Pointers On Email

-------- Don't be rude:

When we were young, most of us were taught the basics of good manners, like saying 'please' and 'thank you'. So why should an email message be any different?

And make sure you sign it with your name. Remaining anonymous does not gain respect.

-------- Be Professional:

Don't use lots of emoticoms when writing to someone you don't know. LOL and IMHO may be meaningless to many people.

-------- Use a spell checker:

Most email software has a built in spell checker. The odd spelling error may be overlooked by most people, but an email filled with typos creates a bad impression. So use it. Eventhough it may mean spending a few seconds longer before sending it off.

-------- Check your Tone of Voice:

It is very easy to come across as rude and demanding in an email. Even if that's not your intention. So read your message before sending it off, and try to read it as your recipient would. Remember, she may not know you.

-------- Be Precise:

Keep your message short and to the point by all means. Bute nsure you have given all the information your recipient needs to act on your query. Especially when writing to a support desk.

-------- ASK before sending an attachment:

Many people - especially those in business, will *never* open an attachment because of the risk of a virus infection. If it's important to send an attachment, write first for permission to do so. Even then, some will refuse to accept it - unless they know you extremely well.

Give Yourself Some Breathing Space

Have you recently downloaded something to your Desktop, only to find that there's no Icon appearing on your screen?

Maybe there's so many icons on there, that it can't elbow its way into view.

Perhaps your desktop is filled to overflowing with icons so that many of them have disappeared off the screen?

---- Windows 98

Reduce the size of your Icons, and reduce the space between them!Like this ...

Right click on an empty space on your Desktop.

Left click 'Properties'.

Left click 'Appearance' tab.

Left click 'Item' drop down box.

Left click 'Icon'.

Reduce the size in the 'Size' box.

Click OK. Done!

If you want even more room you can reduce the amount of spacebetween them and get more icons per inch for your money.

Go to the 'Item' drop down box again, and open it.

Left Click on 'Icon Spacing Horizontal'

Reduce the space needed in the 'Size' box

Repeat the procedure with 'Icon Spacing Vertical'.

With trial and error you'll be amazed at the amount of space youcan save this way.

Now you'll have plenty of room on your desktop for your coffeeand sandwiches!

------ Windows XP

Right Click on an empty area of your Desktop.

Click on Properties

Appearance.

In Font Size drop down box SelectNormalClick 'Apply'

Click on Effects

UNcheck the 'Use Large Icons' box.

Click OK and OK

Browse around in there and you'll also find a facility to putunused and little used shortcuts into a folder to save even morespace ,,,

Click on 'Desktop'

Customize Desktop

General

Click on 'Clean Desktop Now' and follow the wizard.