Q: HOW do I add a new printer to my computer?

A: Assuming you have connected your printer to your PC correctly (the manual should be able to help you with this), you should do the following: Go to the Windows Start menu and select Settings. Then select Printers and Add Printer from the folder that opens up. You will then be presented with a dialogue that helps you through your printer setup.

Q: I would like to swap the left and right mouse buttons around. Is it possible?

A: You have to open the Control Panel and double click on the mouse icon. From there, you can change all sorts of settings to do with your mouse such as how quickly the pointer moves and how fast a double-click has to be. Depending on what mouse you have, you may be able to specify exactly what each mouse button does (you could change it so the right button does left-click). You can specify you want it to be a left-handed mouse which will swap the buttons over for you.

Q: How do I search for a file or application?

A: If you are using Windows 2000 and ME, you can choose the Search menu from the Start menu and choose For Files or Folders.

This will pop up a window where you can type a word to search for.

For example, if you wanted to find a document called "important notes" you can enter the word "important" and press Search Now.

All files and applications whose name starts with "important" will be listed. You will also notice that you can use the Look in menu to search elsewhere on your computer, such as a CD-Rom or floppy drive. It is important to only type one word. Entering *.doc and starting the search will display all the Word documents on your hard drive.

Q: How can I create a shortcut to an application on my desktop?

A: Press and hold the right mouse button on the file or folder you want to create a shortcut to, then drag the mouse pointer (move it with the right button pressed down). Note how a transparent copy of the file or folder moves with the pointer over to the desktop. Let go of the right mouse button and click the left mouse button on the Create Shortcut menu item.

Q: How do I clean up my computer to make more room on it?

A: The most obvious way is to delete any files you no longer need.

Exercise caution here as you won't want to lose any valuable data.

Uninstalling software you have no use for is also a good way to make space. Clearing your web browser's cache is done in Internet Explorer by selecting Internet Options from the Tools menu, then pressing the Delete Files button. You may find there are files using up a lot of space in your temporary files folder (typically C:\Windows\Temp). You can safely delete these. If any are needed, Windows won't let you remove them. Finally, lots of files you have deleted may be in the Recycle Bin. Make sure you don't want to keep any of them, then hit Empty Recycle Bin and you are rid of them for good.