Windows XP Killer Tips
, by Stephenson, Kleber
- ISBN: 9780735713574 | 073571357X
- Cover: Paperback
- Copyright: 1/1/2003
- Windows XP titles are in huge demand with many books on the market. However, none bring you information "boiled down " like this. - Packed with nothing but sidebar tips that the pros use everyday! - Scott Kelby's appeal to Mac users will deliver bonus audience: Call it reverse switching; many Mac users have to use Windows in their workplace, and this book is their lifeline.
Kleber Stephenson is President of U.S.Diginet -- Interactive Communications
| Windows...Wide Open Get the Most Out of Windows XP | p. 2 |
| Two Clicks Are Too Much | p. 4 |
| That Picture Suits Me | p. 4 |
| May I See a Menu Please? | p. 5 |
| Give the True Gift of Love...Share Your Computer | p. 5 |
| Not Sure About a File? Just Drop It | p. 6 |
| Another Way to Maximize and Restore Windows | p. 6 |
| Minimize Using the Taskbar | p. 7 |
| Close Using the Taskbar | p. 7 |
| Don't Just Maximize Your Windows--Go Full Screen | p. 8 |
| Manually Resize a Window | p. 8 |
| Resize a Maximized Window | p. 9 |
| Change Which App Opens a File | p. 9 |
| You Can Make It Smaller if You Squeeze It | p. 10 |
| Make Room! Compress Folders and Directories | p. 10 |
| Change Your Views | p. 11 |
| Nice View! I Think I'll Save It | p. 11 |
| Want More Toolbar Buttons? Who Can Blame You? | p. 12 |
| Toolbars Getting Crowded? Shrink the Icons | p. 12 |
| Organize Icons on Your Toolbar | p. 13 |
| Keep 'em Separated | p. 13 |
| What Are Those Little Black Arrows on My Toolbar? | p. 14 |
| Toolbars a Mess? Get Back Your Defaults | p. 14 |
| Finally! Toolbars the Way You Like Them | p. 15 |
| Links...The Ultimate Toolbar | p. 15 |
| Add New Folders to the Links Toolbar | p. 16 |
| Rearrange the Links Toolbar Icons | p. 16 |
| They're Icons; You Can Change 'em | p. 17 |
| Removing the Links Toolbar Icons | p. 17 |
| Anti-Scroll Tip--Right-Mouse-Click | p. 18 |
| Anti-Scroll Tip--Use the Keyboard | p. 18 |
| Wheel Mouse Scroll Tip--Adjust the Wheel | p. 19 |
| Serious Folder Power | p. 19 |
| Applying Folder Templates | p. 20 |
| That's Better Than an Icon | p. 20 |
| What are Those Little Black Arrows on My Task Panes? | p. 21 |
| Remove the Task Panel | p. 21 |
| Use Filmstrip View to Browse Pictures | p. 22 |
| The Not-So-Obvious Power of Filmstrip View | p. 22 |
| Open Folders in Different Windows | p. 23 |
| Hmm, It Needs Its Own Window | p. 23 |
| Instantly View a File's Details | p. 24 |
| Don't Like Toolbars? Don't Use 'em | p. 24 |
| Browse the Web From Any Window | p. 25 |
| Find Files Using the Address Bar | p. 25 |
| Pop-Up Taskbar Buttons | p. 26 |
| View Status Bar on Windows | p. 26 |
| Screen-Saver Safe | p. 27 |
| Control the Control Panel | p. 27 |
| Side-by-Side | p. 28 |
| Have It Your Way Customize Windows XP | p. 30 |
| Ground Control...We Have Icons | p. 32 |
| It's A-to-Z for the All Programs Menu | p. 32 |
| Don't Like the New Start Menu? Change It Back | p. 33 |
