Computer Tips and Tricks
How to view two software programs at the same time
There is a way to resize the screens on your computer so that you can view the
internet at the some time you are viewing your own genealogy.
In the upper right hand corner of the screen are three icons. There is a minus
sign, a box or double box, and an X.
If you move your arrow to the minus sign and tap the touch pad, your screen with
disappear and you will see that the software program is now available from the
task bar at the bottom of the screen. Move your arrow to the task bar over the
name of the software program and tap the touch pad. The software program will
again appear on the screen.
The center icon at the top right hand corner of the screen is a box or double
box.
1- Double tap the box icon in the middle of the three icons at the top right had
corner of your computer screen. This will give you a smaller window of that
software program.
2- Move the arrow to the top blue bar and double click the touch pad, keeping
the left button down on the second click.
3- Move the mouse and you will drag the small screen to another place on your
computer screen. Place it where you want it.
4- Place the mouse arrow at the edge of the small screen until you get an arrow
with a pointer on each end. This is call a double arrow.
5- Double tap the touch pad, holding down your finger the second time and slide
the mouse which will move the edge of the small screen in the direction you
slide the mouse.
This way you can resize the small window to any size you desire. I place the
small screen on one side of my computer screen.
Next open the second software program you want to view and follow the same
procedure to resize that window. This time place it on the other side of the
computer screen. Now you can view both screens at the same time.
For those of you
who are using a touch pad on a laptop, simple double tap the touch pad
instead of double clicking the left mouse button.
Highlight, Copy and
paste with a mouse
1- To highlight, move your mouse to where you want the highlight
to begin.
2- Double click the left mouse button holding the button down the on the second
click.
3- With your finger down, move the mouse to the end of the information to be
copied.
4- Lift up your finger off the button and you will see the highlight.
5- Press control C on the keyboard and this will place the highlight on the
computer clipboard. You will not see what is on the clipboard it at this time.
6- Go to the program where you want to paste the highlight.
7- Place your cursor where you want the highlighted information to be.
8 Press control V on the keyboard and the information you placed on the computer
clip board will appear.
Highlight, Copy and paste using a laptop touch pad
1- To highlight, place the arrow where you want the highlight to
begin.
2- Tap the touch pad twice
3- The second time you tap the touch pad keep your finger on the pad and then
slide your finger which will moved the cursor to where you want the highlight to
end.
4- Lift up your finger and you will see the highlight.
5- Press control C on the keyboard and this will place the highlight on the
computer clipboard. You will not see what is on the clipboard it at this time.
6- Go to the program where you want to paste the highlight.
7- Place your cursor where you want the highlighted information to be.
8 Press control V on the keyboard and the information you placed on the computer
clip board will appear.
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