Post your computer tip-of-the-day here

[phaseolus]

Discovered this by accident, and it seems to work on many Windows applications --

Holding down the Ctrl key and using the mouse wheel, you can zoom in and out of what you're looking at. Works on MS Office programs, the Firefox browser, and this special purpose programming thingie I use at work (Rockwell RSLogix 5000.) My laptop at work has a large screen, 1680 x 1050 pixels, which comes in handy for a lot of things but sometimes text shows up small and my eyes aren't getting any younger... Fast zooming is really nice.

Got a handy tip? Share 'em.

[okieinpain]

1. dude, woo. you rock. I'm a freakin guru of PC stuff and that one

caught me off guard.

[DelawareValleyDem]

2. Good tip

We use RSLogix too

[phaseolus]

9. Only works on 5000, not 500 for some reason

I'm learning all about those wonderful data structures on this project I'm working on right now...

BTW, besides you & me, Sybylla and her husband (I forget his screen name) are in the electrical controls/programming business, too.

[JohnnyRingo]

3. F11 to alternate between full screen mode and regular

gets rid of the address bar for larger view.

[underpants]

7. Very cool-it takes some getting used to

WILD!

[politicaholic]

4. Here's one I learned yesterday:

press control and print screen and you can copy a picture of the whole screen and then transfer it to a word document or an email. You just right click when you get to the desired tranfer point, click on paste, and it'll show up.

:D

[livinginphotographs]

16. That's awesome!

Of course, it truly did print the screen as well, so I had to run to the printer to keep my Republican coworkers from discovering that I spend my day posting on Democratic Underground.

[deek]

5. fabulous tip!!!

Please consider reposting here:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topics&forum=242

[democracyindanger]

6. use ctrl+enter in IE

If you type a name like "democraticunderground" in the address bar and then press ctrl+enter, IE will automatically add the "http://www...com"

[sniffa]

8. if your IE is running sLow

pour 8 oz of water into the back of your tower.

[JohnnyRingo]

10. Not funny....You know that ruins the computer

It has to be DISTILLED water.

[sniffa]

11. my bad

the best thing to use is urine, but i figured no one wouLd take me seriousLy.

[SKKY]

12. ALT + F4 key to quickly close a running program...

...If you don't have Mozillia, or a Pop-up blocker, it's a quick way to close all those exit advertisements.

[dean_dem]

13. Did you all know the cup holder also plays CD's?

It's crazy, I know!

[JohnnyRingo]

14. Hahahahaha....And retractable at the push of a button.

[dean_dem]

15. You know the internets are on computers now?

[livinginphotographs]

17. Making sure the computer is plugged in is a handy tip.

And you have to turn on BOTH the monitor and the PC. (don't laugh I had to show a coworker that once)