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1. s where the Mirrored option comes in handy as shown 3 Format Painter en Copy Paste Format Painter wrote about this tool a couple of years ago but it s so useful it needs another mention For those who are new to it Format Painter copies text formats like fonts font effects bold italics and font colors and paragraph formats like indents line spacing and bulleting from one place to another within a document Clipboard 5 Here s how it works You are in the middle of a document and find you want to copy a paragraph into this one from another document saved on your computer You open the second document highlight the paragraph and click Copy or press Ctrl C Click in the first document where the copied selection will go and click Paste or press Ctrl V Now you notice that the new paragraph is in a different font and font size from the rest of the text Instead of manually making these format changes click anywhere in the original section of the document and then click the Format Painter icon Home tab Clipboard group Select the new paragraph You can select a whole paragraph with a triple click and it will change to match the rest of the document This works especially well to match the indenting pattern when using bullets or automatic numbering Sometimes you need to copy a format to more than one place in a document Format Painter makes it easy Pretend you have created a document with2. 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 October SMTWTFS e E 45678910 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 May SMTWTFS 31 E 3456789 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 November SMTWTFS EEEE 8 9 10 11121314 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 June SMTWTFS 123466 7 8 9 10111213 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 December SMTWTFS EEEE 6 7 8 9 101112 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Page 4 3 Word Tools That Provide Quick Help Phoenix PC Users Group phoenixpcug org newsletters May 2015 Nancy DeMarte 1st VP Sarasota Technology Users Group Florida May 2014 Issue PC Monitor www thestug org ndemarte at Verizon net It doesn t matter how much experience you have with Microsoft Word at times you run into little problems that need solving immediately Here are three tools in Word that have helped me get out of some frustrating situations 1 Show Hide Located in the Paragraph group on the Home tab in Word the Show Hide tool looks like a paragraph symbol Its primary purpose is to assist you in proofreading a document but it has other uses too When turned on by clicking it displays a variety of otherwise hidden formatting marks which are only visible on the screen not in the printed document These marks give you basic formatting information such as a dot for each space a paragraph sign to
3. 3 It s free 4 Depending upon your use you will find many more advantages as you use these features Page 17 Phoenix PC Users Group phoenixpcug org newsletters May 2015 am also referring you to a great article by Kim Komando at http www komando com tips 248497 3 great things you never knew you could do with a free internet phone number all Again if the link does not work copy it into your browser s URL window Short Circuits zzzt May s birth flower is Lily of the Valley P a Ee ict Zz g Mon itets Tips and Agvet itt Bape Their 2ist Century gt Geek Mom Projects Tips and Adventures for Moms and Their 21st Century Families http www penguinrandomhouse com books 219344 geek mom by natania barron kathy ceceri Myth u corrina lawson and jenny williams 9780823085927 19 99 Being geeky is all about exploring the world with endless curiosity Geek Mom is your invitation to introducing the same sense of wonder and imagination to the next generation Enter to win a year of books from PenguinRandomHouse com http www penguinrandomhouse com c where books live MOTHER S DAY JOKES Mother s Day is Sunday May 10 2015 Mom No 1 How do you get your sleepy head son up in the morning Mom No 2 just put the cat on the bed Mom No 1 How does that help Mom No 2 The dog s already there Chris Why is a computer so smart Mom It listens to its motherboard Son Dad do y
4. Google Voice will also dial and connect calls for you however the call will be connected to another telephone number i e your cell phone or your land line as you direct For a visual introduction you can go to this YouTube link http www youtube com watch v cOZU7BOeQ58 If this link does not work here are two things you can do first copy the link to the URL window of your browser not the search window the window with the web page address in it And second you can search Google or any other search engine for Google Voice and find a long list of assistance You may be able to get a Google Voice number that is within your area code but in today s world the area code of the number is not necessarily an indication of the location witness mobile phones Most of us have a mobile number from our home base but if we move most don t change the number And in my case have Page 16 Phoenix PC Users Group phoenixpcug org newsletters May 2015 a mobile number from there but have a Google Voice number from this 941 area code and calls get routed to my cell phone To get a Google Voice number sign into Google Voice you do have a Google Account don t you by going to the URL www google com voice If you don t have a Google Account some name you choose gmail com you can do it right there Once there you can answer the questions and select your phone number from a list that will be presented Once you have your numb
