General Computer Hints:

D9750 e-mail Scam and Virus Protection Guide Page

How to set MS Word DOC file to Australian defaults
(for page size, margins and spelling).

Web Page Hints:

Hint: If you click on a link it will replace the page you are looking at, BUT (with most newer web browsers) if you hold a SHIFT key down while you click a link, then the new page will open in a new window leaving the current page intact. Some links are configured to do this even with a normal click.

Hint: If you want to print out a page that is longer than just using the "Print" button allows with "Framed" pages (like this site), click in the content area then select FILE-PRINT from the menu (= [Ctrl+P]), and select "Print Only the Selected Frame" rather than "Print as laid out on screen". Look for a link at top or bottom of some pages (like this one) for a "Print this Page" link, which will do this for you.

Hint: If you want to print out only part of a long page, click in the content area, drag your mouse over the area of interest to highlight it, then select FILE-PRINT from the menu ( = [Ctrl+P] ), and select "Print Selection".

Hint: The number of pages to print out a page depends on the margins you have set for your printer (in Page Setup), and the size of text font you are using to view at the time (either a font or text size button on the toolbar or in the View menu). A smaller font than is useable on-screen is often quite readable when printed, and can save pages.

Hint: If you wonder why your print outs from Outlook Express come out in odd size fonts sometimes, it is because the printing font size in Outlook Express is set by the current view text font size set in Internet Explorer, not the "View-Text Size"setting in Outlook Express itself, which is only for the display. OE comes as part of IE.

Hint: If you re-visit a page that has changed since that visit, you may actually still be seeing the version stored in your web browser's file cache on your computer, not the latest version on the web site. To bring in the latest version of a page, especially one with topical information, use the "Refresh" or "Reload" button in your browser's toolbar. Sometimes, eg if your ISP has a proxy server between you and the site, you may need to use Refresh/Reload while holding down the Control key to get the new version on your screen.

Hint: To download a file, you can " Download direct to disk " by Right Clicking on the file link and select "Save Target As", then a location on your disk. You can then open it at your leisure in the relevant application, rather than have it open in your browser by just clicking on the link.

For Macs: The equivalent actions for a standard Mac mouse in IE (Internet Explorer) to mouse button functions on a PC mouse are:
* [Shift+Click] for a new browser window = [Command+Click] on the Mac,
     ie hold the [Apple Command] key down while you click.
* [Right Click] for a set of options = [Control+Click].
* To directly download ([Right Click] then "Save target as") = [Option+Click].