November 1, 2004 Agenda

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• November 1, 2004 Agenda
• Backup Considerations
• What to backup
• Backup Hardware
• Backup S/W
• Working with Microsoft Word
• Adding backgrounds
• Working with Outlook Express
• Archiving
• Recovering "lost/missing" windows

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Backup Considerations

• Why backup?
• Accidents happen you can accidentally delete
  files for example
• Computers break - mechanical / virus / hackers
• Need to recover critical information
• What do you backup?
• Everything ? simple to recover large volume
• Critical files most common approach
• personal data / photographs consider keeping
  everything in a special folder
• Email
• address book
• Browser links i.e. IE favorites
• Windows Registry
• ???
• You already have backups for you programs or
  you should have

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Backup Considerations

• Backup Hardware
• 3 ½ diskette - small volume least reliable
• Hard drive convenient but cant be removed
• Tape earliest method slow
• Zip Drive / flash memory limited size
• Another computer need to be networked
• CD Rom / DVD need writable H/W
• Backup (and recovery) S/W (built in features)
• Windows copy command
• S/W provided by H/W vendor upgrades available
• Backup/Recovery specific S/W
• Windows provided
• XP System Restore
• XP Backup Utility not installed with Home
  Edition but is on CD
• http//www.backup-software-reviews.com/ - list
  the 18 they consider the best

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Working with Microsoft Word
Step 1 Use Help it really is very good. Step
2. Experiment So How do we use help We could
go to the TOC and look for a topic that might
help I prefer to use the search What is a good
search word(s) for adding a background to a
letter? If help doesnt answer the question
there are lots of online (internet) articles
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Working with Microsoft Word

• Adding a watermark/background
• Word 2003
• Click Format ? Background ? Printer Watermark,
  then click Picture Watermark and choose the
  picture desired. If you select the Washout option
  the image will be very light.
• Word 2000
• Not as simple but this procedure should work
  but not tested.
• Click Insert ? Picture ? From File and choose the
  picture desired.
• Position the pointer over the picture and Right
  Click ? Format Picture
• Click the Size tab to adjust the size
• Click the Layout tab and then the click the
  Behind Text icon to place the behind the text.
• Click the Picture tab to adjust brightness and
  contrast
• Click OK and when you type, the text will appear
  on top of the picture
• You will need to repeat the above process for
  every page

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Working with Outlook Express

• We will look at 2 things
• Archiving you emails
• Fixing what you see
• First lets review folders

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Folder Review
Real World
Computer World
Sub-Folder MyDocuments recipes
income tax 2003 2004
Keep information
Folder MyDocuments ProgrameFiles
Photographs
Assemble common topics
File it away
Hard Drive C drive D drive
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Working with Outlook Express

• Applications typically use folders (or simulate
  folders) to organize information
• Internet Explorer Favorites
• Internet Explorer Email
• Inbox
• Outbox
• Sent Items
• Deleted Items
• Drafts
• Plus you can add you own
• Archived
• Personal
• Jack
• Jill
• Mary

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Working with Outlook Express

• Outlook Express is made up of a series of windows
• You can modify
• Others popup when needed
• You can accidentally remove
• What happens if remove the list of email folders?