5. show a new paragraph ond a right pointing arrow where words are aligned to tabs on the ruler Reading through a document with the tool enabled will help you find spots where you accidentally double spaced between words or pressed Enter Paragraph unnecessarily adding extra space between lines In longer documents being able to see the dotted section break line can make it easier to position both a full page heading and a two column article on the same page With all these marks visible on the screen the document looks cluttered For this reason the Show Hide tool has a bad reputation with some Word users On the other hand some users want certain marks to be visible all the time not just when the Show Hide tool is enabled This can be set up in Word Options File Word Options or Options Display Always show these formatting marks on the screen by checking the marks you want to see all the time choose not to do this but the list is a good place to view what the formatting marks mean The Show Hide tool can be handy in several ways besides proofing Let s say you have completed a one page document but find when you print it a blank page comes out of the printer along with the document If you turn on the Show Hide tool scroll down to the blank page and delete any formatting marks that appear there the blank page will disappear Another special use of Show Hide is controlling the spaces between paragraphs by
6. work If not can you download new drivers so that the equipment will be operational Next Question Can you do all this or are you going to have to hire some help The other option is buy a new computer If your needs a basic and simple a new computer could cost as little as 300 00 and there s been some on sale recently for under that figure In my opinion you will need 4 gigabytes of RAM Storage hard drive size that comes with your new PC will be big enough for your immediate needs maybe even big enough forever You may not get a CD DVD drive and if you need one with what you do buying an external CD DVD drive would be the answer maybe 30 00 or so There might be some compatibility issues with old CRT monitors but with the newer flat screen monitors they should work with any new PC check on the monitor s cable connections just to be sure As with the update plan above the data from your old PC still has to be transferred and the programs installed on the new PC How much help you will need with this step is determined by you Page 14 Phoenix PC Users Group phoenixpcug org newsletters May 2015 So there you have the basics buy and install a new Operating System or buy and set up a new Computer There are extra costs you have to add as appropriate for which ever method you choose to solve the lack of support for Windows XP While the various electronic parts of a computer rarely fail hard drives always do it s o
7. in all of its documentation It was recently discovered that if the feds switch to Garamond which uses thinner strokes for its letters which means less ink used per letter they could save 136 million per year Maybe we should all change The above article was sent to me by Jack Fischer for the Journal That 136 million really peaked my curiosity and so it was off to Wikipedia for some lessons in fonts Personally either like a font or don t and have more fonts in my computer than should be allowed Page 10 Phoenix PC Users Group phoenixpcug org newsletters May 2015 When design flyers or invitations etc frequently study my font file or will look for something new to fit a specific purpose However it is very important that an absolute minimal number of different fonts are used in one publication that is if you want anyone to read what you produced Why The more fonts are used the more the eye has to adjust and causes one s eyes to tire easily Ergo the person stops reading and your work goes into the waste basket researched Times New Roman Century Gothic Garamond and Minion Each font described is written in that typeface and all are at 12 point TIMES NEW ROMAN gets its name from the Times of London the British newspaper In 1929 the Times hired typographer Stanley Morison of Monotype a British font foundry to create a new text font After Monotype completed Times New Roman it had to license the
8. them electronically is safer than sending and receiving them by mail They also recommend shredding paper documents with personal information So whether you use a credit card at a physical store you shop and pay bills online or you pay bills by mail the key word is caution Our mothers taught us to watch our wallets and keep the doors closed Now we have a lot more convenience and also a lot more to watch out for A New Android Tablet Now What By Phil Sorrentino Staff Writer The Computer Club Inc Sun City Center FL May 2014 issue The Journal www scccomputerclub org philsorr at yahoo com You just got a new Android tablet Isn t the look of a brand new tablet wonderful it is so shiny and lacking finger prints But fingerprints are a good thing since they are a byproduct of using the touch enabled screen so the more finger prints the more use If the fingerprints eventually become annoying you can always clean them with a soft micro fiber cloth Now if the tablet is brand new when you turn it on it will probably take you through a few set up steps These steps are usually also explained in a brief Quick Start Guide that is included in the package For more detailed information and instruction go to the manufacturer s website and look for a Support or Documents page for your specific tablet model and download the User Manual if there is one If the tablet is not brand new maybe a hand me up from one of your ki
9. this before Want lots of tech news Then go to news google com then choose technology http tinyurl com kru237d Kim Komando amp tips this month 1 888 825 5254 https www google com gws_rd ssl q kim komando Ken Coburn Data Doctors Tech Tips http www datadoctors com media tips Leo Laporte http www techguylabs com http leoville com http twit tv people leo laporte Call 1 88 88 ASK LEO June 2014 I tried out Norton Safe Web http safeweb norton com amp Online Link Scan www onlinelinkscan com One member emailed me about protecting his PC both excellent ways to avoid malware ransom ware etc Free Internet watchdog warns you about bad sites http www komando com downloads 759 free internet watchdog warns you about bad sites all Eye on Windows lots of STUFF http www eyeonwindows com http www eyeonwindows com category satya nadella http www windows9update com microsoft windows ebook store Google APCUG Japan many URLs interesting Phoenix PC Users Group phoenixpcug org newsletters May 2015 How to avoid ransomware Google this If any email looks suspicious DON T OPEN IT Email sender if it s a friend Might be a spoof a fake http en wikipedia org wiki Spoofing_attack The Kim Komando Show all stations and times Tuneln just Google komando tunein all stations On many stations times listen free on weekends htt
