POWER POINT SLIDE SHOW TIPS

Many of us receive power point slide shows attached to our emails today.
If you don’t have full Power Point Application Software then you need Power Point Viewer to view these slide shows – a free software on most new computers. If your computer doesn’t have the Power Point Viewer, you can download it FREE from Microsoft – here is the link

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=048DC840-14E1-467D-8DCA-19D2A8FD7485&displaylang=en

Power Point Viewer allows you to view the slide show, save it for future viewings and to be able to email it to someone – but you can’t edit or modify the slide show in anyway or create your own.
If you want to create a Power Point Presentation or change power point presentations you've received and saved, then you must have Power Point Application Software (which quite often is part of the Office bundle)

What do the extensions mean when you receive a power point attachment or see them in a file (such as fantasticslide.show.ppt or fantaticslideshow.pps??)

• PPT is the default file extension for saving presentations in PowerPoint 2003 and earlier versions.
• PPTX is the default file extension for saving presentations in PowerPoint 2007 and later versions.
• PPS is the the show mode extension in PowerPoint 2003 and earlier -- these files run in "play-presentation" mode when double-clicked.
• PPSX does the same thing in PowerPoint 2007 and later -- it runs in "play-presentation" mode when double-clicked.

If friends, family or co-workers send you a Power Point Slide Show and you can't open it - look at the extension - if it reads .pptx or .ppsx at the end - they created it in Power Point 2007 - ask them to re-save it on their computer as a 97-2003 power point, so that older versions of the software can read it and resend it to you...

Remember all computers at Southern Artery classroom have a wonderful file on them (PP Slide Shows or PP Presentations) with many great power point slide shows - so open them up and watch them.. or you can add them to an email when you are in the classroom - when your email is open - send yourself an email and simply add the power point slide show you like as a file attachment...

NEW SERIES BEGINS THIS WEEK

Greetings everyone and we hope you are all ready to begin another new series this week..

Can you believe it's November 1st already?? We have some wonderful new things planned for you this series - we encourage you to practice either at home or in the computer labs when there are no classes... The more we practice - the easier this all becomes - and the better we get at what we're doing... And we encourage you to ask questions - it's how we all learn from each other...

Bob will be taking great care of you and I'll see you all for some classes in December... so in the meantime - enjoy YOUR class blog - let us know what else you'd like to see included in this blog and always feel free to share it with others...

Enjoy the great weather you are having and I'll see you all soon. Cherie H.

CLOCKS CHANGE - 2AM SUNDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 1ST

Just a reminder that on Sunday morning, November 1st at 2am, Daylight Savings Time will end and we will revert back to Standard Time. Before you go to bed Saturday evening, set all clocks, watches and other time pieces BACK 1 HOUR. We will then move them ahead to begin Daylight Savings Time "1 hour" at 2am on the second Sunday in March, March 14th 2010.. Most computers and cable boxes will make this change automatically without our help..

Websites to find the "least expensive" services

As always if you have a favorite website - share it with us and tell us why...

Cell phone plans – http://www.rateplan.com/ or http://www.billshrink.com/

Car insurance – http://www.carinsurancerate.com/ or http://www.carinsurance.org/

Bank fees – www.mybanktracker-com/banks OR http://www.findabetterbank.com/

Airline tickets – http://www.skyscanner.net/ or http://www.efares.com/

Travelling by car – you might want to know where the speed traps are set up… this is for real.. go to http://www.speedtrap.org/

An all time favorite for just about everything we need.. http://www.allmyfaves.com/

EMAIL - REMINDERS & UPDATES

Emails are meant to be brief - Avoid long sentences.
Try to keep sentences to a maximum of 15-20 words. Email is meant to be a quick and is different than writing a letter. When email are too long, they don't get read. If you need to send a letter, compose that in Word and attach it, so that it can be printed off and read as such

Don't forward virus hoaxes or chain letters.
We all get them – warnings of an unstoppable virus; promises of great wealth or – you know the emails I’m referring to… Even if the contents are accurate, the original senders usually are not, so consider just putting it in the Recylce Bin. If you feel you must share it, please be sure to verify the contents before forwarding it to anyone by checking one of these website:

http://www.truthorfiction.com/

http://www.breakthechain.org/

http://www.snopes.com/

Remove all email addresses before you use Forward
When you forward an email, it will be copied and in your “compose or write” screen so that you can work with it – be sure that you always remove any and all other email addresses that might be showing in the message before you send it out to your list… \

Of course when you send an email to more than one address you always put the addresses in the BCC field right??…

HAVE A MSN/HOTMAIL/LIVE ACCOUNT?? Get all your e-mail in one place
You can now receive e-mail from other e-mail accounts right in to your Windows Live Hotmail inbox. Any service that's "POP-enabled" will work, including AOL, Gmail, and Yahoo! Mail (Plus).* Here's how to set it up. From your Hotmail inbox:
1. Click Add an e-mail account (it's on the left-hand side of the screen).
2. Type your other account's e-mail address and password, and click Next.
3. Select whether you want the messages to go to your inbox or separate folder, click Save.

