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Welcome!  (^.^)  Joan

Zoom zoom zoom

If you have a high resolution monitor, and most folks do these days, sometimes you want to zoom in to see more detail.  Instead of going to the menu and choosing View > Zoom and selecting a percentage, do this.

Go to the System Preferences under the Apple (top left of your screen) and click the Universal Access button in the “System” row of icons.

Under the the Seeing tab click Zoom:  On.
Note the keyboard shortcuts – Opt-Cmd-= to zoom in, Opt-Cmd–(minus) to zoom out.

Next click the Zoom Options button and choose “When zooomed in, the screen image moves:  Only when the pointer reaches the edge.
Click Done and close the window.

Now when you press those shortcuts you will zoom in and out.  If you cannot see something past the edge (left, right, top or bottom), simply move your mouse in the direction you want to see and when you reach the edge the view will move for you. No need to zoom out, scroll up or side zoom in again!

Convert almost any file for free….

Zamzar beta

Thanks to Ian Kitajima for this tip.  Zamzar is a free online service that allows you to upload and convert a ton of different kinds of files, from images to video.  No registration for the free service. Convert up to five 100 MB files at a time.  If  you sign-up for a paid plan you also get online storage.  It’s  $7/mo for the Basic plan for files up to 200 MB file plus 5 GB of online storage and goes up from there.  Go to www.zamzar.com/signup/# for their plans and cost.

Microsoft Word – showing formatting markers (tab, returns, page breaks)

I always switch back and forth between a nice clean looking document and one showing all the formatting characters that indent, break lines and pages, and tab my words. This “messy” view, however, is the best way to fine tune formatting and remove extra spaces and tabs. But it IS a little distracting – hence turn feature on – turn feature off.

Welllll….all this time I’ve been going to the toolbar and clicking that little backward P icon to turn this feature on and off. Hated doing that!

Apple iApp Handouts – free

If you’re trying to learn iPhoto, iMovie, iDVD and iWork, you’re welcome to download and print some handouts that were created for the HMAUS (Hawaii Macintosh and Appple Users Society, the Apple User Group) site. http://drop.io/hmaus_maclearn Tip: download the pdfs, then print. For some reason when you print directly from the drop.io site it sometimes runs off the page.

My Mouse Doesn’t Scroll Up/Down

I thought I had to replace my one year old Mighty Mouse. Nope! Some kind bloggers gave me the solution – with a clean cloth rub the little rubber nubby button on the top. Then turn the mouse over and rub firmly (don’t kill it), on the cloth. It cleans off the junk that’s gotten on the button over time….hmmmm.. wonder how?? Ooops!

iMovie iDVD 8/22 free

Come to our HMAUS (Mac user club) presentation tomorrow Sat from 10-12 n – free

ING Direct Cafe at 1958 Kalakaua – parking avail but see directions at  www.hmaus.org Click the calendar for 8/22 for details .  Should be a good presentation – Ross is VERY clear and knows his stuff.

Could it be true?

Shared tidbit from Norm Hallett!   What makes a mouse work?

http://2006.1-click.jp/

MacLearn next Sat. 7/25 iPhoto!

Come join us at the ING Direct Cafe on Kalakaua Ave. on the 25th for  2 hour soup to nuts on iPhoto ‘09.  Kepano Kekuewa, higher ed rep will present.  Details are at http://www.hmaus.com/?m=20090725&cat=14

Don’t forget to click out the driving and parking directions.  All welcome.

Charming – a man’s life in a video of photos

Cool Olympus video of stll shots.  huh? check it out.

http://www.olympus.eu/penstory/

iOpener #13 MacCreate tutorials

Sorry for the long hiatus.  Tried to max out my Apple store 1:1 lessons that just ended.  Worth every penny!

Anyway, found an super blog site with short tutotirals on all the iapps.  Really well done – check it out- iPhoto, Keynote, Garage Band..all there!!

http://maccreate.com/

Click on an app’s icon then scan the posts. You can also check out the Related Posts links at the bottom of the page for quick jumps.  All very clearly done with screen shots.  Love it!