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Time to Wrap It Up

If you're an MS Word table user then it's quite possible that you've spent some time trying figure out how to wrap the text of your document around the table.

There isn't an overly obvious answer so I'm sure that many of you have just given up on truly wrapping the text around the table.

For those of you who have unsuccessfully searched here's what you need to know.

As always, before you can wrap text you must already have the table in the document. Once it is there then right-click on the table.

From the menu that opens choose Table Properties.

(For those of you with Word 2007… you can also find reach the Table Properties dialog box using the Table Tools, Layout tab of the Ribbon, Table Properties button.)

Now that everyone is in the Table Properties dialog window you need the Table tab.
The bottom section is where you'll find your two text wrapping choices.

If you select Around and click OK you'll find that the text in your document has nicely wrapped itself well… around the table.

This works the same way text wrapping works with graphics - you move the table and the text readjusts to wrap around its new location.

Now that everyone is in the Table Properties dialog window you need the Table tab.

Restricting Unwanted Web Sites

Everyone knows there are a ton of Web sites out there that can be harmful to your computer, unsafe for your children and just simply unwanted by everyone. I'm sure all of you have come across a site you wish you would have never seen. People are always asking me how they can filter their Internet access so that those sites are blocked from their computer. While there are many ways to do that, from installing programs to using filters provided by your ISP, there's one way I came across a couple of days ago that makes more sense and it's so simple to set up. It doesn't require you to install any software and it can be put in place by simply following the steps on the Web site. You'll be up and running in just a few short minutes. Let's check it out!

The filtering option I'm talking about is called OpenDNS. It's a company that provides free filtered DNS services to residential and educational users. So that you'll have a better understanding of how it all works, I'll need to explain what DNS is.

DNS stands for Domain Name Resolution. When you visit a Web site, you type the name of the site into your Web browser. That name is called the domain name.

I know that may seem a bit confusing, but here's the point I'm trying to make: if the DNS your computer connects to knows a list of bad Web sites, it can restrict your computer from going to them. That's exactly what OpenDNS does. If you configure your computer to use OpenDNS for its DNS services, the OpenDNS servers will know which Web sites your computer is trying to reach. It can then block the bad ones.

All in all, if you want to filter your Web use and block unwanted and potentially bad Web sites, try OpenDNS. It's very easy to use, even if the explanation is complicated. I promise! You can check it all out right here.

http://www.gardenguides.com/

Why are Web pages printing big all of a sudden?"

So I fired up Firefox (her browser of choice), loaded up a recipe page, and clicked File, Print Preview. Basically, I wanted to see if the preview matched the actual output. Sure enough, it did, and here's why: The Scale setting had somehow gotten bumped to 150%.

I changed it back to the almost-always-preferable setting Shrink to Fit, and presto: Normal print size restored.

There's a very similar setting in Microsoft Internet Explorer, so if you're encountering weirdly sized text on your printed Web pages, make sure your "scales" are set properly.