Did You Know May 2002

Did You Know

Did You Know . . .

....that to understand a process, you need to understand the basic terminology? A DLL file refers to a file with a .dll extension. Those are the 3 letters after the file name which tell Windows what to do with the file. Dll stands for Dynamic Link Library. DLL files are used by applications to store functions and data required for proper operation. Some DLLs are used by the application that installs them, others are shared files which come with the operating system. Do not delete any DLL file without knowing exactly what will happen if you do.

....that the Taskbar can get crowded if you have several programs running at the same time? You can expand the Taskbar and give it more room to hold information. To do this, place the cursor at the very top edge of the Taskbar until your mouse pointer turns into a double arrow. Click and hold the left-mouse button and SLOWLY drag the mouse pointer up. When you are satisfied with the new Taskbar size, stop.

....that you can put a MAILTO command on the start menu? To do this, create a mailto shortcut by right-clicking on the Desktop and choose New, Shortcut. In the Command line, type <mailto:> and give your Shortcut a name, something like Blank Email. Then drag your mailto shortcut to the Start button until it opens, and place it wherever you like on the Start menu.

....that by putting all your favorite mailto shortcuts into a single folder on the Start menu you can open a pre-addressed email at any time? First, navigate to your Start folder at C:\WINDOWS\Start Menu. Then right-click in the window and choose New, Folder. Give your folder a name that makes sense, then drag any of the mailto shortcuts you've already created into it. Now, you can open any of your mailto shortcuts just by clicking on the Start menu and accessing the folder you just created.

....that you can create mailto shortcuts for individual email addresses? Start by creating one the way we did before. Right-click on the Desktop and choose New, Shortcut. This time, after typing <mailto:> in the Command line, follow the colon with the email address you want this shortcut to place into the To field. Then click Next, choose a name for your shortcut, and click OK to finish. Now you can double-click this shortcut and have the designated address in the To field, ready to go.

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