Handy QuickTip - Shutting Down

To quickly shut down your Windows XP computer press the Windows key then press U twice.

Creating a new folder

If you would like to create a folder to place documents or photographs in just right click where you want the folder to be created and select NEW then Folder, the folder will created and will allow you to rename it.

Handy QuickTip - Sorting the "Start" Menu

If you have a lot of programs on your Windows XP computer and it is making it hard to find anything in your "Start" menu, you may want to sort them in to alphabetical order.
To do this open up the list of programs and right click your mouse button then select sort by name.

Note: this tip is only for user of Windows XP as Windows 7 and Vista automatically sort the programs into order.

The "Start" Menu in Windows XP

Following on from the "Start" menu sections, we have added this section that deals with the options in the "Start" menu that are specific to Windows XP.

1. Printers and Faxes - again this section really is self explanatory and the fax section now is almost obsolete, but if you have a printer attached to the computer you will find the installed file for it here.
2. Search - this section allows you to find the files that you have stored on your computer.
3. Run - this section goes back to the earlier versions of operating systems and is what is known as a Command Line, which allows you to type specific commands into the computer, most of these commands in newer versions of Windows are handled in a different way.