moderated What happened to my desktop?
Shirley Tracy
My computer started acting goofy this evening, and I was in a hurry to compose an important letter so may have rushed things along too quickly. Suddenly, my desktop disappeared. I can’t find it. Any ideas? It’s not in the recycle bin. (LOL).
Any help would be appreciated.
Shirley Tracy
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Mike B.
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Did you try rebooting?
Did you try pressing, Windows key + D, or M, to
take you to the desktop?
Did you press, Insert + T, to read the title of
the screen you're on?
Was your computer doing some sort of update and
wanting to reboot?
Did you get your letter composed and
saved?
What relation does composing a letter and not
having a desktop have to do with each other? What I mean is, as above, did
you finish the letter, save it, then you couldn't find your
desktop?
I'm not trying to be an A'Hole, but you're leaving
out a lot of things that could of, might of or maybe did!
Take care. Mike. Sent from my iBarstool. Learn a lesson from your dog. No matter what life brings you, kick some grass over that crap and move on!
----- Original Message -----
From: Shirley
Tracy
Sent: Monday, July 20, 2020 9:02 PM
Subject: What happened to my desktop? My computer started acting goofy this evening, and I was in a hurry to compose an important letter so may have rushed things along too quickly. Suddenly, my desktop disappeared. I can’t find it. Any ideas? It’s not in the recycle bin. (LOL).
Any help would be appreciated.
Shirley Tracy
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Bill White <billwhite92701@...>
Hi, Shirley. Please let us know if you got your desktop problem resolved, and if so, what did you have to do to solve it?
Thank you.
Bill White billwhite92701@...
From: main@jfw.groups.io [mailto:main@jfw.groups.io] On Behalf Of Shirley Tracy
Sent: Monday, July 20, 2020 9:03 PM To: main@jfw.groups.io Subject: What happened to my desktop?
My computer started acting goofy this evening, and I was in a hurry to compose an important letter so may have rushed things along too quickly. Suddenly, my desktop disappeared. I can’t find it. Any ideas? It’s not in the recycle bin. (LOL).
Any help would be appreciated.
Shirley Tracy
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Shirley Tracy
Hi Mike,
Yes, I tried rebooting. I also pressed windows key plus D and also the alt M and even Control M. Nothing happens. I ask Curtana for mail is the way I find it now. I no longer have the normal list. I hope I didn’t get a virus or something.
No, I didn’t finish the letter before the Desktop vanished, but I asked Curtana for mail and finished (rewrote) the important email letter. What the letter had to do with everything is that I was rushing to get it sent out before today—long story. In my hurry, I may have pressed the wrong keys somewhere—or been keying too fast--that darn letter took up a lot of my time and brain power. By the time I sent out my plea for help last night, I was exhausted. (smile).
My next plan is to call Microsoft Disability number. Thought I’d pick your brains on the list first.
Shirley Tracy
From: Mike B
Sent: Tuesday, July 21, 2020 12:18 AM To: main@jfw.groups.io Subject: Re: What happened to my desktop?
Did you try rebooting?
Did you try pressing, Windows key + D, or M, to take you to the desktop?
Did you press, Insert + T, to read the title of the screen you're on?
Was your computer doing some sort of update and wanting to reboot?
Did you get your letter composed and saved?
What relation does composing a letter and not having a desktop have to do with each other? What I mean is, as above, did you finish the letter, save it, then you couldn't find your desktop?
I'm not trying to be an A'Hole, but you're leaving out a lot of things that could of, might of or maybe did!
Take care. Mike. Sent from my iBarstool. ----- Original Message ----- From: Shirley Tracy Sent: Monday, July 20, 2020 9:02 PM Subject: What happened to my desktop?
My computer started acting goofy this evening, and I was in a hurry to compose an important letter so may have rushed things along too quickly. Suddenly, my desktop disappeared. I can’t find it. Any ideas? It’s not in the recycle bin. (LOL).
Any help would be appreciated.
