how to make mouse drag

[Cyndi]

You got that one right - LOL.........I'm beginning to wonder why I even wanted a laptop.....
--
Cyndi

By now she may have another use for that middle finger!<LOL>

Sorry, couldn't resist.

 

[Michael Solomon \(MS-MVP Windows Shell/User\)]

ROFLOL

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Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/

You got that one right - LOL.........I'm beginning to wonder why I even
wanted a laptop.....
--
Cyndi

By now she may have another use for that middle finger!<LOL>

Sorry, couldn't resist.

 

[Michael Solomon \(MS-MVP Windows Shell/User\)]

You're welcome, Cyndi.

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thanks, Michael..........I didn't have a shortcut to OE, just Outlook, which
I don't want to use, so I just made a shortcut on the desktop and moved it
down there..........
--
Cyndi -

Yes, right click and with a finger on the touchpad move the item as you
wish. I believe there's a shortcut to OE on the Start Menu, right click it,
select send to and then choose desktop, then drag it to the QuickLaunch bar.

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Michael Solomon MS-MVP
Windows Shell/User
Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/

Do I depress the right mouse button and use my finger on the touch pad to
scroll the item down? I want to make a shortcut to OE in the quicklaunch,
but I need to make the shortcut first, on the desktop, right? I did that
and tried to drag it down and it wouldn't go anywhere........

 

[David Candy]

I bought one in 1990. Only time it ran on batteries was on the journey home. It spent the entire rest of it's life plugged in to a power point. This taught me several things

Laptops are poor computers. They are designed to be small and light not easy to use.
Laptops are almost impossible to repair
Laptops can't be upgraded (my desktop is 9 years old - yet the oldest part is less that 2 years.)

The main interaction between human/computer is via screen/mouse/keyboard. These 3 are the most important thing about a computer. These are the three that laptops comprimise.

In short you pay a lot more for an inferior computer.

And worse of all, all wankers now carry laptops. So even if I had a mobile computing requirement there is no way I would appear in public with a laptop.
--
David Candy
http://www.mvps.org/serenitymacros/
http://www.simtel.com/pub/pd/18669.html
You got that one right - LOL.........I'm beginning to wonder why I even wanted a laptop.....
--
Cyndi

By now she may have another use for that middle finger!<LOL>

Sorry, couldn't resist.

 

[Michael Solomon \(MS-MVP Windows Shell/User\)]

I hear ya and agree although I admit, if you have the need, it does offer
some mobile convenience. For me, a Pocket PC, at least for the moment
handles my mobile requirements just fine.

I was forever frustrated that my contacts and other Outlook information was
locked up on my desktop and never where I needed it when I needed it except
when I was at my desktop. The Pocket PC solved the problem, got a heck of a
deal on a Dell Axim too.

Every time I even remotely consider a laptop all the things you mentioned in
your post always come to mind, an awful lot of dough for not much go!
They've come down in price considerably but if you want a decent laptop you
still have to spend around 2 grand, they're finicky as hell and even if
there are available upgrades, they cost an arm and a leg compared to the
same upgrades for a desktop and, as you point out, a fortune to repair.

--
Michael Solomon MS-MVP
Windows Shell/User
Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/

I bought one in 1990. Only time it ran on batteries was on the journey home.
It spent the entire rest of it's life plugged in to a power point. This
taught me several things

Laptops are poor computers. They are designed to be small and light not easy
to use.
Laptops are almost impossible to repair
Laptops can't be upgraded (my desktop is 9 years old - yet the oldest part
is less that 2 years.)

The main interaction between human/computer is via screen/mouse/keyboard.
These 3 are the most important thing about a computer. These are the three
that laptops comprimise.

In short you pay a lot more for an inferior computer.

And worse of all, all wankers now carry laptops. So even if I had a mobile
computing requirement there is no way I would appear in public with a
laptop.
--
David Candy
http://www.mvps.org/serenitymacros/
http://www.simtel.com/pub/pd/18669.html
You got that one right - LOL.........I'm beginning to wonder why I even
wanted a laptop.....
--
Cyndi

By now she may have another use for that middle finger!<LOL>

Sorry, couldn't resist.

 

[Cyndi]

I paid more for this laptop than I did for my desktop, and it definitely isn't light, but I needed it to do business when I go out of town, and my son now has no excuse that he can't get his work done when we are gone either <g>........he did type a report on the keyboard that came with my Palm and then synched it back into the desktop, but it was a bit hard.......and I can't keep up with my investment info on my palm (screen too small to get it all) so I did have reasons for getting it.............but it is bigger HD than my desktop, faster, more goodies, so if my desktop crashes, I;ve got a bigger, newer, faster computer to work on <s>
--
Cyndi -

I hear ya and agree although I admit, if you have the need, it does offer
some mobile convenience. For me, a Pocket PC, at least for the moment
handles my mobile requirements just fine.

I was forever frustrated that my contacts and other Outlook information was
locked up on my desktop and never where I needed it when I needed it except
when I was at my desktop. The Pocket PC solved the problem, got a heck of a
deal on a Dell Axim too.

