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Communicating Using Technology
Vol. 4 Issue 14.5 July 12, 2005
Published and Copyright by Dave Paradi
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In this issue:
Announcements
1. PPT - Turn Off Wireless
2. Inserting special characters
3. Useful Resource - PC World Supercharge tips
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Corrections from last issue
A couple of corrections from the last newsletter. One eagle eyed
reader noticed that I skipped issue 13 - it was a typo, you did
not miss an issue. This one is 14.5. Second, the correct web
site for the seminars is http://www.PowerPointSeminar.com. Let
me know if you are interested in attending in Boston or New York
in the fall.
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For those of you who have said hello at the NSA Convention in
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person how much this newsletter means to so many. For those who
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1. PPT - Turn Off Wireless
For those of you who have a wireless connection built in to your
laptop (which is anyone who has purchased a laptop in the last
two years probably), beware of a problem I saw recently during a
presentation. While the presenter was setting up, he commented
that he had a wireless connection in the meeting room. This is
quite common now that many hotels offer free wireless Internet
connections throughout the hotel. He proceeded to set up and
later started his presentation. The wireless connection
continued to be live during the presentation and it caused a
problem about half way through. On top of one of his slides
popped up a message that his computer had downloaded an update to
his virus software and it was now installed. The only way to get
rid of the message was to click on the OK button in the message
window. What happened is that since the virus software saw a
live Internet connection, it kept checking for updates every few
minutes (most virus software packages do this to always have the
latest threats covered as soon as possible). When an update was
available, it downloaded it and notified him. What the virus
software does is pop up over any screen that is there, including
on top of your presentation. My advice is that if you have a
wireless connection built in, when you are presenting, turn it
off by disabling that network connection (you can disable the
connection by clicking on Start -> Control Panel -> Network
Connections; then right click on your wireless connection and
selecting Disable from the sub-menu). This will save you from
the virus software popping up a message in the middle of your
next presentation. When you are done, enable your wireless
connection by using the above instructions and selecting Enable
on the sub-menu.
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2. Inserting special characters
In Microsoft Word, there are many occasions where you would want
to use a graphical character in the text. In my case, it is in
writing my book that is going to be published by Prentice Hall
next year. I need to insert a right arrow character (like the ->
character combination I use in this newsletter, only as a single
graphical character). The right arrow is the standard character
to indicate a next click in a sequence when describing how to
perform a function in a software program (ie. click on File->Open
to open a file). To insert any special character in Word, you
can click on Insert->Symbol to display a list of characters that
can be inserted. Just search for the one you want, click on it
and click on the Insert button. But if it is a character that
you will need to use often, look down at the bottom of the dialog
box displaying the characters. You will see listed the shortcut
key or key combination for inserting this character. The default
for many characters is to type in a numeric character code and
then press the Alt+X key combination. If you want to set your
own shortcut key, press the Shortcut Key button at the bottom of
this dialog box and you can set up a key combination that is
easier for you to remember. For example, I have set up the
Alt+Right Arrow key combination to insert the right arrow
character so that I don't have to remember the numeric code
(which is 2192 in case you are curious). Use this method to set
up shortcut keys for the special symbols you need to use in Word.
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3. Useful Resource - PC World Supercharge tips
I am always looking for neat ways to enhance my computer
experience or to save time in what I do with my computer. I
found a collection of more than 65 utilities that can help with a
myriad of tasks in a PC World article recently. Check it out and
see what tasks you can speed up to make your computing more
efficient. The article is at:
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