'Hard Drive'
Folders only should be showing when you open up your Hard Drive. Everything on your Hard Drive should be filed in one of these folders.
I have the following folders although you may have slightly different names to some of yours. System, Utilities, Internet, Games, Odds, Programmes, Desktop Items, Personal.
The folders I believe you should at least have are System, Utilities, Games, Programmes, Internet, & Personal.
System
In here is everything that makes your computer tick. As a general rule unless you know what you are doing, put nothing in here. Keep out of this.

Utilities
In here is kept things like virus checkers, QuickTime, Speed disk, Stuffit, Res edit, Disk Copy, Disk Wizard, Disinfectant, Disk First aid.

Internet
In here you keep anything that makes the Internet tick.

Programmes
In here you keep all your Applications or Programmes, but not Internet Browsers and emailers. These go in the Internet folder.

Games
In here you keep all the games you have.

Desktop Items
In here I keep all those folders I want as Pop ups.

Personal
This is the folder I keep all those files or documents that from time to time should be backed up. Files or documents that have been created from various Applications.

Odds
In here I Keep all those help files and things that I am unsure where else to place them. Someone one day might help me put them somewhere else.
See also 'Desktop'

'Hard drive Full'
Even although you may have 10mb free, every time you open and work with a programme, space is used on your hard drive and apart from this, where do you save everything if there is little room left.

When is your hard drive full??
Not an easy question to answer, but if you have less than 20mb to 50mb available consider one of the following.

What do you do.
You can buy a new hard disk to replace the one inside your computer. If you want a bigger SCSI drive for an older Mac, you could buy a Seagate Medalist 4.5GB for about $595 + GST. If you want an IDE drive for an imac (and some older Macs), you can get a Barracuda 13.6GB drive for about $400 + GST. (information supplied by Craig Saunders.)

You could buy an external hard disk,
so that you don't have to replace the hard disk inside your computer. That way you end up with two hard disks. (The case to put your external hard disk in adds around $150 to the price though.)

There are other options.
You can remove all your programmes or the less frequently used applications and put them onto a zip. Make an alias of these and place the alias on your computer. Now when you want to use this programme you click on the alias and a notice will come up telling you what zip to insert.

Another option.
is to place all your applications onto a CD and make an alias of all these and place on your hard drive. Several members of the club have the equipment needed to write a CD for you.

A second hand hard drive.
may also be another option, if one is available.

A member of the committee would be able to assist you in your best option.

'Help'
Holding down Command+? will open up the help file.

'Help Memory'
When going into the Help menu, you may get the notice "Not Enough Memory"
An alert box may appear with a message that there is not enough memory to use Mac Help, particularly after updating or installing new software on your computer.

Symptom
When you try to search Mac Help, an alert box with this message appears:
"There is not enough memory to complete this operation. Quit other open applications and try again."
However, the Finder indicates that there is an adequate amount of available memory.

Products affected
Mac OS 9.x
USB Printer Sharing 1.0.1 or earlier

Solution
Remove the file "Help Viewer Accessors" from the Apple Help Prefs folder in the Preferences folder.
This tip sent in by Ken Nichol
See also Memory

'Hiding Pages'
To hide all pages on the desk top hold down Option and click the top right hand button of the top page. To open again Option click again.
On older systems double click on the title bar while holding down the Option key.

'Hiding Programmes'
If you are working with a programme and you want to hide it while working on another, or to prevent an unexpected guest from seeing it. With the programme open option click on the desktop. To bring it back click on the programme in your finder.

'Highlighting'
To highlight text hold your mouse down while you drag across the text. To highlight one word click twice, to highlight one line click three times and to highlight a paragraph click four times. If you really get the finger going you can highlight the complete lot, although easier is to click at the beginning of where you want to start the highlighting and then scroll down to where you want it to finish and then hold down your shift key and click.
see also 'Arrow Keys'

'Highlighting multiple Icons'
Hold down the Shift key while clicking on icons you wish to highlight.

