# Trainz/CS00-Computer skills index

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# About this TOC page

Writing for Trainz Asset Management and Maintenance poses some challenges for how are our contributors to know the skills knowledge in OS-HowTo or education and background of Trainz Users—who span the gamete from children to elderly railway workers and other retirees who had no job experience with computers, computing and only have a computer because of Trainz. The tutorials here are fundamental heavily illustrated HowTo techniques that even the Savvy computer professionals sometimes overlook. We intend to give you the computer skills Know-how to manage Trainz —and perhaps even improve your whole life-skills set here.

# CS Skills TOC-MAC

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## Around Windows

    For convenient reading, this section will be threaded with LMB-clickable page-to-page hyperlinks from the page tops and bottom boxes.
* Recommended settings and set ups
** CSW-002_the importance of being the boss
** CSW-003_optimized hard drive configurations
* Steps to make sure Trainz runs properly
* CSW-007_one head or two plus with Trainz
* CSW-011_running more than one Trainz install
** CSW-013_editing registry entries
* CSW-016_
* CSW-021_

## Basic tool apps operations

It's not our job to teach you all there is to know about a Widows application program, but herein we'll pass along what you need to know to do the simple tasks we recommend as HowTo tasks.

### Text editors

* Choosing editors, when where and why
* CSW-030_Crimson or Ruby skills
* CSW-040_Notepad++ skills
* CSW-050_Programmer's Notepad skills
* TBDL CSW60 - whatever that N3V one is called
* TBDL CSW70

### Spreadsheets

* CSW-100_Open Office Calc skills
* CSW-160_Using MS Excell for Trainz needs

### Graphics software

* CSW-180_selecting graphics programs
** CSW-181-199_Intros and features of XYZ software overviews series
** Reviews and pros and cons discussions go here ... series
** CSW-181-199_Intros and features of XYZ software overviews series
* CSW-200_MS Paint skills
** CSW-201_cropping images with MS Paint
** CSW-202_resizing images with MS Paint
** CSW-203_making thumbnails images with MS Paint
** CSW-219_z last topic... images with MS Paint
* CSW-220_Using IrfanView for Trainz needs
** CSW-221_cropping images with IrfanView
** CSW-222_resizing images with IrfanView
** CSW-223_Thumbs viewer-managing images with IrfanView
** CSW-224_renaming and managing images with IrfanView
** CSW-225_lightening images with IrfanView
** CSW-238_Thumbs viewer-managing images with IrfanView
* CSW-240_Using GIMP for Trainz needs
** CSW-241-259_Using GIMP for AlphaMask generation, resizing...series
** GIMP series of tutorials
** CSW-241-259_Using GIMP for AlphaMask generation, resizing...series
* CSW-260_Using Paint.net for Trainz needs
** CSW-261-279_Using GIMP for AlphaMask generation, resizing...series
** Paint.net tutorials
** CSW-261-279_Using GIMP for AlphaMask generation, resizing...series
* CSW-280_Using XnView for Trainz needs
** CSW-281_Using XnView tutorials begin
** CSW-281-299_Using XnView for AlphaMask generation, resizing...series
** XnView tutorials series ...
** CSW-281-299_Using XnView for AlphaMask generation, resizing...series
* CSW-299_Using XnView tutorials cap
* CSW-300_Using Paint Shop Pro for Trainz needs
** CSW-301-329_Using XnView for AlphaMask generation, resizing...series
** Paint Shop Pro series...
** CSW-301-329_Using XnView for AlphaMask generation, resizing...series
* CSW-330_Using TBDL for Trainz needs
** CSW-331-349_Using XnView for AlphaMask generation, resizing...series
** XnView series...
** CSW-331-349_Using XnView for AlphaMask generation, resizing...series
* CSW-341_Using TBDL for Trainz needs
** CSW-241-259_Using XnView for AlphaMask generation, resizing...series
** CSW-241-259_Using XnView for AlphaMask generation, resizing...series

## Other utilities

* CSW-401_Using filing Apps for managing assets by kuid CSLs
* CSW-403_FNR.exe_Replace and modifying multiple files
* CSW-411_REGEX in Replacing and modifying multiple files
** CSW-413_Notepad++ and modifying multiple files
** CSW-415_ReplaceText2.2 and modifying multiple files
** CSW-420_IrfanView skills for managing and modifying multiple files

## Cross-App skills

This section contains techniques using more than one Windows application to achieve what you need.
* CSW-500_Editors and spreadsheets
** CSW-501_Getting a kuid CSL in 30 seconds-Calc
** CSW-506_Getting a kuid CSL in 30 seconds-Excell
** CSW-511_Tracking-N-trimming CM messages-Calc
** CSW-516_Tracking-N-trimming CM messages-Excell
** CSW-530_kuid CSLs organizing Trainz for yourself
** CSW-531_kuid CSVs to control lists in CM operations
** CSW-551_kuid CSVs as custom Pick Lists for route building

## Web skills

* Site searching, knowing how to do targeted searching saves tons of time
** CSW-700_using BING for site specific searching
** CSW-720_using Google for site specific searching
** CSW-740_using MSN for site specific searching
** CSW-760_using Yahoo for site specific searching
* CSW-800_Making the most of the Auran Forums

## External Links

Listed here are some pages which may aid readers in further OS or Apps Skills building.
* [ REGEX HowTo in Notepad++] - Advanced REGEX searching