XP Tips and Hints

[~Patrick~]

Want a cleaner looking screen with crisp text?
- close or minimize everything
- rt click on your wallpaper screen.
- choose properties
- choose "appearance" tab
- bottom rt choose "Effects..."
- check the box "Use the following to smooth the edges of screen fonts:"
- choose "Clear Type"
- apply

[~Patrick~]

I guess I am the last on to discover this....

[~Patrick~]

Hows this one?

If you use a scroll mouse, Hold down Ctrl and scroll.
This will re-size text

[Lewis]

You're getting warmer http://sci.rutgers.edu/forum/images/smilies/smile.gif

However, as a quadriplegic you're leaving me in the cold http://sci.rutgers.edu/forum/images/smilies/biggrin.gif

-Lewis

[metronycguy]

Originally posted by Pat(wheelinarcher):

Hows this one?

If you use a scroll mouse, Hold down Ctrl and scroll.
This will re-size text that is a great one, i always try and pass that one on..

[metronycguy]

nice http://sci.rutgers.edu/forum/images/smilies/smile.gif

[Sci Mom]

I have found that some of my older software doesn't like XP. But, I just learned that XP has a compatibility feature; you can set your computer to run as if you have Windows 95, 98, 2000, ME or NT.

I'm probably the last person on Earth to learn this...but just in case! http://sci.rutgers.edu/forum/images/smilies/smile.gif

[metronycguy]

nevermind doesnt work http://sci.rutgers.edu/forum/images/smilies/frown.gif

[PN]

Here's a list of things you can do with the Windows key:

Windows: Display Start menu.
Windows + D: Minimize or restore all Windows.
Windows + E: Display Windows Explorer.
Windows + Tab: Cycle through buttons on taskbar.
Windows + F: Display find: all files.
Windows + Ctrl + F: Display find: computer.
Windows + F1: Display Help.
Windows + R: Display Run command.
Windows + break: Display system properties dialog box.
Windows + shift + M: Undo minimize all windows.

PN

[~Patrick~]

You forgot Windows + M = Minimize all windows.

T-10 complete
10/08/01