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Canada: DisAbled Women's Network Canada Briefcase – Windows
If you need to take work home or on the road, Window's Briefcase is a great option. Not only does it make it easy to transfer multiple documents to a floppy disc or laptop, the Briefcase also allows you to quickly update files when you return to your desk. To begin, you need to open <My Briefcase>. It appears as a little folder on your desktop. Use the left mouse button and double-click <My Briefcase> to open it. Once you've opened <My Briefcase>, you need to create a new briefcase file in which to put your work. Single-click on the <File> menu, and select <New>. When the side menu opens, single-click on <Briefcase>. A <New Briefcase> folder will appear in your <My Briefcase> window. Its name will be highlighted, allowing you to type in the name you want to give it. Press <Enter> to finalize the new name. Then double-click the <New Briefcase> to open it. Fill your briefcase with the documents you want to work on. There are a number of ways to transfer documents from one folder to the other-detailing all of them is a tip in itself. I personally favour <Copying> and <Pasting>. Just open the folder where the original document is, right-click the document and select <Copy> from the pop-up menu that opens. Go back to your <New Briefcase> folder, right-click anywhere on the window, and select <Paste> from the pop-up window. Once you've added the documents to your <New Briefcase> folder (or whatever you decided to call it), you can transfer the folder to a floppy disc or laptop. To transfer the folder to disc, insert the floppy disc and then right-click the <New Briefcase>. In the pop-up menu, hover the mouse pointer over <Send To>. A side menu will open. Single-click on <3½ Floppy>. The <New Briefcase> will move from <My Briefcase> to the disc. You can now take the disc and work on the documents elsewhere. When you return to your main computer, open the floppy disc, and double-click on the disc version of the <New Briefcase> to open it. Now single-click the <Update All> button. The <Update New Briefcase> window opens. You'll see a list of any documents in the folder that have been altered. Single-click on one, and then click on <Update>. Windows will update the original document, wherever it is on your computer, adding the changes you made while working on the version stored in the <New Briefcase> folder. Repeat this for any documents you wish to update.
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