This month we have asked our Technical Support
department for some useful tips and tricks when
using the internet that may be of help to our
readers. Here are the best ones, we hope you
find them useful.
1. Internet Explorer Accessibility
If you are visiting a website or reading an
email and you are having trouble reading it due
to the font size or the page colour. Then try
this handy accessibility tip.
- Select the Tools option
- Select Internet options
- Select the General
tab
- Click on the Accessibility
- Tick the Ignore
font sizes specified on Web pages
- Tick the Ignore
Colours specified on Web pages
- Then click
Ok
2. Create short cuts to web pages
If you visit a website and don't have time to
read it but don't want to add it to ever increasing
favourites list, then there is an easy way to
create a shortcut to the webpage so you can visit
it later.
Internet Explorer:
- On the webpage you want to create the shortcut
for right click on your mouse
- Select Create
Shortcut
- You will then be asked if you want
to create a shortcut to your desktop, select
yes
A shortcut to this page has now been created
on your desktop for you to read at a later time
and delete when you are ready.
Firefox:
To do the same in Firefox you will need to download
the Create Shortcut add on which can be found
here: http://tinyurl.com/2r7spp. The process
is then exactly the same as above.
3. Getting the best search results in Search
Engines
Searching for a topic in search engines nowadays
is a lot harder as thousands of results are displayed,
and sometimes not as specific as you would like.
Here are some tips to get the best results:
- Use the + sign between words if you want to
search for all words, i.e. domains+hosting+vps
- To search for the exact text
you have entered use double quotation marks
i.e."domains"
- Avoid using "and" and "or" when
searching.
4. Easy way to organise your Favourites
Here is an easy way to organise your Internet
Explorer favourites without being online.
- Click on the Windows Start button
- Select Run
- Browse for Favourites and select
open
- Select All Files in the "files of type" drop
down box
5. Back up your Outlook Express Emails
If you want to make a backup copy of your Outlook
Express emails here is a guide of how to do it:
Backup Emails
- Open Outlook Express
- Select the Tools option
from the top menu
- Select Options from the drop
down box
- Select the Maintenance tab from the
selection provided
- Click on the Store Folder
button
The location of the files is now shown
- Using your mouse right-click on the location
text
- From the drop down box choose Select All
- Right-click
on the text again and choose Copy
- Now click
on the Cancel button
- Click Cancel again on
the Options window
- Exit Outlook Express
- Click on your Start menu
(the start button on windows)
- Select Run
- Using your mouse right-click anywhere
in the open box
- Select Paste from the drop
down box
- Click OK.
In this window you will see the files Outlook
Express uses to store your information.
- From the menu at the top select Edit
- From
the drop down box click Select All
- From the
menu at the top select Edit again
- From the
drop down box choose Copy
You will now need to find the location you want
to save the files to such as a folder in your
my documents. Once you have open this folder
you will need to:
- Select Edit from the top menu
- From the drop
down box click Paste.
You have now copied your e-mail files from the
Outlook Store folder into your new backup folder.
Restore Emails
This is how you can retrieve emails you have
saved in your backup folder and import them back
into Outlook Express:
- Open Outlook Express
- From the menu at the
top select File
- From the drop down box select
Import and choose Messages
- Select the program
from the list
If you are unsure of the program you use:
- Click cancel
- On the pop up Import box click
yes
- From the menu at the top select Help
- From
the drop down menu select About Outlook Express
This will now show you the program you are using
- Follow the procedure above
- Once you have selected
the program click Next
- Select Import mail from
an OE6 store directory and click OK
- Click
the Browse button and find the backup folder
you created
- Click to highlight this folder
then click OK
- Click Next to proceed
- Select All folders or
Selected folders
- Click Next then Finish
You have now imported your data
If you found these useful and
would like us to include Support Tips & Tricks
on different subjects in the future let us
know by emailing feedback@telivo.com |
Internet
Explorer 8 Beta 1 is now downloadable and is
a developer preview for web designers and developers
to help prepare their websites for the launch
of Internet Explorer 8. It is still a very early
beta version and installation is not recommended
yet unless you know what you are doing. 