'Home Page' Tested on Claris Homepage version 3
Before you start creating your web site follow these instructions on how to set up your computer. Although there may be various ways of doing this I find you won't go far wrong if doing it this way.
Create a Folder and Name it Home Page.
Create two folders inside this folder and name one HTML files and another and name it Upload.
Create a folder inside the folder named HTML files and name it images.
In the Home Page folder you can keep any notes to yourself.
Place the folder named Home Page inside your folder you have for storing all your personal data.
You now have a folder called Home Page that has two folders in it. One called HTML files and one called Upload.
Insider the HTML folder you have another called images.
Open Claris home page 3.
Under the Edit menu go to Spelling and under Select dictionary set to English.
Go to Edit menu and go to Preferences.
Click on Browser Preview and set which browser you want to use.
Go to HTML Source.
Set the top line to read HTML, if not already reading this.
The next line, Header Comment change to None. (you can change this later.)
The bottom three little square boxes, just have a cross in the top one, remove any others.
Now you should be set to go.
Under the File menu click on New Page.
Go to the icon for Document Options.
Click on Appearances and set the colour of the background of the page you want to use.
Click on Parameters and type the name you want to call the page. This is the name your viewers will see.
Now save the document in the HTML folder and call it index.html it must be named this and exactly as I have typed. No CAPITALS and No spaces. This will be your home page.
Any other pages you create you can call whatever you wish but when saving you must only use small letters and no spaces between words. Instead of using a space you must use _ So if your page name was My Mums Page you must save it as my_mums_page.html
All images must also be in small letters with no spaces and must be followed with the extension code.
All html files go in the Html folder and all images go in the images folder.
Have fun and I'll see you soon. email me if you need help.

'Home Page Anchors' Tested on Claris Homepage version 3
An anchor is something you place on your page and from anywhere you can direct your page to go there.
To make an anchor.
Let's say you want to return to the top of the page.
Click at the top of the page and then go to the Insert menu and click on Anchor. You will be asked to give it a name. Type in: return_to_top.
Now go to where you want to return from, probably the bottom of the page. Here you will have written return to top.
Highlight this and then click on the link editor button. Now click on the arrow at the far right of the panel that opens and click on: Link to open file. Choose the file you want to refer to and then click on the notice: return_to_top. You will find as a default already there will be: top of page. Don't use this, but use the one you have created. You will find now in the URL panel #return_to_top.
If you now go to the preview button and scroll down to the bottom of the page and click on: return to top you will be taken back to the top. You can put anchors anywhere on your page. It is good practice to name your anchors to represent the place it refers to. Don't use capitals or spaces.
Note. If you use the default setting: top of page this will open a new window and reload. This takes time and I would recommend not using it.
You can use an anchor that gets refered to from another page.
see also 'Home page Up Loading'

'Home Page Line Brake' Tested on Claris Homepage version 3
When typing reaches the end of a line it will automatically return down to the next line. However if you use the Return button it will return down as if you required a new paragraph. If in fact you didn't intend for it to be a new paragraph. When you get to where you want it to return down. Go to the insert menu and click on Line break.
see also 'setting width'

'Home Page Tables Adding New Line'
Tested on Claris Homepage version 3
Ever wondered how to add a line to a table, when you want the new line to be inserted between two others. Do this. Double click on your table and then add a line. Now you will see a line has been added to the bottom of your table. Click in it and go to the html source. You will see something like this.

<TR>

<TD>

<P></P>

</TD>

</TR>

Your cursor will be between the <P></P> Scroll over all these codes shown and cut. Now go back to your edit page and you will see the line you placed in has gone. Now click on the beginning of the line where you want the new line to be. Go back to the html source. Once again go up to the beginning of the line <TR>and hit return. Then put your mouse up to the blank space you have created and say paste. Depending on how many columns you have in your table will depend on the html extra codes that are between

<TR>

<TD>

and

</TD>

</TR>

'Home Page Tables 'Setting Width'
Tested on Claris Homepage version 3
When creating a table that you want to be the full width of the screen, the width allocated should be 100%. Don't use pixels or auto. By using 100% then the table will be the full width of the computer screen, no matter what screen size is being used. The columns within the table can be set to either pixels or auto depending on the use you have for them.

'Home Page Up Loading' Tested on Claris Homepage version 3
Once you have created your html files and before you up load. Check all your links and that you have all your html files together and all your images together in another folder. Make sure all your html files are all named in small letters with no spaces between words and end with .html All your images as with your html files must be in small letters with no spaces and end with the extension code, i.e.: .gif Instead of spaces between words always use _. i.e.: my_home_page.html
Your front html Page must be called index.html

Up Loading html files.
Open your index page and then go to your File menu and click on Remote and then Up Load. A box will appear, click on the notice that says: Set ftp Options. In here you have to fill in your Server name, your User name, and your pass word. All these would have been sent to you from your server. Click on to save password. In the remote folder box would normally have nothing. Your server would have advised you on this. Your ftp mode should be Passive. Now click OK, another box will appear. Check all details are correct, the box that reads include image files leave blank, and then click on Up Load. This will now automatically connect to the Internet and Up Load.
Once you have done this go to your web site and check that it got there OK. If not check your settings again. You can now Up Load all your html files as above.

