On Jun 25, 7:36*am, Tracy > wrote:
> On Jun 24, 3:42*pm, sf > wrote:
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> > On Thu, 24 Jun 2010 15:06:51 -0400, Dave Smith
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> > > wrote:
> > > sf wrote:
> > > > I just discovered by accident that if you're saving a Word document
> > > > (recipe), hit F12 and the last folder you saved to comes up instantly.
>
> > > > I didn't know!
>
> > > That's good to know.
>
> > I usually save a .doc via "save as", *but hit F12 by accident and my
> > recipe file flew open. *I checked it out and by golly you can skip
> > "save as". *You have to navigate the tree on your first save though.
>
> > > Mine always end up in the Documents folder and then I have to
> > > sort through all the other stuff in there.
>
> > You save them in My Documents? *Do you know how to create a folder
> > with subfolders? *If you don't want to plop it onto your C drive, you
> > can put it on your desktop. *I can help you with that the next time I
> > see you in chat, here or by email, if you'd like to know how.
>
> My husband teaches an intro to computers class at the local continuing
> education program. It's a two night course for beginner computer
> users. Students fill out a simple evaluation at the end where they are
> given the opportunity to say how they liked or didn't like the course.
> One of his first students wrote that the best/coolest thing she
> learned was how to make folders.
>
>

Sad to say, but my parents don't know how to create a folder. They are
lucky if they can find the folder. If it doesn't open to the folder
they need, they can't find it. My mom has learned to use the search
function, which will sometimes find what she is looking for. But I
have the email on a different drive, and some of the files she works
with came in as attachments.Most of the "missing" files are in the
attachments folder. If I am helping her with a file, I will save it
to the folder she can find. I've tried explaining that it is like a
family tree, you have to go back up the tree and find the correct
branch. But it is challenging for them.


I'm pretty impressed if they call with a computer question, and I can
talk them through it with success without too much confusion. I have
to go step by step, and very clearly describe what they are seeing.
And I have to be careful what I say. If I say don't click the red x,
they will immediately click it. And to them "enter" and "return" are
not the same thing.

Some things I cannot talk them through. Their email virus scanner
sometimes gets stuck on a particular email. I can access the email on
the server via a webpage and just delete the offending email. But I
have not been able to get them to use that program, even when showing
them in person. Thankfully, I can do that from any computer with web
access.