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12. changing the size of the paragraph marks between them If you wont to decrease the space select the Paragraph mark between the paragraphs and click a smaller font size 2 Margins 0 B All documents have morgins around the outside of the page Each new version of Word seems to have different Margins Orientation Size Columns Page Setup default margin sizes In Word 2003 top and bottom margins are 1 the two sides cre 1 25 In Word 2010 13 the default margins are 1 on all four sides Recent Word versions also have a Margins gallery On the Page Layout tab in the Page Setup group click Margins to see the choices If none of these dimensions fits your needs you can create your own custom margins using the command at the bottom of the gallery One kind of problem this tool solves is similar to one addressed by Show Hide Assume you ve typed a document that is a bit longer than one page Your choices are to revise the text use a smaller font size or reduce the size of the page margins often click the Narrow margins choice 5 on all sides to eliminate spillover text That s about the smallest margin setting possible to ensure all the text will print Another problem which margin changes can solve is the need to put a document into a ring notebook or bind it in book form In this case you want the inside margin Mirrored Top T Bottom 1 Inside 1 25 Outside 1 wider than the outside Here
13. commonly called Jelly Bean Version 4 4 is the latest and goes by the name Kit Kat Under System you can also set the Date and Time or let the tablet Use network provided time Once you have found out the Android version and possibly made some changes to the Sound Display Date amp Time or Wi Fi you can go back to the home screen by tapping the Back button That s the arrow at the bottom of the screen that starts off to the right and turns back on itself to go to the left Now you can go to the Google Play Store and get all the Apps you think you will want to try out and or use The Play Store icon looks like a Shopping Bag with a triangle in the middle of blue and red Google Play Store Icon 2 aa This icon is typically on the home screen which is probably a good place for it This way it will always be available when you want to shop the Play Store pS Page 8 Phoenix PC Users Group phoenixpcug org newsletters May 2015 To go to the Play Store tap the icon and you will be transported to the Google Store This is the place to get all those popular Apps like Facebook Pandora Netflix Skype Angry Birds Candy Crush Yahoo Mail Solitaire Kindle reader Words with Friends Google Earth Tetris Google Translate Barcode Scanner Hulu Flashlight Chrome YouTube IMDB Google Drive ColorNote Evernote Firefox Sound Hound and many many more Over 1 million many of which may be the subject of future art
14. d the Settings icon and place it on a Home Screen if it is not there already The Settings icon may be found in the All Apps collection The All Apps collection is accessed by an icon typically at the top of the screen that looks like a small rectangular collection of smaller squares possibly four or six or nine After your Google account is set up there are a few operational things that you might FA Page 7 Phoenix PC Users Group phoenixpcug org newsletters May 2015 All Apps Icon i Tap this icon and an alphabetical listing of all the Apps on your tablet will Ter be shown The Settings icon typically looks like a square with three lines and dots within the square or a gear There are probably multiple screens of Apps so you may have to flick the screen to the left to uncover all the Apps When you find the Settings icon tap and hold the icon Settings Icons and it will be selected When you release it it will then be placed on a By the way tablets screen Now you can access the Settings by tapping the Settings icon have multiple screens whenever you want to review or change a setting usually an odd number with the middle screen being the home screen If you have 5 screens then screen number 3 is the home screen There may be an indicator on each of the screens typically on the bottom that indicates which screen is currently being shown Now that the Settings icon is available tap it and it
15. design to then rival Linotype because the Times used Linotype s typesetting machines Think of Monotype and Linotype as the Depression era Microsoft and Apple Since then Monotype has sold the font as Times New Roman and Linotype has marketed its version as Times Roman Typesetting technology has evolved but due to its enduring popularity Times New Roman has always been one of the first fonts available in each new format Objectively there s nothing wrong with Times New Roman It was designed for a newspaper so it s a bit narrower than most text fonts Times New Roman is a workhorse font that s been successful for a reason CENTURY GOTHIC is a geometric sans serif tyoeface designed for Monotype Imaging in 1991 It is a digital typeface that has never been made into actual foundry type The Century Gothic face is distinct for its single story lowercase a and g Century Gothic is more closely related to Avant Garde Gothic designed by Herb Lubalin and released by the International Typeface Corporation ITC in 1970 Century Gothic is similar to ITC Avant Garde in its pure geometry and does not possess the subtle variation in stroke width found in either Futura or Twentieth Century GARAMOND is the name given to a group of old style serif typefaces named after the punch cutter Claude Garamont also spelled as Garamond Latinised as garamondus c 1480 1561 Many of the Garamond faces are more closely related to the work of a lat
