GOOGLE EXCEL RICH MEDIA SHORTCUTS POWERTOYS

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GOOGLE EXCEL RICH MEDIA SHORTCUTS POWERTOYS

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• Langue: Français
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TheOpen Campus Your educational technology quarterly GOOGLE THE BEST GOOGLE TIPS & RESOURCES BEST FREE & OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE !EXCEL MS OFFICE TUTORIAL SERIES: PART 2 SHORTCUTS SPEED UP YOUR RICH MEDIA PRODUCTIVITY HOW IT WORKS & HOW TO USE IT PLUS NEW PRODUCTSPOWERTOYS THE LATEST AND A GUIDE TO FREE GREATEST GADGETS WIN XP TOOLS Vol. 1, No.2 A publication of the Open Campus of Riverside Community College District 0 1129512 22 8195 MOREContents Fall 2006 Volume I Number 2 FEATURES 01 TA K E A S H O R T C U T 01 More great tips on slimming down your keystrokes. 02 F R E E S T U F F Some of the best free software on the web and where to find it. 06 G O O G L E M A N I A ! 02 Some of the best Google tips and resources. 08 C O M P U T E X : TA I P E I An EXCLUSIVE look into tomorrow’s tech. 24 M I C RO S O F T E XC E L 0088 Part 2 of our MS Office Series. 14 R I C H M E D I A What it is and how to get the most out of it. 20 M I C RO S O F T P OW E R T OY S Inside the FREE set of tools for Windows XP 04 DEPARTMENTS & COLUMNS 01 T I M E SAV E R S 14404 FAVO R I T E L I N K S 05 05 NN EE WW PP RROO DD UU CC TT SS 22 E D T E C H N E W S N U G G E T S 25 I N S T RU C T O R S P O T L I G H T 28 RC C D D i s t a n c e E d u c a t i o n St a t i s t i c sTIPS & TRICKS + Cuts Shortcuts are keyboard keystroke combinations that replace mouse clicks. Once you’ve learned them, they allow you to perform tasks much more quickly than using your to make menu selections. While they might take a little practice to learn, shortcuts tend to be common across Microsoft applications. Here are more of our favorite shortcuts. • + + • The Windows Key ( ) + the Pause/Break Key selects all of the text from the current cursor brings up the Windows “System Properties” box. position to the end of the document. This box allows you, via its various tabs, to see basic information about your computer’s hardware and • + + software, change settings for System Restor selects all of the text from the current cursor Automatic Updates, and even get to the Device position to the start of the document. Manager that provides information about every component of your system. • + deletes text to end of word at current cursor • The Windows Key ( ) + the “E” Key position. brings up an explorer window. • + (or Right Arrow) • ++ jumps to next/previous word. opens the Windows Task Manager. • + (or Down Arrow) • + ere’s a bonus Windows Key shortcut: jumps to next line/paragraph.Hthe Windows key( ) + the “D” key : opens the start menu shows your desktop. Pressing the combination again brings back all your open windows. Timesavers Quick File Renaming Tinytext URL” web site. enerally, a digital camera will title your ver Shorttext (www.shorttext. Gpictures with some type of prefix like Etry to com ) allows you to fill in a text “DSC” (or something of that nature) then a email a web box (max. 30,000 characters) number sequence (i.e. 003,004,005 and so address (URL) and send the information as a on). Here are 4 quick steps to rename those so long that it URL. In addition, you can link to and other files in Windows. scrolls down several lines? images (via a url) as part of your Some sofware applications, if message. There is also an option 1) Place the files you want to rename in a a web address extends more to “lock” with a passcode to keep single folder (it can be done across folders, than two lines, think it’s no it private. The link will stay “live” but that’s a little tricky).longer a hyperlink; therefore, as long as they are visited once recipients have to copy and per year. 2) Select them all, then hit the “F2” key. You paste the entire long address will then be able to edit the name.into their browser’s address window. 3) Choose the name and include a number in parenthesis; example: “Vacation 2006(1)” . TinyURL to the rescue! Go to The number in parenthesis represents the www.tinyurl.com, copy and first file number and will automatically paste the long URL into a box, increment by 1 for rest of the files.click the “Make Tiny URL!” but- ton, and presto! A short link! 4) Hit “Enter” Now copy and paste the new tiny URL over the long one in Now, the remainder of the files are renamed your email. Your email recipi- and the number placed in the parenthesis ent clicks on the tiny URL link has incremented accordingly.and is redirected to the “long Vol.1, No.2 • 1 Windows WordWWW Free Stuff! Belarc Advisor (www.belar.com/free_download.html) - A free utility that examines your PC and outputs a complete computer profile summary, including detailed hardware info, installed Micrsoft hotfixes and missing security hotfixes. The highlight: along with listing the current software on your system, it will also list your software licenses as well. Looks like the only thing Belarc doesn’t list is what you had for lunch. GIMP (www.gimp.org) - The GNU Image Folder Marker Manipulation Program is a freely- (www.foldermarker.com) - Folders can be distributed piece of software for such marked by priority, color or icons. Folder tasks as photo retouching, image Marker helps keep track of folder priority composition and image authoring. It (high, normal or low) and also helps keep works with several operating systems in track of progress, by marking completion many languages. of folder content. Paint.NET (http://www.getpaint.net/index.html) - Image and photo manipulation software designed for Windows computers. 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