Sunday, September 09, 2007

Web Sites & Tips of the day

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Screenshot: What's That?

if you want to use screenshots, you have to know how to make them

To take a screenshot of your entire monitor, simply hit the Print Screen key on your keyboard. (Try looking for it near the F12 key. It will probably say Prt Sc).

  • Next, go to the program where you're trying to put the picture and paste it (Ctrl + V).

That's it! Now you have a picture of your screen, as it was when you hit the Print Screen button.

Now, let's suppose you have a lot of stuff on the screen and you only want one program from the many displayed. What do you do then?

  • Simply click into the window you want the shot of to give it focus.
  • Then hit Alt + Print Screen.
  • Now, go to the program where you need the screenshot and paste it in.

This second one works well when you want a nice picture of a program without the taskbar across the bottom.

If you've pasted your screenshot into Word or Excel (let's say to use as part of an instructional memo or something), you'll find it's treated like any other picture you insert. You can resize it, crop it, adjust its brightness and contrast, etc. You know, basically all the adjustments you're used to having with clipart.

The Picture toolbar will automatically open when you paste the screenshot in, which makes for easy editing.

When I pasted a screenshot into MS PowerPoint, the screenshot automatically came in full size, taking up the entire slide. I had the ability to click on the screenshot and resize it, but I could just as easily leave it full sized and use the drawing tools to highlight the reason for the picture. And, as expected, when the screenshot is selected, the Picture toolbar opens automatically.

Serial Number Locations

where can you find this number? For most pieces of hardware (including your computer, printer, etc.), the serial number can be found either on the bottom or on the back of the device. For most PCs, it's usually on the bottom of the computer tower or on the bottom of a laptop. Of course, each computer is different, but you should be able to find your number in that general area. Now, most software programs also come with serial numbers, which you are probably more familiar with. Those numbers can usually be found on the actual CD or on the CD's casing. No matter what you need that number for, you now know exactly where to find it

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