Many file types are associated with a particular program. The program with which the file is associated will open any file of that type when it is double clicked. Microsoft Word, for instance, is usua [..]

Many file types are associated with a particular program. The program with which the file is associated will open any file of that type when it is double clicked. Microsoft Word, for instance, is usua [..]

A “program” or module that only works from within another program. Equation Editor, Word Art and Graph are all Microsoft Office applets. Some tiny programs that do work alone, such as Cardfile and Cal [..]

Same as “Program”. See notes under program.

Files may have attributes of Read Only, Hidden, System, or Archive. It’s a bad idea to allow any files to be hidden. See read only for dealing with unchangeable documents.

Various programs and windows can be closed by one of these: Enter, Escape, q, Alt+q, Alt+F4, Control+q The + means you hold the first while tapping the second. The comma isn't part of the command [..]

Make a copy. It is advisable to copy all new data onto a floppy or CD as often as possible. This is normally done conscientiously until about two intensive writing weeks before a grand crash. There ar [..]

A picture made by a paint program, or able to be edited in such a program. The individual pixels are available for editing. Once items are painted (made in a bitmap program), they are “stuck”. You can [..]

I sometimes say “box” when I should say “folder”. I also sometimes say it for “window”. “Box” is also a commonly used name for the computer itself, minus the peripherals (printer, keyboard, monitor, e [..]