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'Alias'
For programmes and games, keep
an alias of those you frequently use in a folder each on the
desktop. You will find it quicker and easier to find what
you are looking for, with no need to go hunting through your
hard drive.
Here is how
not to do it.
Don't make an alias of the folder of the programme you
want.
If you do then if you trash any file within that folder you
will also trash the original.
This is how
to do it.
Open up the folder of the programme you want and find
the application that opens that programme.
Make an alias of the application only, not the programme
folder.
see
also 'Desktop'
'Alias
of Original or of
Alias'
Holding down
Command+Option+drag to new position or folder will create an
alias in the new position.
'Alias
to
Original'
To quickly find the original
to an alias, select the alias and hit
Command+R
'Apple
Menu items'
Before
attempting see 'Desktop'
To place something into the
Apple menu's folder, instead of delving into your system
folder use a script or menu item supplied for you in either
the Apple menu or File menu.
If you are
running under system 8.5
In the Apple menu you will
find a thing called Automated Tasks and in this menu will be
a thing called Add Alias to Apple menu. First click to
highlight the folder or file you want added to the Apple
Menu and then from the Apple menu click on Add Alias to
Apple Menu.
If you are
running system 8.5 or above.
You will find in the Apple
menu a thing called Favorites.
To place a folder or file into this folder, highlight what
you want shifted to the Apple menu and from the File menu
click on Add To Favorites. This will place an Alias into the
Favorites folder.
To remove something from your Favorites folder, don't go
into your system folder where it belongs, but just double
click on the favorites name in your Apple menu. This will
open the folder so you can just remove unwanted items or
create folders to place various favorites in.
Note:
For this to work you must have your simple finder turned
off. To do this click on your desktop and then from the Edit
menu click on Preferences and make sure there is not a Tick
in the Simple Finder box.
If you are
running a system that does not have the above
features, then do as
follows.
To set the Apple menu up go
into your system folder and open up Apple menu items. In
here you will already find a number of components. Make an
alias of folders from your Desktop Items folder and place in
here. Everything you put in here will be listed in
alphabetical order. If there is something you want at the
top of the list, when you name the folder use the space bar
before you type in its name.
See also
'Launcher'
and 'Popup
Windows'
'AppleWorks'
Keyboard Shortcut Tip: While
in the Format menu and you click on say the Documents tab a
dialogue box will open. With the dialogue box open, press
and hold the Command key down to display any available
keyboard shortcuts. Try this on any other open dialogue
boxes.
'Application
Memory'
To increase the memory of an
application, make sure the application is not running. Click
once on the application and then go to get info in the file
menu. Then click on the memory button.
See also
Memory
'Application
Menu'
Here is a tip I picked up from
one of our Sig meetings. You have to be running system 8.5
and above for this one I think. In the top right hand corner
of your screen is the application menu. Hold your mouse down
on it so it opens and keeping your mouse held down drag
downwards and you will find you have the menu open to place
anywhere on your desktop. If you hold the Option key down
and click on the sizing button the menu will get fatter or
slimmer. If you hold the Control key down it will get longer
or shorter. If you hold the Shift key down it will get even
longer. If you hold Option + Control + Shift key down and
click on the sizing button it will turn side ways. I find
this handy for changing quickly between Applications and
seeing what Applications I have open. Thanks Craig for
demonstrating this at your DataBase Sig.
'Arrow
keys'
Highlighting'
Press Shift as you press an
arrow key to move one character or line at a time, then use
the opposing arrow to undo part of that current
selection.
Press Shift + Right Arrow to move right one character at a
time.
Press Shift + Left Arrow to move left one character at a
time.
Press Shift + Up Arrow to move up one line at a time. This
doesn't select the entire line, instead it begins the
up/down selection from the cursor point.
Press Shift + Down Arrow to move down one line at a
time.
Please note: Different applications work in slightly
different manners.
