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Microsoft Office Tip — Tips on avoiding junk e-mail (spam)

Excerpted from Microsoft.com Erase object from photos

Excerpted from Microsoft.com article how to decide what data to back up

How to decide what data to back up

There are many ways you can unintentionally lose information on a computer. A child playing the keyboard like a piano, a power surge, lightning, floods. And sometimes equipment just fails.

If you regularly make backup copies of your files and keep them in a separate place, you can get some, if not all, of your information back in the event something happens to the originals on your computer.

Deciding what to back up is highly personal. Anything you cannot replace easily should be at the top of your list. Before you get started, make a checklist of files to back up. This will help you determine what to back up, and also give you a reference list in the event you need to retrieve a backed-up file. Here are some file suggestions to get you started:

Digital photographs

Software you purchased and downloaded from the Internet

Click here for more file suggestions to get you started

Erase objects from photos

Many digital image editing software programs include a tool to erase unwanted elements from your photos. For this example we're using the Smart Erase Tool found in Microsoft Digital Image Pro.

Note: Before you edit your digital photographs, it's a good idea to make a copy of the original image and make your edits to that copy. This way you'll have preserved the original image in case you need to go back to it.

You have a great photo of you and your significant other walking on a beach. The only problem is that every other couple in the area was walking on the beach with you and that's not the picture you really want. No problem—you simply remove the other people.

Here's how you remove unwanted objects from your photo:

We got a message from a reader asking about how to avoid junk e-mail messages (spam) that are from senders with ordinary names and have ordinary subject headers—such as Hello, Microsoft Word, Just wanted to say hello, etc. The messages are usually computer generated and the subject matter is inappropriate or linking to inappropriate sites. The text, though, is worded so that it can pass security or spam filters.

Here are some good articles to help you start avoiding spam:

Help keep spam out of your inbox

 

10 tips on how to help reduce spam

Overview of the Junk E-mail Filter in Outlook

In addition, you can also take advantage of Microsoft SmartScreen integrated in all Microsoft e-mail platforms, including Microsoft Office Outlook 2007, MSN Hotmail, Windows Live Mail, and Windows Mail.