Help, My Icons or Screen Items Disappeared!

I am often asked how to locate items or icons on the screen that seemingly have disappeared into thin air. Today was no exception, as a client of mine accidentally deleted his e-mails while trying to figure out why his screen wasn't showing any e-mails more recent than from last month.

The best way to avoid that dicey situation is to use the often forgotten "View" button in the top left corner of your screen. In a few easy steps, you can bring back missing items from the screens of most popular Windows programs, including Microsoft Outlook, Internet Explorer, and Microsoft Word. One item that has a higher tendency of getting misplaced is the address bar in Internet Explorer. It, too, can be restored in most cases using this general method:

1.) Click "View"
2.) Go down to "Toolbars"
3.) Make sure all of the relevant items have check marks near them. If not, click on each one. The items that are checked off will show on your screen, and the ones that aren't won't.