See also
'Highlighting'
'Bold'
To highlight something in bold
highlight the text you wish to change and hold down
Command+B.
Or you can perform this before you start to type. To revert
back to plain text hold down Command+T.
See also
'Highlighting'
'Booklet'
How I make a booklet using
PageMaker version 6.5.
Open up a new PageMaker document.
The document set-up will appear. In here change the page
size to A5 and set the borders to 5 mm all round. This will
depend on how much spacing you require on the outer edges of
your paper, but for now use these settings. There is no need
to set the amount of pages required, this will be set
automatically for you once you insert text into your
document. Click on to make your document Tall and put a
cross in facing pages and double sided. Click on OK and go
to the Layout menu and click on Go to page. Now choose
Master page. In here using the text tool position where you
want the page numbers to appear on both the master pages.
When you have the text tool blinking at the required
position hold down the Option+Command key and press p. Do
this on both left and right pages. You will have LM appear
on the left page and RM appear on the right page. You can
change the format of these from the Type menu. Now using the
pointer tool drag from the ruler, a guide line and place
just in from the printable area. Do this all round. At the
top, place it just under the page markers. The reason for
these markers is that it will prevent the first or last
letters of any sentence from being miss printed by being cut
off short. When you have completed this go back to the
Layout menu and choose Go To Page and then page 1.
Note
You are now ready to insert your text which you have
already typed in a word processor. I find it best if the
story you have created is saved in .html and the extension
code .html is added to the name of your document. When you
save, save as .html and when the notice comes up that askes
if you want to overwrite the images say yes. This will place
both text and images into PageMaker. Also by saving as .html
when you place into your PageMaker document it will
automatically create the number of pages required for your
story.
If you do not save as .html, then check that PageMaker will
accept the Application you have used. Also you will have to
insert the number of pages required for your story in the
Document Set-up panel. When you Place into PageMaker if not
saved as .html you will have to feed your story into each
individual page, unless you use the Autoflow command in the
Layout menu.
Go to the
File menu
Choose Place and find the .html document you want as a
Booklet. You will find once it has been placed in your
document that it will spread from one side of the printable
page to the other. Using the Pointer tool adjust to make it
fit between the page markers you have made. Once you have
done all the editing you require save the document and go to
the Utilities menu and then Plug ins and then Build Booklet.
Where it says Layout set this to 2 up Saddle Stitch. Below
it will now tell you how many pages it requires and how many
blank pages are necessary. If it tells you that blank pages
are necessary it is because the number of pages required
must be divisible by 2 and the answer must be an even
number. If it tells you that 3 blank pages are necessary,
cancel out and then open your last page and from the Layout
menu choose Insert pages and type in 3 pages. This will put
the last 3 blank pages at the back of your booklet. Now go
back to Build Booklet and once again choose 2 up Saddle
Stitch and you will see there will be no blank pages
required. Page 1 will be your front cover and your last page
will be your back cover. Remember this when you create your
story. Save what you have created. If you want the front and
back cover to be without a page number on I would suggest
you create a new front and back cover.
Now for
printing:
Depending on your printer. Print all your even pages
first and then turn your paper over and print all your odd
number pages. You will find in your printing dialogue
setting where you can print only your even or odd pages, It
is a good idea to do a trial run on this before you print
your complete booklet, otherwise you may end up like me with
all your odd number pages upside down.
Have Fun.
'Bookmarks'
To transfer your bookmarks
from Netscape to Explorer do this.
Open up Explorer and then click on the favourites button on
the left. Then click on the organize button and click on
open favourites window. Now go to the file menu and click on
import favourites.
Go to: Hard drive-System folder-Preferences-Netscape
users-The user you want folder-Bookmarks.html and then click
on open.
All your bookmarks from Netscape will now be listed in
Explorer.
See
also 'Browser'
'Booting
up from CD'
On Power Macintosh and 630's,
holding down the C key while starting the computer forces it
to boot from a disk in the CD Rom drive if one is
present.
