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Quote of the day:
Treat your password like your toothbrush. Don't let anybody else use
it, and get a new one every six months.. - Clifford Stoll
(www.brainyquote.com)
The meeting opened at 10:00 AM with 32 members in attendance. John
Barker asked: “What do you call an Australian local area network”. “It’s
called a LAN down under.”
Announcements:
Treasurer's Report given by Mary Carey.
John Sturges explained: How to zip and unzip files and folders
using IZArc, free from www.izarc.com,
and How to backup all your personal data in XP using IZArc.
John Barker then opened the floor to Questions:
Name |
Q&A |
Details |
OS |
John Watts |
Q |
IE's back button won't work when I click on links. What
might be causing this? |
All |
Bob (2) |
A |
Remove all optional tool bars like Yahoo or Google. If
that doesn’t fix it, try a different browser like Firefox
to see if it is an XP problem or an IE problem. |
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11:00 AM: Coffee Break (Tim's coffee and donuts, hmmm!!!)
Re-convened at 11:15AM
Bob Young (2) gave a Presentation on Microsoft Power Point.
Name |
Q&A |
Details |
OS |
M.I.G.S. |
Q |
How do I copy and paste text or photos from an Adobe Acrobat
Reader PDF file? |
All |
Bob (2) |
A |
Not all PDF files allow you to copy and paste from them. Open
the file. Click on the File Tab and click on Document Properties. Then,
look at the “Security” settings, if you see the word “None” you
can cut & paste.
If so, click on the “Text Icon” then highlight the
text you want and hit enter. You can now paste the text in
any other document.
The arrow points to the Text Icon, the hand to the Image Icon. |
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Mary |
Q |
I can't open some Emailed PPT files. I have the free PPT
viewer, but it doesn't always work. How do I fix this? |
All |
John S. |
A |
Files with a “PPT” extension are created by Microsoft
PowerPoint, a $100 + program which can be purchased separately
or is part of Microsoft Office $200 +.
A free alternative to Microsoft Office is Open Office from www.openoffice.org or
you can find a free PowerPoint Viewer by going to www.microsoft.com and
search for “PowerPoint Viewer”. They also have
free viewers for Word and Excel. |
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