Know Your Documents

Microsoft Windows keeps a record of the last documents and images that were opened. Reviewing them on a regular basis helps you see what images and documents your children are reviewing. Click on the Start menu button and then go to the list item called My Recent Documents. When you highlight the list, a drop down menu of recent items appears (see below). Highlight an item, and it will open.

Please Note: If My Recent Documents does not show up in the Start menu, you can easily add it by following these steps:

1. With your mouse, right click on the bottom task bar and select Properties.

2. Select the Start Menu tab.

3. Click on Customize.

4. Select the Advanced tab.

5. Check the box that says List my most recently opened documents.

6. Click OK.

Follow Through With Your Child If you find unfamiliar documents on your computer or discover programs that you did not purchase, talk to your child about them. If the unfamiliar documents contain material that is inappropriate for children, ask your son or daughter where the documents were found on the Internet or who sent them. If you find software that you never purchased, your child may have downloaded it without buying the software. In that case, you would be in possession of illegally obtained software. Take action to help safeguard your privacy, help protect your computer software and data from damage or misappropriation by others, and help protect your children (and their friends) from objectionable content and contacts on the Internet.