Command Option Shift Delete This combination forces your
computer to ignore the normal default start-up disk and
instead look for another suitable disk with a system on it.
This can be very Useful if you are having problems with your
main system and need to use another hard drive to boot the
computer.
See
also'Norton
Utilities
'Browser'
Drag and drop a folder of
documents (HTML, JPEG, GIF or text) on to a Browser window
and the files will open automatically as a linked web
page.
Make a folder of all your old bookmark files and drop this
on to your browser window for fast access to all your
bookmarks.
Then if you copy and paste the URL which is generated in the
address field at the top you can save this as your home page
to automatically "be there" when you start-up your
browser"
If you type: file://localhost/"your hard drive name" into
the address field you have a ready made browser for your
hard drive!
If you create a folder on your desktop and then from your
browsers bookmark manager select all the bookmarks you use
frequently to highlight them, you can drag them all to the
folder you have created on your desktop. This folder you can
then place as a popup or in your Apple menu or anywhere else
you prefer for quick access to all your bookmarks. If you
have your preferences set to automatically open your
preferred browser, then by clicking on a web address from
this new made folder will automatically connect you to the
internet and take you to your web page.
If you want to keep the entire bookmarks of all browsers
within a browser. Go to your browser preferences file and
make an alias of your bookmarks.html file and place the
alias in a folder within your hard drive. Now open up your
browser bookmark manager and create a new bookmark. Give it
a name, the location of it will be where you have placed it
on your hard drive. I have mine in my personal folder deep
within my hard drive so my location is:
file://localhost/Macintosh HD/Desktop Items/Family
Folder/Mike/Bookmarks/
See
also 'Bookmarks'
'Browser
Default'
See
Emailer
Default
'Browser
Preferences'
In the preferences under
colors, you have the choice of using the default colours or
you can change to suit yourself. Also you can choose whether
to use the web page colours or your own. Because so many web
pages are now using various colours for their links and
background, I find it best to use all default colours and
also use the web page colours. Don't choose to override the
page colours with your own. If you do override the web
colours with your own, then a page will not be seen as the
web creator has designed.
'Browser
Searching'
When you are searching the web
and you come upon the page you want, that lists all the
links you wish to visit. You click on the first link and
after your visit hit the back button to go back to click on
the next link. This all takes time, but there is an answer
to this. When clicking on the link, hold down your mouse and
then choose from the menu that appears, (New Window with
this link). This will leave the original window open. So
when wanting to return to it just close the window you are
visiting.
'Bullet
Symbol'
Holding down Option+8 will
give you a bullet symbol •.
'Buttons'
If you have buttons instead of
icons you only have to click once to open a folder or file.
With icons you have to click twice.
Buttons are not ideal to use at all times, but I find them
handy to open Programmes, or files I have created.
The other thing with buttons is that by holding down on the
icon you are not allowed to move them. To move a button you
have to hold your mouse down on the name below the icon.
To make a
button: Open the folder
that holds what you want to make buttons of and from the
View menu click on As Buttons. You can also from this menu
change the size of your icons or buttons from View
Options.
'Cancel
Operation'
If you decide you need to
cancel an operation in progress Hold down Command+. (false
stop).
'Call
Waiting'
If you have call waiting connected to
your phone line, when you connect to the internet you may
have the problem of being disconnected from the net if
someone tries to phone you.
To correct this
Problem:
In the front of your
servers dial in number place *52, so it reads something like
*52,08573968. This disables call waiting while you are
connected with your server. Call waiting will automatically
be reinstated once you disconnect. The deactivation code for
call waiting on Telecom line is *52
If you have TelstraClear local lines (you live in the
Wellington or Christchurch region and your phone number
begins with a 9) then the deactivation code is *29
The codes deactivate the feature for that phone call, so
when you programme them into your computer they turn off
call waiting while you are connected to the internet. If you
need to make important calls and don't want call waiting
interrupting you, you can also use those codes from a touch
tone telephone.
