#15: DETERMINE READAILITY LEVELS WITH MICROSOFT WORD
Here’s how to determine the approximate readability level of a document in Microsoft Word:
1. On the Tools menu, select Options, and then click the Spelling & Grammar tab.
2. Select the “Check grammar with spelling” check box.
3. Select the “Show readability statistics” check box, and then click OK.
4. Go to [...]
#14: INSERTING WEB IMAGES IN A WORD DOCUMENT
To save and then insert an image from a Web page into a Microsoft Word document:
1. In Internet Explorer, right-click on the image that you wish to use (on a Mac, just keep pressing the mouse button.)
2. When the small pop-up menu appears, highlight “Download Image to Disk” [...]
#13: AUTOSUMMARIZE IN WORD 2003
Word 2003’s AutoSummarize tool can take any document and immediately highlight all the relevant points right on the screen. This is very useful when helping students determine the main ideas in a document.
To AutoSummarize a document:
1. Go to the Tools menu and choose AutoSummarize.
2. Click on Highlight Key Points, then OK.
Your [...]
TIP #12 COLLECT AND PASTE IN WORD 2003
In Microsoft Word 2003 you can store more than one cut or copied portion of text in the clipboard at a time. This means that you can cut or copy multiple sections of text and choose which of those sections you want to paste into your document. It’s [...]
TIP #11 QUICKLY PRINT A WEB PAGE FRAME IN INTERNET EXPLORER
To quickly print just one frame of a Web page in Internet Explorer, right-click inside the frame, and then click Print.
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#10: ADDING AN OPEN APPLICATION TO THE DOCK IN MAC OS X
To add an open application’s icon to the Mac OS X dock so that it always appears, whether the program is running or not:
1. Point the mouse at the open application’s icon in the dock (the icon will have a small black triangle beneath [...]
#9: ADDING APPLICATIONS TO THE TASKBAR IN WINDOWS XP
It’s easy to add icons for your favorite application onto
the Windows taskbar.
1. Go to the Start menu – Programs and highlight the program you wish to add.
2. Right-click on the application’s icon and select Create Shortcut.
3. Drag the application’s shortcut icon onto the taskbar at the bottom [...]
#8: SWITCHING APPLICATIONS IN MAC OS X
Mac OS X makes it easy to jump between programs. Use any of these methods to jump from open application to application:
* Press Command+Tab.
* Click anywhere in the desired application window to make it the active window.
* Click the application [...]
#7: MAKE CLASS SCHEDULES WITH MS WORD TABLES
The Tables feature of Microsoft Word is a handy tool for creating professional-looking class schedules. Here are the basic steps for making a table in Word 2003. The steps are similar for older versions of MS Word (both Mac and Windows.)
1. Type the title of your table (Ex: [...]
#6: FLAGGING INBOX MESSAGES FOR FOLLOW-UP
Many email programs allow you to flag high-priority messages in your inbox. You can use different colors of flags to signal levels of priority; therefore, you can see at a glance which items need to be given your greatest attention. Here is how to flag a message in Outlook 2003:
1. [...]