| More Programs on the Start Menu | p. 33 |
| "Pin" Programs to the Start Menu | p. 34 |
| Scroll Your Programs Instead | p. 34 |
| My, My, My...We Get It | p. 35 |
| The Internet on Your Taskbar | p. 35 |
| Taskbar Web Pages | p. 36 |
| Launch Apps from the Address Bar | p. 36 |
| Favorites All the Time | p. 37 |
| Floating Toolbars? Cool! | p. 37 |
| Quick! Launch It | p. 38 |
| Quick Launch Your Favorite Apps | p. 38 |
| Moving Quick Launch Icons | p. 39 |
| One-Click Search | p. 39 |
| Taskbar...On the Move | p. 40 |
| Stretch! Ah, That's Better | p. 40 |
| Peek-a-Boo with the Taskbar | p. 41 |
| Hide the Taskbar Manually | p. 41 |
| A Desktop You Can Always See | p. 42 |
| Make Some Room: Stack 'em | p. 42 |
| Huddle Up, Group Your Buttons | p. 43 |
| Speed Tip: Close a Group at Once | p. 43 |
| If I'm Not Using 'em, I Don't Want to See 'em | p. 44 |
| You've Been Notified...You've Got to Go | p. 44 |
| Pump Up the Volume | p. 45 |
| Do You Need the Time? | p. 45 |
| Work Out of Your Briefcase | p. 46 |
| It's Time for a Change | p. 46 |
| I Prefer Solids | p. 47 |
| It's Not a Theme Park, But It's Close | p. 47 |
| Create Custom Themes | p. 48 |
| Appearing Live on Your Desktop...Your Favorite Web Page | p. 48 |
| A Refreshing Desktop | p. 49 |
| Add Cool Web Stuff to Your Desktop | p. 49 |
| Animate Your Desktop | p. 50 |
| Lock Web Items | p. 50 |
| Change Your Pointer Scheme | p. 51 |
| It's Not Easy Lookin' This Good | p. 51 |
| Cruisin' Navigating Windows XP | p. 52 |
| It All Happens Here...Get There Quickly | p. 54 |
| A Different Default View | p. 54 |
| Turn Any Window into Explorer | p. 55 |
| Instantly Explore Any File | p. 55 |
| Can't See It? Doesn't Matter | p. 56 |
| Just Type Its Name | p. 56 |
| It's All About the Details | p. 57 |
| Making the Details Fit | p. 57 |
| Let's Sort This Out | p. 58 |
| Rearrange Columns in Details View | p. 58 |
| Using the Keyboard to Navigate Views | p. 59 |
| Windows a Mess? Group 'em | p. 59 |
| I'm Feeling a Little Blue; I'm Compressed | p. 60 |
| Find Your Hidden Files | p. 60 |
| Where Am I? | p. 61 |
| Where Am I? (Another Way) | p. 61 |
| No Go | p. 62 |
| Delete This! | p. 62 |
| Taking Out the Trash | p. 63 |
| Oops! I Didn't Want to Delete That | p. 63 |
| Navigate Windows Without the Mouse | p. 64 |
| Navigate Menus Without the Mouse | p. 64 |
| Save It Where Ya Want It | p. 65 |
| Quick Save | p. 65 |
| Instantly Save to a New Folder | p. 66 |
| Single Click? Don't Overwrite | p. 66 |
| I Don't Think I'll Save After All | p. 67 |
| Resize Open/Save Dialog Box | p. 67 |
| You Can Cut and Paste from Here | p. 68 |
| Show File Extensions | p. 68 |
| Be Choosy with Extensions | p. 69 |
| System Properties in a Click | p. 69 |
| You Can Always Go Back | p. 70 |
| Moving Files Using the Tasks Pane | p. 70 |
| An American Icon Working with Icons in Windows XP | p. 72 |
| Send Shortcuts to the Desktop | p. 74 |
| Move Folders | p. 74 |
| Drag-and-Drop Shortcuts | p. 75 |
