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Tips and Tricks
In this section of the site you'll find all kinds of handy tips.
Some would fit under 'home office', but not all... so we decided to create a department just for all these handy tips.
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XNote Timer
- a handy gadget for writers
Marg McAlister
XNote Timer is a really simple, really useful little gadget to add to your desktop. It's a small file, and does the two things that most of us need: it counts down (timer mode) if you're giving yourself a time limit to finish a task, or it tracks time if you want to see how long it takes to do something (stopwatch mode). . . . keep reading
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Using YouSendIt to Send Large Files
Marg McAlister
Most of us have been caught out at one time or another by an email service that refuses to send an over-large file. Sometimes this is a collection of photos; sometimes it's a video; sometimes it's a Word document with lots of different illustrations, fonts and photos that come together to make a very large file. Here's a solution for you... . . . keep reading
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Snagit -
Capture an Image of Anything on your Screen
Snagit is one of those programs I simply couldn't do without. I use it all the time - pretty well every day. Snagit is a feature-rich screen capture program that lets you capture anything you see on your computer screen. It will capture anything from a tiny segment of the screen to a long, long scrolling window - you don't have to be able to see it on the screen to capture it. . . . keep reading
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Using Screen Capture Software such as Snagit and JING
Marg McAlister
What is 'screen capture' software? How useful is it? The answer: VERY! How many times have you wished there was a quick way to capture what you're seeing on the screen in front of you - whether it's a diagram or a map on a website, or a cute photo, or an error message so you can explain what's going wrong to the help desk! It's much easier than you think. Here are just a few examples of how you can use screen capture software...
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"My Top Writing Tip"
Writing4Success Club Members
Here's a selection of "Top Writing Tips" from the members of the Writig4Success Club. The tips here range from thoughts on technique to simply battling through when you're wondering if you'll ever get published. I'd be surprised if you didn't find something here that will work for you!
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Reducing the Size of Your Files
(Word and PDF)
Marg McAlister
Several people have asked me how they can reduce the size of files that they send via the web - especially in Word or PDF documents. So I thought I'd use one of the articles on the site, and convert it to a PDF to show you the process - and the difference it can make to the final file size if you make a few simple changes! . . . keep reading
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How to Create Signatures in Outlook 2007
Marg McAlister
Many writers underestimate the power and versatility of the SIGNATURES function in their email program. It's a good idea to learn how to use it. Not only can you create different signatures for different purposes; you can put ANY information that you have to repeat often into a signature, then insert it into an email with a couple of clicks. . . . keep reading
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Ann Harth
