Windows XP, WIndows Vista, and Windows 7
Author: Geetesh Bajaj
Date Created:
Last Updated: September 15th 2010
- Show File Extensions -- There are many tasks that can be performed in various versions of Microsoft Windows only if you are able to see the file extensions of file types. By default, all the new versions of Windows hide the file extensions -- but it is easy to change that default. In this article, I'll show you how you can do that for Windows XP and Windows Vista.
- Launch Notepad -- Notepad is a text editing application that has been
bundled with all versions of Microsoft Windows. In this tutorial, we
show you how you can launch the Notepad application from the shortcuts
in the Start menu of different Windows versions.
- Change the Unit of Measurement -- Many Windows applications
including PowerPoint use either inches or centimeters based on the
unit of measurement set globally in the Windows operating system --
you can change from U.S. (inches) to Metric (centimeters) or vice versa
using these instructions:
Change the Unit of Measurement in Windows 7
Change the Unit of Measurement in Windows Vista
Change the Unit of Measurement in Windows XP