Shirley Tracy
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Shirley Tracy
Oops. Sorry, Bill. I don’t like to make excuses, but I’ve only had four hours of sleep and I decided to change your name. 😊
Shirley Tracy
From: Shirley Tracy via groups.io
Sent: Tuesday, July 21, 2020 5:48 AM To: main@jfw.groups.io Subject: Re: What happened to my desktop?
Hi Mike,
Yes, I tried rebooting. I also pressed windows key plus D and also the alt M and even Control M. Nothing happens. I ask Curtana for mail is the way I find it now. I no longer have the normal list. I hope I didn’t get a virus or something.
No, I didn’t finish the letter before the Desktop vanished, but I asked Curtana for mail and finished (rewrote) the important email letter. What the letter had to do with everything is that I was rushing to get it sent out before today—long story. In my hurry, I may have pressed the wrong keys somewhere—or been keying too fast--that darn letter took up a lot of my time and brain power. By the time I sent out my plea for help last night, I was exhausted. (smile). My next plan is to call Microsoft Disability number. Thought I’d pick your brains on the list first.
Shirley Tracy
From: Mike B
Did you try rebooting?
Did you try pressing, Windows key + D, or M, to take you to the desktop?
Did you press, Insert + T, to read the title of the screen you're on?
Was your computer doing some sort of update and wanting to reboot?
Did you get your letter composed and saved?
What relation does composing a letter and not having a desktop have to do with each other? What I mean is, as above, did you finish the letter, save it, then you couldn't find your desktop?
I'm not trying to be an A'Hole, but you're leaving out a lot of things that could of, might of or maybe did!
Take care. Mike. Sent from my iBarstool. ----- Original Message ----- From: Shirley Tracy Sent: Monday, July 20, 2020 9:02 PM Subject: What happened to my desktop?
My computer started acting goofy this evening, and I was in a hurry to compose an important letter so may have rushed things along too quickly. Suddenly, my desktop disappeared. I can’t find it. Any ideas? It’s not in the recycle bin. (LOL).
Any help would be appreciated.
Shirley Tracy
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Chris
Maybe you’ve hidden desktop icons
Under the desktop context menu, under view submenu check show desktop icons
From: Shirley Tracy
Sent: 21 July 2020 10:48 To: main@jfw.groups.io Subject: Re: What happened to my desktop?
Hi Mike,
Yes, I tried rebooting. I also pressed windows key plus D and also the alt M and even Control M. Nothing happens. I ask Curtana for mail is the way I find it now. I no longer have the normal list. I hope I didn’t get a virus or something.
No, I didn’t finish the letter before the Desktop vanished, but I asked Curtana for mail and finished (rewrote) the important email letter. What the letter had to do with everything is that I was rushing to get it sent out before today—long story. In my hurry, I may have pressed the wrong keys somewhere—or been keying too fast--that darn letter took up a lot of my time and brain power. By the time I sent out my plea for help last night, I was exhausted. (smile). My next plan is to call Microsoft Disability number. Thought I’d pick your brains on the list first.
Shirley Tracy
From: Mike B
Did you try rebooting?
Did you try pressing, Windows key + D, or M, to take you to the desktop?
Did you press, Insert + T, to read the title of the screen you're on?
Was your computer doing some sort of update and wanting to reboot?
Did you get your letter composed and saved?
What relation does composing a letter and not having a desktop have to do with each other? What I mean is, as above, did you finish the letter, save it, then you couldn't find your desktop?
I'm not trying to be an A'Hole, but you're leaving out a lot of things that could of, might of or maybe did!
Take care. Mike. Sent from my iBarstool. ----- Original Message ----- From: Shirley Tracy Sent: Monday, July 20, 2020 9:02 PM Subject: What happened to my desktop?
My computer started acting goofy this evening, and I was in a hurry to compose an important letter so may have rushed things along too quickly. Suddenly, my desktop disappeared. I can’t find it. Any ideas? It’s not in the recycle bin. (LOL).
Any help would be appreciated.
Shirley Tracy
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Andrew Summers
Have you tried Show desktop icons? If you press windows key with m and then press shift with f10 keys, you will have a menu.
