Computer Help for Seniors

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What is a blog? A blog is a website focused on content/articles/postings that individuals contribute to that may be personal, for business or a fan related topic. Content related to Betty Cable – www.jeffcable.com -> click the link "blog" at the top -> click enter this blog on the page Why do I see a 95% at the top corner of my computer? The percentage is related to the battery capacity and means that the power plug may have been disconnected. Check the cord! Why when I print a photo, the colors don't seem as vivid as what I see on the screen? A.    Check to make sure the ink is full B.    Print on Photo Paper C.    Change the image settings in your photo management software (iPhoto, Picasa, etc) D.    Try sending your photo to print at a 3rd party printer, Walgreens, Snapfish, Shutterfly, Costco, etc In the Macintosh Mail I get old addresses that I have removed from the address book and shouldn't appear any longer, how can I remove it. 1.Open the Mail program

Using your Address Book Application (looks like a book with an @ on it, on your dock, or in your Macintosh HD-> Applications Folder) Add a contact to your address book 1.    Click the + symbol under the name column 2.    Fill in the name card fields on the right, be sure to separate the first and last name for organization purposes 3.    Fill in as much of the information as you want *to add another field, like an email click on the red plus symbol to add a new field 4.    Click edit below when you are done To make a change to a contact 1.    Click on the name of the contact 2.    Click edit below 3.    Change the information as needed Once you have your address book contacts entered you can print out envelopes for a contact, labels, a large list and a smaller pocket address book 1.    to find these options, go to the print option 2.    choose what "type" of item you want to print 3.    Change the necessary format of the envelope or labels; or change what attributes you w

My printer won’t stop printing, what do I do? Macintosh Try pushing “cancel” on the printer Doesn’t stop? Then, Turn off the printer by pushing the power button or unplugging the printer from the rear. On the computer 1. go to the apple menu 2. choose system preferences 3. choose “print and fax” 4. click once on the printer’s name and then click “open print queue” 5. you will see a list of documents waiting to be printed 6. click each document and then click “delete” to erase it 7. continue until the list is empty 8. close all open windows 9. turn on your printer 10. and print the document again

Transfer Quicken Changes from the Flash Drive to the Computer 1. Insert the flash drive 2. Locate the files on the flash drive (window may open automatically or go to my computer and double click on the E to open it 3. You should see at least four quicken files 4. Next, open the location to where you will be saving the files to on your computer, usually the quicken files are in My Documents, Quicken 5. two windows should be open 1) E 2) Quicken folder 6. In the E window go to the “edit” menu choose “select all” 7. Copy the selected files by going to the “edit” menu and choosing “copy” 8. Open your Quicken folder, should be on the task bar below titled “quicken” 9. Go to the “edit” menu and “paste” the files into the quicken folder 10. You will be prompted to confirm that the files you are pasting will replace the current files, click Yes to replace the files on your computer 11. Done

Backup Quicken to a Flash Drive 1. Insert the flash drive into the computer 2. Wait for the computer to detect the drive (a window displaying the contents of the flash drive may open) – Drive is identified by the letter E: or F: etc. 3. Open Quicken 4. Go to the “file” menu and choose “backup” 5. A window displaying the path of where the backup will be saved will appear The path should be to the E: or identifying letter of the flash drive 6. If not…you need to direct quicken to where to save the backup 7. Click “browse” 8. Find and click on “my computer” 9. From the list that appears click on the E: or identifying letter of the flash drive 10. Click OK and the window will close displaying the new path for where the backup will be saved 11. Do not check add the date to the filename to save space and reduce confusion between different backups or for multiple backups check add the date to the filename 12. Click OK 13. The screen will flash and upon completion a window will

Receiving Photos/Files as an attachment in Macintosh Email 1. Click the stamp on the Dock to open Mac Mail, click on the email 2. Click “Save” 3. Click “save” again and the files will be saved to the desktop 4. Click on the middle yellow dot on the top left to hide the window 5. You will see the desktop and the files you downloaded or saved 6. Double Click to open it 7. When you are done with the file/photos 8. Move the file, by clicking holding and dragging it to either the Documents folder or Picture Folder so that your desktop does not become cluttered