I've been reading this site religiously for the past several months in preparation for my trip to Italy in June. I read through lots of reviews for towns, restaurants, hotels, shops, tours, etc. I thought I would be able to find it all again using the search function. Now that the time is nearing and I am trying to put meat on the skeleton, I can't seem to find the old threads. Does anyone have suggesions on how to save selected threads and be able to easily find them again?

Cut and paste to a word processing file. PJK

jackie. I know little about the computer. I'd like to know also.

I copy and paste restarant names, itinerary suggestions, etc. into a Word document. I have a separate doc for each country we will be visting. Then, as it gets closer to the actual trip, I go through the pages I have created and organize them so they make sense and are useful.

I see that I accidentally posted twice so I went to the help menu for the first time to figure out how to delete the second post. Lo and behold, there are instructions there for saving the URL site. So, I answered my own question.

I do same as Alg. I also may save parts of or coplete trip reports.

Saving the URL site still takes quite a bit of searching when you need the information. It's easier to copy and paste into your own e-file system as mentioned above.

Holding down the left mouse button, take your cursor and drag it over the material you want to remember. It will be highlighted. With the material highlighted, type CTRL C (that copies the highlighted material). Now go to your word processor and open a new document. Type CTRL V (that pastes the copied material into a document). You can then save the info with any name you like.

If you have a "restaurants" document, you can just keep pasting new restaurants into the same document. That way they are all together when you need them and you don't have to search through a bunch of posts on a specific URL to find a couple of restaurants.

Of course, it is fun reading all those posts!!

sal, but where is the word processor?

Hopefully on your hard drive.

You are joking, aren't you? If not, I can tell you how to find it. I even taught my kids how to use a computer.

This works too: I e-mail the thread to myself and file the threads in subject-related mailboxes. Note that you can rename the thread before you send it to yourself.

The word processor is Microsoft Word, or WordPerfect, or something like that.

Or, if you use Windows, look under the Accessories menu (under start) for Wordpad or Notepad - they are very basic word processors.

You were joking and now look what you've started . . . 8^>

sadly, I am not joking.

jenifer I went to accessories and clicked notepad,it''s empty. now how do I store what you wrote for example?

SalB, Cigale might not have been joking!
I'm from the "older generation" who are not computer savvy - have never "cut and pasted", transferred documents, etc. I know where "Word" is, but have never transferred stuff to it. I may try some of this, thanks to you people!
My method of saving info on these threads is just to print it out! Cigale, you and I should get together.

Thanks Sue, I'm in Cambridge Ma. Where are you?

Oh. How do you get onto Fodors?

At any rate, most computers come with a word processor. Dell uses WordPerfect and most others use Microsoft Word for Windows. I use them both but prefer WordPerfect. Unfortunately, most of the articles people send me (I edit a music newsletter.) are in MS Word so I use both programs when I have to.

There are a couple ways to find either one. The easiest (when it works) is to hold down the Start button at the bottom left of your screen. A list opens up.

Run your cursor (or your eyes) up the list and see if Corel WordPerfect Suite is listed OR if it says "New Office Document" near the top of the list. If you see either one, that is your word processor. Place your cursor on it and click once. It will open up. (If this does't work, look at the cute little icons across the bottom of your screen. As you put your cursor above each icon, a little box will appear telling you what program the icon represents. When you get to Corel WordPerfect or Microsoft Word, you just click on the icon and the word processor will open up.)

This is your blank document and if you have done CTRL C in a Fodor post, you can simply CTRL V into this blank document and it will magically appear and you can save it.

If you don't have a word processor, or if it seems too annoying to learn, you can use the Notepad or Wordpad mentioned by Jenifer. When you get the blank document in Notepad, CTRL V the material you copied from Fodors and it will paste into Notepad. Choose a name you can remember and save it. You can open it back up and paste more things into it if you like.

Isn't this fun?!? I love computers.

Sue4, This is funny. I bet I'm older than you are. It's just what interests you. As I said, I love computers. We got one when the first desktops came out and I have pestered my husband into getting a new one every time something really exciting has developed. They really are fun.

Any more questions? I'm on a roll. This is the first time I've felt any use at all on this forum.

thank you. I can get to sites, save favorites and all the basics but I'm lost after that. A young Indian boy on line taught me what little I know but I crash alot and constantly get error messages and over stack messages and have no idea what they mean.

Cigale, I'm in Miami. SalB, thanks for your details. I'm going to print out your instructions, and try to work on this! I agree, computers are fun. I do some shopping, use internet for trips, etc., but just have never used Word much. I usually just use my trusty typewriter. By the way, I LOVE this forum - I'm addicted.