There may be times when you want to take a picture of the computer screen to insert in printed handouts, an email or a web page. This can easily be done in Windows and Mac. In Mac OSX you can even take screen shots of only a portion of the screen, if desired. Below are [...]
When using multiple computers between home and school, it can be a challenge to access Web sites saved on individual computers. Several well-known Web services provide easy online storage and organization of your bookmarks so they can be accessed at any computer. Two good sites to try are: http://www.backflip.com/ and http://del.icio.us/
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If you don’t like the direction in which a MS Word clip art image is facing, you can easily rotate it to suit your needs.
1. In your document containing the clip art, click to select the image. Square selection handles will appear on the image corners.
2. Go to the View menu – Toolbars, and select [...]
To create a desktop alias in Mac OS 10.4 without the word “alias” at the end:
1. Highlight the icon for the file or program for which you want to create an alias.
2. Press Command-Option and drag the highlighted icon to the desktop.
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addthis_title = ‘TIP+%2397%3A+Create+Shorter+Aliases+%28Mac+OS+10.4%29′;
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CDs can easily become scratched in normal use. Surprisingly, many of these scratches can be removed with a common household item –- toothpaste.
Here’s how:
1. Choose a paste-type toothpaste rather than a gel for maximum abrasion.
2. Put a small amount of toothpaste on a soft cloth and rub firmly on the scratch on the underside of [...]
Those attractive document backgrounds that you can select in Microsoft Word 2003 will not always print automatically. To get backgrounds to print:
1. Go to Tools – Options, and click on the Print tab.
2. Under the “Include with Document” section, click to place a checkmark next to “Background colors and images”, then click on OK.
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Sometimes when you plug a microphone into the computer’s microphone jack, the sound recording feature in software such as Kid Pix Deluxe 4 will not work. Here is one possible fix:
1. Go to the Start menu and select Settings, then Control Panel.
2. Open Sounds and Audio Devices.
3. Click on the Audio tab.
4. Under Sound Recording, [...]
To get cell gridlines to print on an Excel worksheet:
1. Click to select the desired worksheet tab at the bottom of the screen.
2. In the File menu, select Page Setup, and then click the Sheet tab.
3. Click to place a mark in the Gridlines check box.
4. Click on Print.
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When you want to move files from an old Mac to a new one, follow these steps:
1. Connect the two Macs with a FireWire cable.
2. On your new Mac, look inside the Applications folder, then go to the Utilities folder and locate the Migration Assistant.
3. Double-click on Migration Assistant. It will lead you through a [...]
Sometimes a Web page video won’t show up on the wall screen when a computer is hooked up to a projector. It often appears as a black space surrounded by the rest of the Web page. Here are some steps to correct the problem:
1. Right-click on the computer desktop.
2. Click on Properties.
3. Click on the [...]
