Computer Help for Seniors

Websites to look for answers to your questions www.askleo.com (technology related questions) answers.yahoo.com (general questions) yes, you can ask google, but google won't give you an answer, they will refer you to a website that might have your answer ~How can I bold (or change the format of the font) in an entire document in Word? 1.    "Select All" the text (edit menu->choose select all) or hold ctrl + tap a 2.    The entire page becomes highlighted 3.    Choose Bold (B on the above toolbar) or whatever other format you want 4.    Click anywhere on the white of the document to remove the highlight **If it is only one word or a phrase you want to change the format of, highlight or click hold and drag over what you want change** !!!Important: Type your entire document before you begin changing the formatting (bold, underline, size, style) font!!!!   ~My emails don't appear properly, or the sound for the video doesn't work, or the page doesn't

shoutcast.com artsandlettersdaily.com Copy & Paste 1. Click or highlight what to copy 2. Hold down ctrl(pc) or command(mac) 3. tap the letter "c" 4. Click where you want to place the text 5. Hold down ctrl(pc) or command(mac) 6. tap the letter "v" 7. your text should appear Easiest ~$65/year www.carbonite.com www.crashplan.com www.mozy.com www.icloud.com - iphone/ipads(2GB Free) Easy ~$100/one-time equipment cost External Hard Drive word processing, email, financials - 500GB photos, music, video more than 1000GB(1TB) Windows - Windows Backup Macintosh - Time Machine Clean up your desktop and Documents 1.Create a new folder named "Archived Files from 2011" 2.Drag the documents in top of the new folder to move them into the folder and out of the desktop or documents ~~if you ever need to retrieve a document you know where they will be   recommended topics for 2012 (if you have other suggestions, reply and let me know)   photos - printing - edi

Deleting a File a)Drag the document to the trash on the dock or on your desktop b)Select or click on the file -> go to the "file" menu -> choose "move to trash" Deleting more than one file at a time --If grouped together, Click on the first file-> hold "shift"->click on the last file and all the files in between will be highlighted/selected (then delete or move the files) --If the files are scattered throughout documents hold the "apple key/command key" and click on each of the files to highlight/select them (then delete or move the files) View files in a window as a list, columns, icons 1. Go to the "view" menu 2. Choose the style/view you want Organize the files in the list view by alphabetical or chronological order 1. First be sure you are on the list view 2. Click on the associated heading on top to organize it by name or date Create a new folder 1)Go to the "file" menu and choose new folder 2)The new "u

Do I need to upgrade to Internet Explorer 9? No, you don't NEED to if everything you normally do on the current version of Internet Explorer is working properly. (again if it isn't broken, don't fix it) But…if you want to try it go ahead, download and install it. Remember though that it will replace the current version you have and going back to the previous version is difficult.   Read-Only – locks the document so that you cannot save any changes to the file. If you try to save a change, you will be forced to rename the file, creating another file. Add/Remove Read-Only from a file 1)    Locate the icon for the file in your computer 2)    Right Click on the icon 3)    Choose "properties" from the menu that appears 4)    A window will appear with information about the file 5)    Below, beside attributes remove (to turn off) or add (to activate) a check mark to the box beside Read-Only 6)    Click OK when done     If I get a warning on my screen tellin

Macintosh Class notes 9-20-11 The print on the right side of the page gets cut off when I print what can I do?   Change the "Paper Handling" option when you print 1.   Go to the page you want to print 2.   Go to File and choose Print 3.   When the print window appears choose the third menu from the top titled "copies and pages" 4.   Choose Paper Handling 5.   Choose from the options below to scale to fit the size you paper you are using 6.   Click Print to print the page   The computer is unresponsive, I can move the mouse, but nothing happens when I click. Try to "Force Quit" the program 1.   Hold down the option + apple/command keys 2.   Tap ESC (on the top left) 3.   The force quit window appears with all the open programs listed 4.   Click the program in the list that is unresponsive 5.   Click Force Quit   Change the default font for all new documents in Microsoft Word 1.Open a new word document 2.Go to Format

Having problems opening new version of Word or Excel Documents that end with docx or xlsx. Download the compatibility pack from Microsoft. http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?displaylang=en&id=3 or go to google.com and search for "docx compatibility pack"   How do I know if I need to update windows? Look for the yellow shield in the bottom right corner (system tray) à Click and choose install OR do a manual check to see if you need an update Go to start or the icon on the bottom left à go to the control panel à click windows update and follow the instructions to update your computer   Discount coupons for local businesses or online services www.groupon.com www.livingsocial.com www.google.com/offers there are many others also   Jason Dare Computer Trainer 415/240.4843 learn@sfct.net 1617 Balboa St. San Francisco, CA 94121 www.sfct.net

Saving a word processing file in a universal format, like an rtf (Rick text Format) 1.    Click "file" 2.    Choose "save as" 3.    Besides Format or Save As, click and choose "Rich Text Format - .rtf) 4.    Name the file you are saving 5.    Click "Save" If you are having trouble opening files created in a newer version of Microsoft Word or Excel (that have the extension .docx or .xlsx) You can….. Buy the most recent version of office for your computer ~~~OR~~ Download a compatibility pack - http://www.microsoft.com/mac/downloads?pid=&fid=6B9238E1-CF69-48C4-BF2D-C4A8ACEEE520 1.    Go to Google 2.    Type in "Microsoft Office Compatilibity Pack Mac" 3.    Click Search 4.    In the results look for the file that originates from Microsoft (in the abstract you will see www.microsoft.com/…..) 5.    Click the link and you should see the file that needs to be downloaded and INSTALLED Having problems viewing photos on Macintosh Mail. When you