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Feel The POWER!

WOW - We landed an incredible deal this time!! We have a fantastic price on an awesome high-end 175 watt power inverter!

What the heck is a "power inverter" you ask?

Basically, a power inverter is a device that plugs into your car's cigarette lighter and converts the 12V DC current into 110/120V AC. In short, it provides a household style electrical plug you can use to power all kinds of devices. Everyone I've talked to has come up with several uses for it (then promptly bought one :-)

Think about the possibilities - you could use this to power laptops, printers (great for salesmen printing proposals), fax machines, radios, 100W halogen lamps, portable DVD players, a small TV, and just about any other low wattage device you'd normally plug into a wall outlet. Heck, it would even be handy for recharging batteries!

I've already been using one with my laptop and absolutely love it (yes, I took out my computer's battery for an accurate test :-). In fact, I like it so much I'm going to keep the "test" unit in my truck from now on. There have been a lot of times in the past this would have come in really (and I mean really) handy.

If you travel with your laptop like I do, this is a must have - you never need to worry about your computer's battery running out of power! Great for those of us who take along a laptop so we can download our digital pictures when we're away from civilization! As far as that goes, it would be great if you're the passenger on a long drive and just wanted to get some work done.

Your price on this is incredible - just $29.97 and US shipping is FREE! Power inverters are normally on the expensive side - most go for $50-$70, so this is an outstanding buy. However, quantities are very limited and these are going to be sold on a first come, first served basis. If you want one, better get to the site ASAP:

http://www.worldstart.com/store/maxx-power-invertr.htm

PS - Don't miss this - you never know when a device like this will come in handy. Don't end up wishing you had one down the road - grab yours today!

MS Office 101

Capitalizing Mania

In previous issues we've discussed the wonders of Shift + F3.

You know, how that key combination will take highlighted text and rotate between all capital letters, all small case letters and title case letters.

That's good—looks great, but what if you know you want all caps and don't feel like toggling through your choices?

You could use the Format menu, "Change Case" choice—but why? That takes even longer than using Shift + F3 repeatedly.

So, is there a quicker way?

Yep, you bet. (Isn't that why I brought it up in the first place?)

If you know you want your text all caps simply try Ctrl + Shift + A.

Also, don't forget the small caps option either (same thing but smaller letters).

Ctrl + Shift + K will put you straight to small caps—a good "attention getter" without completely shouting at the reader.

That's it! Three keys and you're straight to the formatting you needed.

Office Tip of the Day

Back To The Beginning

Over the last year or so we've discussed assigning keyboard shortcuts for several different purposes in MS Word.

By now some of you may have an incredible list of custom shortcuts—do you still know what's what? Or, have you simply created them as we went along then forgotten all about your new handy-dandy keys?

Wish there was a way to start all over? You know, erase all your custom key combinations so you can enter only the ones you find yourself really using.

Or... maybe you've "inherited" someone else's computer and want to start with a clean slate?

Well, if you're one of my readers answering with a hearty "yes" then here's just the information you're looking for.

Restoring Word back to its original keyboard shortcut settings is as simple as 1, 2, 3, 4, 5.

First you'll need to get to the Customize window. (Tools menu, Customize choice -or- Alt, then T then C.)

Now that you have the window open, click the Keyboard button.

In the Customize Keyboard window that opens click the Reset All button.

Word will ask you to confirm your reset choice—click yes if you really mean it and no if you've changed your mind.

You'll be returned to the Keyboard Customize window where you'll need to click Close and Close again in the Customize window.

And that's it—you're back to the original keyboard settings ready to start fresh with the items you can really use.

~ April