Andrew
From: main@jfw.groups.io <main@jfw.groups.io> On Behalf Of Shirley Tracy
Sent: 21 July 2020 10:57 To: main@jfw.groups.io Subject: Re: What happened to my desktop?
Oops. Sorry, Bill. I don’t like to make excuses, but I’ve only had four hours of sleep and I decided to change your name. 😊
Shirley Tracy
From: Shirley Tracy via groups.io
Hi Mike,
Yes, I tried rebooting. I also pressed windows key plus D and also the alt M and even Control M. Nothing happens. I ask Curtana for mail is the way I find it now. I no longer have the normal list. I hope I didn’t get a virus or something.
No, I didn’t finish the letter before the Desktop vanished, but I asked Curtana for mail and finished (rewrote) the important email letter. What the letter had to do with everything is that I was rushing to get it sent out before today—long story. In my hurry, I may have pressed the wrong keys somewhere—or been keying too fast--that darn letter took up a lot of my time and brain power. By the time I sent out my plea for help last night, I was exhausted. (smile). My next plan is to call Microsoft Disability number. Thought I’d pick your brains on the list first.
Shirley Tracy
From: Mike B
Did you try rebooting?
Did you try pressing, Windows key + D, or M, to take you to the desktop?
Did you press, Insert + T, to read the title of the screen you're on?
Was your computer doing some sort of update and wanting to reboot?
Did you get your letter composed and saved?
What relation does composing a letter and not having a desktop have to do with each other? What I mean is, as above, did you finish the letter, save it, then you couldn't find your desktop?
I'm not trying to be an A'Hole, but you're leaving out a lot of things that could of, might of or maybe did!
Take care. Mike. Sent from my iBarstool. ----- Original Message ----- From: Shirley Tracy Sent: Monday, July 20, 2020 9:02 PM Subject: What happened to my desktop?
My computer started acting goofy this evening, and I was in a hurry to compose an important letter so may have rushed things along too quickly. Suddenly, my desktop disappeared. I can’t find it. Any ideas? It’s not in the recycle bin. (LOL).
Any help would be appreciated.
Shirley Tracy
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Mike B.
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Hi Shirley,
Maybe try using your touch cursor or tabbing to
see if you can find something that says what screen your on.
Take care. Mike. Sent from my iBarstool. Learn a lesson from your dog. No matter what life brings you, kick some grass over that crap and move on!
----- Original Message -----
From: Shirley
Tracy
Sent: Tuesday, July 21, 2020 2:48 AM
Subject: Re: What happened to my desktop? Hi Mike,
Yes, I tried rebooting. I also pressed windows key plus D and also the alt M and even Control M. Nothing happens. I ask Curtana for mail is the way I find it now. I no longer have the normal list. I hope I didn’t get a virus or something.
No, I didn’t finish the letter before the Desktop vanished, but I asked Curtana for mail and finished (rewrote) the important email letter. What the letter had to do with everything is that I was rushing to get it sent out before today—long story. In my hurry, I may have pressed the wrong keys somewhere—or been keying too fast--that darn letter took up a lot of my time and brain power. By the time I sent out my plea for help last night, I was exhausted. (smile). My next plan is to call Microsoft Disability number. Thought I’d pick your brains on the list first.
Shirley Tracy
From:
Mike B
Did you try rebooting?
Did you try pressing, Windows key + D, or M, to take you to the desktop?
Did you press, Insert + T, to read the title of the screen you're on?
Was your computer doing some sort of update and wanting to reboot?
Did you get your letter composed and saved?
What relation does composing a letter and not having a desktop have to do with each other? What I mean is, as above, did you finish the letter, save it, then you couldn't find your desktop?
I'm not trying to be an A'Hole, but you're leaving out a lot of things that could of, might of or maybe did!
Take care. Mike. Sent from my iBarstool. ----- Original Message ----- From: Shirley Tracy Sent: Monday, July 20, 2020 9:02 PM Subject: What happened to my desktop?
My computer started acting goofy this evening, and I was in a hurry to compose an important letter so may have rushed things along too quickly. Suddenly, my desktop disappeared. I can’t find it. Any ideas? It’s not in the recycle bin. (LOL).
