More Colors for Your SmartArt ..

Do you use SmartArt in MS Office 2007?
To do so, do you go to the Design Ribbon and change the colors?

Perhaps you prefer the multicolored options, but you're disappointed in how few choices you have.
Well, I happened to stumble across a pretty easy way to alter the color choices for SmartArt. So, if you're looking for more options, this one is for you!
For Word and Excel, I found a Themes gallery on the Page Layout Ribbon (on the far left side).

In PowerPoint 2007, I found the Themes on the Design Ribbon.

When I chose a theme from the gallery, it altered the color choices for the SmartArt as well.
(I'd like to add that I found this easiest to do with the SmartArt already created. With that, the program previewed the effects each theme would cause).

Another way to get color changes for your SmartArt in all of these programs is through the Colors button, located to the right of the Themes.

As you can see, the theme color sets are listed and at the bottom, you have the choice to "Create New Theme Colors."

If you select that option, a dialogue window will open, allowing you to put colors together that fit you best.
After you choose the colors that strike your fancy, you can name your Theme at the bottom. Then just finish the process by clicking Save.
There you have it. SmartArt colored to your exact specifications!

LOCK YOUR DESKTOP IN A MODERN WAY

This is a interesting piece of info that you can use to lock your work-stations without using the combo key “CTRL- ALT- DEL ”

If CTRL-ALT-DELETE seems like too much of a hassle, try this instead:

• Right click an empty spot on the desktop, point to New and clickShortcut.
• In the Create Shortcut dialog box, type the following into the Typethe location of the item text box:“rundll32 user32.dll,LockWork Station” // remove quotes while typing.
• Click Next.
• In the Select a Title for the Program dialog box, type “LockDesktop” in the Type a name for this shortcut text box.
• Click Finish.

Now the desktop will lock when you click your new Lock the Desktop icon.

Add a program to the Right Click Menu

So as to Use it Everywhere by just doing a Right-Clicking
When you right click on any folder, you can have access to that application, the same as using Sent To and New.
Open Registry Editor.
Navigate and choose:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shell.

Add a new Key to the "Shell" Key and name it anything you like. Give it a default value that will appear when you right click a folder, i.e. NewKey (use an "&" without the quotes, in front of any character and it will allow you to use the keyboard).
Navigate and click on the registry key

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shell\NewKey.

Now you have to add a New Key named Command and Set the (Default) value of the application you want to run. For example:

c:\program files\internet explorer\iexplore.exe

(Include the full path)

Disabling Recent Documents History

Many pplz have ask me hw to clear or disable recent document history. So here is a small little trick for them .

The bad thing about Recent Documents History is that Windows XP has to calculate
what should be put there each time you boot Windows, which can slow things down.

• Open the Registry Editor (select Start/Run, type regedit, and click OK).
• Navigate to

  HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Mcft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer.

• Create a NoRecentDocsHistory D_WORD key. Double-click the value to open itonce it is created.
• Set the Data Value to 1 to enable the restriction.
• Click OK and close the Registry Editor. You'll need to restart the computer for thechange to take effect

U r Done :)

Change Logon Wallpaper-Windows XP

Logon wallpaper is the wallpaper or image that windows xp shows on screen when windows logs on (before it asks for username & password) .
It’s usually set to the image-logo of the brand (manufacturer) of our computer (e.g. in compaq laptops).
Now we can set it to our own image or any other image (any bmp file) by following trick

Open Startmenu
->Run type regedit and press ok to open registry editor. (shows a tree like structure of directories at left)

In that hierarchical structure in left, navigate to registry entry

HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\Desktop

In right side pane see a number of values placed in a table format.
choose the value named Wallpaper from there and double click it.
Now you see a box with value name as Wallpaper and value data as Path to the image file .
There give the full path of the image (bmp file) which you want to set as logon wallpaper by deleting previous path and writing path to your bmp file e.g.
C:\WINDOWS\lon.BMP (to set image lon.BMP file as log on wall paper).

Also double click on WallpaperStyle and change it’s value to 2 to get a stretched wallpaper at logon.

Put that bmp file in windows directory for better results.If that is a jpeg file, convert to bmp file by opening in Windows Image Viewer and save as bmp.

Hiding Drives in XP

• Go to Start > run > type "diskpart".(Without Quote)a dos window will appear with following prompt.

DISKPART>

• Then type "list volume" this will look like it

Volume### Ltr Label Fs Type Size Status Info
-------------- ---- ------ --- ----- ---- ------- --
Volume 0 F DC-ROM
Volume 1 C NTFS Partition 7000MB Healthy
Volume 2 D soft NTFS Partition 8000MB Healthy
Volume 3 E ---- NTFS Partition 8000MB Healthy

• If u wanna hide drive E then type "select volume 3"then a message will appear in same winwods { Volume 3 is the selected volume}
• Now type " remove letter E" now a message will come { Diskpart Removed the Drive letter }sometime it requires the reboot the computer .
• Diskpart will remove the letter .Windows XP is not having capabilty to identify the unkown volume.