Up Loading Image files.
Have Home page running and go to your file menu and click on Open Folder as Site. A box will come up and you will have to, using the scroll bars find your images folder. This should be in your html folder. Once you have found it double click on it to open it. At the bottom of this box now will say Select Images folder. Click on this. A box will now appear headed Site Editor_images. If you scroll through this box you will see all your images plus another file called site_definition.wst At the top of this box you will find a link with an arrow facing up called Up Load. Click on this. another box will appear and click on Set ftp Options. In here fill in as you did when sending your html files. Where it says Remote Folder, this time instead of leaving blank as you did with your html files, type in /images Now click OK and check the details are correct and select Entire site. Now click on Upload. Once again you will be automatically connected to the Internet and your files will be Up Loaded. As before check your web site for any errors.
I find it handy to make another folder within the Homepage folder and call it Uploads. In this folder place another site_definition.wst as explained above and direct it to the remote /images. This folder is used for any further Uploads you will have of images.
see also 'Home Page Anchors'

'ICab Hotlist'
If you want to import Bookmarks or Favourites from Netscape or Explorer. Click on Import from the File menu and scroll through to your preferences.
Netscape Bookmarks.
You will find these in your Preferences in a folder called Netscape users. Open this and in here click on the user folder you want to retrieve the bookmarks from and click on Bookmarks.html and then click on Import.
Explorer Favourites.
You will find these also in your preferences in a folder called Explorer. Open this and click on Favourites.html and then click on Import.

'ICab Toolbar'
To make available bookmarks or favourites in your toolbar. Open up your Hotlist folder and create a new folder and call it Toolbar within this Hotlist folder. Now your favourites you want to show on your toolbar, drag from your hotlist and place in this new made folder. It is perhaps a good idea to drag the folder Toolbar you have made and place at the top of your Hotlist folder. To place this new folder on your Toolbar, click on it while holding down the Control key and click on Use for favourites toolbar. Under the View menu you can switch the toolbar on or off. If you want to remove an item from the toolbar, just drag from the toolbar folder back into the hotlist folder.

'Improper Shutdown Warning'
To disable the improper shutdown dialogue, un check the Shut Down Warning option in the General Controls Control Panel.

'Internet Explorer 4.5 Explorer Bar'
To quickly get rid of the Explorer Bar hold down Command + T. Hit Command + T again to display.

'Italic'
To highlight something in italic highlight the text you wish to change and hold down Command+I. Or you can perform this before you start to type. To revert back to plain text hold down Command+T.
see also 'Highlighting'

'Launcher' Before attempting see 'Desktop'
An easy way to collate all your every day applications and personal folders with one touch of the mouse.
Go to your system folder and make an alias of the Launcher Items folder. Place this on your desktop.
Now in here place folders for •Games, •Programmes, •Utilities, •Personal and anything else you may want.
The first letter of the folder must be • To do this hold down Option 8 and then the name of the folder.
Now all the folders you want quick access to, make an alias of and place in the appropriate •folder. You will find all these folders in the folder called Desktop Items in your hard drive.
Go to your Control panel which you will find in your system folder and make an alias of Launcher. Place this on your desk top also.
Now on your desk top you will have your Hard drive, a Trash Can, a Launcher alias and a Launcher Items alias.
It is a good idea to put the Launcher and Launcher Items aliases, into your Apple menu.
By setting up your computer this way there will be no need to go fishing around in your hard drive. If you want the Launcher to be activated at start-up, go to your Apple menu and click on Control Panels and then General Controls. In the box which opens click on the box where it says, Show Launcher at System Start Up. Also in your extensions manager make sure you have a cross against Launcher. Your Launcher will now open up automatically each time you start up your computer. I find it best however when you have the Launcher placed in your Apple menu for this to be unnecessary.
See Also 'Apple menu Items' and 'Popup windows'

'Ligatures'
To produce a fi ligature, hit Shift + Option + 5 and to produce a fl ligature, hit Shift + Option + 6.
To produce an ae ligature (two letters running together) in a word processing document for instance, hit Option + Apostrophe.