Q&A
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By Kim Komando

Q. I'm a movie producer. Typical production Word files run well over 25 pages. I have to scroll to find certain sections. Can I name parts of a document?

A. You're going to love Microsoft Word's Bookmark feature. It allows you to insert placeholders within a document. With the document open, place the cursor where you want a Bookmark. From the Insert menu, select Bookmark. Name your Bookmark and click Add. You can put Bookmarks throughout the document. Afterward, to locate a Bookmark, press F5. This opens the Find and Replace dialog box. From the Go To tab, highlight Bookmark and type the bookmark name in the Enter bookmark name field. Click the Go To button and you're there. Now, I have this idea for a movie that involves a computer columnist and talk-radio host.

Q. Windows XP is playing with my mind. I type my Internet connection password and Windows XP adds more characters. What's happening?

A. Relax, it's not you. This is Windows XP's way of protecting your password from theft. The longer the password, especially if it has random characters, the more difficult it is to guess. If your password is less than 15 characters, Windows XP automatically pads it out to 15.

Q. I was messing around, and now my computer doesn't show file extensions. What can I do to restore them?

A. You can learn a lot by looking at a file's extension, or the three letters after the dot at the end of the file name. If file extensions aren't visible, go to Windows Explorer. Select Tools (in Windows 98, it's View), Folder Options and then the View tab. Deselect "Hide (file) extensions for known file types" and click OK. This can be done in Apple's OS X, too. Double-click a hard drive icon on the desktop. Click File and Show Info. In the drop-down box, select Name & Extension. Deselect "Hide Extension."