16. ds or grandchildren you may also want to get a User Manual and change some of these general settings Typically the first things to set up are very basic such as Language and Time Zone After these the most important thing to do is to get the tablet onto the Internet All tablets have Wi Fi circuitry so if you have Wi Fi at home you are set If you don t have Wi Fi at home the tablet will still be useful for watching videos showing pictures playing games and listening to music And you can always use one of the many free public Wi Fi hot spots at locations like a Library or Starbucks Once you are in a Wi Fi area all you need to do is key in the password or pass phrase for the network if it is protected Hopefully that makes sense to you because you have protected your home network with WEP WPA2 or WPA2 security Once you have connected to Wi Fi you will be able to go to the Google Play Store where you can download all those useful Apps and games If your tablet is new it will probably instruct you to either setup a Google account or it will ask you to log in to your Google account Having a Google account allows you to synchronize files and certain Apps so that you have the same information available to your tablet and your home computer like to modify None of these are absolutely necessary but find setting them to my preferences is helpful Most of these things will be found in Settings so the first thing is to fin
17. e enter Windows 8 Upgrade Assistant or Windows 7 Upgrade Adviser This will lead you to the free upload site for either test Use the one that addresses your choice of the Operating System Or run them both if you are thinking about making a choice based on the capability of your current computer Don t be too disappointed if you find that you cannot convert to either system Your PC is a little old and technology has advanced at a rather rapid pace Assume your equipment can handle an upgrade At Amazon on April 16 2014 the following prices were quoted Windows 7 Home Edition 64 bit 99 99 32 bit 89 99 Professional Edition 64 bit 139 99 32 bit 129 99 Ultimate Edition 64 bit 189 99 Windows 8 1 full version 133 28 Windows 8 1 Pro full version 173 35 One thing is known about upgrades from XP any upgrade must be a clean install That means the hard drive will be erased To prepare for this an external copy of all data must be made before the upgrade is started Once the upgrade is complete the data can then be copied back into the computer but all programs will have to be re installed There is an unknown risk here The older programs may not run on the newer Operating System The other factor is do you still have the installation disks for all your programs Some unknown costs are at play here Also unknown is the impact of a new operating system on external equipment such as printers Will they still
18. e operating system whenever an update is available When in doubt don t click on links This is especially true of email where phishing schemes are prevalent but you should also be careful when you are surfing the Web or visiting social media websites 2 Shop at trusted established websites Don t use any sites that you ve never heard of If you want to try a new website check to see if any friends or acquaintances have used it successfully 3 Pay only through secure sites Typically the address in your browser will change from http to https during a secure connection 4 Never email your credit card number social security number or personal information to anyone No reputable seller will request it by email since email is not secure 5 Do your banking and shopping from home where you are on your own secure network Wi Fi hotspots at local coffee shops and other establishments usually do not offer enough protection unless the user takes some added precautions which can be cumbersome for the average user 6 Create strong passwords consisting of numbers letters and symbols Do not use words or names Make the password for each banking and shopping site unique Keep your passwords private 7 Credit cards are generally the safest option for shopping online When using a credit card you have limited liability and the ability to have the credit card company intervene if something goes awry Debit cards can also be a good choice as lo
19. er you ll now have to set up certain parameters so that the number works for you as you desire The first thing you ll want to do is to establish your settings Click on the gear on the right side of the screen and then click Settings The first tab is Phones Since you already chose a number you will see that number and Chang Port and Delete and Transfer as available options do not recommend porting your mobile number as that will limit choices down the road You will want a NEW GOOGLE VOICE NUMBER Then you will see a list of options for forwarding calls forward calls to my mobile number but you can select other options which include forwarding calls to up to six 6 other numbers You can Add another phone by clicking on that link The next tab Voicemail amp Text allows you to record a greeting play your greeting set up an email alert forward texts add a PIN and to turn on transcribing messages The Calls tab allows you to turn on Call Screening and a number of other pretty self explanatory options Groups and Circles tab allows you to establish actions by grouping In order to use this feature your address book has to be part of Google Contacts That feature is beyond the scope of this article at this time but I ll make a follow up For now all incoming calls will be treated the same Call Widgets can be put on any web page and allow people to call from that web page When somebody clicks on the widget we ca
20. er punch cutter Jean Jannon A direct relationship between Garamond s letterforms and contemporary type can be found in the Roman versions of the typefaces Adobe Garamond Granjon Sabon and Stempel Garamond Garamond is considered to be among the most legible and readable serif typefaces for use in print offline applications It has also been noted as using much less ink than Times New Roman at similar size MINION TYPEFACE is a digital typeface designed by Robert Slimbach in 1990 for Adobe Systems The name comes from the traditional naming system for type sizes in which minion is between nonpareil and brevier It is inspired by late Renaissance era type Minion Pro An Open Type update of the original family released in 2000 The font was designed Page 11 Phoenix PC Users Group phoenixpcug org newsletters May 2015 based on Minion MM but with redesigns which include slight changes to the selection of instances and also alteration of font metrics Minion Pro is rapidly becoming THE FONT TO USE have been using it for the Computer Club Journal for well over two years Now do you see what mean about using too many fonts apologize Disable Images in Browsers PC and Android Carol Picard Webmaster Newsletter Editor Midland Computer Club MI www mcc apcug org Webbyte at yahoo com When low speed Internet connections were the norm turning off images in web browsers was often done so pages would load faster Wi
