Quick Source Tips

Do you want all of your folders to have the Details view or maybe the Extra Large Icons view. Here is how to change the default view in all folders on your computer:

1. Open a folder window and select the view you want to use as the default.
2. Click the Organize button on the toolbar.
3. Select Folder and search options from the resulting menu.
4. Click on the View tab.
5. Click the Apply to Folders button
6. Click the Yes button.
7. Click the OK button.

Jump lists are a list of recently items that you can access from the Taskbar button for a program.

• To open a recently used file, right-click the program Taskbar button, and select the file name from the shortcut menu.
• To open the program, right-click the program Taskbar button, and select program name from the shortcut menu.
• To permanently display the program button on the Taskbar, right-click the Taskbar button, and select Pin this program to taskbar from the shortcut menu.
• To close one open window in a program, right-click the Taskbar button, and select Close Window from the shortcut menu.
• To close multiple open windows in a program, right-click the Taskbar button, and select Close all windows from the shortcut menu.

Now that you have it, how does it work? Here is how to send an MMS message from your iPhone:

1. Press the Messages icon.
2. Press the New Message button.
3. Enter or select who you want to send the message to.
4. Click the Camera icon next to the text box.
5. Do one of the following:
   • To take a photo or video to send, select Take Photo or Video. Take the photo or video and press the Use button.
   • To send a photo or video you have already taken, select Choose Existing. Select the photo or video you want to use and press the Choose button.
6. Optional: Enter text in the text box.
7. Press the Send button.

For more iPhone tips and tricks, check out the iPhone 3Gs Quick Source Guide!

These steps work in Windows Vista and Windows 7:

1. Click the Start button.

2. Select All Programs.

3. Right-click the Startup menu.

4. Select Open from the resulting menu.

5. Locate and select the shortcut to the program you want to run at startup.

6. Click and drag the shortcut to the Startup folder.

7. Click the Close button when you are finished.

This is a wonderful feature that is included in the last several versions of Adobe Acrobat. It is a great time saver when you are doing a couple of functions to many files. For example, here is how you would add security to multiple files using batch processing:

1. Select Document Processing from the Advanced menu.
2. Select Batch Processing from the resulting menu.
3. Click the New Sequence button.
4. Enter a name for the sequence and click the OK button.
5. Click the Select Commands button.
6. Under Document, click Security.
7. Click the Add button.
8. Double-click Security.
9. Click the arrow on the Security Method box and select a security option from the resulting menu.
10. Select security options and click the OK button.
11. Click the Close button.
12. Click the OK button.
13. Select options in the Run commands on section.
14. Select options in the Select Output location section.
15. Click the OK button.
16. Click the Run Sequence button.
17. Click the Close button when you are finished.

Here is a really helpful way to use find and replace to quickly format text.

• Click the Replace button in the Editing group on the Home tab.
• Enter the text you want to format in the Find what box.
• Enter the same text in the Replace with box.
• Click the More button.
• Click the Format button.
• Select the format type from the resulting menu.
• Make formatting selections.
• Click the Find Next button.

Here are some really useful keyboard shortcut to help you navigate in Windows Vista. In an open Explorer window:

• Alt + Up arrow key: takes you to the next directory up in your folder hierarchy. Keep pressing Alt + Up arrow key to quickly get to your Desktop folder.
• Alt + Right arrow key: takes you forward.
• Alt + Left arrow key: takes you back.
• F4: opens the address bar pop-up menu.

I use this feature a lot, espeically if I am working on a Word file that someone else created and I can’t seem to figure out the formatting that they applied. To clear all of the formatting and start fresh, click the Clear Formatting button in Font group or press Ctrl + Shift + N.

To quickly search your music library for all songs from a specific artist, find a song by the artist you want, and gently hold a finger on screen directly over the artist’s name. After a few seconds, all songs from that artist will appear on screen.

Did you know that you can block mail from specific countries that use top-level doamin codes such as .ca or .us?

1. Select options from the Tools menu.
2. Click the Junk E-mail button.
3. Click on the International tab.
4. Click the Blocked Top-Level Domain List button.
5. Check the boxes next to the countries you want to block.
6. Click the OK button to close all remaining open dialog box.