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phaseolus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-05-05 01:25 PM
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Post your computer tip-of-the-day here
Discovered this by accident, and it seems to work on many Windows applications --

Holding down the Ctrl key and using the mouse wheel, you can zoom in and out of what you're looking at. Works on MS Office programs, the Firefox browser, and this special purpose programming thingie I use at work (Rockwell RSLogix 5000.) My laptop at work has a large screen, 1680 x 1050 pixels, which comes in handy for a lot of things but sometimes text shows up small and my eyes aren't getting any younger... Fast zooming is really nice.

Got a handy tip? Share 'em.
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okieinpain Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-05-05 01:27 PM
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1. dude, woo. you rock. I'm a freakin guru of PC stuff and that one
caught me off guard.
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DelawareValleyDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-05-05 01:28 PM
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2. Good tip
We use RSLogix too
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phaseolus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-05-05 01:41 PM
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9. Only works on 5000, not 500 for some reason
I'm learning all about those wonderful data structures on this project I'm working on right now...

BTW, besides you & me, Sybylla and her husband (I forget his screen name) are in the electrical controls/programming business, too.
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JohnnyRingo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-05-05 01:29 PM
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3. F11 to alternate between full screen mode and regular
gets rid of the address bar for larger view.
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underpants Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-05-05 01:34 PM
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7. Very cool-it takes some getting used to
WILD!
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politicaholic Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-05-05 01:30 PM
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4. Here's one I learned yesterday:
press control and print screen and you can copy a picture of the whole screen and then transfer it to a word document or an email. You just right click when you get to the desired tranfer point, click on paste, and it'll show up.

:D
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livinginphotographs Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-05-05 03:56 PM
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16. That's awesome!
Of course, it truly did print the screen as well, so I had to run to the printer to keep my Republican coworkers from discovering that I spend my day posting on Democratic Underground.
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deek Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-05-05 01:32 PM
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5. fabulous tip!!!
Please consider reposting here:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topics&forum=242
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democracyindanger Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-05-05 01:33 PM
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6. use ctrl+enter in IE
If you type a name like "democraticunderground" in the address bar and then press ctrl+enter, IE will automatically add the "http://www...com"
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sniffa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-05-05 01:36 PM
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8. if your IE is running sLow
pour 8 oz of water into the back of your tower.
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JohnnyRingo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-05-05 01:42 PM
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10. Not funny....You know that ruins the computer
It has to be DISTILLED water.
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sniffa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-05-05 01:44 PM
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11. my bad
the best thing to use is urine, but i figured no one wouLd take me seriousLy.
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SKKY Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-05-05 01:52 PM
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12. ALT + F4 key to quickly close a running program...
...If you don't have Mozillia, or a Pop-up blocker, it's a quick way to close all those exit advertisements.
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dean_dem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-05-05 01:56 PM
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13. Did you all know the cup holder also plays CD's?
It's crazy, I know!
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JohnnyRingo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-05-05 02:21 PM
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14. Hahahahaha....And retractable at the push of a button.
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dean_dem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-05-05 03:35 PM
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15. You know the internets are on computers now?
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livinginphotographs Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-05-05 03:57 PM
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17. Making sure the computer is plugged in is a handy tip.
And you have to turn on BOTH the monitor and the PC. (don't laugh I had to show a coworker that once)
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