Don afraid ur Data will remain same . To Come backe the Drive repeat the process . but in 4th step whish is shown in this post replace " remove" to "assign"i mean type " assign letter E"

if we hide the drives using this method then even administrator is not allowed to access that drive all the programs stored in that drive will not run so there is one more way to hide the drives for specific users
WINDOWS REGISTRY

go to Registry editor

HKEY_USERS or HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE

(in you want to hide drive for all users)

then go to ....

• Software
• >> Microsoft
• >> Windows
• >> CurrentVersion
• >> Policies
• >> Explorer

in right plane create new DWORD value and name it as NoViewOnDrive and set it's value to the number of drive you want to hide

A: 1
B: 2
C: 4
D: 8
E: 16
F: 32
G: 64
H: 128
n so on ...

to hide all drives type - 67108863

n enjoy :-D

1 of the 100 Xp hidden fact

Create a new folder with the name ABC
(of course you can give any name).
Open the command prompt and rename it to one of the following:

• .{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D} (= My Computer)
• .{450D8FBA-AD25-11D0-98A8-0800361B1103} (= My Documents)
• .{208D2C60-3AEA-1069-A2D7-08002B30309D} (= My Network Places)
• .{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E} (= Recycle Bin)
• .{871C5380-42A0-1069-A2EA-08002B30309D} (= Internet Explorer)
• .{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D} (= Control Panel)
• .{D20EA4E1-3957-11D2-A40B-0C5020524153} (= Administrative Tools)
• .{00020D75-0000-0000-C000-000000000046} (= Inbox)
• .{D20EA4E1-3957-11D2-A40B-0C5020524152} (= Fonts)
• .{7007ACC7-3202-11D1-AAD2-00805FC1270E} (= Network Connections)
• .{2227A280-3AEA-1069-A2DE-08002B30309D} (= Printers and Faxes)
• .{7BE9D83C-A729-4D97-b5A7-1B7313C39E0A} (= Programs Folder)
• .{E211B736-43FD-11D1-9EFB-0000F8757FCD} (= Scanners and Cameras)
• .{D6277990-4C6A-11CF-8D87-00AA0060F5BF} (= Scheduled Tasks)
• .{48E7CAAB-B918-4E58-A94D-505519C795DC} (= Start Menu Folder)
• .{7BD29E00-76C1-11CF-9DD0-00A0C9034933} (= Temporary Internet Files)
• .{BDEADF00-C265-11d0-BCED-00A0C90AB50F} (= Web Folders)
• .{6DFD7C5C-2451-11D3-A299-00C04F8EF6AF} (= Folder Options)
• .{00020801-0000-0000-C000-000000000046} (= Folder)
• .{00021400-0000-0000-C000-000000000046} (= Another Folder)

Important: include the point and nothing before that!

Example: "rename ABC .{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}"

Now wen you will see that the icon of tht folder has changed (No name) to My computer Icon.Now Make a shortcut to that folder, change the target and icon and you have a nameless shortcut.

I tested it on XP so i have no idea tht it will work on 98,ME....

Hidden Star Wars Movie in 'Windows XP'

Hidden star wars movie in XP
Well, dis is an old trick...
juz info 4 those who don't know..
Microsoft has hidden a version of Star Wars done entirely with ASCII characters in the Windows XP operating system.
But you must be connected to internet to view it.
When online,
go to

• start
• ->run.....
• Now type 'telnet towel.blinkenlights.nl' without the single quotes.
• See it for yourself.

ENJOY!!!

Play Video On desktop !!

start any video on any player in full screen...
Then take print screen of video..
then GO

• start mean

  >>> all programs

  >>> Accessories

  >>> Paint

paste dat pic on paint...
go to save as & save dis pic in PNG format then save dis pic in ur desktop...
video wll play on ur desktop!!!

Trick to Show ur name after time in taskbar...

I m here to tell u a trick to add up ur name in place of AM and PM beside time and make urself to feel proud among ur group of frnds.
Its simple

• Start

  -> Control Pannel

  -> Regional and LAnguage option

  -> Customize (beside English US)

  -> Go to TIME tab

  -> Change AM symbol and PM symbol from AM and PM to ur name

  -> Apply

  -> Ok ...

IS it changed ???
Might be not ...Now go to time in taskbar and Double Click it to open "Date and time property" ...Look place where time chnges in digital form i.e. 02:47:52 AM , click to arrow to cnage the AM or PM by selecting and press arrow. It will Show ur name or name that was entered by u, Apply -> OK
and be HAPPY 8-)