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Tips on cleaning your mousepadJust like a mouse, the mousepad can easily collect dirt, dead skin and oil. After all of that sits in place for awhile, it can start to make your mousepad look a little grimy and gross. Listed below are the steps you need to follow to keep your mousepad looking spic and span!
1.) Most of the mousepads out there today have a spongy, foamy material in them. Then on top of that, they are usually covered in a thin fabric or a plastic top. Investigate as to which material yours is made of before you go any further. That will determine which way you can clean your mousepad.
2.) If the material is a fabric, you can use a slightly moist washcloth and a little bit of shampoo. (Make sure you're using a cloth you don't mind getting dirty). This works out well, because chances are, you already have shampoo on hand and it's a gentle cleaner that works perfectly on different fabrics.
3.) On the other hand, if your mousepad has a plastic top, spray a bit of your household cleaner on it. Make sure it's a mild kind and you only need to use a small amount. Use a piece of cloth or a sponge to then clean the pad. Even dish soap or some shampoo would work for this type of mousepad as well.
4.) Once you choose which method you'd like to use, go ahead and clean the mousepad as best you can. When you're done, make sure all of the cleaners are rinsed off.
5.) When the whole thing is rinsed, use a towel to dry the mousepad. Just pat the towel gently until the surface feels dry.
6.) Now, even though it may feel dry, there's probably still some water soaked in, so let it sit overnight or as long as it needs to. Make sure it is completely dry (even all the way into the foam) before you start using it again. Also, if your desk is wooden, you'll want the mousepad to be 100 percent dry, because the water could ruin the surface of your desk as well.
The only other thing you want to be careful of when you're cleaning your mousepad is the color of it. If you think the water might ruin the colors, test it out first. Just moisten a corner of the mousepad to see what it does. It's better to ruin just a corner, rather than the whole thing. Also, if your mousepad is coming apart at the seams or if it is stained pretty badly, you may just want to go out and purchase a new one. They're relatively inexpensive and it's better to have a good place for your mouse to sit than to keep an old mousepad hanging around.
One more thing! While you're waiting for your mousepad to dry, you might as well clean that mouse of yours too. Read here and here for some help with that, depending on the type of mouse you have.
Diagram It
Do you have MS Office XP or newer? Do you have some information you need to deliver to an audience with some punch? Is it something that would be best if displayed visually, as opposed to a bunch of text?
f you're in need of a display and you find you're looking for new ways to get your point across, maybe the diagram choices available in Word, Excel and PowerPoint are just the solution you need!
Here's the scoop on quick, easy and eye-catching diagrams in your Office files.
To activate the diagram function in older Office versions, use the Insert menu, Diagram choice. In Office 2007, you need the Insert ribbon, SmartArt button.
In older Office versions, you will get a small dialogue window (the Diagram Gallery), where you can decide what type of diagram you want to work with.
In Office 2007, you'll find yourself at the "Choose a SmartArt Graphic" dialogue window.
Select a diagram type and click OK.
Instantly, a blank diagram of the type you chose will appear in your file and the Diagram toolbar will open. In Office 2007, you'll find that instead of a toolbar, you get two ribbons with all of your options: Design and Format.
At this point, you probably have noticed that the diagram has a whole lot of "click to add text" positions.
This is where you can get busy entering your information. Things such as font and text size can be altered using the usual methods.
You can easily add text positions, change diagram types, set text wrapping options, change the coloring of the diagram and other items through the toolbar. It's a pretty easy toolbar to use and I'm sure that, with a little bit of experimenting, you'll have a handle on it.
For those of you using older Office versions, there's one thing I feel I should point out to you. When the diagram is placed into your file, it's fairly large. I suppose that's good for easy insertion and editing of your information, but I bet that once it's ready to go, you may want a new size. Well, this is where I found the Layout button on the Diagram toolbar to be very valuable.
I chose the Scale Diagram choice to make big size changes, mostly shrinking the diagram to fit within my document. Other size changes I tried to make without the toolbar were very minimum and if you're embedding the diagram into some text, you probably don't want it to be quite that big.
At any rate, when you're done, you can click outside the diagram to get back to the rest of your file.
This is definitely an easy way to give your information a powerful punch. Plus, you know what they say: a picture is worth a thousand words!
Tiny Spell
I'm telling you, it feels really good to hunt down downloads for our readers and bag a winner! This may be one of the most useful downloads I have ever found. I loved this little gem from the moment I misspelled my first file (which was about five seconds after the install!)
It's called Tiny Spell, but what it does isn't tiny at all. Tiny Spell can correct your spelling in any application within Windows. That's huge! So, if you're working in a program that doesn't support MS Word, you can still have confidence knowing you're spelling everything right. No more dumping a word into a Word document just to see if it is spelled correctly. With Tiny Spell's simple to use interface, you'll cruise through misspelled words easily and quickly as 
possible spelling choices pops up. Highlight the correct entry and you're on your way. I find it easier to use this "on the fly" in Word than the actual built in spellchecker. You can even add words to Tiny Spell's database that it may not be familiar with and it will then recognize them in the future.
