| Computer Tip of the
Week These tips apply to Windows XP and Microsoft Office 2003 |
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| These tips apply to Windows XP and Microsoft Office 2003 | |||
| Date | Program | Topic | Action |
| 9/17/07 | If you are viewing this page, please send me an email ([email protected]) and I will continue to add tips. I don't think anyone is checking this page. | ||
| 9/13/07 | MS Office | Print Screen | To capture a picture of what is on your monitor, press the Print Scrn key. (To capture only the active window, press Alt + Print Scrn). Open a new document in Word or Paint and Paste. |
| 9/10/07 | Word | Line Spacing | 1.
Highlight text. 2. Click on the Format menu. 3. Select Paragraph. 4. Select the Indents and Spacing tab. 5. At the Line Spacing menu, use the dropdown menu to select different line spacing. Shortcut: Ctrl 2 for double space, 5 for 1.5, and 1 for single. |
| 9/6/07 | Excel | Freeze Panes | To ‘freeze’ rows and columns so they stay visible as you scroll down and to the right, put your cursor in a cell below the rows and to the right of the columns you want to stay visible. For instance, if you wanted Row 1 (with all your headings) plus Column A visible, place your cursor in cell B2. Window, Freeze. Panes will freeze above & to the left of the active cell. To unfreeze, Window, Unfreeze. |
| 9/3/07 | Windows | Mouse Clicks | 8 Left, single - highlight 8 Left, double - activate 8 Left and drag - move icon or text 8 Right, single - drop down menu |
| 8/30/07 | Word | Capital Letters | When you are trying to type a name that contains two capital letters, such as McMillan and the second capital letter turns into lower case, go to Tools, Auto Correct, and on the Auto Correct tab, take the checkmark off of ‘Correct Accidental Usage of Caps Lock Key.’ After you print your document, you may want to put the checkmark back on. |
| 8/27/07 | Excel | Cursor Movement | To change where your cursor moves to after you press Enter, go to Tools, Options, Edit tab. At ‘Move Selection After Enter,’ use the drop-down arrow and select the direction you want. |
| 8/20/07 | MS Office | Font Size | Click in the font size window and type a size. You can type any size you want, for instance, 4.5. You can type in sizes up to 1,638 in Word, 409 in Excel, and 127 in Outlook. |