| Drag-and-Drop Copies | p. 75 |
| Can't Make Up Your Mind? Give Yourself Options | p. 76 |
| Create Shortcuts from the Start Menu | p. 76 |
| Create a Shortcut for Just About Anything | p. 77 |
| Don't Forget the Shortcut's Shortcut Menu | p. 77 |
| I Know It's a Shortcut | p. 78 |
| Change a Shortcut's Icon | p. 78 |
| Change a Folder's Icon | p. 79 |
| Don't Like Your New Icon? Change It Back | p. 79 |
| Make Your Own Icons | p. 80 |
| Arrange Your Icons | p. 80 |
| Keep Your Icons in Line | p. 81 |
| Adjust Icon Spacing | p. 81 |
| Where Are My Desktop Icons? | p. 82 |
| Change Default Desktop Icons | p. 82 |
| Super-Size 'em | p. 83 |
| Create a New Folder | p. 83 |
| Add Comments to Your Shortcut Icons | p. 84 |
| Locate a Shortcut's Target | p. 84 |
| That's a Long File Name | p. 85 |
| Turn on the Thumbnails | p. 85 |
| Select Everything in a Folder | p. 86 |
| Click-and-Drag to Select Icons | p. 86 |
| Select Almost Everything | p. 87 |
| Select Continuous/Noncontinuous Files | p. 87 |
| The Fast and The Furious Windows XP Speed Tips | p. 88 |
| Dragging Files to the Recycle Bin When It's Hidden | p. 90 |
| A Quicker Way to Rename | p. 90 |
| Undo Renaming Mistakes | p. 91 |
| e-Mail Attachments from Just About Anywhere | p. 91 |
| Cool! Toolbar Drives | p. 92 |
| Making Favorites a Real Favorite | p. 92 |
| Speed-Launch Your Favorite Apps | p. 93 |
| Not Just No; No To All | p. 93 |
| Open Multiple Files at the Same Time | p. 94 |
| Show the Desktop Fast; Restore It Even Faster | p. 94 |
| Shortcut to Shut Down | p. 95 |
| Switch 'em Out and Lock 'em Up | p. 95 |
| A Useful Power Button? | p. 96 |
| Quick Quitting | p. 96 |
| Instantly Resize Columns in Detail View | p. 97 |
| Quickly Expand Folders | p. 97 |
| Don't Forget Me, I'm Special | p. 98 |
| Launch Favorite Apps at Startup | p. 98 |
| One-Click Properties | p. 99 |
| Toggle Open Items on the Taskbar | p. 99 |
| You Can Be Choosy when Opening Files | p. 100 |
| Delete an Open Folder? | p. 100 |
| Create a Shortcut of an Open Folder | p. 101 |
| Open an Open Folder's Shortcut Menu | p. 101 |
| You Don't Have to See It to Move It | p. 102 |
| You Don't Have to See It to Move It (Take 2) | p. 102 |
| Selectively Group Open Windows on the Taskbar | p. 103 |
| Copy and Delete at the Same Time | p. 103 |
| It's Outta Here! | p. 104 |
| I Didn't Want to Drag That | p. 104 |
| Close a Group of Windows with One Click | p. 105 |
| Close a Group of Windows with One Click (But Leave the Active Window Open) | p. 105 |
| Minimize All Windows at Once | p. 106 |
| Didn't Mean to Move It? Undo It | p. 106 |
| A Faster Way to Search Folders | p. 107 |
| Delete the Entire Word | p. 107 |
| We Will Rock You Rockin' Windows Tips | p. 108 |
| Rename 'em All at Once | p. 110 |
| It's Show Time! | p. 110 |
| Cool Custom Screen Savers | p. 111 |
| Don't Stand by, Hibernate | p. 111 |
| Let Windows Do the Talking | p. 112 |
| Give the Scraps to Your Desktop | p. 112 |
| Drag-and-Drop Drives | p. 113 |
