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I’ve just upgraded to Office 2007 and I can’t seem to find the Print button in Word. I know it’s a basic question, but I’ve checked each and every menu and just can’t find how to print. Help please.

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I use Outlook Express for email and people often send me link to web pages. Lately, though, these link all seem to be broken; when I click on one, nothing happens. My internet connection is working, so what’s wrong?

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I switched my old computer to Ubuntu Linux and most things work quite well. However I can’t listen to MP3 music files of watch DVD disks – why not?

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I’m writing a book using Word 2003. The spellcheck is useful but Word doesn’t like my grammar and covers entire pages in wiggly green lines, even when I believe the sentences are perfectly constructed. It particularly dislike sentences with several clauses. Can I get rid of it?

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The My Documents folder has vanished from my Windows XP desktop, and I think I’ve lost all my files – what can I do to get them back?

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I’m working on a school project where we’re making a video as part of a presentation. My friend created one in a .MOV file, but I want to convert it to .WMV so I can play it in Windows Media Player. How can I do this?

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I am using Thunderbird for my emails and would like to receive receipts when they are read but cannot find a plugin for this. Is it possible to receive them?

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I really have no interest in U.S. elections but every time I go to Twitter it insists on showing me a toolbar offering me latest updates on Election2008. I’ve tried clicking the “Close” button but the next time I visit the website it comes back again. How can I remove this permanently>?

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