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Welcome to this week's edition of the Computer Kindergarten Newsletter.
Today is Sunday, September 19, 2004
In this Issue:
Special Feature: Shorten Website Addresses
Tips & Tricks: Microsoft Outlook – Inbox Icons
Keyboard Shortcut: Double Space a Word Document
This Week's Topic: Check Email Away from Home
Questions: Word Auto Correct
Websites of Interest: Yom Kippur; Tongue Twisters; License Plates of the World; Inventors and Inventions; NASA Planetary Image Archives
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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: Shorten Website Addresses
Question: I frequently email website addresses to friends. Some of the addresses are very long and difficult to work with. Someone told me that there is a way to shorten an address. Do you know anything about this?
Answer:
There are websites that will create a shorter address (URL) for you. There is a free one called TinyURL. You go to the website, input the address you want to convert, and it will create a smaller one.
For example, we input:
http://computerkindergarten.com/html/thisweek.html
and got back:
http://tinyurl.com/6hyj9
When tested, it went to the correct website.
You can visit TinyURL at this website:
www.tinyurl.com
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Tips & Tricks: Microsoft Outlook – Inbox Icons
When you receive an email that has an attached file, it will be listed in your Inbox with a small paper clip to the left of it.
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If you are reading this newsletter because someone forwarded it to you, there are directions for subscribing at the end of this newsletter. Or you can go to our website at where you can subscribe and view our newsletter archives.
http://www.computerkindergarten.com
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Keyboard Shortcut: Double Space a Word Document
Click in the paragraph you want to double-space; hold down the Ctrl key and press 2. To double space more than one paragraph, select the ones you want, then press Ctrl 2.
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Today's Topic: Check Email Away from Home
Question: I am going to visit my sister. She has email but not AOL. Will I be able to check my email on her computer?
Answer:
Yes, you will. Once a computer is connected to the Internet, you can visit the America Online website and read and send mail from there.
Ask your sister to log onto the Internet as she usually does, then type in the address: http://www.aol.com. You will see the AOL.com Welcome Screen, where you can choose the option for reading AOL Mail. Enter your screen name and password; you will then be signed onto your e-mail account.
Question: I use Optimum Online and Outlook for my email. I am going away but will have access to an Internet connection. Can I use it to access my email?
Answer:
Once an Internet connection is established, visit mail2web.com. You will be asked for your email address and password; input those and you will be able to check and send email. Do not forget to sign off when you are done.
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Question: Word Auto Correct
I use Microsoft Word. It has a feature where it capitalizes the first word of a sentence if I forget to hold down the Shift key. This is usually convenient except when I go to the next line, like I'm trying to make a list of things and do not want the first word capitalized. Then I have to go back and delete it and replace it in lower case. Is there some way to stop this?
Answer:
Word has a feature called Auto Correct. Auto Correct automatically detects and corrects typos, misspelled words, and incorrect capitalization.
You can turn Auto Correct on or off when you want. If you are making a list and want all lines to be lowercase, turn Auto Correct off. When you are typing a letter or some other document where you want Word to correct, turn it back on again.
To turn Auto Correct on, Open Word and click Tools in the menu bar and then click Auto Correct Options.
In the Auto Correct window, click the AutoCorrect tab. Look for the entry that says Capitalize first letter of sentences. Click to remove the check mark. Click the OK button.
Word will no longer capitalize the first word of every line.
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Websites of Interest:
Yom Kippur
September 25 is Yom Kippur. Learn more about this holiday at this website:
http://www.jewfaq.org/holiday4.htm]
For audio lectures and articles, take a look at:
http://www.ohr.org.il/special/roshhash/
For the children, you’ll find coloring pages, greeting cards, games, and more at this website:
http://www.torahtots.com/holidays/yomkipur/yomk.htm
Send Yom Kippur greeting cards online to your friends and family.
http://browse.postcards.org/postcards/cards/0925/
Tongue Twisters
The 1st International Collection of Tongue Twisters website claims to have over 2,500 tongue twisters from over a hundred languages.
http://www.uebersetzung.at/twister/index.htm
License Plates of the World
Ever wonder what license plates look like in other countries? This site documents current and past license plates from just about every country in the world.
http://www.worldlicenseplates.com/
Inventors and Inventions
Visit this very interesting website to get information on the inventions of things we use in our everyday lives and the people that are responsible for them.
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/inventors/
NASA Planetary Image Archives
Visit the NASA website for amazing photos and details of the planets and moons.
http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/imgcat/ |
