Question: Microsoft Word has all kinds of fonts, which is great. If you want to change the icon font under “Display/Appearances” in the Control Panel, a lot of fonts are available with variations such as “Western”, “Mac”, “Turkish”, “Greek”. Do I need all these font variations, or can I delete some of them? And if […]
Question: I read your recent article on rebuilding hard drives to cut down on stalls on a PC. Does this process also solve similar problems on Macs? If so, is there a different process involved for the Mac system? —A.L. Answer: I’m no Mac expert, but I know a few around the Internet and the […]
Time for a little cleaning! Here are a few quick answers to short questions I’ve received about Windows 98 lately. Question: When I start my computer, the “Dial Up Connection” dialog box appears automatically on my desktop screen. I close it once, it reappears. … I close it again and again it appears. Only on […]
Question: I would be so grateful if you tell me how to remove icons from the Windows bar at the bottom. I have two which appear uninvited (Photo Impact, Real Player) and one (volume control) which disappears even though I like it there. Answer: You’re talking about your system tray. That’s the little sunken box […]
Question: I am running Windows 95 and Word 6.0. I’m upgrading Word 6.0 to Word 97. In the Start menu, I’m having problems with the group of programs under Microsoft Office. The following programs, when I click on them, execute to Microsoft Excel: Microsoft Office, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Power Point, Microsoft Excel (which is correct). […]