21. ers Group phoenixpcug org newsletters May 2015 https answers yahoo com question index qid 20111125034126AAYVk8e Internet Explorer Click Tools icon gear icon at top right corner of window Click Internet Options Click Advanced tab located at top of resulting dialog box Scroll through list of options to Multimedia section Click to remove checkmark from box to left of Show pictures Click OK to confirm change http www ehow com how_ 8166038 _turn off images Internet explorer html ANDROID Browser stock browser globe icon not on all tablets Tap Menu button 3 small vertical squares in upper right Tap Settings Tap Bandwidth management Tap to uncheck box for Load images Dolphin Tap Dolphin icon Tap gear icon Settings Tap Web content Tap Load images Tap in circle to set Always off or Show in WIFI Firefox In address bar type about config Press Enter Search for permissions Single tap permissions default image Tap up pointing arrow to change setting 2 never load images 3 allow only images from the same site to load and block third party images To re display images tap Reset Or tap down pointing arrow to change setting 1 always load images Google Chrome Have not found in current Android version https www google com intl en chrome browser mobile utm campaign en amp utm source en ha na us bk amp utm_ medium ha DY editor PhxPCUG A terabyte on a postage stamp rram heads into com
22. first driveway past Cheryl Drive CollegeAmerica is the white W DEBISB AVE ee ety pay building on your right north North off Castles amp Coasters amusement park East Side Meeting The University for Advancing Technologies 2625 W Baseline Rd Tempe South side of Baseline Rd one block west of Fry s Electronics Fountain Hills Meeting eee Fountain Hills Library DS 12901 N La Montana Dr Fountain Hills gt Just west of the fountain Co located with the Fountain Hills Page 19 Phoenix PC Users Group phoenixpcug org newsletters May 2015 MEMBERSHIP DUES The Official Policy of the Phoenix PC Users Group is that we do not condone software piracy in any form 2015 DUES 36 prorated Example 9 for 3 months Phoenix PC Users Group Membership Application First Print Legibly Initial ___ Last Address ee City State Zip Code Home or Cell Phone Work Phone Ext Please note We DO NOT share phone numbers outside the club and will generally only use your phone information if we cannot contact you in a timely fashion via e mail or the club web site Receive Electronic PDF newsletter in place of a printed one Yes No E mail address Print Legibly Signature Date Release my address to vendors Yes No Note Phone numbers will not be listed May the club share your e mail address with other members only Yes No With club approved vendors Yes No
23. icles One last thing to do is change the way the tablet can be accessed Out of the box the tablet only needs a swipe to enable it To make it more secure go to Settings and then Personal and then change the Screen lock to Pattern or PIN or Password your choice Make sure you don t forget the Pattern or PIN or password after it is set With these few changes to your out of the box tablet I m sure you will begin to enjoy your shiny new tablet Book Review Galaxy S4 The Missing Manual The book that should have come with the site By Steve Costello President Editor Boca Raton Computer Society FL May 2014 issue Boca Bits http orcs org editor at brcs org have read several of the Missing Manual series of books and find them very informative Previous Missing Manual Reviews January 2013 Wordpress The Missing Manual http ctublog sefcug com wordpress the missing manual by matthew macdonald April 2012 Google The Missing Manual http sefccw wordpress com 201 2 04 02 bo0o0k review google the missing manual by kevin purdy Disclosure received this through the O Reilly User Group Program at no cost and decided to review it as have a Sprint Galaxy S4 and want to get the most out of it Review The book is divided into five parts Part The Basics If you ve had your S4 for a while you should at least skim this part to make sure you are aware of these basics Part Il The Bu
24. ilt In Features This part deals with taking pictures videos music management GPS the calendar and more Part Ill The Galaxy S4 Online Learn about networks hotspots email getting apps etc with you S4 Page 9 Phoenix PC Users Group phoenixpcug org newsletters May 2015 Part IV Advanced Features How to synch transfer files virtual private networking VPN voice control settings list different connections accounts and more Part V Appendixes Setup and sign up accessories troubleshooting and maintenance NOTES Note 1 This book happens to be written based on the Samsung Galaxy S4 sold for T Mobile phones so it may slightly differ from what you see on phones from other carriers Quoted from the Frequently Asked Question box on page 27 Note 2 My S4 is for Sprint but for the most part things are the same There are some different default apps of course Conclusion Well worth the investment of time and money to get the most out of your Samsung Galaxy S4 Author Preston Gralla Publisher O Reilly Media Galaxy S4 Released August 2013 Price Ebook 15 99 Print 19 99 http shop oreilly com product 0636920022824 do missing http www samsunggalaxys6manual com Could You Save By Changing Fonts By llona Merritt Editor The Journal of The Computer Club of Sun City Center FL www scccomputerclub org ilonamerritt7201 at gmail com The U S government uses TIMES NEW ROMAN or Century Gothic font
