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From: "Gus Carroll" <>
Subject: Re: how to get things I saved in mail files
Date: Thu, 1 Feb 2001 20:42:36 -0600
References: <00b501c08bf6$972e8d40$e03019ce@gladys>




> I have a lot of things that I wanted to save and when I went of file, it
> says desktop name of file, and where to save it to. I didn't know that
> you could push the little down arrow and change to text file. Now I
> have no idea where those I have saved to mail (*.eml). are.

Finding them should be pretty easy. Start Winders Explorer (the one that shows you what is on
your drives, not Internet Explorer). Go up to the top level, C:\ , then click on TOOLS at the
top of the screen, then FIND Files and Folders. Tell it to look for *.eml (the * is a "wild
card", meaning ANYTHING.eml will be looked for.). Check the subdirectories box too.

It will return every email file that you've saved to the hard drive,


> Also
> can someone tell me how to open a new file to save these text file
> into? I am a complete computer "DUMMY"!!!!

First, you decide what program you want to use (like notepad or Word pad).

Click on START button, then PROGRAMS, ACCESSORIES then select notepad or wordpad (or whatever).

Type in the text you want.

Click on FILE then SAVE and show it where you want to save the stuff, and what you want to name
it.

Easy.


> Sure appreciate the
> information you are all giving to the list about their questions, I copy
> and am keeping on paper for a while. Why didn't the programmers
> just use simple plain old down to earth language instead of being
> so cutesy about it?

"They" think that's half the fun of programming!


> I like your answers a lot better. I think I'm going
> to invent a computer that uses everyday language like all of you
> that have been helping us.( Probably already is one somewhere,
>but I don't know about it.)

Well, I "try" to use "plain English", most of the time.


> Thank you. Gladys

L8r,

Gus aka Sarge


The circus is over,
Somebody please tell the clowns...


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