Tech Tips Volume 3, Number 1

In this issue:

·        Turning off the “Reading Layout View” that Word uses to open attachments

·        Turning off the TouchPad on your notebook

·        Google definitions

·        Deleting last year’s homework

 

 

Turning off the Reading Layout View

 

To change the default settings so that Attachments are no longer opened in Reading Layout View:

1.      Open Word

2.      Select Tools, Options from the Word menu.

3.      On the General Tab, uncheck the box for: "Allow Starting in Reading Layout"

4.      Click OK.

 

 

Thanks go to Jay for sending in this tech tip

 

Turning off the Touch Pad

 

 

 

Some people don’t like the Touch-Pad on the notebooks, because if you touch it by accident (when typing), the mouse will jump to another part of the screen. Elena now has a way to turn it off—she can run a file over the network to do this for you. Please send her an email if you would like her to do this. If you have it turned off, you must connect a mouse to the laptop.

 

 

Google Dictionary

 

Did you know that Google is also a dictionary? If you type define: and then a word, you will get a quick list of definitions with links to the source. For example, type define: plagiarism  and you’ll get:

 

To appropriate the writings, graphic representations or ideas of another person and represent them as one's own, (that is, without proper attribution). Plagiarism is a form of intellectual property violation.
onlineethics.org/glossary.html

The act of taking someone else's ideas, words, or writing, and attempting to pass them off as your own. Severe penalties are attached to plagiarism.
www.colorado.edu/sacs/ralphie/glossary.html

 

 

Deleting Old Homework

 

The video for middle school teachers showing how to delete old homework has an audio narration. If you watched the video and didn’t hear the narration, it probably means your volume was turned off, or your speakers aren’t working. If you want to watch the video again, turn up the volume and click here (do this at school, not at home).