Any help would be appreciated.
Shirley Tracy
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Van Lant, Robin
Shirley, When you hit Insert T while you think you should be on the desktop, Do you hear JAWS say Desktop 1? With some frequency, I hit something that switches me to Desktop 2 where my icons are different. I use Control Windows key and left arrow to get back to the main Desktop.
From: main@jfw.groups.io <main@jfw.groups.io> On Behalf Of
Shirley Tracy
My computer started acting goofy this evening, and I was in a hurry to compose an important letter so may have rushed things along too quickly. Suddenly, my desktop disappeared. I can’t find it. Any ideas? It’s not in the recycle bin. (LOL).
Any help would be appreciated.
Shirley Tracy 127 Public Square, Cleveland, OH 44114 If you prefer not to receive future e-mail offers for products or services from Key, send an email to mailto:DNERequests@... with 'No Promotional E-mails' in the SUBJECT line.
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Sieghard Weitzel <sieghard@...>
Did you somehow turn on Tablet Mode? Press Windows Key + A and tab until you hear Tablet Mode, if it is checked press the spacebar to uncheck it.
From: main@jfw.groups.io <main@jfw.groups.io> On Behalf Of
Shirley Tracy
Hi Mike,
Yes, I tried rebooting. I also pressed windows key plus D and also the alt M and even Control M. Nothing happens. I ask Curtana for mail is the way I find it now. I no longer have the normal list. I hope I didn’t get a virus or something.
No, I didn’t finish the letter before the Desktop vanished, but I asked Curtana for mail and finished (rewrote) the important email letter. What the letter had to do with everything is that I was rushing to get it sent out before today—long story. In my hurry, I may have pressed the wrong keys somewhere—or been keying too fast--that darn letter took up a lot of my time and brain power. By the time I sent out my plea for help last night, I was exhausted. (smile). My next plan is to call Microsoft Disability number. Thought I’d pick your brains on the list first.
Shirley Tracy
From: Mike B
Did you try rebooting?
Did you try pressing, Windows key + D, or M, to take you to the desktop?
Did you press, Insert + T, to read the title of the screen you're on?
Was your computer doing some sort of update and wanting to reboot?
Did you get your letter composed and saved?
What relation does composing a letter and not having a desktop have to do with each other? What I mean is, as above, did you finish the letter, save it, then you couldn't find your desktop?
I'm not trying to be an A'Hole, but you're leaving out a lot of things that could of, might of or maybe did!
Take care. Mike. Sent from my iBarstool.
----- Original Message -----
From: Shirley Tracy Sent: Monday, July 20, 2020 9:02 PM Subject: What happened to my desktop?
My computer started acting goofy this evening, and I was in a hurry to compose an important letter so may have rushed things along too quickly. Suddenly, my desktop disappeared. I can’t find it. Any ideas? It’s not in the recycle bin. (LOL).
Any help would be appreciated.
Shirley Tracy
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Jaffar Sidek <jaffar.sidek10@...>
Hi all. You know, the past 2 weeks have stimulated my
emagination, at least where Microsoft Windows is concerned. The
email subjects like "Windows is gone", and the latest one, "Where
is my desktop?", well, they have sort a Sci-Fi, Mystery detective,
Mystical effect. A nice divergance from the convention and norm,
don't you think? Do they not stimulate you to tune in to the next
installment to see what happens next, or moan and groan when you
miss it? At least it is a release from the usual. Cheers
Microsoft Windows that provides bugs and program flaws that cause
misery and fun in equal measure, and cheers to the emailers who
provide such unusual and original, imaginative email subjects. On 21/7/2020 9:35 pm, Mike B wrote:
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Shirley Tracy
Sieghard ,
Thank you! Thank you! I must have done that, but I sure don’t know how. Wow!
This list is great when guys like you are willing to respond. I thank everyone who replied…and I truly thank you for coming up with the idea.
A very happy Shirley
Shirley Tracy
From: Sieghard Weitzel
Sent: Tuesday, July 21, 2020 2:32 PM To: main@jfw.groups.io Subject: Re: What happened to my desktop?
