Covert a .pdf file to a Word file...

Go to zamzar.com and follow the four steps. When you select the file to convert, it doesn't seem to show in the box...

Copying a lInk....

You can drag the icon next to the http:// web address onto the desktop. From there, you just click the desktop icon and you are back to the website of interest...

Access EBSCO from any computer

I do not have to go to the university library to do research.

Follow this procedure:
1. "http://www.prel.org"
2. Quicklinks ==> (EBSCO)
3. Login (isla)
4. EBSCOHOST (web)

I should be in now.....

Excel Tips for the Novice..... (me)

---> You can put in a formula to add two columns (+A1 + B1). Then you can go to the lower right corner of the box until it changes to a plus sign and drag it down and this will repeat the corresponding formula for the cells below it...

LiveText Helpful Hints....

To change the general color of your workspace, for example from sunset to grape, do this:
Tools --> Account Information --> then edit (Site Preferences)

To change the design of a particular portfolio, do this:
1. Go to the first page of the portfolio document
2. Point and click "Edit Document" on the top bar
3. Point and click "Properties"
4. Go to "Style" and make a selection

How to use Google Earth (A Manual)

I found this manual to be of great help. Visit this website: http://www.eastchester.k12.ny.us/schools/hs/teachers/fermann/GE.htm and then scroll down about five paragraphs to the section "How to Use Google Earth." You can then access a manual (.pdf file).

Image Cut and Paste problems....

Suppose you have an image in a Word Document and you would like to cut and paste it into a PowerPoint presentation. Normal Cut and Paste will not work. There is a trick. You can Cut and Paste it, but be careful where you try to Paste it. You MUST Paste it in an area outside of the title box and outside of the text box. Once it is in some "unused whitespace area," then you simply move it to its intended location.