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Backing up your information, When to back up, Backup suggestions, Using system restore points, Paste

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Backing up your information When to back up ● On a regularly scheduled basis NOTE: Set reminders to back up your information periodically. ● Before the computer is repaired or restored ● Before adding or modifying hardware or software Backup suggestions ● Create a set of recovery discs using Recovery Manager. ● Create system restore points using the Windows System Restore feature, and periodically copy them to disc. ● Store personal files in the Documents folder and back up this folder periodically. ● Back up templates stored in their associated programs. ● Save customized settings in a window, toolbar, or menu bar by taking a screen shot of your settings. The screen shot is a time-saver if you have to reset your preferences. To copy the screen and paste it into a word-processing document: a. Display the screen. b. Copy the screen: To copy only the active window, press alt+fn+prt sc. To copy the entire screen, press fn+prt sc. c. Open a word-processing document, and then select Edit > Paste. Using system restore points When backing up the system, you are creating a system restore point. A system restore point allows you to save and name a snapshot of the hard drive at a specific point in time. You can then recover back to that point if you want to reverse subsequent changes made to the system. NOTE: Recovering to an earlier restore point does not affect data files saved or e-mails created since the last restore point. Create additional restore points to provide increased protection for the system files and settings. Backing up your information 109

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Backing up your information
When to back up
●
On a regularly scheduled basis
NOTE:
Set reminders to back up your information periodically.
●
Before the computer is repaired or restored
●
Before adding or modifying hardware or software
Backup suggestions
●
Create a set of recovery discs using Recovery Manager.
●
Create system restore points using the Windows System Restore feature, and periodically copy
them to disc.
●
Store personal files in the Documents folder and back up this folder periodically.
●
Back up templates stored in their associated programs.
●
Save customized settings in a window, toolbar, or menu bar by taking a screen shot of your
settings. The screen shot is a time-saver if you have to reset your preferences.
To copy the screen and paste it into a word-processing document:
a.
Display the screen.
b.
Copy the screen:
To copy only the active window, press
alt+fn+prt sc
.
To copy the entire screen, press
fn+prt sc
.
c.
Open a word-processing document, and then select
Edit
>
Paste
.
Using system restore points
When backing up the system, you are creating a system restore point. A system restore point allows
you to save and name a snapshot of the hard drive at a specific point in time. You can then recover
back to that point if you want to reverse subsequent changes made to the system.
NOTE:
Recovering to an earlier restore point does not affect data files saved or e-mails created since
the last restore point.
Create additional restore points to provide increased protection for the system files and settings.
Backing up your information
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