Tips and Tricks

How to Restore Window Size Default to Maximize

People often find their browser window no longer automatically opens up to the maximum size -- and are frustrated because every single time they now go to the internet, they must click on the maximize button. Those extra clicks are sometimes annoying.

The browser window remembers the last size you specified -- and until you tell it to do otherwise, will open to that same memorized size each time. Clicking the maximize button will not change the default.

Instead, you must manually drag the window edges to the maximum size. Gently move your cursor to position it along an edge of the browser window until it changes to a double-headed arrow (see below)

Then drag the edge until it reaches it's maximum size. Repeat the process (if necessary) for the lower, upper and left edges of the window. Then close all browser windows. When you reopen the browser, the window should default to the size you just specified.

How to Print a List of the Files in Any Folder:

1. Open the folder in Windows Explorer. Be sure you can see its address. (If the address window does not show, see directions below) Select the full address in the Address Bar and copy it (CTL + C or right click, then click on"COPY".
2. Go to Start menu -> Run->.
3. Type "cmd" in the Run Window and hit OK.
4. The DOS window will open. Type the following:

cd

5. Make sure to type a space after the letters cd, then right-click choose Paste, and press "Enter". (NB: You cannot use CTRL +V in this instance to paste. It will not work in DOS.)

   (You should then see the prompt string display your folder 's address. (e.g., C:\Program Files>)

6. Enter the following command exactly as shown: (You may copy it by selecting it and using CTL + C or right-click and COPY) If you copy it instead of typing it, be sure to use Right Click and PASTE in the DOS window.)

dir /on /b *.* > C:\foldercontents.txt

Close the DOS window.

Go to My Computer, drive C:\ and you should see your new file "foldercontents.txt" which will now contain the list of files in the folder you specified.

Launch Windows Explorer and locate your newly created list of files in C:,open the file and print your list.