Special Class Notes 5/27/14

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Telephone Computer Help Scams
**Beware do not EVER give anyone access to your computer**
Even if they say you've been compromised, they are calling from Microsoft/Yahoo/AOL, it's FREE.

Contact Jason, sftowershelp@yahoo.com, 415-240-4843 to discuss your problem.

Move a file from one folder/location to another
1) Click hold and drag the file to the DESKTOP
2) Open where you want to put it
3) Drag the file into the new destination

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Surfing the Internet Effectively

Increase/Decrease Text Size
Increase Text = hold CTRL/CMD and  tap +
Decrease Text = hold CTRL/CMD and  tap -
Original Text Size = hold CTRL/CMD and  tap 0

Print = hold CTRL/CMD and  tap P

Always look for printable view or print in gmail, aol, yahoo, or other web-based emails to eliminate printing the header and side bars.
+Yahoo the printer is hidden under "more"
+Gmail and AOL the printer is an icon on the top right of the email
+News Articles also have printable view usually group with other social media icons

How can I increase the text size when printing?
You can't! The workaround is to copy the text you want to make larger and to paste it into a word processing document then increase the size accordingly.
1) Select/highlight the text
2) Copy = hold CTRL/CMD and  tap C
3) Open your word processing program
4) Paste = hold CTRL/CMD and  tap V
5) Select/highlight the text and change the size
6) Print

Use Tabs to open Multiple Websites in one Window
New Tab = hold CTRL/CMD and  tap T

Done with the tab? Close it.
Close = hold CTRL/CMD and  tap W

Save a website you've stumbled upon permanently in your bookmarks.
Save Bookmark = hold CTRL/CMD and  tap D
 
Jason Dare
Computer Trainer
415/240.4843
learn@sfct.net
1617 Balboa St.
San Francisco, CA 94121
www.sfct.net

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