'Capitals'
Holding down the shift key
during typing gives us the Shifted characters
(capitals)
'Change
Icon Name'
Highlight the icon you wish to
rename, if the name has a white line around it rename. If
not hit Return, this will put a white line around the name.
You can now type in the new name.
'Claris
Emailer Address Book'
Tested on
version 2.0v3
The address book is intended
to hold all your email addresses. In addition, it will
automatically insert the right address into a new message.
This is done by starting to type the name you want into the
Recipient field (or section) of the new message. When this
is done Emailer inserts the rest of the name. Tab to the
next field and the Email address is inserted.
The address book can also hold the addresses of groups. Open
the Address book, either from the Window Menu bar, Command
4, or the button with the notebook on the Tool Bar. In the
Address book window there is the option of two buttons at
the top left of the window, New Contact or New Group. For a
group, type a name for the group (this the name you will
type into the message you are sending to several people).
Then type the names and email addresses into the field
below. If these names already exist in your address book as
individual addresses they can be selected and dragged into
the group entry. The individual entry will remain in the
address book as well as appearing in the group
listing.
'Claris
Emailer Attachments'
Tested on
version 2.0v3
Are stored in a Download
folder. To browse all your attachments you can go to that
folder either by finding it in your Claris Emailer folder or
you can access from within Claris Emailer by going to the
File menu, drag the mouse down to the Open Special which
will open with a Sub menu. You will find the Downloads
folder in this Sub menu.
Or as put forward by Adrian.
Option click the attachment and the downloads folder opens
in the finder. (and you are taken to the
finder.)
'Claris
Emailer Attachments Receiving'
Tested on
version 2.0v3
When you receive attachments
with a new incoming message it will be clearly visible. It
will be found in a field called Enclosure which is below the
"Date, From and To" field and above the message field. It
appears as a small icon followed by the name of the file.
Following that name is an abbreviated term which indicates
the type of file. For example, news.doc (indicating a typed
document) or card.jpg (indicating a graphic file.) The brand
of software used to create the attachment will also be
apparent from the icon which represents the attachment. For
example, new.doc icon may be Microsoft Word or Appleworks
icon.
To open an attachment, generally double clicking the icon of
the attachment will open it. You may have software such as
MacLink which will help in this process if you don't have
the same software on your computer that was used to create
the attachment. If all else fails, select the icon of the
attachment and drag it onto the Desktop and try opening it
from within a programme (Appleworks for doc or Photoshop for
jpg etc). Go to File, then Open and select Desktop from with
the window and select the document you have placed on the
Desktop.
'Claris
Emailer Attachments Sending'
Tested on
version 2.0v3
To send an attachment. First
open a New Message (Command N). Fill in the recipient's name
and address. Locate the picture of the paper clip which is
between the address field and the message field. Click on
the paper clip and a new window will open. The name of your
attachment goes in the File field. To find the file you wish
to send as an attachment use either the Find or Add buttons
alongside the File field. Clicking on the Add button takes
you to the Hard Drive of your computer and allows you to
select the file you want in the normal way.
Once you have selected your file you must then think about
what kind of computer you are sending it to. If you are
sending it to another Apple computer there is no need to do
anything else. Just continue with the message in the message
box and Send.
See also
'attachments
to other than Mac'
'Claris
Emailer Attachments to other than Mac'
Tested on
version 2.0v3
If you are sending your
attachment to a computer that runs a Microsoft Windows
system (you can find out by sending a prior message and
asking the recipient) you will probably need to do two more
things. Alongside the File box under the picture of the
paper clip is a check box labelled Compress files. If you do
not know if the recipient has the same compression software
as you do, then leave that box empty. (If you have a very
big file to send this may be a problem. Ask the recipient to
Download a free copy of Stuffit for Windows from
http://www.aladdinsys.com). Next go to the Encoding menu
below Compress file, click on the arrow and choose Base64.
