Friday, October 23, 2015

How to Insert a Screenshot in Microsoft Power Point, Excel, Word or Outlook

We've told you before how the Windows Snipping app is great for adding screenshots to a document.

And the Windows 10 version is even better with a delayed timer.

But Microsoft Office products, Power Point, Excel, Word and Outlook, also have a built-in tool to insert screenshots.

Here's how to do it.

  1. Click the "Insert" menu on the Office Ribbon.  Then select "Screenshot".
  2. To add the entire window, click the thumbnail view of the available windows.
  3. To add part of a window, click "Screen Clipping".  Press and hold the left mouse button to select the screen area to capture.



That's it.  It's easy to add an entire screen or just a part into your presentation, document, spreadsheet or email.

Enjoy!


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Thursday, October 22, 2015

How to Quickly Show the Desktop in Windows 10

Windows 10
Microsoft has two cool tricks for showing the desktop.

What does showing the desktop mean?   All application windows will minimize and only the Windows desktop will display.  It's a quick way when you need to get to files and folders that are on your desktop.

The first trick is not very intuitive.  If fact, it's almost a hidden trick.  Even if you've been using Windows 10 for a while, you've probably overlooked it.

It's been there all along.


Windows 10 Bar - One Cool Tip

Do you see it?

Don't be ashamed.

Windows 10 Bar - Show Desktop

It's that itsy bitsy tall rectangle at the far right side of the taskbar.

Click it to show the desktop.

The second trick is easy.  Just press the Win + D keys to show the desktop.

Enjoy!


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Wednesday, October 21, 2015

Mute Annoying Audio Ads and Video Content with New Chrome Feature

We've all had it happen.

An annoying ad starts playing in an open tab within the browser.

But which tab?

And how to make it stop?

Last year Google's Chrome browser started to show a speaker icon on the tab that was making noise.

In the latest version of Chrome, 46, Chrome now lets you mute each tab individually.




Just right mouse-click on the tab that contains the annoying auto-playing audio or video ad and select the "Mute tab" option.

That's it.  No more noise.

Chrome is a great browser.  Did you know you can reopen closed tabs in Chrome?  Check out our other cool Chrome tips below.

Enjoy!



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Tuesday, October 20, 2015

How to Select Text in Microsoft Word Faster


Microsoft Word
There's more to selecting text in Microsoft Word that just clicking, dragging and highlighting with a mouse.

Here are a few cool tips for selecting text in Microsoft Word that will let you speed up the process.


Double Click - Double Click anywhere on a word to select the entire word.

Select Word


Single Click - Press the CTRL key while clicking on a word to select the entire sentence.

Select Sentence in Microsoft Word


Triple Click - Triple Click anywhere in a paragraph to select the entire paragraph.

Select Paragraph in Microsoft Word


CTRL + A - Press CTRL and the A key to select all text in a document.

With a word or group of words selected, you can change text formats or even delete the text by pressing the delete key.

You can also Copy (CTRL + C) or Cut (CTRL + X) the text to Paste (CTRL + V).




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Monday, October 19, 2015

How to Stop Facebook From Showing Bad Memories

Facebook
Facebook has a new feature, On This Day, that shows users' posts from a year or before that can be re-shared on the timeline.

Remembering weddings, births, graduations and vacations is great.

But what about divorces, deaths and horrific traffic accidents?

Who wants to remember those events?

Fortunately, Facebook has a preference page to allow users to filter friends and dates from showing up in On This Day.

Here's how to set your preferences:

1. Go to http://www.facebook.com/onthisday/
2. Click the "Preference" icon in the top right.
3. Click "Edit" on either one of the filters, People or Dates to create filters to prevent memories from being shown.
4.  When finished, click "Done"


Facebook On This Day Preferences

And that's it.  Memories from the friends you've added to the People filter or dates you've added to the Dates filter will not be shown in On This Day.

While you are on the On This Day page, you can also set Notifications to either "All Memories" or "Off".

Enjoy!



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Sunday, October 18, 2015

ICYMI: Google Links, Speaker Phone, Send text via Email, Download Facebook Data, Wi-Fi Assist Update and How to Read WSJ Articles for Free

ICYMI In Case You Missed It - One Cool Tip
A great week of Cool Tips here on One Cool Tip. Did you catch them all this week?  Don't worry, here are links to them all.


One Cool Tip Show, October 18, 2015
Listen to the latest episode of the show.  News includes the recent court decision regarding Google book scanning and Playboy's decision to go Safe for Work.  Plus a recap of cool tech tips.


Use These Two Google Search Tips for Links and Related Sites 
Learn more about these two Google searches that will help you find sites that link to a site as well as being similar.

How to Make a Hands-Free Phone Call with the Speaker Enabled 
Learn how you can go hands-free and enable the speakerphone on your next cell phone call.

How to Send an Email as a Text to a Cell Phone 
Learn how you can send a text to a mobile phone via text.

How to Download Your Facebook Data 
Learn how to download an archive of your Facebook data including photos, videos and posts.

Update: Apple Responds to the "Wi-Fi Assist" iOS9 Controversy 
Don;t be surprised by an expensive cell phone bill caused by iOS9's Wi-Fi Assist.  Learn what Apple now says about the feature.

How to Read Wall Street Journal Articles for Free
We all like Free.  Learn this cool tip how to read Wall Street Journal articles for free.

And finally, learn about JillStone.net and her blog post about One Cool Tip.


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One Cool Tip Show, October 18, 2015

The latest One Cool Tip Show, Things I Didn't Know, is now online.

Topics include the recent court ruling on Google Books and Playboy's recent decision to go to PG13 content.  Also included are Google search tips, Facebook Data, sending texts via email, reading the Wall Street Journal for free online and Wi-Fi assist on Apple iPhones.



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