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How to View Currently Installed Printers
How to View Currently Installed Printers Over time, you may install multiple printers, in which case you may want to remind yourself of the capabilities of each or view the documents you have sent to be printed....
How to Use the Touchpad, Your Laptop’s Built-In Mouse
How to Use the Touchpad, Your Laptop’s Built-In Mouse Though you may have used a keyboard of some type or a traditional mouse attached to a desktop computer , a laptop pointing device, called a touchpad...
How to Use the Computer Mouse
How to Use the Computer Mouse With a computer, you use both a keyboard and a mouse to enter text and give commands to the computer. Though you may have used a keyboard of some type, a mouse may be new to you,...
How to Turn On and Log On to Your New Computer
How to Turn On and Log On to Your New Computer After you connect your monitor , keyboard , and mouse to your new computer and your computer is plugged into an electrical outlet or strip, you’re ready to turn...
How to Turn Off Your Computer
How to Turn Off Your Computer To turn off your computer when you’re done using it, you need to initiate a shut down sequence in your operating system instead of simply turning off the power. Choose Start and...
How to Troubleshoot Basic Computer Hardware Problems
How to Troubleshoot Basic Computer Hardware Problems By Corey Sandler from Fix Your Own Computer For Seniors For Dummies Although there are unlimited possible combinations of hardware settings, you...
How to Take Care of Your Computer Mouse and Keyboard
How to Take Care of Your Computer Mouse and Keyboard By Corey Sandler from Fix Your Own Computer For Seniors For Dummies The good news is that mice, trackballs , and keyboards make computing easy....
How to Take Care of Your Computer Monitor
How to Take Care of Your Computer Monitor By Corey Sandler from Fix Your Own Computer For Seniors For Dummies Your computer’s monitor displays images on its screen, such as the Microsoft Windows7...
How to Set Printer Preferences
How to Set Printer Preferences You can set printer preferences, such as being able to print in color or black and white, print in draft quality (which uses less ink) or high quality (which produces a darker,...
How to Set a Default Printer
How to Set a Default Printer You can set up a default printer that will be used every time you print so that you don’t have to select a printer each time. Here’s how to make a printer the default from your...
How to Save Battery Life in a Laptop
How to Save Battery Life in a Laptop Battery life , or the length of time it takes your laptop battery to run out of juice, is constantly improving, with some recent laptop batteries getting as much as nine...
How to Repair a Windows Operating System Installation
How to Repair a Windows Operating System Installation By Corey Sandler from Fix Your Own Computer For Seniors For Dummies If you’re having problems with your computer, you may need to repair an...
How to Remove a Printer
How to Remove a Printer Over time, you may want to upgrade to a new printer and get rid of your old one. When you do, you also may want to remove the older printer driver from your computer so that your...
How to Reinstall a Windows Operating System
How to Reinstall a Windows Operating System By Corey Sandler from Fix Your Own Computer For Seniors For Dummies When you buy a new PC from a retailer or directly from a manufacturer, it ordinarily...
How to Know What You Can Do with Your Computer
How to Know What You Can Do with Your Computer If you’ve never owned a computer and now have one for the first time, figuring out what your computer can and can't do may be a somewhat daunting experience. The...
How to Install Memory on Your Computer
How to Install Memory on Your Computer By Corey Sandler from Fix Your Own Computer For Seniors For Dummies Adding memory (up to your machine’s specific limit) is generally the most cost-efficient way to...
How to Install an Internal Hard Drive on Your Computer
How to Install an Internal Hard Drive on Your Computer By Corey Sandler from Fix Your Own Computer For Seniors For Dummies The process of adding or replacing your computer’s hard drive isn’t as hard as...
How to Install a Printer for Your Computer
How to Install a Printer for Your Computer To use a printer, your computer has to have software installed — a printer driver — and use certain settings to tell your computer how to find the printer...
How to Fix Your Computer Hard Drive
How to Fix Your Computer Hard Drive By Corey Sandler from Fix Your Own Computer For Seniors For Dummies The hard disk drive in your computer has a limited life expectancy. If you’re unlucky, your drive...
How to Fix a Computer Printer
How to Fix a Computer Printer By Corey Sandler from Fix Your Own Computer For Seniors For Dummies You try to print a document from your computer, but nothing happens. Or worse yet, the printer jams or...
How to Distinguish between Computer Hardware and Software
How to Distinguish between Computer Hardware and Software You may have heard the words hardware and software before and wondered what the difference was. The hardware is all the tangible computer equipment,...
How to Determine a Price Range When Buying a Computer
How to Determine a Price Range When Buying a Computer Buying a computer can be confusing, especially because of the amount of choices and the large price range . You can buy a computer for anywhere from $299 to ...
How to Connect the Monitor, Keyboard, and Mouse
How to Connect the Monitor, Keyboard, and Mouse After you unpack your new computer, you may need help with its setup. Your computer comes with a monitor , keyboard , and mouse . You should connect these items...
How to Clean Up Your Computer’s Hard Drive
How to Clean Up Your Computer’s Hard Drive By Corey Sandler from Fix Your Own Computer For Seniors For Dummies The best repair is the one you don’t have to make. If you can keep your computer up to...
How to Choose Computer Processor Speed and Memory
How to Choose Computer Processor Speed and Memory When you shop for a computer, you’ll want to pay attention to both processor speed and memory before you buy. Your computer contains a processor contained on...
How to Choose a Computer
How to Choose a Computer You can find several styles of computers on the market, and you may be wondering how you’ll ever choose which one to buy. Some computers, such as laptops , are small and portable....
How to Change Scanner Settings
How to Change Scanner Settings After you install a scanner, you may want to take a look at its default settings or even change them. Fortunately, modifying the scanner settings is an easy task. 1. Choose Startâ†...
How to Fix Your Computer Hard Drive
How to Fix Your Computer Hard Drive By Corey Sandler from Fix Your Own Computer For Seniors For Dummies The hard disk drive in your computer has a limited life expectancy. If you’re unlucky, your drive...
Windows 8 System Requirements
Microsoft Windows 8 is the newest member of the Windows operating system line and features major user interface changes over its predecessors. Windows 8 Release Date Windows 8 was released to manufacturing on...

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