COPY FILES/PHOTOS TO A CD IN XP

To copy files and folders to a CD

Insert a blank, CD-R or CD-RW into the CD recorder.

Open  My Computer.

Click the files or folders you want to copy to the CD. To select more than one file, hold down the CTRL key while you click the files you want. Then, under File and Folder Tasks, click Copy this file, Copy this folder, or Copy the selected items.

If the files are located in My Pictures, under Picture Tasks, click Copy to CD or Copy all items to CD, and then skip to step 5.

In the Copy Items dialog box, click the CD recording drive, and then click Copy.

In My Computer, double-click the CD recording drive. Windows displays a temporary area where the files are held before they are copied to the CD. Verify that the files and folders that you intend to copy to the CD appear under Files Ready to be Written to the CD.

Under CD Writing Tasks, click Write these files to CD. Windows displays the CD Writing Wizard. Follow the instructions in the wizard.

Notes: To open My Computer, click Start, and then click My Computer.

Do not copy more files to the CD than it will hold. Standard CDs hold up to 650 megabytes (MB). High-capacity CDs hold up to 850 MB.

Be sure that you have enough disk space on your hard disk to store the temporary files that are created during the CD writing process. For a standard CD, Windows reserves up to 700 MB of the available free space. For a high-capacity CD, Windows reserves up to 1 gigabyte (GB) of the available free space.

After you copy files or folders to the CD, it is useful to view the CD to confirm that the files are copied.

 

MISC XP HINTS AND TIPS

TOOL BAR ICONS

There are several shortcut icons that can be placed on your top Tool Bar that you may find useful. The ones I think are useful are Print Preview, Full Screen, and Character Size. Follow the instructions below to install these features. AOL users would have to open Microsoft Internet Explorer as the Internet Browser rather than AOL to access these Tool Bar features.

By default, the task bar is locked in Windows XP, limiting your ability to customize it. You can unlock the task bar by right-clicking on it and un-checking the option Lock the Taskbar.

Right Click (RC) on the top Tool Bar, then Left Click (LC) on Customize.

In the left window select the desired option, then LC Add. Continue for as many options you wish to add.

 

ADD SOUNDS TO COMPUTER ACTIONS

Various sound effects can be added to various most computer functions and certain keyboard strokes. An example is my email greeting. There all kinds of sound effects on the internet, which can be downloaded to your computer. Follow instructions below for adding sounds.

Save your custom sounds in the Media folder in your Windows directory.

Go to Start – Control Panel and Double Click (DC) Sounds and Audio Devices then LC the Sounds tab.

Locate the action, in the Program Events, window you wish to add or alter the sound on and LC.

LC on Browse, locate and LC on the desired sound selection and LC on the black right arrow to the right of Preview in lower left area of dialogue box.  

 

KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS

Windows offers a lot of useful and convenient keyboard shortcuts. If your keyboard has a Windows key, there are even more.

 

Windows key + R                    Run 

Windows key + M                   Minimize All

Windows key + Shift+M          Undo Minimize All

Windows key + F1       Windows Help

Windows key + E                     Explorer

Windows key + F                     Find Folder or Files

Windows key + Tab     Cycle through Taskbar Buttons

Windows key + Pause/Break    System Properties

Ctrl+X             Cut selected item

Ctrl+C             Copy selected item

Ctrl+V             Paste

Ctrl+Z              Undo the last operation

Shift+F10         Pops up the shortcut menu, just like right-clicking

Ctrl+Esc           Pops up the Start Menu

Ctrl+A             Select all items

Ctrl+F              Find

Alt+Tab           Switch between   applications

Alt+Tab+Shift Switch backward between applications

Alt+Esc            Switch open windows

Alt+Enter         Open properties for selected item

Shift+Delete     Delete selected item without placing it in the Recycle Bin

F1                    View Help for a selected dialog box

F2                    Rename the selected item

F3                    Opens the Find  Command in your current folder

F4                    Drop the "folder selection menu" in Explorer

F5                    Refreshes the contents of the current folder

Alt+F4             Quit a program

Backspace                   Go up one directory (Explorer), go to previous page (Internet Explorer)