| second: Brenda, "Everything" is a program that locates files and folders by name instantly. I use "Everything" constantly. [go to link]/ |
| 6ixStringJack: These are all "for instances". That book could in theory be in one of 50,000 places on your computer, but the likelihood of most of those places is basically NIL. I would think the two most likely places that your actual book document is located is either directly on your "Desktop", or in your "Documents" folder. The third place I would think it could be located would be your "Downloads" folder, but I don't believe that you've been working off of your book from there, since it sounds like you've never made edits off of any version of the book that somebody else made edits to. |
| 6ixStringJack: Or, perhaps, you're just double-clicking on the book directly from your "Desktop"? If that's the case, you aren't even using your Documents folder at all and you are saving the book directly to the "Desktop". |
| 6ixStringJack: If that is the case, somebody made a shortcut on the "Desktop" for you that leads directly to your "Documents" folder. |
| 6ixStringJack: Is there a folder icon on your "Desktop" that says "Documents" that you double click on to open before double clicking on your book to open it in word? |
| 6ixStringJack: I don't know what you mean though by "you open documents in the "Start Box" and it will bring it back up. I'll need some clarification for that because I want to know exactly where your good version of the book is on your computer. Walk me through, step by step exactly what you do from the time your computer is up and running to opening up the book in Word where it's ready for you to make edits or additions. |
| Brenda: Like I said Excel wasn't anything I used and the other one wasn't either. This computer was given to me as a refurbished one and those two programs were probably just left on. |
| Brenda: No, I don't and have never used Excel and I can't remember the other one. Yes, I still have the Chrome shortcut and Word shortcut. |
| Brenda: Okay for my book. I open documents in the start box and it will bring it back up. |
| Brenda: I'll try to remember to call it "desktop". But you know us old people and new fangled ideas. They don't always take. |
| 6ixStringJack: Read further into the article... "Census Bureau staff said Minnesota received the last congressional seat allotted, which cost New York a seat. Minnesota also received the last House seat in 2010, just edging out North Carolina. "... Ah... I see. They did it again back in 2010 and screwed NC out of a seat too. |
| 6ixStringJack: They managed to hang onto that one extra house seat for 10 years by sneaking 89 more illegals or dead people in the state just in time. Well... 6 years. You know that we're going to have a new census done before 2028's election now. Especially after SCOTUS rules that all illegals don't count anymore in June. |
| 6ixStringJack: Yup... Look at that. AP News back in 2020... [go to link] More crime via politicians in Minnesota. Let's start throwing them all in prison, please. |
| 6ixStringJack: Also, you should call the "Start Page" the "Desktop". When you load up your PC and log in, and you're looking at whatever picture is your background and the Start/Windows button is on the bottom-left of the screen on that gray bar, this is referred to as the "Desktop". Some people may be confused if you call it the Start Page when asking them for help. |
| 6ixStringJack: So good. We know that you can still open the latest version of your book in Word. Please walk me through that process on your end. Tell me the EXACT steps you take to open up your book in Word. No detail is too small here. |
| 6ixStringJack: At least we still have Word and your Web Browser (Chrome) shortcuts on your Desktop still. The two that are gone are likely sitting in your "Recycle Bin". If you wanted them back you could either make them again, or you could "Restore" them by RIGHT-clicking on them in your "Recycle Bin" and then clicking on "Restore" in the box that pops up. |
| 6ixStringJack: Excel and the "other one"? I assume you probably don't use Excel at all? Did you use the "other one" at all? Those were likely just "Shortcuts" to the programs that somebody put on your desktop to make it easy to open programs you'd be most likely to use. Not sure why they'd think you used Excel in your day to day life, but when I made PCs for people I'd give them Excel too even though most people don't make use of spreadsheets.
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| Brenda: Last night I managed to delete or somehow move the icons off the start page. Not Chrome or Word. Just Excel and one other one. |
| Brenda: We are cold were I am. Also a lot of fog. |
| Brenda: I can get at a good version of my book in Word. |