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Recent Tips
Word Tip
"Typing International
Characters"
Microsoft Word can type accented letters and other
characters by combining two keystrokes.
Hold
the ctrl key and press ` (the accent grave) then press
the vowel, such as e. This results in
è being typed. You can use this
technique for any of the following accented letters.
à è ì ò ù À È Ì Ò Ù
Likewise, holding the control key and pressing ' (the
apostrophe) and typing the desired letter can type these
accented letters.
á, é, í, ó, ú, ý Á, É, Í, Ó, Ú, Ý
The
following information is excerpted from Microsoft Office
help screen, illustrating many other symbols you can
create with this process.
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â, ê, î, ô, û Â, Ê, Î, Ô, Û |
CTRL+SHIFT+^
(CARET), the letter |
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ã, ñ, õ Ã, Ñ, Õ |
CTRL+SHIFT+~
(TILDE), the letter |
ä, ë, ï, ö, ü, ÿ,
Ä, Ë, Ï, Ö, Ü, Ÿ |
CTRL+SHIFT+:
(COLON), the letter |
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å, Å |
CTRL+SHIFT+@,
a or A |
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æ, Æ |
CTRL+SHIFT+&,
a or A |
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œ, Œ |
CTRL+SHIFT+&,
o or O |
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ç, Ç |
CTRL+, (COMMA), c or C |
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ð, Ð |
CTRL+' (APOSTROPHE), d or D |
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ø, Ø |
CTRL+/, o or O |
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¿ |
ALT+CTRL+SHIFT+? |
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¡ |
ALT+CTRL+SHIFT+! |
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ß |
CTRL+SHIFT+&, s |
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Printing
Tip "Printing
in Computer Lab 832 and Library"
The printing system
in the Computing Lab 832 (and Jessup Library) is a combination Copier/Printer
provided by Xerox. The cost is 5¢
per page.
The basics
steps in printing are as follows:
1)
Send your print job to the printer using the default printer on your computer.
This should be the Xerox DocuCenter 420. This prints black and white only.
2)
Note your computer number before you go to the printer. You will use this
to find your print job from the job list on the printer.
3) To
activate the printer, you will need to insert money or a copy card (available
via a vending machine in the Computing Lab and Library) sufficient in value to
complete the job. If you use a copy card, you may add money to it at any
time, up to $20
4)
The list of printer jobs should be displayed on the touch panel of the printer.
It is best to scroll to the BOTTOM of the list, and look for your print job,
since most recent jobs are listed last. Your print job should be
identified by your machine number. Press the line with your print job.
You should see a detail of your job, and a "release" soft-button on the screen.
Press this release button and your job should print. When finished, you
can get remaining change from the money/copy card counter by pressing the change
plunger or the white button on the card reader.
Office
Tip "Office 2007 /
2003 Compatibility"
Now that Office 2007 is
available, users of Office 2003 may experience difficulty opening files
created in the new version. If you find compatibility of document
formats is an issue, try the
Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007
File Formats
download from Microsoft.
Read the overview and details from the page to ensure that this software
is right for your computer. This product provides the necessary
converters to allow many Office 2007 documents to be read with Office
2003.
Vista / Office 2007 Rollout
Microsoft Vista (Business)
and Office 2007 are the newest additions in select classrooms.
Here are the rooms that have new Vista installations:
Labs 834,
829,
832-E, and Grove Street 104
are now converted to Microsoft Vista and Office 2007.
Labs 154 and
822 have removable drive sets which
offer Microsoft Vista and Office 2007. The rooms still have drive sets
with traditional software.
Lab 823 has Office
2007 added. (This lab still operates under Windows XP, to accommodate
our current CADD software.)
The Open Computing Lab in 832
has been split, with a bank of new computers added with Vista and Office
2007 capabilities. To maintain compatibility with other labs, there is
still a bank of computers with Windows XP and Office 2003.