| Personalize the All Programs Menu | p. 113 |
| I'm Really Good at Checkers | p. 114 |
| Right-Click Print | p. 114 |
| Grandma's Gettin' a Fax | p. 115 |
| Just Go Home | p. 115 |
| Search the Web at Any Time, from Any Place | p. 116 |
| Install Fonts Without Installing Them | p. 116 |
| No Adobe Type Manager? No Problem | p. 117 |
| Preview Installed Fonts | p. 117 |
| Associate Files with Multiple Apps | p. 118 |
| "Send To" Anywhere You Want | p. 118 |
| Folder Icons? | p. 119 |
| Hidden Apps--Chat with People on Your Network | p. 119 |
| Hidden Apps--Create Self-Installing Packages | p. 120 |
| Hidden Apps--Custom Characters | p. 120 |
| Hidden Apps--What Happened to NetMeeting? | p. 121 |
| Capture Me if You Can | p. 121 |
| Save That Pop-Up | p. 122 |
| Open Several Apps at Once | p. 122 |
| Create a New File Without Launching Its Program | p. 123 |
| Top-Secret, Invisible Folders | p. 123 |
| Do You Have the Correct Time? | p. 124 |
| Little Help Please | p. 124 |
| See Clearly with ClearType | p. 125 |
| Super-Fast Media Previews | p. 125 |
| Save Streaming Media | p. 126 |
| Keep 'em Out of Your Folders | p. 126 |
| Print Photo Sheets | p. 127 |
| Order Prints Online | p. 127 |
| Toggle Display of File Names in Filmstrip/Thumbnails View | p. 128 |
| Drag-and-Drop Previews | p. 128 |
| Disguise Your Files | p. 129 |
| Play That Funky Music Windows Media Player 9 Tips | p. 130 |
| Skin Deep | p. 132 |
| Shed Your Skin | p. 132 |
| Love That Skin | p. 133 |
| Anchors Away | p. 133 |
| Get Funky | p. 134 |
| Maximize the Funk | p. 134 |
| I Need More | p. 135 |
| Drag, Drop, Play | p. 135 |
| Custom Color | p. 136 |
| Alvin? Is That Alvin? | p. 136 |
| Play It Even Faster | p. 137 |
| What's Your EQ? | p. 137 |
| Super-Fast Playlists | p. 138 |
| Shortcut to Playlists | p. 138 |
| Add from Anywhere | p. 139 |
| Add 'em All at Once | p. 139 |
| It's Automatic | p. 140 |
| Give It One Star | p. 140 |
| Built-In Power Sorting | p. 141 |
| Let's Sort It Out | p. 141 |
| Surprise Me | p. 142 |
| Queue-It-Up | p. 142 |
| It's Mini-Player! | p. 143 |
| Mini-Player's Mini Info | p. 143 |
| Mini-Funk | p. 144 |
| Play It Again | p. 144 |
| It's a Control Thing | p. 145 |
| It's Worth Waiting For | p. 145 |
| Make It Right | p. 146 |
| Gettin' Geeky | p. 146 |
| I'll Tell You Where to Look | p. 147 |
| Can't Take the Highs and Lows | p. 147 |
| Level the Playing Field | p. 148 |
| Can You Relate? | p. 148 |
| Sing Along | p. 149 |
| WOW! | p. 149 |
| You Can Find It from Here | p. 150 |
| It's All in the Name | p. 150 |
| This Isn't Going Anywhere | p. 151 |
| It's a Small World Explore Your World with Internet Explorer | p. 152 |
| Don't Type Your URLs | p. 154 |
| Back and Forth in a Flash | p. 154 |
| Back and Forth Using the Keyboard | p. 155 |
| You Should Know Your History | p. 155 |
| Quick Favorites | p. 156 |
| Drag-and-Drop Favorites | p. 156 |
| That Makes No Sense | p. 157 |
| Folders for Favorites | p. 157 |
| Never Organize Favorites | p. 158 |