25. ll them and connect them to you Your number is always kept private You can create multiple call widgets and have different settings for each of them This too is beyond the scope of this article Billing will allow you to set up Calling Credits These can be used to make calls outgoing to other number mostly in our case international numbers at low rates You can look up the rates for international calls And Account is some simple setups language time zone passwords etc On the left of the Google Voice page are two red boxes CALL and TEXT that allow you to call another number using Google Voice US numbers can be called for free and are connected to the phone you specify For example can call someone from my Google Voice number and speak to them from my cell phone might do that because do not want that person to see my real cell phone number So click CALL enter the number wish to call and specify to connect the call to my cell phone You may do the same for text messages by clicking the TEXT box and entering the mobile number and the message So let s summarize the advantages that Google Voice provides 1 Anew phone number with lots of control The ability to allow or block callers screen calls forward calls to numbers by who made the call and to transcribe and received messages by email 2 An ability to make calls from you Google Voice number and speak from any device that s handy to you at the time
26. mercialization Google this http www computerworld com article 2859266 a terabyte on a postage stamp rram heads into commercialization html Page 13 Phoenix PC Users Group phoenixpcug org newsletters May 2015 The Economics of XP Conversion By Russ Merritt Secretary The Computer Club Inc Sun City Center FL June 2014 issue The Journal www scccomputerclub org ilonamerritt7201 at gmail com With the Microsoft decision to drop all support for their XP Operating System those still using XP now face the decision of what to do Do nothing Convert to Windows 7 Or to Windows 8 Or buy a new computer To do nothing invites some risks to be considered If all you do is play some computer games like solitaire and maybe prepare private correspondence that you print and mail then the only risk is computer failure and that has always existed If however you use email or do any transaction on the Web then there is the unknown risk of virus attacks The risk is unknown because the vulnerability of the current XP system is unknown It is assumed that there are yet unknown ways that XP is open to virus attack What is known is that Microsoft will make no further changes to XP to fix those problems when they do occur So then perhaps you should consider converting to Windows 7 or Windows 8 Step one is to turn to Microsoft for advice They have two free programs that can evaluate your computer To find this support from your search engin
27. ng as you have investigated their liability limits which may be higher than those of credit cards 8 Keep a paper trail Let s face it none of us have perfect memories Print and save records of your online transactions including the name of the seller product description price and date of purchase Most reputable merchants allow you to print a receipt after the transaction is complete You can use these printed receipts to compare to your bank and credit card statements 9 Monitor your bank accounts and credit card purchases regularly Report any discrepancies or unusual charges to your financial institution immediately 10 Your social security number is the key to your identity Be miserly about sharing it with anyone especially online No reputable merchant will ever ask for your social security number to make a purchase Page 6 Phoenix PC Users Group phoenixpcug org newsletters May 2015 Credit card theft is pretty easy to get through Usually you notify your financial institution and they issue you a new card Identity theft is much more difficult to handle because a thief can open lines of credit in your name buy a car and obtain new credit cards In order to steal your identity the thieve needs personal information like social security number address phone number and financial information So be careful when giving out any such information Many financial experts say that having your bills sent to you electronically and paying
28. nics Fountain Hills Thur May 21 2015 Fountain Hills Library 12901 N La Montana Drive Fountain Hills Presentation this month Computer topics Windows 10 etc For date and time changes check our website www phoenixpcug org INSIDE THIS ISSUE no PAGE May 2015 Meetings Calendar eceee 3 1 3 Word Tools That Provide Quick Help 4 2 10 Tips for Online Shopping Safety 5 3 A New Android Tablet Now What 6 4 Book Review Galaxy S4 The Missing Mantal enna aei 8 5 Could You Save By Changing Fonts 9 6 Disable Images in Browsers PC And Android os scisssccsariidcrmerniaanaiininis 11 7 Finding Programs on Your Computer 14 8 GOOCIE VOICE sscisiccciscsccimevediaciccusteeionsas 15 SNOFE CUCUNS ssessscsiscdaccaiwarsdcieccstseccackidins 17 Maps to MeetingS 2 0 cseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 18 Membership Application eseseeeee 19 Page 2 FROM YOUR PRESIDENT Did you have a nice Mother s Day I sure miss my Mom she was very special 95 years old NEW MEMBERS NEEDED COME AND HELP Sept 2014 was Michael s last column as editor Needed editor or publisher Contact me At the meetings we ll have a free flowing discussion showing various web sites do Q amp A and give the best advice we can I will try Microsoft Windows Speech Recognition Bring your laptop and a microphone if you would like to try it yourself I know we ve missed
29. nly a matter of time So which solution appeals to you investing in a new computer or updating an old one This is an individual choice that only you can make Finding Programs on Your Computer Jim Cerny 2nd Vice President Sarasota PCUG FL May 2014 issue PC Monitor www spcug org jimcerny123 at gmail com When you turn your computer on Windows the master supervisor program also called the operating system starts and after a few moments displays your start screen called the Desktop This is where you begin using your computer and decide what you want to DO with your computer that is select what program you want to run On the Desktop are ICONS those little symbols with words underneath them Most of these icons represent programs and you double click your left mouse button on the icon of the program you want to run and use Each program runs in a window hence the term Windows for the operating system The programs you use should have an icon on the desktop However most people new to using a Windows computer may not realize that your computer all computers come with many programs already installed on the computer And over time you or someone else using your computer may have downloaded or installed more programs Not all these programs have icons on your desktop To see ALL the programs on your computer left click once on the Start button or Start orb which is in the lower left corner of your desk
