Tip of the week

[detjo]

Couple of weeks ago i decided it might be a good idea to send an All Staff email containing a "Tip of the Week" - so, I'm sending this out each Wednesday.

So far I've sent only two, but i can see what will happen in the future; we'll be too busy and before i know it Wednesday is here again and i'll be struggling to send something worthwhile.

What i don't want to do is start sending out crap [how to close an application] just to send something. The plan was to give the staff useful tips they could use.

 

The two i sent already included

 

• Dragging/creating self contained email files from Outlook
  
• Turning off the annoying Office clipboard they complained about
  

Anyone interested in sharing tips?

[mattx]

Look both ways when you cross the road ? ;-)

[rush_tech]

Don't eat yellow snow:D

[FN-GM]

Shortcut keys? for example:

 

Ctrl + C

Ctrl + P

Ctrl + V

[mattx]

Don't eat yellow snow:D

 

Good lord, a Frank Zappa fan perhaps.....

[laserblazer]

Lay out a large sheet of polythene on your lawn. People flying overhead will think you have a pool.

[Ryan]

Don't play leapfrog with a unicorn?

 

 

The use of tabs with tab markers instead of multiple spaces/tabs in Word?

Using Ctrl+K in Outlook to automatically lookup half-typed email account names?

Using tabs in IE?

Adding a signature/contact details to an email?

[mattx]

Some more Top Tips.

 

Avoid getting prosecuted for using your phone while driving. Simply pop your mobile inside a large shell and the police will think you are listening to the sea.

 

DON'T waste money on j expensive iPods. Simply think of your favourite tune and I hum it. If you want to "switch tracks", simply think of another song you like and hum that instead.

 

CINEMAGOERS: Have consideration for pirate DVD viewers by using the toilet before the film starts.

 

RAPPERS: Avoid having to say: "Know what I'm sayin'" all the time by actually speaking clearly in the first place.

[tech_guy]

Guys, never fake an orgasm - women can tell.

[Michael]

1. Don't eat red or brown snow either!

 

2. Your favourite beverage (end of term), gives people the chance to save

 

3. I regularly find users don't know the fundamental basics such as creating folders!

[acrobson]

1. Cold peas aren't hot.

 

2. IT people have a life too.

 

3. Go out on a limb, that is where the fruit is.

 

Or you could just use this website and adapt the 'Tip of the week' for your self.

 

http://cis.tamu.edu/training/tips/index.php

 

Hope this is of some help.

 

 

Cheers,

[detjo]

Thanks to all the replies containing 'colorful' suggestions.

The last link can be useful, so thanks very much for that, acrobson

[Joanne]

IWB, projectors and amplifier stuff?

[Jona]

How to get save appropriate youtube videos as .avi, etc?

[flashsnaps]

Tip of the week for me to staff/students would be:

 

Insert photos into word/powerpoint documents and not copy and paste. By inserting a photo rather than copying it your cutting the file size by huge amounts.

[flashsnaps]

We have a newsletter every week, which many a staff don't read - so I can't imagine the teachers reading this unless, I have a breaking headline in the subject bar mmm........

[FN-GM]

How to get save appropriate youtube videos as .avi, etc?

 

How do you do that please?

[Joanne]

you tube grabber!

 

It's not very legal or anything...

[enjay]

Tip of the week for me to staff/students would be:

 

Insert photos into word/powerpoint documents and not copy and paste. By inserting a photo rather than copying it your cutting the file size by huge amounts.

 

Yeah, we get that one a lot - also a common trick the students have is to right-click>paste from the search results in Google Images so they a) get a teeny-tiny low res image and b) get all the hyperlinks.