| Home's a Drag | p. 158 |
| Speed Search | p. 159 |
| I Want a New Window | p. 159 |
| Like It? Send It to a Friend | p. 160 |
| Don't Just Send It; Archive It | p. 160 |
| Erase Your History | p. 161 |
| Cover Your Tracks | p. 161 |
| Cover Your Tracks Automatically | p. 162 |
| Master of Disguise | p. 162 |
| I Don't Need That Much Space | p. 163 |
| Power Search | p. 163 |
| Super-Fast Browsing | p. 164 |
| View It Offline | p. 164 |
| Take It a Step Further | p. 165 |
| Quick Save Web Graphics | p. 165 |
| Make It Your Background | p. 166 |
| Clearing Passwords | p. 166 |
| Who's Related? | p. 167 |
| Smart Printing | p. 167 |
| You Don't Have to See It to Save It | p. 168 |
| Send It to Your Desktop | p. 168 |
| Tab Your Way Through Forms | p. 169 |
| One-Click Favorites | p. 169 |
| Come Together e-Mail Made Easy | p. 170 |
| I Just Want to Start Up | p. 172 |
| You've Got a New Mail Sound | p. 172 |
| Go Directly to Your Inbox | p. 173 |
| Read It, But Leave It | p. 173 |
| Group 'em | p. 174 |
| Add New Members | p. 174 |
| Bcc Is Better | p. 175 |
| Right-Click to e-Mail | p. 175 |
| Manage Your Mail | p. 176 |
| What's the Subject? | p. 176 |
| Flag It | p. 177 |
| Yep, We Received It | p. 177 |
| Shortcut to Your Best Friend | p. 178 |
| Personal Phone Book | p. 178 |
| Sign It and Forget It | p. 179 |
| Did You Get My Message? | p. 179 |
| Snag That Stationery | p. 180 |
| I Can't Get Enough | p. 180 |
| Do-It-Yourself Stationery | p. 181 |
| Things To Do | p. 181 |
| Move Messages Quickly | p. 182 |
| Drag-and-Drop to Edit | p. 182 |
| Can't Spell? | p. 183 |
| Teach It to Spell | p. 183 |
| Just Show Me New Messages | p. 184 |
| That's the Font for Me | p. 184 |
| No Mail from You | p. 185 |
| Check e-Mail Continuously | p. 185 |
| Got Mail? Your Notification Area Knows | p. 186 |
| Quick Add Contacts | p. 186 |
| Who's Online? | p. 187 |
| Say "Hey" Instantly | p. 187 |
| Too Racy? Turn It Off | p. 188 |
| Drag-and-Drop Attachments | p. 188 |
| Create a vCard | p. 189 |
| Give Me Directions | p. 189 |
| Messenger--Are You There? | p. 190 |
| Messenger--Give Me a Break | p. 190 |
| Messenger--Drag-and-Drop to Send | p. 191 |
| Messenger--.NET Alerts | p. 191 |
| Messenger--You're Blocked | p. 192 |
| Messenger--Super-Fast Groups | p. 192 |
| Messenger--Quickly Add Contacts to Groups | p. 193 |
| Messenger--What Did They Say? | p. 193 |
| Messenger--Send Messages from the Taskbar | p. 194 |
| Messenger--Make It a Party | p. 194 |
| Messenger--Get Rid of Pop-Ups in a Hurry | p. 195 |
| It's a Wrap Movie Making with Windows Movie Maker 2 | p. 196 |
| Super-Size the Storyboard | p. 198 |
| Trimming Made Easy | p. 198 |
| Un-Trim Your Clips | p. 199 |
| Trim a Picture | p. 199 |
| Quickly Rearrange Clips | p. 200 |
| Create Title Effects | p. 200 |
| Quick-Change Title Text | p. 201 |
| Snag a Still Shot | p. 201 |
| Freeze Frame | p. 202 |
| Audio Only | p. 202 |
| Get Rid of the Audio | p. 203 |
| AutoMovie | p. 203 |
