Windows
Making Your Document Read-only
If you have Word documents that you want others to be able to view, but not change, you can make those particular documents read-only. Word 2002 makes this very simple to do. Once you have completed typing your document, select Save As from the File menu. In the Save As dialog box, click Tools and [...]
Changing the Color of Your Clip Art in PowerPoint 2002
PowerPoint allows you to change the color of a clipart image that you have inserted. When you insert clipart into one of your slides, you will see the picture toolbar appear. If you click on the Recolor Picture button, you can alter the colors in the image from drab, boring colors to something much more [...]
More Mailbox Cleanup Tips…
In response to Mailbox Cleanup by Diana Huggins, Gnomie Ron Davis writes: An important tool in managing e-mail messages is a rich directory structure in your personal folders. I can’t get very specific, because the right structure will be different for each person, but the top level, for example, might be a folder for each [...]
Tux Paint v0.9.14
Tux Paint is an easy-to-use drawing program, designed for children ages three and up. It offers a simple interface with large, colorful buttons and sound effects. Even though it is designed for kids, the program is not limited to simple paint operations, but includes a good array of features like paint effects (rainbow, fading, sparkles [...]
Rover
When we as human beings look into the sky at night, we dream about the possibilities of space travel. Having the opportunity to explore the unknown is something that fascinates all of us. You just know that astronauts’ lives have to be completely changed once they experience the glories of space firsthand. While most of [...]
Darwin Awards
The utter foolishness of some people never ceases to amaze me. Let’s be honest with ourselves: we all do stupid things from time to time. In most situations, people aren’t around to see our displays of ridiculousness, and we can all be thankful for that. While we may do absent-minded things occasionally, they are of [...]
Until We Build A Better Ratware Trap…
Ken Colburn of Data Doctors helps out Curt, who writes: Like many, I get a lot of spam. But I have noticed in some there’s a line of text that’s in a tiny font. I copied it into Word to see what it is and found it to be just a bunch of mixed words. [...]
At The Beginner's Own Pace, Anything's Possible
Much of what I have discussed in this column involves teaching how to use existing computers and is implicitly software and applications oriented with a heavy dose of Internet. What about the students who are tired of being dependent on pricey experts to fix hardware problems? Most students who come to you will have had [...]
Add the Calculator in Excel 2002
If you are working in Excel, there is a good chance that you are dealing with numbers. Sometimes you may need access to the Windows Calculator while you are number crunching in Excel. Normally you would you open the calculator from the Start Menu. However, here is a nifty little tip that puts an icon [...]
Displaying the Security Tab in Active Directory Users and Computers
If you want to set access control permissions on an object within Active Directory, you open the properties dialog box and use the Security tab. However, you may notice that when you first open the properties dialog box for an object there is no security tab. This is the default behavior and a few clicks [...]
