Sept 12 2005
Q:I attach files to my emails that are usually located in a Folder on my company’s server (Our ‘Z:’ drive).  I use Outlook and it opens to my ‘My Documents’ Folder by default.  I then have to click several times before I even get to it.  Is there a way to access that Folder faster that doesn’t take so many clicks?
A: A simple way to solve this problem is to create a Shortcut your ‘My Documents’ folder that points to your Z: drive.  This way, when you want to attach a File to an email you just double–click on the Shortcut in you ‘My Documents’ and you are immediately taken to your Z: drive!

To create a Shortcut to the Z: drive in My Documents:
1. Find the Z: drive
2. Right Click on the Z: drive icon
3. Select ‘Create Shortcut’
-A Shortcut is created for the Folder and placed at the end of the list
4. Right click on the new short-cut and select ‘Cut’
5. Find and open your ‘My Documents’ folder
6. Right click anywhere within you ‘My Documents’ folder and select ‘Paste’
-A short-cut for your ‘Z: drive’ is placed in your ‘My Documents’ folder

January 31 2005
Q: What are the keyboard short-cuts for Copy, Cut, and Paste?
A:
Copy = Press and hold CTRL + C at the same time
Cut = Press and hold the CTRL + X at the same time
Paste = Press and hold the CTRL + V at the same time

If you are Mouse oriented and you Right Click to pull-up the Copy, Cut, or Paste from the Pointer menu, keep in mind that they may not always be available.  In these situations you will almost always be able to use the above Key combinations!