This will generally make sure that Microsoft Windows
recipients will receive the attachment okay. For Apple
computers the default in Claris Emailer is general set for
BinHex.
When you have followed these steps, type your message in the
message space below and send you message.
See also
'Messages
to several people'
'Claris
Emailer Folders'
Tested on
version 2.0v3
Open your Browser by going to
the Menu Bar and scroll down the Window menu to Browser or
type Command B. On the left hand side of the Browser you
will notice six folders already set up: In Box, Out Box,
Sent Mail, Read Mail, Deleted Mail and Logs. Incoming mail
automatically goes to the In Box. You can set your
Preferences in the Setup Menu to have mail automatically put
into the Read Box after they have been opened. You may
prefer to create a Folder especially for a certain set of
messages. To do this go the Folder Menu click, hold and drag
the mouse down to the New Folder. A window appears and you
will be asked to name the folder and also whether you want
it to appear in the Folder Pop Up menu. The list of Folders
appears down the left hand side of the Browser Box. A Sub
Folder can be created within a Folder. To do this first
select the Folder in which you want the Sub Folder then go
to the Folder Menu and select Sub Folder.
'Claris
Emailer Key commands'
Tested on
version 2.0v3
Many actions can be executed
by key commands. These commands can be found alongside the
actions specified on the pulled down menus. For example, to
start a new message, go to the Mail menu to find New
Message. Either click on New Message, or type Command N.
This brings up a new form in which to type your
message.
'Claris
Emailer Messages to several people'
Tested on
version 2.0v3
You can send the same message
to several people. Once you have entered the name and
address of the first person, press the Return key, This
action will place the cursor directly below To of the first
line and you will notice that To is now selected. For a copy
to be sent to another address just type C and To will change
to CC. Tab to the next field and begin to type the second
name, if that name is in the address book the rest will
automatically appear, but if it isn't then type it in
manually. If you don't wish the recipients to receive the
list of people who have received your message then it is a
good idea to send them a Blind Copy. To do this, in the To
field type B and BCC replaces To. Continue to enter the name
and address and press the Return key for the next address or
Tab to the message field.
'Claris
Emailer Tool bar'
Tested on
version 2.0v3
The Tool Bar is in the form of
a floating pallet which means it can be positioned where
ever it is convenient to have is displayed on the
screen.
The graphical buttons on the tool bar indicate the action to
take. If the Tool Bar isn't showing find it in the Window
Menu. To change the size of the tool bar click the zoom box
in the bottom left hand corner of the tool
bar.
'Claris
Office Bookmarks & Links'
Tested on
Claris Office version 5
To make a bookmark, Highlight
a word or graphic and go to the Windows menu and click on
Show Links Palette. With the Bookmarks Heading showing,
above this click on Links and in the Menu click on New
Bookmark. You are given the choice of re naming your
Bookmark. Now in your document go to where you want the link
to take you and Highlight the word or Graphic you want to be
taken to. Once again go to the Links palette and make
another Bookmark. To link these two together, Highlight one
of the Bookmarks and go to the Links Palette Now instead of
the Bookmarks heading showing click to change to Document
Links. Now click on New Document Link. Click where it says
Bookmark and choose the bookmark you want the link to take
you. If you want to be taken to a bookmark within another
document then click on Choose Document and scroll to choose
the document and then choose the Bookmark from the new list.
You may find it a good idea to make a link back to where you
came from. Now in your document you will find your links
coloured blue and when you click on one you will be taken to
the link. To be able to edit a link you have to turn the
links off. You will find at the bottom left corner of the
Links Palette you can remove the tick in the Live Links box.
You can create a link to any Claris document or to any web
url.
