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Dear Infopackets team, First off, thank you for your helpful Windows 8 tips! Now I need a specific answer. I recently found a neat cooking website and wanted to take a screenshot of one of the recipes. In previous versions of Windows, I was able to ... take a screenshot of the entire page, but I'm experiencing difficulty doing this in Windows 8. Am I still able to take screenshots in Windows 8? If so, is there any way that I can capture only a portion of the screen? I could really use your help on this! Thanks, Brenda W." My response: Yes, Brenda. Windows 8 contains a tool that lets you ... (view more)

Here's a question from a long-time Infopackets reader with a fairly common problem: "Dear Infopackets team, I recently updated to Windows 8 Professional and find that I now have a mouse problem. I'm left handed. When using Windows 7, I easily ... configured the mouse so the right-side button operated as the main clicker. Now with Windows 8, I find I must reset the mouse buttons every time I boot up the system. It just doesn't remember. Is there a way to make it stay the way I want it? Thanks a bunch, Werner V." My response: Dear Werner, You can solve this mouse problem. One way is to ... (view more)

With the Windows 7 release date vastly approaching, plenty of folks can't wait to get their hands dirty with all the latest tips time-saving tricks. In fact, The recent Win7 RC1 version of Windows 7 has revealed that Microsoft includes a couple of ... useful keyboard shortcuts. Windows Button: Key to Interesting Functions The source of the shortcuts lies in the "Windows" key. Pushing this key along with another one produces simple, yet time-saving and frustration-free functions that make the entire operating system experience more enjoyable. The combination of the Windows key + the Home key ... (view more)