You can do IT in later lifeJune 2007
You can do IT is a regular feature of laterlife.com aimed at trying to help laterlife visitors make the most of Information Technology on or off the web. Jackie Sherman who runs the You can do IT Question & Answer section is an IT trainer and author. Jackie has spent her career in education and specialises in teaching IT to adults. Her courses for adults include such topics as MS Office, the Internet, e-mail and basic web page authoring. Jackie has also written several books - you can find more details about these by clicking here. Jackie has also been running a course specifically for over 50s. Via laterlife.com Jackie aims to particularly help those new to IT and the web to build up knowledge and confidence, so no question is too basic. At the same time she will cover Q&As for the more experienced user. So if you would like to ask a question of Jackie, or if you have discovered something which may be of interest to others in making the most of the web, then she would love to hear about that too. Why not email her jackie@laterlife.com LATERLIFE JUNE 2007
A: On most machines, enter the name of the organisation into the box, then hold down Ctrl and press Enter. (It will add .com, but this may still work as a shortcut to a .co.uk website.) If nothing happens, set the browser to "AutoComplete" as follows:
Q: My email system (Outlook Express) no longer shows me attachments. How can I get them back?
A:
You will need to turn off a security device used to
safeguard your machine. Open the system and then go to Tools
– Options. Click the Security tab and take off a tick
in the box in the Virus Protection section labelled "Do not
allow attachments to be saved or opened that could potentially
be a virus."
Q: I need to produce lists of items in alphabetical order using my word processing application. Is it possible to sort entries in Word?
Q: I want to install programs such as anti-virus software, spyware and adware, but I am worried I will actually download unsafe programs that will take over my machine. What is the best source for security programs?
A: You are right to be concerned, so why not do one of two things:
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