Windows Me is loaded with features designed specifically for home users, giving you a better way to manage digital photos and music, work with video, create a home network, communicate with friends and relatives around the world, and more. Here's a collection of tips to make it work even better for you.

Tips for Working with Video

Using Windows Me: Save system resources when transferring footage

Use drag-and-drop importing

Jump-start your moviemaking

Previews a double-click away

Check your system profile to find IEEE 1394 information

Use description in clip properties

Use details view for clips

Tips for Working with Photos

Add Image Preview to any folder

Print pictures from the My Pictures folder

To JPEG or to GIF: Understand file formats

Share your images with others

Tips for Working with Audio

Customize the Windows Media Player screen

Change Windows Media Player options

Browse the Media Guide using Internet Explorer

Tips for Home Networking

Using a subnet

Thinking of a wireless network?

Using IEEE 1394

Sharing an Internet connection

Creating an Ethernet

Ethernet and Internet security

Tips for Computer Health

Let the Add New Hardware Wizard resolve your device problems

Create a startup or "boot" disk for your computer

How to reveal more information about your CPU

Clear up the clutter with Disk Cleanup

Defragment your hard disk to keep it in peak condition

Boot up without the floppy drive to save time

Clean up your hard disk with ScanDisk

Some straightforward talk on virus prevention

Tips for Using the Internet

Using more than one e-mail account

Turning AutoComplete addresses on or off

Move backward and forward between pages

Screening out inappropriate material with Content Advisor

Create a custom signature for e-mail

Make sure downloaded files are easy to find later

Drag a Web page shortcut into a message

Find your way back to a page you saw some time ago

Find people or businesses on the Internet

Hide newsgroup messages you've read

Sort the message list in your Inbox

Add Favorites with one keystroke

Create a link to a Web page in a Word document

Create new folders in Outlook Express

Choose how often to check for new mail

Subscribe to a newsgroup

Read newsgroups offline with Outlook Express

Open a Web page in a new window

Create and organize a list of favorite sites

Print all or part of a Web page

Save time and effort in typing URL addresses

Search from the Address bar

Search the Internet effectively

Search for a word or phrase on a Web page

Set your browser to open at a page of your choice

Rearrange and resize toolbars

Send e-mail messages on stationery

Use the Quick Launch bar to get to frequently used items

Send a Web page, a video clip, or an audio clip via e-mail

Use a Web graphic for your desktop background

Set your Internet connection properties

Make sure your modem is working

Tips for Working Efficiently

Run programs from the Address bar

Get back to the desktop quickly

Browse the Web and your files with one program

Close several programs at once

Set system date and time

Ways to delete a file or folder

Explore more with Explorer bars

Undo actions in Windows

Turn on file name extensions

Move or copy files to subfolders

Rearrange programs on the Start menu

Set your windows so they all have the same view

Show hidden program or system files

Use single-click everywhere

Speed up your programs

Open a Web page from the Start menu

Surf your computer the same way you surf the Web

Customize the taskbar

Search the Web directly from the taskbar

Change your user profile

Adjust Accessibility Options

Set administrative options for accessibility settings

Set up Narrator to announce events on the screen

Activate clicking mode

Adjust cursor settings

Set options for people who are deaf or have difficulty hearing sounds from the computer

Adjust display options

Turn FilterKeys on and off

Select FilterKeys settings

Adjust folder options

Select the font for on-screen keyboard keys

Change the font size of text on the screen

Turn high contrast on and off

Select high contrast settings

Activate hovering mode

Adjust Internet options

Change the size of items on the screen

Adjust keyboard options

Show extra keyboard help in programs

Select a keyboard layout

Switch to a lower screen resolution to increase the size of items on the screen

Invert the colors of the Magnifier window

Change Magnifier to high contrast

Set the magnification level in Magnifier

Open Magnifier

Change the size of the Magnifier window

Set Magnifier tracking options

Change the position of the Magnifier window

Enable a warning message to appear when turning a feature on or off

Enable a warning sound to play when turning a feature on and off

Set options for people who have difficulty using the keyboard or mouse

Adjust mouse options

Turn MouseKeys on and off

Select MouseKeys settings

Set up the mouse pointer to move to active items

Open the On-Screen Keyboard

Adjust passwords options

Disable personalized menus

Restore default settings

Activate scanning mode

Support SerialKeys devices

Select SerialKeys settings

Turn ShowSounds on and off

Adjust sounds and multimedia options

Turn SoundSentry on and off

Select SoundSentry settings

Turn StickyKeys on and off

Select StickyKeys settings

Adjust taskbar and Start menu options

Turn ToggleKeys on and off

Select ToggleKeys settings

Turn off accessibility features after computer is idle for specified number of minutes

Use Microsoft Magnifier

Set options for people who are blind or have difficulty seeing things on the screen

Open Accessibility Wizard

Save Accessibility Wizard settings to a file

Shortcut for renaming files

Select multiple files or folders

Open a file with the application of your choice

Create a printer shortcut

Tips for Having Fun

Change your wallpaper

Make your own icons

Use your own voice for audio prompts

Put an extra challenge into Minesweeper

Control graphics acceleration and other features

Play Internet games with others online

Listen to the radio while you work

Listen to background music while you work

Shut off your screen saver when you start a game

Add sound to system events

Use patterns as wallpaper

Add live Web content to your desktop

Record event sounds from a CD