Archive for January 6th, 2008

TIP #106: Previewing PowerPoint 2003 Slides in Black and White

Sunday, January 6th, 2008

Why would you want to view your Power Point slides in black and white?
* It will enable you to preview how your slides will look when printed in black and white.
* It will provide clues about problems that a color blind person may have when viewing your presentation.  For more about designing for color blindness, [...]

TIP #105: Keep Notebook Computers Out of the Cold

Sunday, January 6th, 2008

It’s not a good idea to leave your notebook computer outdoors or in a vehicle when outside temperatures approach freezing. Reason: if the computer gets cold enough, the liquid crystals in the display can expand and rupture, ruining the screen. Worse yet, the hard drive may fail and destroy your data.

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TIP #104 – Google™ Blog Search

Sunday, January 6th, 2008

As blogs proliferate and become increasingly essential for the latest educational news, a handy new search tool from Google allows users to search for blogs on any topic. You can even narrow the search by publishing time period (last hour, last 12 hours, last day, past week, etc.) Blog Search currently lists 2,030 blog sources [...]

TIP #102 – Inserting Photos Inside Word Art (MS Word 2003)

Sunday, January 6th, 2008

TIP #102 – Inserting Photos Inside Word Art (MS Word 2003)
To personalize your Word Art lettering, you can create  a photo fill for Word Art letters. Here’s how:
1. Go to Insert -Picture, and choose WordArt.
2. Select a plain style from the top row.
3. Type in your text. Click OK.
4. Open the Word Art toolbar by [...]

Tip #101 – Hyperlinking within MS Word 2003 Documents

Sunday, January 6th, 2008

Hyperlinks aren’t only for Web pages – they can also be used to create links within long Microsoft Word documents to quickly jump to a particular section. To create a hyperlink within a document:
1. Click on the spot in the document where you want the link to lead.
2. Go to the Insert menu and select [...]