Did you somehow turn on Tablet Mode? Press Windows Key + A and tab until you hear Tablet Mode, if it is checked press the spacebar to uncheck it.
From: main@jfw.groups.io <main@jfw.groups.io> On Behalf Of Shirley Tracy
Hi Mike,
Yes, I tried rebooting. I also pressed windows key plus D and also the alt M and even Control M. Nothing happens. I ask Curtana for mail is the way I find it now. I no longer have the normal list. I hope I didn’t get a virus or something.
No, I didn’t finish the letter before the Desktop vanished, but I asked Curtana for mail and finished (rewrote) the important email letter. What the letter had to do with everything is that I was rushing to get it sent out before today—long story. In my hurry, I may have pressed the wrong keys somewhere—or been keying too fast--that darn letter took up a lot of my time and brain power. By the time I sent out my plea for help last night, I was exhausted. (smile). My next plan is to call Microsoft Disability number. Thought I’d pick your brains on the list first.
Shirley Tracy
From: Mike B
Did you try rebooting?
Did you try pressing, Windows key + D, or M, to take you to the desktop?
Did you press, Insert + T, to read the title of the screen you're on?
Was your computer doing some sort of update and wanting to reboot?
Did you get your letter composed and saved?
What relation does composing a letter and not having a desktop have to do with each other? What I mean is, as above, did you finish the letter, save it, then you couldn't find your desktop?
I'm not trying to be an A'Hole, but you're leaving out a lot of things that could of, might of or maybe did!
Take care. Mike. Sent from my iBarstool. ----- Original Message ----- From: Shirley Tracy Sent: Monday, July 20, 2020 9:02 PM Subject: What happened to my desktop?
My computer started acting goofy this evening, and I was in a hurry to compose an important letter so may have rushed things along too quickly. Suddenly, my desktop disappeared. I can’t find it. Any ideas? It’s not in the recycle bin. (LOL).
Any help would be appreciated.
Shirley Tracy
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Bill White <billwhite92701@...>
Hi, Shirley. There are two settings that you can change to make sure that, in the future, even if Tablet Mode does get turned on, your desktop and task bar won't be hidden.
1. Open Settings with Windows key plus I. 2. TAB to the list of Settings categories, and press ENTER on System. 3. Arrow down to Tablet Mode, and press ENTER. 4. Under Tablet Mode, make sure, Hide app icons on the taskbar in tablet mode Button is Off 5. Also under Tablet Mode, make sure, Automatically hide the taskbar in tablet mode Button is Off.
Bill White billwhite92701@...
From: main@jfw.groups.io [mailto:main@jfw.groups.io] On Behalf Of Shirley Tracy
Sent: Tuesday, July 21, 2020 12:28 PM To: main@jfw.groups.io Subject: Re: What happened to my desktop?
Sieghard ,
Thank you! Thank you! I must have done that, but I sure don’t know how. Wow!
This list is great when guys like you are willing to respond. I thank everyone who replied…and I truly thank you for coming up with the idea.
A very happy Shirley
Shirley Tracy
From: Sieghard Weitzel
Did you somehow turn on Tablet Mode? Press Windows Key + A and tab until you hear Tablet Mode, if it is checked press the spacebar to uncheck it.
From: main@jfw.groups.io <main@jfw.groups.io> On Behalf Of Shirley Tracy
Hi Mike,
Yes, I tried rebooting. I also pressed windows key plus D and also the alt M and even Control M. Nothing happens. I ask Curtana for mail is the way I find it now. I no longer have the normal list. I hope I didn’t get a virus or something.
No, I didn’t finish the letter before the Desktop vanished, but I asked Curtana for mail and finished (rewrote) the important email letter. What the letter had to do with everything is that I was rushing to get it sent out before today—long story. In my hurry, I may have pressed the wrong keys somewhere—or been keying too fast--that darn letter took up a lot of my time and brain power. By the time I sent out my plea for help last night, I was exhausted. (smile). My next plan is to call Microsoft Disability number. Thought I’d pick your brains on the list first.