'Claris
Office Button Bar'
Tested on
Claris Office version 5
To make your own Button bar:
Open up Claris and go to the far left of your menu bar and
click on the arrow and then click on New Button Bar. Give it
a name. Now if you click on a button shown it will tell you
what it does. If you want this feature click on Add. If you
click on a button but it fails to show in your button bar
this is because it will only show if you change to a
different document type, such as a drawing document. Add it
anyway and it will show when a drawing document is opened.
You can also Edit a Button bar by choosing Edit Button Bar.
I find it is a good idea to click on Visible at Start-up. If
you don't each time you open Claris you have to go to your
Window menu and click on Show Button Bar.
'Claris
Office Letter Heads'
Tested on
Claris Office version 5
To make a letter head and save
as a template for further use.
Open up Claris draw and create your letter head here. You
can insert pictures and place where you want them.
When happy with your creation, select all and copy. Now open
up Claris Word processing and Insert header. Now paste into
this. With your pointer checked expand or reduce the frame
to the full width of your page. If it is far too big or
small and distorts your head, delete and return to your draw
document and adjust.
In the word or draw document you can adjust the page size by
going to the Format menu and then document.
This will give your letter head on each page. When happy
with your creation save as, and click on Stationery. You
have now saved your letter head as a template and you will
find it for further use in your Stationery folder.
If you want it on the first page only, then paste from your
draw document straight into the word document without
inserting a header. You can also if you wish, create the
individual parts of your header in the draw document and
then paste into the word document. You can then position
where you want the individual parts.
If you want your letter to scroll around a picture that you
have inserted. Click on the picture and go to the Option
menu and text wrap.
Remember to have your graphic, or pointer tool highlighted
when pasting into a word document. If you don't then what
you paste in will be part of your text and you will not be
able to shift around.
When happy select all and then group and lock.
To open your Letter head template, create new and then Use
Assistant or Stationery and then All Stationery. Scroll
through to find your letter head.
'Claris
Office Text Wrap'
Tested on
Claris Office version 5
If you want to insert a
picture into your text so the text flows around the picture.
Do this.
Click on the graphics tool, that is the arrow tool. Now go
to the File menu and click on Insert. Choose the picture you
wish to be inserted. The picture will now be floating on top
of your text. With the arrow tool still selected and your
picture highlighted go to the Option menu and click on Text
Wrap. Choose the appropriate type of text wrap you require.
You can now shift the picture around within the text to the
position you require it to be in. You can also if you prefer
paste a picture in. You can insert as many pictures as you
wish and if you want them all wrapped, hold your Shift key
down to select them all and you can Text Wrap them all at
the same time.
'Closing
Files or Folders'
To close an open file or
folder hold down Command+W. This will leave the programme
itself still open.
'Closing
Programmes'
To quit an open programme hold
down Command+Q
'Connect
from Application'
If you want an application to
connect to the internet automatically when required then do
this.
Go to Apple menu and click on control panels and then Remote
access, now click on options. In here click on Connect
automatically when starting TCP/IP
applications.
'Control
Strip'
If you go to your Apple menu
then Control Panel then Control Strip. You can in here click
on to show, hide, or to set hot keys to hide or show. I find
the hot keys are very handy. To move the control strip to
another place on the computer hold down Option while
moving.
To reorder items within the control strip hold down Option
while dragging.
'Cookies
What are They'
Handling Cookies with Netscape
A "cookie" is a small amount of information that a web
site copies to your hard disk. A cookie can help a web site
identify you the next time you visit. For instance, if you
shop for books online, the bookstore's web site might use a
cookie to store information about your favourite subjects,
and later use that information to recommend particular
books.
To control
your computer's behaviour with respect to
cookies:
1. From the Edit menu, choose
Preferences.
2. Click the Advanced category.
3. Click one of the radio buttons.
Important:
In most cases, "Accept all cookies" is the best choice. The
second button means that your computer will not send a
cookie to a server that did not originate it.
4. If you want to be notified when
Communicator accepts a cookie, check "Warn me before
accepting a cookie."
'Copy'
Hold down Command+C to
copy
'Copyright
Symbol ©'
To type a copyright symbol
hold down your Option + G keys.
