If you want to print from a DOS program to a network printer, you have to bind the printer port used by the particular DOS program to the network printer path.
For example, let's say your DOS program prints to LPT1 (most DOS programs do) and your printer is on the network at the following network path:\\MY_SERVER\PRINTER
Go to the "DOS/Command Prompt"
Type the following command:
NET USE LPT1: \\MY_SERVER\PRINTER
and press ENTER.
As you know, Windows will show a tip at the startup with the heading "Did you know..." Maybe you've disable it to stop it from getting in the way of getting to your work when you turn on the computer. If you still find the tips it provide useful, here's how to make the "welcome window" show up only when you want to -- by double clicking.
Right click on the desktop or a folder
Select "New Shortcut"
Type "welcome.exe" without the quotes and press ENTER
Type "Windows Welcome Window" and press ENTER
Now you can just double click on the newly created icon/shortcut whenever you feel like reading a tip.
Did you know that you can avoid typing full directory names when changing directories from the Command Prompt?
Let's say you have a directory named MyNewYorkOfficeFilesFolder that you want to changed to. Instead of typing:
CD MyNewYorkOfficeFilesFolder
next time try:
CD myn*
If you have multiple directories starting with the letters "myn" then you'd have to use more characters before the *, until the name can be distinguished from the rest of the directory names in the current directory.
If you have multiple directories to change to such as:
MyNewYorkOfficeFilesFolder\AGroup\Outbox
you can use:
CD myn*\a*\o*
Looking for a way to export your Outlook Address Book to another program? Outlook 97 and Outlook 98 doesn't come with a built-in method to export the address book, but if you have Outlook Express 4.x here's an indirect method:
Run Outlook Express 4.x (if you don't already have it, install Explorer 4.x full version)
Select "File Import Address Book..." from the main menu
Select "Microsoft Exchange Personal Address Book"
Click "Import" and click "Close" once the importing is completed
To export the address book:
Select "File Export Address Book..." from the main menu
Select "Text File (Comma Separated Values)"
Click "Export"
Type a file name in the "Save exported file as" input box.
For example type, "C:\MYADRBOK.CSV"
Click "Next"
Optionally select the fields you wish to export and click "Finish"
Click "Close" once the exporting is completed
You're now ready to import the newly exported Outlook address book (C:\MYADRBOK.CSV file for example) into the program you were trying to export to. CSV (comma separated values) text files are supported by almost all programs with the ability to import information from external programs. Refer to the documentation for further instructions.
If you're still using DOS or console mode (also refereed to as character mode) programs that doesn't provide a way to export data, you maybe looking for a way to capture what's displayed on such programs. Try this:
Start a DOS box or a Command Prompt (DOS box) inside Windows.
"Start Programs Command Prompt / DOS"
Run the character mode program that you want to import data from, and go to the screen with the data you want to capture.
Right click the title bar of the DOS box
Select "Edit Mark"
Click and drag the mouse until you select the data area that you want to copy. Press ENTER when you've finished selecting.
Switch to the Windows program that you want to import the just copied data to, and select its paste function.