Every time I even remotely consider a laptop all the things you mentioned in
your post always come to mind, an awful lot of dough for not much go!
They've come down in price considerably but if you want a decent laptop you
still have to spend around 2 grand, they're finicky as hell and even if
there are available upgrades, they cost an arm and a leg compared to the
same upgrades for a desktop and, as you point out, a fortune to repair.

--
Michael Solomon MS-MVP
Windows Shell/User
Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/

I bought one in 1990. Only time it ran on batteries was on the journey home.
It spent the entire rest of it's life plugged in to a power point. This
taught me several things

Laptops are poor computers. They are designed to be small and light not easy
to use.
Laptops are almost impossible to repair
Laptops can't be upgraded (my desktop is 9 years old - yet the oldest part
is less that 2 years.)

The main interaction between human/computer is via screen/mouse/keyboard.
These 3 are the most important thing about a computer. These are the three
that laptops comprimise.

In short you pay a lot more for an inferior computer.

And worse of all, all wankers now carry laptops. So even if I had a mobile
computing requirement there is no way I would appear in public with a
laptop.
--
David Candy
http://www.mvps.org/serenitymacros/
http://www.simtel.com/pub/pd/18669.html
You got that one right - LOL.........I'm beginning to wonder why I even
wanted a laptop.....

 

[purplehaz]

LOL -- nice to see ya Michael.

By now she may have another use for that middle finger!<LOL>

Sorry, couldn't resist.

 

[Michael Solomon \(MS-MVP Windows Shell/User\)]

Absolutely, if you have the need, the device fits the bill. Many users
however are moving to laptops to replace their desktops and really don't
have the need. The convenience is obviously there and you do have a
specific need.

What David and I were stating were personal observations and feelings about
laptops generally. They do have a place in the product mix and do fill a
need.

--
Michael Solomon MS-MVP
Windows Shell/User
Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/

I paid more for this laptop than I did for my desktop, and it definitely
isn't light, but I needed it to do business when I go out of town, and my
son now has no excuse that he can't get his work done when we are gone
either <g>........he did type a report on the keyboard that came with my
Palm and then synched it back into the desktop, but it was a bit
hard.......and I can't keep up with my investment info on my palm (screen
too small to get it all) so I did have reasons for getting
it.............but it is bigger HD than my desktop, faster, more goodies, so
if my desktop crashes, I;ve got a bigger, newer, faster computer to work on
<s>
--
Cyndi -

I hear ya and agree although I admit, if you have the need, it does offer
some mobile convenience. For me, a Pocket PC, at least for the moment
handles my mobile requirements just fine.

I was forever frustrated that my contacts and other Outlook information was
locked up on my desktop and never where I needed it when I needed it except
when I was at my desktop. The Pocket PC solved the problem, got a heck of a
deal on a Dell Axim too.

Every time I even remotely consider a laptop all the things you mentioned in
your post always come to mind, an awful lot of dough for not much go!
They've come down in price considerably but if you want a decent laptop you
still have to spend around 2 grand, they're finicky as hell and even if
there are available upgrades, they cost an arm and a leg compared to the
same upgrades for a desktop and, as you point out, a fortune to repair.

--
Michael Solomon MS-MVP
Windows Shell/User
Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/

I bought one in 1990. Only time it ran on batteries was on the journey home.
It spent the entire rest of it's life plugged in to a power point. This
taught me several things

Laptops are poor computers. They are designed to be small and light not easy
to use.
Laptops are almost impossible to repair
Laptops can't be upgraded (my desktop is 9 years old - yet the oldest part
is less that 2 years.)

The main interaction between human/computer is via screen/mouse/keyboard.
These 3 are the most important thing about a computer. These are the three
that laptops comprimise.

In short you pay a lot more for an inferior computer.

And worse of all, all wankers now carry laptops. So even if I had a mobile
computing requirement there is no way I would appear in public with a
laptop.
--
David Candy
http://www.mvps.org/serenitymacros/
http://www.simtel.com/pub/pd/18669.html
You got that one right - LOL.........I'm beginning to wonder why I even
wanted a laptop.....

 

[Michael Solomon \(MS-MVP Windows Shell/User\)]

Good to see you, Phil.

--
Michael Solomon MS-MVP
Windows Shell/User
Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/

LOL -- nice to see ya Michael.

 

[purplehaz]

) -- have a good one.

Good to see you, Phil.

 

[Cyndi]

I agree with you...........I never had one before because I didn't have a need for one......it would have been basically a playtoy for me before.........now I have the need...

 

[David]

I just got a new laptop with XP on it and trying to familiarize myself
with it, but one thing is very frustrating. How do you make something
drag with that mousepad? I've tried every help suggestion I can find
with the help files and nothing is working. Also, how do you drag
something down into quick launch area of the task bar? I want to drag
IE in there and can't figure out how to do so............also any
helpful XP hints would help such as what do I not need on there? It's
a new Dell 5150

On my laptop, Merely tap the touchpad and drag my finger. Simple. Just
be sure your finger doesn't bounce on the pad.

--

David

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