This really is a great program and I'm sure if you're like me, you'll get your money's worth out of it! Of course, it's free, but the creator will take donations though, if any of you feel so inclined. The information for that is in the Help file in Tiny Speller. Now, go on and enjoy the safety net that Tiny Spell can provide for you!
You can download Tiny Spell for yourself right hereI Can See Clearly Now
Have you ever been frustrated while trying to insert a picture from a file? It's a bit of a pain unless you've named them really well, isn't it?
If the files have all those vague names that are sometimes nothing more than dates or combinations of numbers and letters, you're completely lost. You insert one after another, just looking for the right one.
What a pain!
Wouldn't it be nice to be able to see the picture before you select it for insertion?
Yep, I agree with you on that one! Well, here's a quick way to see what you've got before you put it into your file.
Obviously, you need to go to the Insert menu, Picture submenu, From File choice. (In Office 2007, you're looking for the Insert ribbon, Picture button).
When the Insert Picture window opens, you need to change the way you view your files.
You're looking for the Views button.
In older versions of MS Office, the button looks like this:
In Office 2007, you're looking for this button:
If you repeatedly click the button, you'll find that the window rotates through the various ways it can display your files.
If you click on the down arrow that's connected to the button, you'll see a list of viewing choices. (You may find that the list varies slightly from version to version)
Choose a different view option, such as Preview or Icons in 2007, to see the actual picture.
Whichever you prefer, you should be able to find your picture much faster once you can see your choices clearly!
Welcome to Buzzword!
It is a Web based word processor that I’ve quickly come to adore. In order to use it or even take a gander at it, you need to click the Sign Up link in the top right corner of the page. Just provide a name, e-mail address, a password, agree to their terms and you’re ready to go! It works with Internet Explorer, Firefox and Safari.
To be honest, I’ve stopped writing up my cool sites in Microsoft Word and have started writing them on this site instead. Once you’ve registered, the processor will load and you will see a document already there. Whatever could it be? It is titled "Welcome to Buzzword Preview."
This document welcomes you to the program and explains how it works, what features it currently has and how you can get help with it. I personally believe this is a must read for anyone who wants to use this processor efficiently. It only takes a few minutes to read through and it is so helpful! You should at least read enough so that you know what the menu symbols are for. That is a definite "need to know" before you get started.
I fully expected there to be a good deal of delay between what I typed and what appeared on my screen and I was shocked to find it was as responsive as using a word processing program installed on the computer.
It has several fonts for you to choose from, which are all nice, crisp and easy to read. You’ll notice it can handle lists, word wraps around pictures and make tables.
Buzzword is in beta right now, so all your comments are very useful. To submit a comment, just click the teal chat bubble button and choose Add a Comment. Or, you can read what others have to say just by clicking Show Comments.
You’ll also notice a menu at the very top of the page. The categories in it are: Document, Edit, Insert and Help. I want to discuss the Edit and Insert tabs with you a little bit. Under the Edit tab, you will find Check Spelling. I was thrilled to find that there! Then under the Insert tab, you will find the insert menu for images, links, special characters and more.
I hope you all fall in as much love with Buzzword as I have. Go check it out. I don’t think you’ll regret it!
What is a runtime error and what is its purpose:
Don't worry, I'm sure you're not the only one! It's probably pretty certain that everyone reading this has come across a runtime error sometime in their computer using lives. Runtime errors are very common, but what exactly are they? Well, here's a little description for you!
Basically, a runtime error is an error that occurs during the execution of a program. Runtime errors go along with the "bug" errors you may sometimes see as well. The error is there to tell you that your system has found certain bugs in the program you're using. It's also there to indicate some problems the creators of the program anticipated on, but couldn't fix.
There are various runtime error numbers, each referring to a different problem, and they can occur in various programs, including Outlook Express and Internet Explorer. If you are hit with a runtime error, look at the assigned number and do a Web search on it. Chances are, you will be able to find a quick fix for it. Here is an example of one runtime error that could come up:
A common example of a runtime error is running out of memory. That could easily cause the error to show up on your computer. Runtime errors are fairly easy to recover from and they are nothing like a system crash.
Do you know about the wonderful world of the F4 key
Ctrl + F4 will close the file.
- Alt + F4 will close the program.
I bet some of you have tried Ctrl + F4 in MS Outlook with an e-mail or appointment you had open, but got nowhere
Did you figure you were just plain out of luck on that account?
In MS Outlook, it takes an Alt + F4 to close a currently open item.
It doesn't close the whole program, but it closes the message, calendar item, note, task or contact that is currently open.
Hit Alt + F4 again and Outlook will close completely.
So, remember, if you've got an item currently open in Outlook, it takes Alt + F4 twice to get complete closur
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