Genealogy Chat

I never delete important posts - I am planning on asking GR if it is possible to put on an IT dedicated thread just to help people who are new to this and learning

Nudging - Errol, PLEASE don't delete your reply in the name of tidying up, lol. OC

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Thank your so much for such clear details. Excellent. Margaret N

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Memory Stick - where is the article please about saving work to a memory stick/card I seemed to have missed it. I try and gather any simple information on this subject as there is not alot of it around. Margaret N

This is what I have posted and PMd to a number of people and seems to have helped: ok I''m assuming you are using Windows XP. If that is the case simply plug your memory stick into an available USB port and give the computer time to recognise it. Once installed it should appear under My Computer which you access from the Start menu (or you may have an icon for My Computer on your desktop). To copy files onto it open the document and from the File menu at the top left select 'Save As'. A box will open and at the top there is a drop down menu called 'Save in'. On that menu you should now be able to find your memory stick - it will probably be listed as something like 'Removable Disk (E:)' or similar. Select it and you can now save the selected document to your memory stick. Alternatively, you can use the drag and drop method. To do this, open My Computer so that you can see the memory stick (again, it will be called 'Removable Disk (E:)' or similar), then point at the file in question, press and hold the left mouse button, drag the file over to your memory stick and release the button. It may take a few attempts to get used to this method. Whenever using the drag and drop method, if you hold down the Ctrl key (bottom left of keyboard) it will copy the file rather than move it so this method is often recommended if you wish to keep the original on your computer and use the memory stick purely for copies - just remember to update them regularly. To open a file on the memory stick, you can either do it from the File menu, selecting Open and navigating to it under the drop down 'Look in' menu or by opening My Computer, double clicking on your memory stick and then double clicking on the file you wish to open. I hope I haven''t bamboozled you with this but if you get stuck just give me a shout. Errol

I agree Margaret. This man knows what he is doing, just check out other threads, he always has the answers

I think Clive should get a job with Genes Reunited. Margaret

Ahh, you're very welcome. I'm glad that Clive could help you. Kind regards Patricia

I would just like to say thank you to Patricia and Clive for helping me with my dilemma. Following a pm to Clive he replied with very simple instructions on how to check whether the info had transferred properly. ( Simple instructions being the operative word as I do speak speak computer). May I also thank everyone who has helped me in other areas too. Many Thanks Christine