In addition to the PC computing Labs, the Physics Lab in
room 830 has received six new
Vista PCs for use in lab work.
Internet Explorer 7 Tip
"New Internet Explorer
Shortcuts"
Internet Explorer 7 provides many new feature for
users. Full-page zooming is included in this version.
Clicking on the percentage dropdown at the lower right corner of the IE7
browser allows you to select viewing percentage.
Quick shortcuts may also be used:
Hold down Ctrl and tap the plus (+) key to increase the zoom, and hold
Ctrl and tap the minus (-) key to decrease it. Similarly, you may
use the Ctrl with the zero key to quickly return to 100%.
SIS 8.9 Tip
"Helpful Bookmark Reference"
SIS 8.9 has been implemented with a new interface
for users. Print this Helpful Bookmark Reference on your printer.
Click for Bookmark
Word Tip
"Using Mouse to Select
Text"
The following methods are excerpt
from the Microsoft Office 2003 Help documents.
Any amount of text
- Drag over the text.
A word
- Double-click the word.
A line of text
- Move the pointer to the left
of the line until it changes to a right-pointing
arrow, and then click.
A sentence
- Hold down CTRL, and then
click anywhere in the sentence.
A paragraph
- Move the pointer to the left
of the paragraph until it changes to a
right-pointing arrow, and then double-click. Or
triple-click anywhere in the paragraph.
Multiple paragraphs
- Move the pointer to the left
of the paragraphs until it changes to a
right-pointing arrow, and then click and drag up
or down.
A large block of text
- Click at the start of the
selection, scroll to the end of the selection,
and then hold down SHIFT and click.
An entire document
- Move the pointer to the left
of any document text until it changes to a
right-pointing arrow, and then triple-click.
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Word Tip
"Navigate Word through
Thumbnails"
When editing a large document with Word,
you can view the pages by thumbnails in the left column for quick
navigation and selection of pages. To turn on, choose "View
Thumbnail" from the Word menu. To navigate to a page just click
its thumbnail.
Research Tip
"Using the Research
features in MS Office and IE"
The research button may be used to quickly search
for definitions, synonyms, and encyclopedia entries. The button is
available in Office 2003 products, as well as Internet Explorer.
Word Tip
"How to count words in your
Word document"
You may be typing a paper that requires a minimum
number of words. How do you know when you have reached your goal? In
Word, choose File / Properties from the menu, and select the Statistics tab.
Your word count will display (with many other interesting statistics about your
document.)
Cisco Phone Tip for PVCC Offices
"Quick Rewind and Slow
Down while Listening to Message"
Do you sometimes miss something someone has said
in a voicemail message? Simply press the 7 key on your phone to skip back
a few seconds to hear it again. You can repeat this process to back up
further.
Still having a hard time understanding the
caller? Try pressing the 4 button while the message is playing to slow
down the caller's message.
Windows Tip
Keyboard Shortcut: Windowskey-D
"Minimize all open
windows at once to display desktop."
This tip is handy when you are trying to
view your desktop, and you don't want to close all windows individually.
Hold the Windows key (the one with the
Windows Logo
 ) on your keyboard,
and press D. All open windows will be minimized to the taskbar. Repeat
this step, and the windows will restore to their original locations.
Word Tip
"Simultaneously view
two parts of your Word document"
You may click Window / Split from
the menubar and click midway on the page to create a split. Both the
top and bottom regions are independently scrollable. This helps you
work on one page while still viewing a page in another part of the
document. To turn this feature off, click Window / Remove Split.
Word Tip
Keyboard Shortcut:
CTRL-1 and CTRL-2
"Selecting Single And
Double Spacing As You Type"
When you are typing paragraphs in a Word
document, you may wish to change from single to double spacing, or vice versa.
The quick way to change your text to double
spacing is to hold down the Ctrl key and press 2. To change it back to single
spacing, press Ctrl-1.
Extra tip: If you would like 1.5 spacing,
use Ctrl-5.
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