UNHCE Information Technology & Distance Education Blog: January 2006 Archives
January 30, 2006
The ITDE office has written an application which should be used with county label generation for Cradle Crier and Toddler Tales mailings. The documentation for this document was revised in January.
To see the newest version of this document in PDF form, please go to: Cradle Crier/Toddler Tales Documentation
January 24, 2006
Granite State College is offering course which can be taken in the comfort of your own home or office, at times you select.
A complete listing of their on-line course offerings for the winter '06 term can be found at: http://www.cll.edu/oic/courses_winter06.htm
Of particular interest are:
Software Tools - Covers Microsoft Windows, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, the Internet & WWW. See: http://webct.granite.edu:8901/public/CMPL511_WN06/index.html for a full description.
A follow-up course titled Advanced Software Tools, offers advanced topics in the same applications, along with Microsoft Access. A description of that course can be found at: http://webct.granite.edu:8901/public/CMPL612_WN06/index.html
January 23, 2006
If you have the full version of Adobe Acrobat, you can create a new PDF from any document by printing to the Adobe PDF Driver from any application. Additionally, Acrobat installs some toolbar buttons in Microsoft Word which allow you to create a PDF from a document by clicking on the button. What's the difference between the two? See this blog entry: AdobePDF Print Driver vs 1-button PDF Creators: Which to use?
January 19, 2006
UNHCE has the opportunity to purchase licenses for Adobe products in bulk, at a significant discount. Titles include: PageMaker (desktop publishing), Photoshop (image editing), Acrobat (generate PDF's), Adobe InDesign CS2 for Windows (replaces PageMaker), and Adobe Creative Suites Premium (a bundle which includes Photoshop CS2, Illustrator CS2, InDesign CS2, GoLive CS2, Acrobat 7.0 Pro, and Version Cue.)
The ITDE team will purchase the media kit to install the software, so you only need to purchase the license(s).
For a limited time only (through January 30, 2006), prices are as follows:
* Adobe Photoshop CS2 for Windows (License) $115.00
* Adobe Acrobat Professional 7.0 for Windows (License) $39.00 (Not for use with Windows 98)
* Adobe InDesign CS2 for Windows (License) $ 77.00
* Adobe Creative Suites Premium for Windows (License) $172.00
(Includes Photoshop CS2, Illustrator CS2, InDesign CS2, GoLive CS2, Acrobat 7.0 Pro, and Version Cue)
FYI - Adobe is phasing out the design software, "PageMaker." There will not be a new version of PageMaker after version 7.0. It is being replaced with "InDesign," which is what Cooperative Extension will be supporting. It is not recommend that you upgrade PageMaker, since the company is phasing out this software.
For information on any of these products, go to Adobe's web site at: http://www.adobe.com/products/main.html
To order any of these applications at the group discount, please send an email to Siobhan Craig (siobhan.craig@unh.edu) by January 30, 2006. Include the following information:
1. Software title you want to purchase
2. Quantity of each software
3. Account number to charge (county offices need to cut a check payable to UNH Cooperative Extension)
For further information, please contact Siobhan at: siobhan.craig@unh.edu or 862-1498.
Word allows you to sort not only information in tables, but also
regular selections of text. This tip explains the easiest way to do
this using the Sort Text dialog box.
Read the full tip: http://wordtips.VitalNews.com/T0724
Courtesy of: Allen Wyatt's WordTips
(a.k.a.: Turning on Picture Placeholders)
Documents with lots of graphics can slow down the editing of a
document, or they can be distracting. One way to deal with lots of
graphics is to turn on picture placeholders. This feature, described
in this tip, shows positioning information for a graphic, but does not
display the graphic itself.
Read the full tip: http://wordtips.VitalNews.com/T0160
Courtesy of: Allen Wyatt's WordTips
Gridlines allow you to see the boundaries of a table, even if you have
table borders turned off. Word allows you to specify whether you want
the gridlines turned on or off, by default. This tip explains how that
works, in addition to how gridlines relate to borders.
Read the full tip: http://wordtips.VitalNews.com/T1729
Courtesy of: Allen Wyatt's WordTips
January 4, 2006
The ITDE Computer Training Resources Guide has undergone an upgrade. Many new offerings are listed, including some new free & low-cost vendors, as well as hands-on training around the state (near county offices.)
The Training Resources Guide is located at the Training area of our Intranet at: http://ceinfo.unh.edu/Intranet/ITDE/trg/indextrg.htm
Listings are by vendor and by application. This area also has information on UNHCE tutorials as well as other useful information training and computer tips .
Allen Wyatt's Word Tips is a web page which offers information in a searchable format to answer common questions as well as "gotcha's" people encounter when using Word.
To access this site, go to: http://wordtips.VitalNews.com
Fred Pryor Seminars offers on-line training, which is available 24/7. The cost of a subscription runs between $59 and $69, depending on the offering.
This can be a nice way to self-train, as you can choose the time and topic as needed. You can go back and review something when necessary, even form another computer.
For information on their on-line computer offerings, go to: http://www.pryor.com/et_AllProducts.Asp?ptype=OC&CategoryID=CMPSK&Sort=1#JumpPoint
For information on this and other training resources, see our Training Resources Guide at: http://ceinfo.unh.edu/Intranet/ITDE/trg/indextrg.htm
Hewlett-Packard (HP) offers free on-line training ,which is available 24/7.
Offerings change on a rotating basis. Current offerings include PhotoShop, the Office Suite, Windows, and Dreamweaver.
Information on their offerings is in our Training Resources Guide at: http://ceinfo.unh.edu/Intranet/ITDE/trg/indextrg.htm
January 3, 2006
Copy a paragraph from one document to another, and the results may be
different than what you expect. The reason for this may not be clear,
but is understandable if you know how Word treats styles. This tip
explains the underlying principles that affect such
document-to-document paragraph copies.
Read the full tip: http://wordtips.VitalNews.com/T0097
Courtesy of: Allen Wyatt's WordTips
You can easily convert regular text into a table using a couple of
different methods. This tip explains how to make the conversion as
problem-free as possible.
Read the full tip: http://wordtips.VitalNews.com/T0756
Courtesy of: Allen Wyatt's WordTips
You are not limited to only using Arabic numerals in your numbered
lists. Word allows you to select from a wide range of numbering
schemes. You only need to use the Customize Numbered List dialog box
to make the changes, as outlined in this tip.
Read the full tip: http://wordtips.VitalNews.com/T0704
Courtesy of: Allen Wyatt's WordTips
Word makes it easy to align information within a table cell, both
horizontally and vertically. The results of formatting vertically can
be affected by the formatting used in a paragraph, as described in
this tip.
Read the full tip: http://wordtips.VitalNews.com/T1166
Courtesy of: Allen Wyatt's WordTips