30. nstall or change a program feature which we will not go into here If you want to create a shortcut on your desktop to one of these programs here is one way to do it Find the program you want on the all programs list Move your mouse arrow on that program 1 Hold down the Ctrl key the Control key on your keyboard 2 Hold down the left mouse button and DRAG to your Desktop area The reason you must hold down the Ctrl key first and hold it down while you drag is so that you will make a COPY also called a shortcut icon on your desktop and NOT MOVE the program from the all programs list You should ALWAYS keep ALL programs on your All Programs list If you DELETE a program icon from your desktop you will not be deleting the program from your computer only removing the shortcut icon from your desktop You can also find any program from the start menu by entering the name of the program you want in the Search programs and files box just below All programs Personally find the Calculator WordPad and Paint programs fun and helpful and am sure you will too have made icons shortcuts for them on my desktop Google Voice Dick Orenstein Member Sarasota PCUG FL June 2014 issue PC Monitor www spcug org dicko at spcug org Google Voice is a free telephone number that you can direct to forward calls to any other telephone number In addition you can block calls receive transcribed messages and do numerous other activities
31. o look at three of these programs so left click on each of these to open them Click on Calculator and a small calculator window will appear on your screen You can move this window around by dragging the top part of the window with your mouse It works just like any calculator just click on the keys with your mouse Notice that you can click on the View menu and change it to a scientific calculator and you can click on the History option Windows 7 version or later to see a list of your calculations The nice thing about using this calculator is that you can Copy and Paste any result into your Page 15 Phoenix PC Users Group phoenixpcug org newsletters May 2015 document or email Click on the Paint program and you can draw and have fun creating your own work of art You can learn how to use this enjoyable program by clicking on the small blue circle with a white in the upper right of the window Click on WordPad This is a free word processing program that works just like the Microsoft Word program except that WordPad has far less features It works fine for writing letters and creating documents The beauty of using WordPad is knowing that everyone who has Windows has it whereas not everyone may have the Word program The All Programs list contains all the programs on your computer and you can run any program on this list by left clicking on it once But to REMOVE a program from your computer you need to use the Uni
32. ou know the difference between a pack of cookies and a pack of elephants Dad No Son Then it s a good thing Mom does the grocery shopping Erin What did the mother bullet say to the daddy bullet Fran What Erin We re gonna have a BB A mother mouse and a baby mouse are walking along when suddenly a cat attacks them The mother mouse shouts BARK and the cat runs away See the mother mouse says to her baby Now do you see why it s important to learn a foreign language Robbie Larry s mother had four children Three were named North South and West What was her other child s name Bobbie East Robbie No Larry Page 18 Phoenix PC Users Group phoenixpcug org newsletters May 2015 HOW TO GET THERE MAPS TO MEETINGS 2 W Peoria Ave Wendy s 2 Wireoria Ave West Side Meeting x 8 8 BEATA q z The InnPlace P 1 S POINTS WEST METROCENTER isotes aoe Coll eAmerica ETROPLEX CONDOMINIUM b Discount ca EN www collegeamerica edu phoenix 4 y Tire y t CONTINENTAL _ 9801 N Metro Parkway East on derno By Metocenter a Phoenix AZ 850519 ESTATES k S Phone 602 257 75229 ONTINE N TAL e ngaru AESHSUS proenit Nor Google map error thered A is aed METRS k3 actually east side of Metro Park way z Ave pS q Wer x Gi L iy i ee Exit Peoria Ave west past 1 17 turn first left go south on the frontage road turn right at the
33. p www komando com downloads 2321 6 essential types of security software you must have all Leo Laporte Listen to The Tech Guy online TuneIn amp more http tinyurl com pu8rscc Anyone tried Clonezilla It s free It clones hard drives solid state SSD drives for PCs and Macs just Google Clonezilla Going to Rio Salado College for a GED Try http www hippocampus org Math Natural Science Social Science Humanities Khan Academy https www khanacademy org You ll need a web surfing device Internet connection and Wi Fi wireless Internet Abby Stokes teaches tech stuff Let Abby author of Is This Thing On teach you how to make technology easy and accessible Great for newbies veterans too http askabbystokes com Geek Mom It s fast becoming a geek world out there and all moms need to show off their tech smarts and superhero like skills in order to keep their savvy kids entertained and engaged see page 17 for details Enter to win a year of books from www PenguinRandomHouse com http www penquinrandomhouse com c where books live BRING A FRIEND WE STILL NEED NEW MEMBERS YOU CAN ASK QUESTIONS AT MEETINGS David Yamamotos Page 3 Jan 20 21 22 Jul 14 15 16 Phoenix PC Users Group phoenixpcug org newsletters 2015 GENERAL MEETINGS CALENDAR May 2015 For date and time changes check www phoenixpcug org PRESENTATIONS THIS MONTH Computer topic
34. s Windows 10 etc WEST SIDE CollegeAmerica see map page 18 Tuesday May 19 2015 6 00 PM Steering Committee and Election of Officers Nov amp Dec 6 30 PM Questions and Answers Viewing websites etc EAST SIDE Universi Wednesday May 20 2015 of Advancing Technolo see ma 18 6 30 PM Questions and Answers Viewing websites etc FOUNTAIN HILLS Fountain Hills Libra Thursday May 21 2015 6 30 PM Questions and Answers Viewing websites etc Meetings this year 2015 Reserve UAT May July 2015 see ma age 18 Feb 17 18 19 Mar 17 18 19 Apr 14 15 16 May 19 20 21 Jun 16 17 18 Aug18 19 20 Sep 15 16 17 Oct 20 21 22 Nov 17 18 19 Dec 15 16 17 All meetings based on the 3rd Wednesday of each month REMEMBER PAY YOUR DUES Thanks only 36 year or 3 month January SMTWTFS AE 4567 8 910 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 July SMTWTF S 423 5678 91011 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 February SMTWTFES 1234567 8 9 10 111213 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 August SMTWTFS 30 31 1 2345678 9 10 111213 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 March SMTWTFS 2s 6 7 8 9 10 111213 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 September SMTWTFS 12345 6 7 8 9 10 1112 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 April SMTWTFS 1234 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
