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Technology Tricks

Computer-related tips and tricks for staff and students. 

1 - How to Check the Size of a File
2 - How To Change View of Files in a Folder
3 - How To Snip a Graphic out of a PDF
4 - How to Create a PDF from a Word Document
5 - How To Take a Screenshot
6 - How To Quickly Undo a Mistake
7 - How To Send a Print Job To Save and Release It Later
8 - How To Edit the Subject Line in Outlook
If you need to save an e-mail and retrieve it later, you may want to edit the subject line to make it more meaningful to you. Watch the 50 second video below to see how to edit your e-mail subject line.
9 - How To Create Website Shortcuts
If you are going to the same websites over and over again and need to get there quickly, this video will show you two different techniques for making website shortcuts. 2 min 38 seconds.
10 - How To Create Shortcuts to Files, Folders & Drives
If you are opening the same files, folders and drives over and over again and need to get there quickly, this video will show you techniques for making shortcuts. This builds on the info from the Shortcuts to Websites video above. 3 min 40 seconds.
11 - Tips for Windows Movie Maker
Addresses some common problems with Windows Movie Maker: staying organized, what happens if you delete the clips before you are done, the difference between a project file and a video file, the file types that work well with our version of WMM, and the all-important last step of actually exporting an independent, stand-alone video file. 7:34
12 - Converting Videos to AVI Format for Windows Movie Maker
Demonstrates how to use Hamster Free Video Converter to convert video files to a format that will work with Windows Movie Maker. This program is installed in the LMTC; if you would like it at your computer please contact the computer lab assistant. 2:12
13 - Control What You Print
Keep those blank pages from creeping onto your print jobs. 3:38
14 - Printing Multiple Powerpoint Slides on a Page
How can you get 4, 6 or 9 slides per page? 57 sec video.
15 - Printing Current Events Articles, Minus the Unnecessary Crud
3 min video
16 - Edit Your CMS4Schools Website
Scroll down to the indented section on this page and look for 1 PDF with instructions and 4 short videos.
17 - Webnet Basics
A 7-minute video about Webnet - addresses basic use, provides solutions to two common problems, plus demonstrates a neat shortcut.
18 - Printing from a Spreadsheet
6-minute video with tips on printing from Excel without spilling over onto unexpected pages
Last Updated: 2/7/12
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