Tech Tuesdays
Tuesday, September 25, 2001
Finding Lost Things
On Your Computer
First rule: Don’t Panic!
Usually, files and
folders can be found
with a little effort
and ingenuity.
Take a deep breath,
then start sleuthing!
Start searching the easy way:
Go to Start>Programs>Search>Files
or Folders.
Type in any word or phrase that might
be in the title of your file or folder.
Found it? Double-click on the file and
it will open.
Didn’t find it?
Wildcard: Can’t remember the file name
but know you typed in Word? Then type
*.doc in the search box. This tells the
computer to list all Word documents.
Other extensions you might use: .xls
(Excel), .ppt (Powerpoint), .jpeg or .jpg
or .gif (pictures).
Another option:
• Go to Start>Documents.
• You will see a list of the latest
documents you worked on.
• Click once to open the document if you
find it.
Within Microsoft Office:
Are you in Word (or another Office
program) and want to find another
document you just worked on?
Go to Window in the menu bar and at
the bottom of the scroll menu and it will
list any documents currently open.
Highlight the one you are looking for.
Still lost?
Maybe you deleted it
Go to the Recycled Bin on the Desktop
and double-click to open it.
If you find the file, drag it out onto your
desktop, then to the right folder.
What about First Class?
Lost all your folders? Look above your first
listed email at the gray bar that has name,
size, subject, and last modified on it.
Put your cursor directly on the gray bar until
you see an up and down arrow with a line
bisecting it appear.
Click and hold and drag down until you see
your folders pop up again at the top!
More on First Class:
Try opening all of your folders.
Sometimes even other folders are
accidentally hidden within other folders.
Try going to View>Show Deleted Items
to see if you did delete it accidentally.
If you did, right-click on the email and
select undelete.
To avoid losing stuff:
As a rule, save only on the desktop or
in My Documents.
When you find something that was lost,
open it then go to File>Save As and
look in the Save In blank to found out
where it’s being saved to. You may
need to change where it goes so you
don’t lose it again!
By Jove, I think she’s got it!
Way to go!
Next week:
Changing
Printers!