Note: For this to work, make sure POP has been turned on in the e-mail service you're trying to bring into Hotmail (this could involve logging in to the service and changing your settings).

CAN YOU SEND CELL PHONE TEXT MESSAGE FROM YOUR COMPUTER?

Absolutely – many of us don’t have “text” ability on our cell phones or if we do, we don’t know how to text..

But you can send a text message to anyone who uses “texting” as long as you have their cell phone number. There are several websites – all are free – that offer us the ability to send family and friends text messages to their phones. Here is how they work...
You type in the persons cell phone number

• Now type in your email address
• Now type in your message (actually it is a tweet because it has a 140 character limit and counts down as you type so you know what you have left) or they have lots of “quick messages to choose from so you don’t have to type”
• You're done, so now click on the SEND button..

The message appears as a text on their cell phone and if and when they respond, their message will come back to your email account…

Again these services are free – like email it’s their advertising that allows them to stay free. Most of these services also offer you the ability to set-up a free account, which will then confidentially save the cell phone numbers you send to and save your email address so you don’t have to type them in every time - very much like your address book in email..
So give it a try and start texting/tweeting – it’s all free!!!

www.textem.net
www.txt2day.com
www.text4free.net
www.onlinetextmessage.com

THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH

I just want to thank each and everyone of you for your generous loving thoughts and prayers for Bob's wife Jennifer, their 2 little boys Dylan & Justin and for me and my entire family these last few weeks since our son Bob's death Sept. 19th - you've touched our hearts and helped more than you'll ever know.

I know without a doubt that Bob is safe in God's arms and that God will give us all the strength to get thru this until we see him again...
God Bless you all and I will see you after the Thanksgiving holiday. Until then thank you and remember, although I'm in Arizona, I'm just an email away to answer any questions you may have...
Cherie Houston & family....

H1N1 Flu Symptoms & Precautions

H1N1/Swine flu symptoms are similar to those of other flu strains:
· Fever· Cough
· Sore throat
· Body aches
· Headache
· Chills
· Fatigue
· Diarrhea
· Vomiting

Swine flu symptoms develop three to five days after you're exposed to the virus and continue for about eight days, starting one day before you get sick and continuing until you've recovered

Prevention - These measures may help prevent flu:
· Stay home if you're sick.
· Wash your hands thoroughly and frequently.
· Avoid contact.
· Reduce exposure within your household.
· Clean “shared” items often – phones, keyboard, mouse, etc
· Clean and or/replace toothbrushes

We have placed "disinfectant wipes" in all classrooms for your use - one wipe can easily be used on several keyboards & mice...

Remember-if you are ill, please stay home - we can always bring you up to date on anything you missed....

For more "accurate" information - visit these websites to get the facts - not the hype!!!

www.cdc.gov

www.mayoclinic.com

Happy Labor Day Everyone

Hard to believe it’s Labor Day Weekend already… Enjoy it – the weather is going to be glorious…

Looking for an interesting website – we have something for everyone – enjoy puzzles, check out jigzone; great site to find just about anything is allmyfaves; want to watch what’s happening all over the world then check out camcentral; and for those wanting to relax and see some beautiful photos-check out calsgallery...

Hope you’ll enjoy these websites…. If you have a favorite website – share it with us so we can share it with everyone……

http://www.jigzone.com/

http://www.allmyfaves.com/

http://www.camcentral.com/

http://www.calsgallery.com/

Internet Updates

When you visit a website you enjoy, be sure to save it to your favorites, so you can access it again easily...
When the website is on the monitor:

• Go to the Menu bar, choose Favorites
• Top of the list that appears choose "add to favorites"
• Now "choose your folder"
• Now "be sure you are happy with the name" or type your own
• Now click ADD and it's added to your list

Next time you are on the Internet, go to Favorites - find your folder - and the website will be there without having to remember the web address...

Use the F5 function key to REFRESH any page on your monitor
Use the F11 function key to get a full screen (and eliminate all the toolbars) to get them back, just tap the F11 key again...