Mac Notes for 4-19-11

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Keep Single Spacing between paragraphs in Microsoft Word - by using a line break
--Hold "shift" + Press "return" at the end of the line
--Or you can select the text that is being spaced incorrectly and change the paragraph formatting/line spacing (look for the formatting bar on the top or look for a small icon that looks like a few lines on top of each other)

My Screen Seems Dimmer than normal, how can I check to make sure that the brightness is up all the way
1. Go to "system Preferences" in the Apple menu (top left corner)
2. Click Display
3. a slider will appear labeled Brightness, click hold an drag the blue ball to the desired brightness

My Screen dims after letting it sit for 2 minutes and I don't like it, how can I change that
1. Go to "system preferences" in the apple menu (top left corner)
2. Click Energy Saver
3. Remove the check mark for dim screen
----You can also change when the screen goes black or when the computer goes to sleep in this set of options

How can I digitize or capture my signature so I can add it to a letter in my word processor before I print
-2 ways-
Sign your name on a blank piece of paper and then scan it yourself, crop the signature, save it as an image file, and insert the image file anytime you want to add your signature to a document
OR
use an online service like, http://www.digitize.com, to digitize your signature (note: they will also digitize your handwriting into a custom font, so you can type out entire documents in your own handwriting on the computer)

My Back, Refresh and address bar have disappeared from safari how can i get it back?
1.Go to the "view" menu
2.Choose "show toolbar"

Download different browsers if a page on the internet is not being displayed or is not responding properly.
www.firefox.com
www.opera.com
chrome.google.com
Install will include 2 major steps, 1st is to download the installation file, the file will appear on your desktop, 2nd step is to follow the instructions to install the program
What about my bookmarks, when first opening the new browser, you will be asked if you want to transfer your bookmarks to the new browser.


Jason Dare
Computer Trainer
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San Francisco, CA 94121
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