December 2007 Newsletter

Happy Holiday E-Connectors, I am going to continue on with the newsletter in a blog format-unless I hear lots of loud cries telling me otherwise!

Many of you had problems opening last months blog. A part of it was the format in which I sent it, I will try to do better this month!
A sure way to be able to open the link is to copy and paste the web site address into your web browser.

I did get a comment that the old newsletter format was preferable as it could be printed out. These hints can be printed out as well. Just highlight the ones you like; copy (Ctrl C) and paste (Ctrl V) them onto a word document and print it out.

You will note that at the end of each section on the blog, there is a link for comments. Click on the word 'comments' and let your voice be heard. You can make it public or not; but it might be a good fun way to use your internet interactiviely- and safely.

This months hints will explain how you can print your list of internet 'Favorites' . Then you can have a hard copy for your files of your favorite web sites.

The other hint is a refresher on how to foward emails safely. Scroll down and read on!

Save and Print your Internet 'Favorites'

Follow the steps below to print your list of Internet Favorites.

1. First open Internet Explorer,      (for Firefox, click bookmarks,organize bookmarks) If you have a different browser, click comments at the bottom and tell me what you are using

2. Click on File.

3. Click Import/Export and the wizard will appear.

4. Click next (at the bottom)      Here you can select what to import and export

5. Select Export Favorites option then click Next button.

6. Next you will get option which folder you want to export.

7. You can select the top folder Favorites or just a specific folder.

8. Select "Export to a File or Address" option and give it a name and location.

9. Click Next and Finish it.

10. Open the file and print it for your files.

Forwarding E-Mails Safely

I think most everyone knows this but just a reminder about deleting email addresses before fowarding on emails. When you forward an e-mail you received from someone else, their e-mail address is still contained in the e-mail. As long as the e-mail continues to be forwarded, your e-mail address is at risk.

The best thing to do to keep addresses safe is clean up every e-mail before you send it off. You want to share the e-mail with other people, not the e-mail addresses already in it.
To do this: click and drag with your mouse to highlight the email addresses to be delted, them press the delete or backspace key.

You can also clean up all those carots (>>>) that come with fowarding emails. Well, there's no simple way to manually eliminate all of those carets (unless you backspace them all) without downloading a program to do it for you, but there is something you can do to prevent more of the carets from showing up. In Outlook Express, go to Tools, Options and click on the Send tab. In there, look for the Plain Text Settings button and click on that. Next, make sure the box that says "Indent the original text with (carets) when replying or forwarding" is unchecked. This will stop any additional carets from getting into the e-mail.