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Sections in CUSD NET Volume I Issue I   Title Page Welcome District Master Plan ITC and District Web Site Tips & Tricks Technology Fears Addressed Information Highway and By the Way Expanding Searches with Wildcards Computer and Software Training Schedule Hot Spots on the Web Spotlight on the ITC		Tips & Tricks... Windows Tip Internet Shortcuts... While surfing the Internet in either Netscape Communicator 4.X or Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.X, you can create a shortcut from your PC's Desktop to the Web page that you are viewing. Simply right-click on the Web page and select Create Shortcut. Cross Platform Tip Technical Support Web Site... Free technical support for your computer is available at http://www.nowonder.com/ This site, called No Wonder, is the self proclaimed "answer to technical support" and is staffed by volunteers who promise to answer your questions in 24 hours or less. Windows Tip Highlighting Large Blocks of Text... To select large sections of text in most common PC applications, try these helpful techniques:
	To select all of the text in a document: Press the + [Ctrl] and [A] keys simultaneously.   To select almost all of the text in a large document: Click at the beginning of the text you wish to select, and then press the [Shift] key as you click the end of the text you wish to select.
		Macintosh Tip Two Ways to Speed Up Your Mac!
	In the View menu, turn off the Size feature. Your Macintosh uses valuable RAM to calculate folder Sizes- something most of us do not need to know.   In programs like ClarisWorks, you can turn off the Font menu which displays the actual shape of each font, saving time and RAM. Top of Page

Copyright 1999 Claremont Unified School District 2080 N Mountain Ave Claremont, California 91711 Last updated Saturday, October 2, 1999 Questions or comments about this document, contact: Bill Teague, Director, Instructional Technology bteague@cusd.claremont.edu URL: http://www.cusd.claremont.edu/tech/index.html