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Communicating Using Technology
Vol. 3 Issue 4 February 17, 2004
Published and Copyright by Dave Paradi
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I know that some of you were not able to make the "How to Avoid
the 6+1 Mistakes Presenters Make Using PowerPoint" teleseminar a
week and a half ago because of the time or other commitments.
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In this issue:
1. High-Speed Internet at Hotels - part 2
2. Copy formatting in Word, PowerPoint or Excel
3. Useful Resource - If Windows XP or 2000 won't boot
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Thank you to everyone
This issue marks the two year anniversary of this newsletter and
there are now more than 2,000 people worldwide benefiting from
the information I have shared in the last two years. It is the
encouraging comments from readers when they find a tip useful
that lifts my day. Thanks again and please pass this on to
others when you find a useful idea in one of the tips.
1. High-Speed Internet at Hotels - part 2
Last issue we looked at how to tell what type of service you will
get, this time we will look at how to connect when you get to
your room. When you get to the room, they will likely have one
of two ways to connect to the high-speed service. Most have an
Ethernet connection and some also offer a USB connection from the
high-speed device for those without an Ethernet port. Some offer
wireless access as well, but I always prefer a wired connection
since it is faster and more secure. They will likely have a
cable in the room (check the desk drawer or the closet if it is
not attached to the high-speed device) but some do not. Even if
they do have a cable, it may not be long enough to reach from the
port to your desk location. So I always carry my RoadWired
Ethernet/phone retractable cable I mentioned in December. After
you connect your laptop, follow the instructions to connect to
the service. Sometimes if it is free access, you will just get a
connection, but most places you have to pay anywhere from $9 to
$13 per day. In this case, you start your browser and connect to
any web site. Their system will intercept the attempt and take
you to the screen where you agree to their terms and conditions
and you agree to pay for the service. Then they connect you. If
you have the Alexa toolbar, you may end up with a weird page,
just type in the address again and it will work. Every time you
shut down your computer and restart it, you will likely have to
go through the connection screen again to verify your usage.
Usually the service asks you to reconfirm payment every 24 hours
through the screen that you went through the first time. Next
issue we will look at some things to be aware of when using the
service.
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2. Copy formatting in Word, PowerPoint or Excel
Have you ever spent time formatting some text to look exactly the
way you want it to - the font, the font size, color, bold,
underline, shadow, etc. - and then wanted to format other text
exactly the same way. Then you realize that you will have to go
through all the steps again, hoping you remember what you did. I
find this happens to me when I am formatting the tiles or
headings of one of my articles or e-books. Well, there is an
easier way. If you want to copy only the formatting of text in
Word or PowerPoint, there is an easy way to do so using a slight
variation on the shortcut keys that are used to copy and paste
text. First, format the original text as you want it to be -
bold, font size, italic, etc. Then, highlight the text with the
formatting you wish to copy (using your mouse or the Shift-arrow
keys) and then hold down the Ctrl key and the Shift key and press
the C key. Release all keys. Highlight the text you want to
have formatted exactly like the first selection. Hold down the
Ctrl key and the Shift key and press the V key. Only the
formatting is copied, not the text. So, for Word and PowerPoint,
select the formatting you want to copy, press Ctrl+Shift+C,
select the text you want to format and press Ctrl+Shift+V. In
Excel, you can copy cell formatting by selecting the cell that
has the formatting you want, press Ctrl+C, then selecting the
cell that you want to format. Then Click on the Edit menu and
click on Paste Special. Select the Formats radio button and
click the OK button to copy only the formatting. This should
help you speed through formatting your next report, presentation
or spreadsheet.
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3. Useful Resource - If Windows XP or 2000 won't boot
I am lucky that this has not happened to me, but I am glad that
if my PC won't start, I know about this article. PC World has a
good article that walks you through how to get your system to
boot if it has the boot files corrupted. Check out the article
at:
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