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Computer beginners and professionals will find helpful lessons, tutorials and link references on this website.  I have been involved in multimedia and new creative arts for over fifteen years.  I took my first computer course in 1982.  So, I'm an old timer.   I have degrees in business and communications and broadcasting and have also chalked a couple of years of computer programming courses.  I work in public access television production and also do professional photography on the side .... in my spare time.  Oh yea, one of my jobs was working for a major internet company as a technical support specialist.  These pages are from notes I took over the years.  There is so much to learn and the computer industry as well as the digital photography, videography and audio industries are constantly changing.  I hate paying for anything, so I have collected as much free stuff as I can and I started to take notes and collect great links.  Hope my notes help you too!
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How to Download 

    Creating a New Folder - see creating a folder for Windows XP directions
Preparation before you download:
  1. Find Windows Explorer on your Desktop (looks like icon on the left).  If it is not located on your desktop, go to START - PROGRAMS and look near the end of the list.
  2. Open Windows Explorer.
  3. Highlight (C:).  by clicking once on the C: as shown. 
  4. Go to the menu at the top left and press FILE - NEW - FOLDER and a new folder will appear.
                                         
  5. If the folder text is highlighted in blue as seen above, simply type in a new name for the folder.  For instance, type download1 then press ENTER. You can rename the folder any name you'd like.  This is file you'll look for when you download.

    If the text is not highlighted, click once on the New Folder and go to the top left menu again FILE - RENAME and then rename it (or just RIGHT CLICK YOUR MOUSE BUTTON while the mouse arrow is on the folder).

    Note:  You should always keep control of anything you download.  Know where the files are being downloaded to and maintain the ability to delete those files.  Creating a special folder for downloads helps protect you from viruses and reduces the number of "miscellaneous" or unknown files on your hard drive. It may be a good idea to include a month and date when you name your folder, i.e. downloadsApril2003, that way you can easily back up or delete whatever new files you added to your computer.

    Now you're ready to download.

How to Download
  1. Find the hyperlink (usually underlined) of the file you want to download, or press on the graphic that says download.

    On most download pages, there will be a list of operating systems, i.e. Win98, Win2000, Mac, Linux, etc.  Choose a link that corresponds to the operating system you're using.  For instance, if you are going to use the downloaded program on Windows 98, select the Windows 98 file type to download.  

    If you are downloading a new driver for your printer, cd-rom or other device, you may also have to distinguish which device and model number you own in order to download the correct driver.
  2. Click twice with your left mouse button.
  3. A Save File dialogue box will come up.


  4. Press SAVE once you've opened the folder you want to save the file or image into.

    NOTE:  If you simply want to download graphics, such as a logo, you simply place your mouse arrow over the graphic and click your RIGHT mouse button and select SAVE IMAGE AS, or SAVE PICTURE AS, or SAVE BACKGROUND AS.  

    Some download procedures don't let you pick where you want to save the download right away, you may find that feature by looking for an ADVANCED button.

 
 
 
 
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