'Cut'
Hold down Command+X to
cut.
'Date'
To know what the date is click
on the time in your menu bar. This will then briefly show
the date.
'Date
and Time'
It may not seem important to
have your time correct, but emails are kept usually in date
order. Therefore when looking for a filed email, with an
incorrect date you have a job to find it if the email's date
and time is incorrect.
Therefore go to the Apple menu and click on Control Panels
and then Date and Time. In here you can set the Date and
Time and whether or not it is daylight saving time or
not.
Don't forget to check your time zone also. If you are in NZ
your time zone is Wellington.
'Degree
Symbol'
Holding down Option+Shift+8
will give you the degree symbol °.
'Delete'
To quickly delete an object in OS
8 and above, select it and press Command+Delete. No need to
physically drag it to the trash.
See
'Trash
send to'
'Design
Team'
Holding down
Command+Option+C+I This only works on a llci which has its
date set to 20/9/89 (when the I Ici was released).
Restarting while in 256 colours will cause a picture of the
design team to appear when the computer starts up. Hold down
the mouse to dismiss the picture.
Holding down Command+Option+F+X This only works on llfx
computers which has its date set to 19/3/90 and also shows
the design team.
'Desktop'
Keep your desktop clean and
not cluttered with icons. Put away where everything
belongs.
At the most have on your desktop a folder for Games, a
folder for Programmes, a folder for Internet, and a folder
for any other odds and sods. Everything in these folders
will be an alias of the original. The only other folder will
be one to keep all your saved documents in. (The one you
will back up from time to time).
Here is how
I set up my desktop:
I have a folder called Desktop items. In here I have folders
called, Games. Programmes, Internet, Family, and Utilities.
All these folders except the Family folder have in them
aliases of the applications. See
alias. The Family folder
has folders within it of all members of my family and within
these all the documents saved by various family members.
This Family folder is the one that from time to time I
backup.see
Saving
The folder Desktop items I keep in my hard drive.
I now have made an alias of the various folders within the
Desktop Items folder and placed in the Apple menu, Launcher
and as Popups. Now if ever I add to any of these folders
what has been added will automatically be added to all other
folders.
See also
'Apple
Menu items' and
'Launcher'
and 'Popup
Windows' and
'Hard
Drive'
'Desktop
Pictures'
To have a picture on your
desktop, you first must have pictures saved for this
purpose.
This may be the best way to do it. Create a folder within
your personal folder and name it Desktop Pictures. Place in
here all the pictures you wish to show at one time or the
other on your desktop.
Go the the Apple menu + Control Panel +Appearances. Click on
the button Desktop and then the button below Place picture,
or if you already have a picture on your desktop Remove
Picture and then Place Picture. Scroll to your folder you
have created named Desktop Pictures and click on the one you
want and then click on Open. Now you can play with the
button called Position. When all done click on Set
Desktop.
If you want a different picture each time you start your
computer. Open up the Appearance panel as above. Now go to
where you have your Desktop Picture folder and drag the
complete folder and place it on top of where the pictures
show in the Appearance panel. Then click on Set Desktop. To
remove the complete folder, just click on Remove
Picture.
See
Also Startupscreen
'Disable
Extensions'
Holding the Shift key down
during start-up forces the computer to launch without
extensions, control panels and start-up
items.
'Disk
First Aid'
This utility will check and
correct any faults it finds on your hard drive. When you
bought your last system you probably were given this utility
on a floppy or CD. As a general rule, run it once a month,
depending on the use your computer gets. Run it from it's
own system and not your computer system, as it can't check
and correct what is already running.
See also
'Booting
Up From CD'
and
'Norton Utilities'
'Duplicate'
Holding down Command+D will
duplicate the highlighted icon.
To duplicate the icon to another position or folder hold
down Option while you drag to another position. When you
release the mouse the file will be
Duplicated.
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