Statistic Basics: Choosing a Graph Style When using data, the way you represent the data graphically and the choice of graph style is important and often depends on what you are trying to show[…]
Category: Common sense tech
Windows 10: Taking a Screenshot Without Snipping
Windows 10: Taking a Screenshot Without Snipping I have been creating a lot of screenshots using the snipping tool but I did run into difficulties with capturing the images of some drop-down menus. I[…]
Windows 10: Using the Snipping Tool to Create Screenshots
Windows 10: Using the Snipping Tool to Create Screenshots I have been working with Excel and Word with my blogs and I have created some nice screenshots to illustrate them. It has been a[…]
Microsoft Word: Creating Emphasis in Your Screenshots
Microsoft Word: Creating Emphasis in Your Screenshots Screenshots are an excellent way to illustrate your documents. It gives your reader a reference point for the discussion or training. What can really make a screenshot[…]
Using a Textbox for Emphasis
Using a Textbox for Emphasis Writing reports, blogs or even spreadsheets are a part of many jobs today. Having tools available to make our work the best and get across our ideas in the[…]
Windows 10 and a Frozen Printer
Windows 10 and a Frozen Printer You’re working on a project then you go to print and …… the printer freezes. It happened to me recently and I did all the usual: cancel printing[…]
Excel Basics: Inserting or Deleting Columns and Rows
Excel Basics: Inserting or Deleting Columns and Rows So, you’ve created a catalog of data on your computer but you realize you need to make modifications by adding or removing information. Not a problem,[…]
Things You Should Know About Using Images From the Web
Things You Should Know About Using Images From the Web The general rule about copyright is that if you made it then you own it. Copyright – as soon as an original work[…]
Online Image Use: Fair Use vs. Creative Commons
Online Image Use: Fair Use vs. Creative Commons Fair use essentially means that you can use someone’s copyrighted material without permission and they can’t do anything about it BUT there are four things that[…]
Image Copyright Infringement Scam
Image Copyright Infringement Scam When blogging or making a website we like to use images to give interest to our website or for illustration purposes. Frequently those images are found online. This is the[…]