Re: Tech Question re WordPad & Word

"Ali" <ali.on_usenet@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote
On Wed, 04 Feb 2009 ~~seadancer~~ commented
"Ali" wrote
Another method of opening anything in anything (provided the program
can handle the file type) is to drag the file icon and drop it onto
an application icon (on the desktop, on the quick-launch bar, or
elsewhere), The application opens and attempts to load the file.
Ali

OMG! I tried it and it worked!
This is like magic! LOL
Thank you very much, Ali!
---Sea

This is actually the fundamental operation of a Graphic User Interface
(GUI), whether Windows, Macintosh, Amiga or the original from Xerox, but
it is so often forgotten.
Ali

And it's so simple!
Drag and drop!
Really amazing! Magic!
---Sea


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