You know that I’m a huge Gmail fan and have written and recorded many tips for the email service here for you at HelpMeRick.com. This short post simply gives you a quick and easy way to access ALL those Gmail tips by clicking here ! Enjoy and leave any Gmail related questions you have in the comments! Thanks.
The web and email were not meant to be printed. However, many computer users love to print many things we receive via email or the web. In this tip, I’m going to teach you how to use less paper and ink when printing AND get better looking printouts for things you do want to print. If you combine this new… Read More »How to save time & money when printing from the web – Video Tip
One common problem I help solve every day is the recovery of passwords. For some reason, tracking passwords and usernames becomes a daunting task for most computer users. The advice I dispense most often when asked how to track all of the usernames and passwords we accumulate these days is to simply write it down. Not just anywhere, however, but… Read More »Start your password tracking system today!
This tip falls in the category of “wow, that’s easy to do, I wish I would have known about it long ago!”
When you are on a particularly long web page and need to find a term or phrase, click on Edit from your menus, then Find (or Find in page on some browsers). The keyboard shortcut is Ctrl + F. You will be presented with a small window that allows you to enter a word or phrase and then the computer will look for that word on the page and bring you right to it.
As with many other features, Mozilla Firefox’s implementation of this feature is superior to all other browsers, as it gives you helpful extras like find the next or previous occurrence of the word or phrase you are looking for and even has an option to highlight all the occurrences on the page. (See the accompanying picture).
This tip is especially helpful for genealogy researchers. Sometimes your eyes can become crossed looking for a surname in a sea of text. Use the find function instead and cut your work and eye strain in half!
If you need to look for the same term again on the same page, you will notice that the function gives you the option to find again without retyping.
This type of search works best with single words, but you can experiment with phrases as well.
You can also use the Find function in Word Processing documents, email, spreadsheets, and PDF files as well.
Watch the short video below to see this tip in action in both Firefox and Internet Explorer.
Backup of your important data is always an essential part of using technology. Here is a quick tutorial on how to backup your Yahoo email address book! To backup your address book in yahoo.com email, follow these steps: Click the Contacts icon in the upper left corner of the screen Click Actions from the menu in the upper center of the screen Click Export Click the Yahoo… Read More »How to backup your Yahoo email Address Book – Video Tip
Backup of your important data is always an essential part of using technology. Here is a quick tutorial on how to backup your Outlook.com address book (same applies for live.com, msn.com, and hotmail.com users)! To backup your address book in Outlook.com email, follow these steps: Click the ‘bento box’ menu in the upper left corner of the screen Click People Click Manage from the upper center… Read More »How to backup your Outlook.com Address Book (contacts) – Video Tip
Backup of your important data is always an essential part of using technology. Here is a quick tutorial on how to backup your Gmail address book! To backup your address book in Gmail, follow these steps: Click Gmail above the Compose button in your Gmail screen (upper left side) Click Contacts Click More from the left side (if you don’t see “More” on the left… Read More »How to backup your Gmail Address Book (contacts) – Video Tip
Phishing is the dark art of getting computer users to click on links in email or open attachments that are nefarious. Often times these emails are cleverly disguised UNLESS you look carefully at the wording, grammar, and sending address. It MIGHT have a name of a friend, family member, or co-worker, but closer scrutiny will reveal the address is not… Read More »More Phishing attempts…
My brother asked this question earlier this week and at his suggestion, I’m sharing the answer here. He mentioned that he thought the search in Gmail wasn’t very good (which is preposterous since it has no match). He went on to explain that his searches weren’t finding items he had deleted. “au contraire”, I quickly retorted. I told him Google’s… Read More »How to get Gmail to show you search results from the trash – Video Tip
I have written and recorded many, many Gmail tips, but I came across this concise and informative Gmail tip about searching your Gmail account made recently by Google. Check it out!