| Add Background Music | p. 204 |
| Narrate Your Movies | p. 204 |
| Getting' Geeky with Transitions | p. 205 |
| Cross-Fade Clips | p. 205 |
| Double Time | p. 206 |
| Getting Precise with the Timeline | p. 206 |
| Back to the Beginning | p. 207 |
| Quick Fades | p. 207 |
| Don't Split My Clip | p. 208 |
| Do-It-Yourself Clips | p. 208 |
| Share Your Clips | p. 209 |
| Hacked Off Those Annoying Things You Do | p. 210 |
| Yes, I Really Want to Delete | p. 212 |
| I Know, I Installed It | p. 212 |
| Stop Printing | p. 213 |
| Don't Report Me | p. 213 |
| A Less-Friendly Search | p. 214 |
| I'll Update Myself | p. 214 |
| No More Pop-Ups | p. 215 |
| Bigger, Smaller ... They're the Same | p. 215 |
| I'm Distracted | p. 216 |
| Why Would I Want to Restart? | p. 216 |
| Beat Your CD Player to the Punch | p. 217 |
| Why Can't I Drag-and-Drop It? You Can, But It's Weird | p. 217 |
| Scientific Calculator? | p. 218 |
| Annoy Others--Freaky Desktop | p. 218 |
| Annoy Others--My Documents Are Gone! | p. 219 |
| Annoy Others--Nothing But Shortcut Menus | p. 219 |
| Annoy Others--Can You See Me Now? | p. 220 |
| Annoy Others--Shut Down at Startup | p. 220 |
| Annoy Others--Launch Everything at Once | p. 221 |
| Doh! Troubleshooting...Smash Forehead on Keyboard to Continue | p. 222 |
| Three-Finger Salute | p. 224 |
| Where's My ScanDisk? | p. 224 |
| Knowledge Can Make You Smarter | p. 225 |
| Am I Connected? | p. 226 |
| Give It a Boost | p. 226 |
| Feeling Sluggish? | p. 227 |
| We're Compatible | p. 227 |
| It Could Be Hung Up | p. 228 |
| Save Searches | p. 228 |
| Help and Support Favorites | p. 229 |
| I Can't Move My Toolbars | p. 229 |
| I Wish I Could Go Back | p. 230 |
| Protect Files from System Restore | p. 231 |
| Don't Just Click OK | p. 231 |
| Save the Blue Screen of Death | p. 232 |
| How Much Space Do I Need? | p. 233 |
| Trash the Garbage | p. 233 |
| Prefetch? | p. 234 |
| 10% Is Too Much | p. 234 |
| Stay Up to Date with Update | p. 235 |
| I Forgot My Password, Now What? | p. 235 |
| What's the Process? | p. 236 |
| Special Events | p. 236 |
| I'm a Network Guru | p. 237 |
| Feeling Fearless? Windows XP Registry Hacks | p. 238 |
| Back Up Your Registry | p. 240 |
| Registry Favorites | p. 240 |
| I Prefer Trash | p. 241 |
| It's All in the Name | p. 241 |
| Speedier Menus | p. 242 |
| I Don't Need the Arrows | p. 242 |
| Start Without Me | p. 243 |
| I've Got a Tip for You | p. 244 |
| My Media Player | p. 244 |
| Outlook Express Should Start Here | p. 245 |
| Control the Control Panel | p. 245 |
| Hack IE's Title Bar | p. 246 |
| How About Outlook Express' Title Bar? | p. 246 |
| Friendly Trees Aren't Friendly at All | p. 247 |
| You've Been Infected! | p. 247 |
| You Can't Notify Me | p. 248 |
| Grouping, My Way | p. 249 |
| "Shortcut to" Nowhere | p. 250 |
| Not-So-Recent Documents | p. 251 |
| Who Are You? | p. 252 |
| No Access | p. 253 |
| Hyper-Trash | p. 254 |
| Index | p. 256 |
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