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Welcome to this week's edition of the Computer Kindergarten Newsletter.
Today is Sunday, June 8, 2003
In this Issue:
Special Feature: Print a Picture
Tips and Tricks: Adding Page Numbers
Tips and Tricks: Deleting Lots of E-Mail
Featured Webpage: Printing Envelopes
Featured Computer Term: Rule
This Week's Topic: Print Internet Favorites
Question: Disk Size and Capacity
Learning Series: Microsoft Word - Inserting Pictures
Featured Website: Saturday, June 14, is Flag Day; June is Adopt-a-Shelter-Cat Month; Learn to Juggle; The Museum of Unnatural Mystery;
Find a Computer While Traveling
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Using Links
A Link is a reference to a website. In this newsletter you will see links to many worthwhile, informative and fun websites. Here are the instructions on how to use links:
A link will be used one of two ways, depending on your email program.
If you see the link in blue, underlined text, all you have to do is click on it and a window with the Website in it will automatically appear on your screen.
If you see the link in plain text, you can copy and paste it into the address bar on your browser. Highlight the link with your mouse, click Edit up on the menu bar, and then click Copy from the menu that you just opened up. Open your browser (click the Start Button, point to Programs, click on Internet Explorer); click on the address bar. Click Edit up on the menu bar, and then click Paste from the menu that you just opened up. Press the Enter key on the keyboard and this will take you to the Website.
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Special Feature: Print a Picture
Question: Could you please tell me if I can print just the picture on the page that is there instead of the whole page? Thank you.
Answer:
Yes, you can. First you have to select the picture. This will be done one of two ways, depending on where the picture is.
If the picture is in your word processing program, select the picture by clicking on it with the mouse. When you select the picture it will either be shaded (just like selecting a text) or you'll see little squares appear on each corner and halfway down the side and top edges of the picture.
Click Edit on the menu, then Copy. This will copy your selection to the clipboard.
Open a new document in Word. Click Edit on the menu, then Paste. This will paste your selection from the clipboard.
Print the document.
If the picture that you would like to print is on a website, right click on the picture, then left click on Copy from the menu that comes up. This will copy your selection to the clipboard.
Open a new document in Word. Click Edit on the menu, then Paste. This will paste your selection from the clipboard.
Print the document.
Related Topic: How to print part of a document.
http://stsico.com/html/printemail.html
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Tips and Tricks: Adding Page Numbers
If you are creating documents that are more than a page or two in length, you will probably want to include page numbers.
Most word processing programs automatically number pages in your document, and you can usually control the type of page number, the starting number, and the placement of the page number. In Microsoft Word, to add page numbers to your document, follow these steps:
Choose the Page Numbers command from the Insert menu. You will see the Page Numbers dialog box.
Using the Position drop-down list, specify where you want the page numbers to appear. For instance, you can choose Bottom of Page to cause the page number to appear at the bottom each page.
Using the Alignment drop-down list, specify how you want the page numbers to appear in relation to your page (left, right, center, inside or outside).
Click on OK.
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Tips and Tricks: Deleting Lots of E-Mail
More and more junk email goes out every day. There might not be a lot you can do to stop it from coming in, but here are two quick ways to get rid of the spam that you already have:
If you hold down the Ctrl key and click on multiple e-mails with your mouse, you can highlight as many e-mails as you want for deletion. Click the first email you want to delete, hold down the ctrl key, and then click on each additional email. You will see that each one remains selected. Give the delete command and they’ll all be gone at once.
Or, if you want to delete several emails in a row, you can hold down the Shift key and highlight all of the e-mails between two selections. Click the first email you want to delete, press and hold the shift key, and then click on the last email. Give the delete command and all the selected emails will be deleted.
Note: in some email programs, deleted emails go into a deleted folder. To permanently remove these items, access the deleted folder and empty it, following the commands in your program.
For more information on spam (junk email) and the things you can do to minimize the amount you receive, visit our website:
http://stsico.com/html/spam.html
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Featured Webpage: Printing Envelopes
Question: How do I print an envelope? I use Word. Thank you. I love your newsletter, I’ve learned so much.
Answer:
For graphical instructions on printing an envelope in Microsoft Word, visit our website at this address:
http://stsico.com/html/print.html
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Today's Computer Term: Rule
In word processing and desktop publishing, a rule is a straight line that separates columns of text or illustrations.
In programs such as email programs, Microsoft outlook for example, a rule is a conditional statement that tells the system how to react to a particular situation.
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Today's Topic: Print Internet Favorites
Question: Is there any way that I can print a list of my Favorites that I have in Microsoft Internet Explorer?
Answer:
There is a way. It’s not easy -there are a lot of steps, but it is possible. What you have to do to print a list of your Favorites in Internet Explorer is export your Favorites to an .htm file, and then print the .htm file. Here’s how:
1. Click Start, point to Programs, and then click Internet Explorer.
2. On the File menu, click Import and Export.
3. In the Import/Export Wizard, click Next.
4. Click Export Favorites, and then click Next.
5. Click Favorites, and then click Next.
6. Click Export to a File or Address, type c:\bookmark.htm in the Export to a File or Address box, and then click Next.
7. Click Finish, and then click OK.
8. Quit Internet Explorer.
9. Double-click My Computer, double-click drive C, and then double-click the Bookmark.htm file.
10. On the File menu, click Print, click to select the Print table of links check box (you may have to click the Options button first, depending on your printer), and then click OK.
11. Close Internet Explorer.
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Question: Disk Size and Capacity
How much data or information can the 1.44MB floppy disk hold in practical terms, such as a number of pages in a book? How about a cd-rom disk and a dvd-rom disk?
Answer:
3.5-inch floppy disks hold 1.44 megabytes of information, which is about 1.5 million text characters, or 700 pages of straight text. A CD-ROM stores 650 megabytes, which is equal to approximately 450 floppy diskettes. A DVD-ROM holds
4.7 gigabytes of information, equal to approximately 7 CD-ROMs or 3,157 floppy disks.
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Progressive Learning Series: Microsoft Word - Inserting Pictures
Question: I have pictures on my computer that I’d like to put into a letter that I’m writing. I use Microsoft Word, can you help me?
Answer:
You can insert a picture, such as a scanned photograph or a digital camera file, into your word processing document. To do so, click where you want the picture to appear in your document and then click Insert on the menu bar, point to Picture and click From File. You will have to know which folder your picture is stored in and maneuver to that folder. Click on the file name of the picture, then click the Open or Insert button (depending on your version of Word).
Once the picture is inserted in your document, you can change its size. Click on the picture to select it; you will see little squares displayed on each corner. These are called sizing handles; click one of the corner handles and drag toward the center of the picture to make the picture smaller, drag outward to make it larger.
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Today's Featured Websites:
Note: if you're not sure how to use the following links to websites, take a look at the instructions on using links at the beginning of this newsletter.
Saturday, June 14, is Flag Day.
Learn more about this observation at the National Flag Day Foundation
website.
http://www.flagday.org
June is Adopt-a-Shelter-Cat Month
Visit the ASPCA website for more information.
http://www.aspca.org/
Here on Long Island, there are many places where you can adopt a furry little friend. Take a look at some of the websites:
Little Shelter, Huntington, NY:
http://www.littleshelter.com
North Shore Animal League, Port Washington, NY:
http://member.nsalamerica.org/
For a list of town animal shelters on Long Island, visit this website:
http://www.lipetworld.com/animalshelterslo.html
The Museum of Unnatural Mystery
Read about flying saucers, the Loch Ness Monster, giant squid and other
legends and myths and decide for yourself what’s truth and what’s fiction.
http://www.unmuseum.org/
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