Ravi Shankar

Tweaking Apps

Windows

Auto launch Outlook at Windows Startup

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Lot of office users would like to start their day by reading their emails. Configuring Outlook 2013 and Outlook 2010 to automatically launch at Windows startup would definitely benefit these users. This can be done by adding Outlook to the Startup option available as part of the Start Menu.

This requires the following two steps

  • Creating a Outlook application shortcut. For creating Outlook 2013 and Outlook 2010 shortcut check out the article on Windows Desktop shortcut for Office 2010 application.
  • Copying Outlook shortcut to Windows startup folder.

    • Right click on the Start button and select Explore from the menu list.

    Windows Explore

    Expand the Start Menu folder in the explorer window then navigate to the Startup folder and copy Outlook 2010 shortcut file to Startup folder.

    Windows StartupWindows Startup Outlook Shortcut

    Now this would start Outlook 2010 during Windows Startup.Demo Video – Auto launch Outlook 2010 on Windows Shortcut

    Change default file location in PowerPoint 2013 and 2010

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    In PowerPoint 2013 and PowerPoint 2010 the default file location set as C:\Users\<username>\Documents\ in a Windows Vista or Windows 7 Operating System. This is the location that will be shown and used as the default location when a user tries to save a presentation file.

    PowerPoint Save As

    PowerPoint provides users with option for changing this default file location to some other folder of your choice. Listed below are the steps to change the default file location in PowerPoint 2010,

    Step 1: Click the File menu then the options link.

    Step 2: In PowerPoint options window, navigate to Save options and then to the Save presentations section.

    PowerPoint Options

    Step 3: In Save presentation section, set the folder of your choice for Default file location. For example if you set it to C:\Projects then the Save or Save As option would now default to the newly set folder location as shown below.

    Change Default File Location PowerPoint

    How to clear an image in Windows Paint

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    Paint is a drawing tool available as part of the Windows Operating System. If you have drawn a sketch and you want to clear the drawing then you can either use clear image menu option or eraser tool.

    Eraser Tool

    Eraser tool is available on the Toolbox. This can be used for clearing any part of the drawing.

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    And if you want to clear the whole image then using the menu option would be better choice than using Eraser tool.

    Click on the Image menu and select Clear Image from available menu list. This would clear the drawings. The Keyboard shortcut for clear image is Ctrl + Shift + N.

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    Windows shortcut for renaming a folder

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    Renaming a folder in Windows operating system can be done by right clicking on the folder and selecting Rename from the context menu.

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    But if you want to rename number of files then the above process would be time consuming. The quickest way of renaming a folder is to use Windows Keyboard shortcut. Select the folder and press F2 and this would allow us to rename the folder.

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