Stop the Open/Close Madness
You’re working in, oh, let’s say, MS Word and you need to switch to a new document.
Tell me. Do you close MS Word, saving the current file, and then open Word all over again? Are you one of the many people I see everyday who spends an unbelievable amount of time opening and closing the same files and programs over and over again?
Hopefully that’s… Continue reading
Landscaping in October?
Ever have a file that you wanted to print on the paper sideways or “landscape”? Not sure how to set landscape printing? Would you like to know? (Not a bad idea to to find out because even if you don’t need it now, it could come in handy in the future.)
If you’re in an MS Office Suite program, then you’re going to need to go to… Continue reading
Working With Multiple Files In MS Word Simultaneously
So, here you are feverishly working on several different MS Word files trying to read, copy / paste and type all at once.
You’re in file A, read a few lines, flip over to file B and type. Now over to file C, copy a paragraph, back to file B and now paste. Back to file A for another copy. Return to… Continue reading
Seeing Blue
Are you one of the many people who find it easier to read light printing on a dark background?
Would you like to see the “light” in MS Word?
Word has the option of setting your screen to display a blue background with white lettering!
And I don’t mean actually changing text to white and the background to blue. No, this setting in Word that makes the color… Continue reading
Q:
My mouse is acting funny. Yes, it’s one of those ancient roller-ball mouses and sometimes I have to move it a few inches before the cursor starts to move. Is it time for a new mouse?
A:
I’m guessing the problem is that your mouse guts are dirty. Don’t worry, you don’t need to get in touch with some sort of computer vet to fix the little… Continue reading
Save vs. Save As… Is There A Difference?
Ever find yourself thinking that exact question when you were trying to save your work? Is there a difference?
Yes, there is, but I think you knew that. I mean, why else would they both be listed in the File menu?
Well, to put it simply, Save will save the current file under the same name in the same location. (Meaning it… Continue reading
Q:
What is POP3 Email?
A:
POP3 means “post office protocol, version 3″. It is a protocol for getting e-mail off of a web server. If you use Outlook Express, Outlook, Netscape Mail, or Eudora you’re using POP3.
Some web-based e-mail accounts use this protocol as well. I know that Hotmail and Yahoo (for a price) allow you to get your mail via POP3. AOL does not.
Improve the Quality of Graphics in AOL
If you browse the web with AOL, you know that sometimes graphics just don’t look so purdy. Never fear! I’m here to show you how to turn off the built in image compression.
AOL says this image compression helps images download faster. Blah! This may be, but a typical human can’t see any significant difference in speed between having compression on vs off… Continue reading
Mouse-less Cell Formatting
So, you’re working in MS Excel and you’ve got some cells to format. What do you do?
Oh, wait, I know.
You highlight the cell(s) to be formatted and then use the Format menu, Cells choice (or Ctrl + 1) to open the Format Cells window. This is followed by some “quality mouse time” spent scrolling through the choices until you find the right format.
What was… Continue reading
The “Save All”
Have you ever had several MS Word documents open at once and want to quickly save them all?
Maybe you’re going to close the program and would like to avoid the continual pop-up boxes asking you to save each document.
Or, maybe, you’re going to walk away from your computer for a few minutes and would like to quickly save everything “just in case”. You know how… Continue reading