35. six sub heads scattered throughout Continued on page 6 After you finish you decide to emphasize the sub heads by changing the font adding boldface and making the text blue You select Page 5 Phoenix PC Users Group phoenixpcug org newsletters May 2015 From page 6 the first sub head and manually make these changes to it Then you click inside this newly formatted heading and double click the Format Painter icon Double clicking keeps Format Painter active until you click its icon to close it Drag over each of the other sub heads one by one and each will take on the format of the first one Then click Format Painter again to turn it off You ll be surprised how often Format Painter can help you fix mismatched formats in an instant That s why put it on my Quick Access toolbar Little tools can cure big headaches 10 Tips for Online Shopping Safety By Sandy Berger CompukKISS www compukiss com sandy at compukiss com Amazingly in today s topsy turvy world because of vulnerabilities in the processing of credit and debit cards used at retail stores and the hackers who are focusing on those vulnerabilities right now shopping online can actually be safer than swiping your card at a local store For safety sake however there are a few online shopping rules that you should follow 1 The first of these is to always have a good antivirus program installed on your computer and to update your antivirus program and other software like th
36. th high speed connections more common there may not be as much concern about images in web pages but there still might be times when you don t want to have the images display The following changes take place immediately it isn t necessary to close and re launch the browser New pages will open with no images Pages that were already open will still display images to remove images refresh the pages PC Firefox In address bar type about config Press Enter Search for permissions Double click permissions default image Type desired value in Enter Integer Value window 1 always load the images 2 never load the images 3 allow only images from the same site to load and block third party images Click OK Top of Form https support mozilla org en US questions 981640 Google Chrome Click Menu icon upper right corner of Toolbar Click Settings Scroll to bottom and click Show advanced Settings Under Privacy click Content Settings Under Images chose one of the following options disable all images click in circle to left of Do not show any images disable some images keep the default option set to Show all images click on Manage exceptions and add domains subdomains that should be blocked disable all images with some exceptions click in circle to left of Do not show any images click on Manage exceptions and add domains subdomains that should be allowed Click Done Page 12 Phoenix PC Us
37. top screen This will open the start MENU which has all kinds of goodies On this start menu very near the bottom is a rectangular box with the words All programs on it Move your mouse arrow to that box and wait it will open a list of ALL your programs on your computer There are two important things about this list that you should know First it is a long list and you will have to use the scrollbar on the right side to see the whole list You can scroll down by putting your mouse arrow on the scrollbar gray slider hold down the left mouse button and then drag the mouse down This will drag the scrollbar and show you the rest of the list The second thing is that there are so many programs they are organized into FOLDERS Scroll down this list until you see the list of folders a folder has a small yellow icon that looks like folder to the left of the name The first FOLDER in the list should be the Accessories folder of programs It is this particular folder that we will use for the rest of this article because all Windows computers have it no matter what version of Windows you are running on your computer Left click once on the Accessories folder to open it This will give you a list of all the programs in that folder All these programs come with Windows so they are on ALL Windows computers To open or run any program from the All programs list you just left click once on the name of the program you want to start We are going t
38. will allow you to make changes to the tablet s settings The settings are organized in groups such as Wireless amp Networks Device Personal Accounts and System Under Wireless amp Networks tap Wi Fi and you will see the network you are currently using and others if you have used them in the past Under Device among others there is Sound and Display Tap Sound and you can change the Sound Profiles and or the Sound levels depending on your version of Android Tap Display and you can change the Brightness of the display Just tap Brightness and then set the slider to the brightness level of your choice This is also the place to change the Font size if it is too small Font size Large seems to be a good choice The Sleep setting sets the time of inactivity allowed before the screen goes off A short time like 1 minute is good if you are actively using the tablet but a longer time maybe 5 minutes is nice to have when you are learning and it takes some time to determine your next step The longer time keeps the display from turning off just when you are about to take your next step Under System tap About tablet which shows a lot of technical information but the one important item here is the version of the Android Operating System Android version gives you the currently loaded Android version such as 4 2 2 Don t worry about the third digit Versions 4 1 4 2 and 4 3 are
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