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Hi!

I have heard complaints from others and experienced it myself. Webtv units sometimes shut off while typing a message. You may have been typing all kinds of important things into a message only to have it lost. Webtv so far does not have automatic save of a message you are working on if the unit shuts off for some reason.

I know this has been very frustrating. To avoid this anxiety I have put together some notes here.

One idea is to expect the possibility the unit will shut off not long after first beginning operation. I would suggest not typing out any special email messages until the unit has thoroughly warmed up. I have found the webtv unit needs to warm up for about 30 minutes to an hour. It took me over year to figure that out.

I have found the webtv is better about saving messages than it used to be. "Sometimes" you can try going to the recent menu, by pressing the "recent" button next to "options" button on the webtv classic keyboard. Click on the image that identifies the message you are working on. Then go to the recent screen again and click the home page. Then go to the recent screen again and click on the image that identifies the message you were working on. Usually what you had been working on will have been saved.

A further precaution is when you have typed out a bunch of stuff. press the "A" and "cmd" button which will highlight the whole message you were working on. Then press the "cmd" and "C" buttons together. If your volume is on you should here a clicking sound signifying that your message has been copied. Then go through the procedure I mention above.

If for some reason you lose the message while going through the procedure described above, then you will still have the message saved and you can post it again. To do this put the curser where you want to start typing the message then press "cmd" and "V" keys together. That should make your entire message appear again.

You can also use the copy and paste method above to save stuff that you might be able to use later.

For WebTV's tutorial on some of the procedure's and more write to me at the following address for a copy of their upgrade message for webtv classic.

usa43@webtv.net



WebTV Keyboard Shortcuts



Cmd + A ----------
Select Text to be copied.

Shift + UpArrow --
Highlights one line of text going upwards.

Shift + DownArrow-
Highlights one line of text going downwards.

Shift + RightArrow
Highlights one character of text going right.

Shift + LeftArrow-
Highlights one character of text going left.

Cmd + C ----------
Copies highlighted text.

Cmd + V ----------
Pastes highlighted text.

Cmd + X ----------
Deletes highlighted text.


Cmd + Power ------
Hangup the Phone

Cmd + F ----------
Find Word

Cmd + Delete -----
Delete a whole line of text

Cmd + ScrollUp ---
Scroll to top of page

Cmd + ScrollDown -
Scroll to Bottom of page

Cmd + R ----------
Reload page

Cmd + Left -------
Go to thebeginning of a line of text

Cmd + Right ------
Go to the End of a Line of Text

Cmd + Ctrl -------
Show address to a Link Back


HELPFUL LINKS FOR WEBTV USERS



Webtv Help http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Horizon/6346

Mattman's Webtv Site
http://members.theglobe.com/mattman69/default.html

Libby's Page
http://www.ultimatewebtv.com

Tony's Webtv Help
https://members.tripod.com/~tony27v

Webtv Help http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Lab/4998

Jim's Predestined Home Page
http://members.wbs.net/homepages/1/6/3/163dtg.html

Webtv Help
http://www.geocities.com/ResearchTriangle/Lab/6510

WebTV Secrets
http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Museum/4332/page501.html

Faux~Reals~WebTV® Mecca
https://members.tripod.com/~FAUXREALWTV" target="e"

Mostly Webtv Links https://members.tripod.com/~Adam08/links.html

Webtv Links http://www.greenspun.com/boohoo/related.tcl?page_id=quick

Webtv Web Page Tips
https://members.tripod.com/~FAUXREALWTV/

Webtv Haven http://www.geocities.com/Yosemite/Gorge/5991/webtv.html

Webtv Tricks https://members.tripod.com/~Marieapril/main.html

Method Man's Webtv Tricks https://members.tripod.com/~MethodMan_5/new.html?

WebtVenus https://members.tripod.com/~webtvenus/main1.html

Webtv Webring https://www.angelfire.com/on/rockwebtv/

Black Dragon https://www.angelfire.com/ky/blacdragon/webtv.html

Webtv Help http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Haven/1800/

My Webtv http://www.greenspun.com/boohoo/related.tcl?page_id=quick

Phil's Webtv Links http://angelfire.com/nj/Webtvuser/index.html

Search Engines and Web Rings http://wwwlwhs.lkwash.wednet.edu/edu/social_studies/search.html

FreeGIFS
https://members.tripod.com/FreeGIFS/

Webtv GIFS http://www.geocities.com/SouthBeach/Docks/2140

Transloader File Transfer Utility http://transload.starblvd.net/

Webtv Friends Chat https://members.tripod.com/~DJACE/chat.html

Webtv Help Chat Room
https://members.tripod.com/~dianedumas/chat/irc-TC.html?serv=chat.talkcity.comport=6667chan=WebTV-HELP-CHATtopic=WebTV-Help-Chat

WebTV TalkCity Chat Room
http://www.talkcity.com/webtv/join.htmpl?channel=WebTV

WebTV Corporate Homepage
http://webtv.net/tv/index.html

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