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To unsend an email from Gmail, you have to enable the ‘Undo Send’ option first. Please follow the steps below to enable that useful option:

1. In the screen of Gmail, click on the ‘Settings’ button, and then select ‘Settings’ from the drop-down list.

2. Click on ‘General’.

3. Enable the ‘Undo Send’ option.

4. You can increase the time span in order that you have enough time to click on ‘Undo’ to cancel sending your email.

5. Click on the ‘Save Changes’ button.

In Windows 7, we can use Jump Lists to launch frequently used files, quick commands and pinned items. To open any Jump Lists, just right-click on an application icon on the taskbar, and then select an item you want to launch from the popup menu. To pin an item appeared in the Recent\Frequent section of Jump Lists, click on the pushpin icon next to the name of the item.

To clear unpinned documents in the list of Recent Documents in Word 2010, please do the following:

1. Click the File tab on the Ribbon.

2. Click the ‘Recent’ section.

3. Right-click anywhere in the list of ‘Recent Documents’, and then select ‘Clear unpinned documents’ from the pop-up menu.

4. Click “Yes” to remove all the unpinned items from the list.

In Internet Explorer 9, to add a website to the Start menu in Windows 7, please do the following:

1. Press [Alt] + [X] or click the icon, which looks like a nut, to open the Tools menu.

2. Point to ‘File’, and then choose ‘Add site to Start menu’.

* To access the website which has just been added to the Start menu, click the Start button, and then click it in the list of ‘All Programs’.

In Windows 7, we can press the Windows key + 1 to launch the left-most application on the taskbar, and press the Windows key + 2 to launch the second left-most application and so on.

To make the selected area as a picture in Excel 2010, please follow the steps below:

1. Click the ‘Home’ tab, and then click the ‘Copy’ button in the ‘Clipboard’ group after selecting the area in the worksheet.

2. Click the location where you want the picture to be appeared in the worksheet.

3. Click the down arrow on the ‘Paste’ button to open the menu which has several options.

4. Under ‘Other Paste Options’ in the menu, click the ‘Picture’ option.

To show all the icons in the notification area on the taskbar in Windows 7, do the following:

1. Right-click on an empty area of the taskbar.

2. Select ‘Properties’ from the pop-up menu.

3. Make sure the ‘Taskbar’ tab is selected, and then click the ‘Customize’ button under ‘Notification area’.

4. Select the ‘Always show all icons and notifications on the taskbar’ check box, and then click ‘OK’ twice.

To use check boxes to select multiple files in the Windows Explorer in Windows 7, do the following:

1. Start “Windows Explorer”.

2. Click “Organize”, and then choose “Folder and search options”.

3. Click the “View” tab.

4. In the list of “Advanced settings:”, Select the “Use check boxes to select items” check box.

5. Click “Ok”.

To immediately remove files without moving them to the Recycle Bin in Windows 7, please do the following:

1. Right-click on the ‘Recycle Bin’ icon on the Desktop.

2. Select ‘Properties’ from the pop-up menu.

3. Select the option ‘Don’t move files to the Recycle Bin. Remove files immediately when deleted.’ under ‘Settings for selected location’ in the dialog box of ‘Recycle Bin Properties’.

4. Click ‘OK’.

To quickly change the password for your user account in Windows 7 at any time, press [Ctrl] + [Alt] + [Delete] simultaneously to show a menu screen, and then click ‘Change a password’.