Shirley Tracy
From: Mike B
Did you try rebooting?
Did you try pressing, Windows key + D, or M, to take you to the desktop?
Did you press, Insert + T, to read the title of the screen you're on?
Was your computer doing some sort of update and wanting to reboot?
Did you get your letter composed and saved?
What relation does composing a letter and not having a desktop have to do with each other? What I mean is, as above, did you finish the letter, save it, then you couldn't find your desktop?
I'm not trying to be an A'Hole, but you're leaving out a lot of things that could of, might of or maybe did!
Take care. Mike. Sent from my iBarstool. ----- Original Message ----- From: Shirley Tracy Sent: Monday, July 20, 2020 9:02 PM Subject: What happened to my desktop?
My computer started acting goofy this evening, and I was in a hurry to compose an important letter so may have rushed things along too quickly. Suddenly, my desktop disappeared. I can’t find it. Any ideas? It’s not in the recycle bin. (LOL).
Any help would be appreciated.
Shirley Tracy
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Shirley Tracy
Thanks Bill.
Shirley Tracy
From: Bill White
Sent: Tuesday, July 21, 2020 10:26 PM To: main@jfw.groups.io Subject: Re: What happened to my desktop?
Hi, Shirley. There are two settings that you can change to make sure that, in the future, even if Tablet Mode does get turned on, your desktop and task bar won't be hidden.
1. Open Settings with Windows key plus I. 2. TAB to the list of Settings categories, and press ENTER on System. 3. Arrow down to Tablet Mode, and press ENTER. 4. Under Tablet Mode, make sure, Hide app icons on the taskbar in tablet mode Button is Off 5. Also under Tablet Mode, make sure, Automatically hide the taskbar in tablet mode Button is Off.
Bill White billwhite92701@...
From: main@jfw.groups.io [mailto:main@jfw.groups.io] On Behalf Of Shirley Tracy
Sieghard ,
Thank you! Thank you! I must have done that, but I sure don’t know how. Wow!
This list is great when guys like you are willing to respond. I thank everyone who replied…and I truly thank you for coming up with the idea.
A very happy Shirley
Shirley Tracy
From: Sieghard Weitzel
Did you somehow turn on Tablet Mode? Press Windows Key + A and tab until you hear Tablet Mode, if it is checked press the spacebar to uncheck it.
From: main@jfw.groups.io <main@jfw.groups.io> On Behalf Of Shirley Tracy
Hi Mike,
Yes, I tried rebooting. I also pressed windows key plus D and also the alt M and even Control M. Nothing happens. I ask Curtana for mail is the way I find it now. I no longer have the normal list. I hope I didn’t get a virus or something.
No, I didn’t finish the letter before the Desktop vanished, but I asked Curtana for mail and finished (rewrote) the important email letter. What the letter had to do with everything is that I was rushing to get it sent out before today—long story. In my hurry, I may have pressed the wrong keys somewhere—or been keying too fast--that darn letter took up a lot of my time and brain power. By the time I sent out my plea for help last night, I was exhausted. (smile). My next plan is to call Microsoft Disability number. Thought I’d pick your brains on the list first.
Shirley Tracy
From: Mike B
Did you try rebooting?
Did you try pressing, Windows key + D, or M, to take you to the desktop?
Did you press, Insert + T, to read the title of the screen you're on?
Was your computer doing some sort of update and wanting to reboot?
Did you get your letter composed and saved?
What relation does composing a letter and not having a desktop have to do with each other? What I mean is, as above, did you finish the letter, save it, then you couldn't find your desktop?
I'm not trying to be an A'Hole, but you're leaving out a lot of things that could of, might of or maybe did!
Take care. Mike. Sent from my iBarstool. ----- Original Message ----- From: Shirley Tracy Sent: Monday, July 20, 2020 9:02 PM Subject: What happened to my desktop?
My computer started acting goofy this evening, and I was in a hurry to compose an important letter so may have rushed things along too quickly. Suddenly, my desktop disappeared. I can’t find it. Any ideas? It’s not in the recycle bin. (LOL).
Any help would be appreciated.
Shirley Tracy
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