

Click File.



Click Help.
Click on the Getting Started option.


This will take you to the Microsoft web site which offers many different support features to get you started with Office 2010. The first

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How to Change your Home Page in Internet Explorer

This is a guide on how to change the home page in Internet Explorer. The home page is the first web site to be displayed when you open Internet Explorer and can be changed to any web site that you choose. This method of changing the home page works in Internet Explorer version 6, 7, 8 and 9.

First navigate to the web site you would like to set the home page to, for this document it will be

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Using Microsoft Office Starter Edition

Microsoft Office Starter Edition replaces Microsoft Works as a base productivity suite. It also replaces the Microsoft Office limited time trial versions that manufacturers pre-installed on some of their models. Office Starter includes limited functionality versions of Word and Excel but does not include Outlook or PowerPoint. It also includes advertising that appears in an area to the right of

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How to Backup Your Windows Live Mail Senders List

This document will assist in the back up of the Blocked senders list from the Junk Mail on both Windows Live Mail and Windows Mail. This will make it easy to transfer to a new computer.

To create a copy of your Windows Live Mail or Windows Mail blocked senders list:
Go to your Windows Live Mail or Windows Mail settings in the Windows registry.
To locate your Windows Live Mail settings in the

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ESET Notification: Operating System Is Not Up To Date

The ESET icon has turned orange and opening the ESET window displays:



There is not a problem with the ESET program The ESET security programs show an orange ESET icon when important updates are available for the operating system by default.
Click on the orange here in the message to open the ESET listing of available updates.



Click Run System Update button to open the Windows Update.

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How to Send a Fax using Windows 7

If your computer has a fax/modem or is connected to a fax server, you can send a fax from within Windows 7.

Here’s how to do it:

Click on the Start button » All Programs » Windows Fax and Scan.



On the toolbar, click New Fax.



If this is the first time you’ve sent a fax, you will be prompted to use the Fax Setup wizard. The first step in the Fax Setup wizard is to choose between a fax

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How to Improve the Gaming Performance of Your Graphics Card

The overall goal of increasing the performance of a graphics card is to increase the frames per second (fps) at which a game operates. This can be achieved multiple ways. Some suggestions are as follows:

Change the video settings in the game.
Going into the video settings and lowering some of them can greatly increase the fps of the game. Settings to lower include:
Resolution
Texture Quality
Bit

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