Computer Info – 09/09/1999

Microsoft Word

    Shortcuts to double-space or single-space your document. Press CTRL-A to highlight all of the text in the document. Then press CTRL-2 to double-space the document or CTRL-1 to single-space the document.

Easy Text --- in MS-Works Word Processor

    With this feature, you can automatically insert text into your documents. It’s a powerful tool and surprisingly simple to use.
    Once you have typed the text in your document (and formatted it the way to would like it to be), then you highlight the text – under the EDIT menu, you will find EASY TEXT. The highlighted text will appear in the Easy Text screen. You can then give it a name. Now when you are ready to use this text, just choose EASY TEXT from the INSERT menu.

Creating a Report ---- in MS-WORKS Database

    Once you have created your database and you wish to design a printed output, go to the TOOLS menu and choose REPORT CREATOR. Give your report a name. Then you will be presented with various settings for your report --- ranging from title of the report, which fields to place in it, how to sort it, etc.

Another tip from TipWorld – Creating a file of your directories

    Would you like a printed copy of the directories on your hard drive – or maybe a file that you could review what files were on your computer last week that you can compare to today?? Well, we have to go to DOS (the DOS PROMPT) in order to do this. Here are a few commands that you can then use.

DIR C:\WINDOWS\ /AD/S > PRN

DIR C:\WINDOWS\ /AD/S > C:\DIR_LIST.TXT

These commands will send to the printer or create a file named "Dir_List.TXT" of all of the directories under your Windows directory.

DIR C:\ /S >PRN

DIR C:\ /S > C:\LIST2.TXT

These commands will send the listing to the printer or create a file named "List2.TXT" of all of the directories and files on your hard drive.

Clearing or Checking Your Print Buffer

    To see what your print buffer holds – or if you wish to delete something before it is sent to the printer --- try this.
    Click MY COMPUTER and select the PRINTERS folder. Double-click the icon of the printer you’re using. You should see the names of the documents that are waiting to go to the printer. If you wish to delete one of these documents from printing, then highlight that document, from the DOCUMENT menu, choose CANCEL PRINTING.

CD-RW Technology

    Once the data has been burned on a CD-RW (rewriteable), the amorphous (altered) areas reflect less light, so aiding the drive’s ability to detect the difference between the lands and the pits on the disk. One compromise here is that the disc reflects less light than CD-ROMs or CD-Rs and consequently CD-RW discs can only be read on CD players that support the new MultiRead specification. Even DVD-ROM drives, which themselves use the UDF file format, need a dual-wavelength head to read CD-RW.
    Here is a good web address where you can find information on CD-R and CD-RW.
http://www.pctechguide.com/09cdr-rw.htm

Some Good Web Sites from the group

http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/home.htm
        U.S. News Colleges and Career Center.
                    Great for comparing colleges, learn the tutions, find scholarships, etc.

http://www.reunionsmag.com/reunions_list.html#reveille
        Military reunions – and searching for former members.

http://208.144.226.190:9000
        The Volusia County Library card catalog
        You will have to choose LOGIN and then DATABASES

Humor – Ted sends these along

    Hello Gang: Here's your weekly dose of humor. I think these were conjured up by women. They all pick on us poor men.

    Why are all dumb blonde jokes one liners?
                                      So men can understand them.

    What's a man's idea of helping with housework?
                                       Lifting his legs so you can vacuum.