Technology+Tips+and+Tricks

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 * =** Tips and Tricks for Using Technology **=

Here is a list of the tips ans shortcuts we publish weekly with our workshop announcements. Please email imfacultylab@howardcc.edu if you have a tip you would like to see included.
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Internet Browsers- Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Internet Explorer
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 * || //Enlarge or Reduce Text in your Internet Browser// || Press and hold the **CTRL key** on the keyboard while tapping the **Plus (+) sign** to enlarge text. To reduce it, press and hold the **CTRL key** on the keyboard while tapping the **Minus (-) sign**. This will work with Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, or Internet Explorer. On a Mac, use the Command key instead of the CTRL key, and it works with all of those browsers, as well as Safari. ||

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 * || //Display formulas instead of cell data // || With your worksheet displayed, press the **CTRL key ** on the keyboard and **~ key ** at the same time. To return to displaying your data, press the **CTRL key ** on the keyboard and **~ key ** again. (~ key is above the Tab key on most keyboards). ||
 * || //Copy data from cell above into cell below using the keyboard // || Press the **CTRL key** on the keyboard and tap the **‘ key** (single quote). ||
 * || //Copy data to adjacent cells // || Move mouse pointer on top of the small black box in the corner of the current cell. Your mouse pointer will change from a heavy white plus sign to a small black plus sign. Drag the black plus sign to the desired adjacent cells. ||
 * || //Select first cell in the current row // || <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Press the **Home key** on the keyboard. ||
 * || //<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Select the first cell on the worksheet // || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Press the **CTRL key** and the **Home** **key** at the same time. ||
 * || //<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Select first cell in the current row // || <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Press the **Home key** on the keyboard. ||
 * || //<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Select the first cell on the worksheet // || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Press the **CTRL key** and the **Home** **key** at the same time. ||
 * || //<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Select the first cell on the worksheet // || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Press the **CTRL key** and the **Home** **key** at the same time. ||
 * || //<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Select the first cell on the worksheet // || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Press the **CTRL key** and the **Home** **key** at the same time. ||

web version || Unthread the Conversation View of emails || At the top of your Inbox list of emails, click the **Conversations by Date** text and select Off from the dropdown menu. ||
 * [[image:outlook.jpg width="66" height="46"]] || == Microsoft Outlook == ||  ||
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Microsoft PowerPoint
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 * || //<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Blank the screen so it’s all black // || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">While running a presentation, press the **B** key. To restore the slide image, press the **B** key again. (Remember that this is still using the expensive projector lamp, so prolonged periods of time are not recommended.) ||
 * || //<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Blank the screen, so it’s all white // || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">While running a presentation, press the **W** key. To restore the slide image, press the **W** key again. ||
 * || //<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Insert Video // || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Video provides a powerful way to help you prove your point. When you click on the **Insert** button, then the **Video** button, then **Online Video**, you can paste in the embed code for the video you want to add. You can also type a keyword to search YouTube, or other online resources for the video that best fits your document. ||
 * || //<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Keep your slides coordinated with Themes // || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">When you click **Design** and choose a **new Theme**, the pictures, charts, and SmartArt graphics change to match your new theme. ||
 * || //Display specific slide in a slide show// || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">While running a presentation, type the desired **slide number** and press **Enter**. ||
 * || //<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Keep your slides coordinated with Themes // || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">When you click **Design** and choose a **new Theme**, the pictures, charts, and SmartArt graphics change to match your new theme. ||
 * || //Display specific slide in a slide show// || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">While running a presentation, type the desired **slide number** and press **Enter**. ||
 * || //Display specific slide in a slide show// || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">While running a presentation, type the desired **slide number** and press **Enter**. ||
 * || //Display specific slide in a slide show// || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">While running a presentation, type the desired **slide number** and press **Enter**. ||

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Microsoft Word
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 * || //<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Select a single word // || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Point the mouse pointer **on top of a word** and **double-click**. The entire word will be selected. ||
 * || //<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Select an entire line of text // || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Point the mouse pointer **in the left-hand margin** of a **line of text** and **double-click**. The entire line of text will be selected. ||
 * || //<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Select a sentence // || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Hold down the **CTRL key** on the keyboard and click anywhere in the sentence. The entire sentence of text will be selected. ||
 * || //<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Select an entire paragraph text // || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Point the mouse pointer **in the left-hand margin** of a **line of text** and **triple-click**. The entire paragraph of text will be selected. ||
 * || //<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: arial,sans,sans-serif;">Select all text, over multiple pages // || <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: arial,sans,sans-serif;">Press and hold down the **CTRL key** while also pressing the **A ke**y (Ctrl+A). ||
 * || //<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Make your document look professionally produced // || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Word provides header, footer, cover page, and text box designs that complement each other. For example, you can add a matching cover page, header, and sidebar. Click **Insert** and then choose the elements you want from the different galleries. ||
 * || //<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Keep your document coordinated with Themes and Styles // || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">When you click **Design** and choose a **new Theme**, the pictures, charts, and SmartArt graphics change to match your new theme. When you click on a new **Style Set** in the **Document Formatting** section of the button bar, your headings change to match the new theme. ||
 * || //<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Save time in Word with new buttons that show up where you need them // || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">To change the way a picture fits in your document, click it and a button for layout options appears next to it. When you work on a table, click where you want to add a row or a column, and then click the plus sign. ||
 * || //<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">New Reading View saves time // || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Reading is easier in the new Reading view. You can collapse parts of the document and focus on the text you want.Click on **View** at the top of the window, then the **Read Mode** button. ||
 * || //Use Thesaurus to look up a synonym// || Highlight the word you wish to look up and then press **Shift + F7**. The Thesaurus pane displays on your screen. ||
 * || //<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Make your document look professionally produced // || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Word provides header, footer, cover page, and text box designs that complement each other. For example, you can add a matching cover page, header, and sidebar. Click **Insert** and then choose the elements you want from the different galleries. ||
 * || //<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Keep your document coordinated with Themes and Styles // || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">When you click **Design** and choose a **new Theme**, the pictures, charts, and SmartArt graphics change to match your new theme. When you click on a new **Style Set** in the **Document Formatting** section of the button bar, your headings change to match the new theme. ||
 * || //<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Save time in Word with new buttons that show up where you need them // || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">To change the way a picture fits in your document, click it and a button for layout options appears next to it. When you work on a table, click where you want to add a row or a column, and then click the plus sign. ||
 * || //<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">New Reading View saves time // || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Reading is easier in the new Reading view. You can collapse parts of the document and focus on the text you want.Click on **View** at the top of the window, then the **Read Mode** button. ||
 * || //Use Thesaurus to look up a synonym// || Highlight the word you wish to look up and then press **Shift + F7**. The Thesaurus pane displays on your screen. ||
 * || //<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">New Reading View saves time // || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Reading is easier in the new Reading view. You can collapse parts of the document and focus on the text you want.Click on **View** at the top of the window, then the **Read Mode** button. ||
 * || //Use Thesaurus to look up a synonym// || Highlight the word you wish to look up and then press **Shift + F7**. The Thesaurus pane displays on your screen. ||
 * || //Use Thesaurus to look up a synonym// || Highlight the word you wish to look up and then press **Shift + F7**. The Thesaurus pane displays on your screen. ||
 * || //Use Thesaurus to look up a synonym// || Highlight the word you wish to look up and then press **Shift + F7**. The Thesaurus pane displays on your screen. ||