E a s t e r E g g s

Typically, developers display their names, pictures, or other messages in some type of hidden dialog box or window which is viewable only after several obscure keystrokes, or placed somewhere on the disk. This "undocumented feature" of many software programs is commonly known as an "Easter egg".

1. Go to the welcome screen of AOL 2.5's Road Trip forum.
2. Click on some of the stars. If you click on the right one, the door of the VW Microbus opens and the occupant shows you his better side.

1. Start Excel 95 with a blank spreadsheet.
2. Scroll down to the 95th row.
3. Click on the 95 to select the entire row.
4. Press the Tab key to move to cell B95.
5. Select Help -> About Excel from the menu.
6. Hold down the Ctrl and Shift keys and click on the Tech Support button.
7. A window labeled Hall of Tortured Souls appears.
8. Directly ahead of you are stairs with a scrolling cast list.
9. But wait ..... there's more! Go back down the stairs and type excelkfa.
10. The wall disappears, revealing a zig-zag path to a picture room.

1. Open a new workbook.
2. Press F5.
3. Enter X97:L97.
4. Press the Tab key.
5. Hold down the Ctrl Shift key combination as you click on the Chart Wizard.

1. Start PowerPoint 95.
2. Go to the Help window.
3. Click on About Microsoft Powerpoint.
4. Click on the icon in the upper left corner of the screen.

1. Hold down the Ctrl and Shift keys and select Help->About from the menu.
2. Double click on the Microsoft flag icon in the top left corner of the dialog box.
3. Click the OK button.

Repeating this a third (or more) times will show a list of credits with one of four faces depending on which color of the flag you double clicked.

1. Create a new folder with the name: and now, the moment you've all been waiting for
2. Rename the folder to: we proudly present for your viewing pleasure
3. Rename it again to: The Microsoft Windows 95 Product Team!
4. Open the folder to see the list of credits.

1. While at your desktop, press the F1 key to display the Help Topics: Windows Help dialog box.
2. Click the Find tab. (If you haven't selected the Find option before, a Windows 95 wizard will walk you through a first-time setup -- you'll have to do this only once.)
3. Click the Options... button, then select the All the words you typed in any order radio button.
4. In the Show words that dropdown list, make sure the begin with the characters you type option is selected, then click OK.
5. Once you return to the Find tab, select the text box at the top and type Who knows who built this tool? Make sure you capitalize the W and include the question mark.
6. Hold down the Shift Ctrl key combination as you click the Clear button.
7. Now, click the Options... button once more, only this time, select the radio button titled At least one of the words you typed.
8. In the Show words that dropdown list, choose the contain the characters you type option, then click OK.
9. In the Find tab, type The Shadow knows! in the text box at the top. Make sure you capitalize the letters T and S and that you include the exclamation point.
10. Finally, hold down the Shift Ctrl key combination as you click the Clear button.

1. Start the User Manager.
2. Type NT
3. Press Tab twice.
4. Type LAN

1. Go to the Control Panel and double-click on Desktop.
2. Select 3D Text as your screen saver.
3. Click on "Settings" and type:
   • Rock for a list of rock bands.
   • BEER for a list of beers.
   • I love NT for a list of developers.

1. Open a new document.
2. Type Blue.
3. Select the text.
4. Select Format->Font.
5. Choose Font Style: Bold, Color: Blue.
6. Type a space after the word Blue.
7. Select Help->About Microsoft Word.
8. Hold down the Ctrl Shift key combination as you click on the Word icon.