OT Ping Jeanne and Yea! Jeanne

i'm checking a few things, hang on a sec or seven.

i'm still running win xp with OE 6. (find what version you have by clicking on the 'help' button at top then click on 'about'). mine says for spell check to run in this version it has to have either MS word, MS excel or MS Powerpoint installed on the puter. could be the same for the version you're running on the new puter. click on help at the top, search for spelling, see what it shows there. there is a spelling tab in tools/options on mine but no changes i can make there other than to edit/customize the dictionary to fit in with various words/wordings i might use that are out of the ordinary. your version might let you change or enable the spellcheck there. dont forget to hit apply/ok on any changes for the change to stay at the new setting. oh changes might not work til you reboot. so need the reboot, some dont. see how it goes and reboot if necessary. holler if that is no help for you. j.

"Polly Esther" wrote... We have a new computer. Changing is heaps more challenge than I enjoy. BUT ! I needed to change the address showing at rctq. YeeHa. I had printed Jeanne's directions back in December and had actually put them where I could find them. SO. I am back and wearing my camoflauge. Oh @#$! I asked spell check to see if I did camoflauge anywhere close to right. I have this stupid, STUPID message that says, " This language is no longer available for spell checking." Will you folks mind terribly if I communicate with you in Swahili or Portuguese? Polly

I do have Powerpoint - no idea what it is or why I need it though. If I'm using any version of OE - I don't know - looks like this is named Windows Mail. So. Jeanne. Maybe I went *somewhere* and activated spell check. Only way we can tell is to garble the spelling of some stuff and see if anything's changed. I thank you so kindly for answering. My friend who installed this New and Improved very expensive and extremely annoying computer will be back tomorrow. Testing spell check. wrod tempr anoyed Polly

"J*" i'm checking a few things, hang on a sec or seven.

heres a professional explanation. pretty similar to what i thot. cept they dont have swahili so we're all outta luck there. hth, j.

"Polly Esther" wrote... We have a new computer. Changing is heaps more challenge than I enjoy. BUT ! I needed to change the address showing at rctq. YeeHa. I had printed Jeanne's directions back in December and had actually put them where I could find them. SO. I am back and wearing my camoflauge. Oh @#$! I asked spell check to see if I did camoflauge anywhere close to right. I have this stupid, STUPID message that says, " This language is no longer available for spell checking." Will you folks mind terribly if I communicate with you in Swahili or Portuguese? Polly

It worked Jeanne. It worked. Caught every one of them. YeeHa. Polly

always happy to help when i can or i'll go find the info somewhere online to help. you can holler here for anything. if i dont know or cant find it online i'm sure someone else will be able to help. theres some professional computer folk here i think. i'm just self taught and i take no prisoners with silly machines. j.

"Polly Esther" wrote... I do have Powerpoint - no idea what it is or why I need it though. If I'm using any version of OE - I don't know - looks like this is named Windows Mail. So. Jeanne. Maybe I went *somewhere* and activated spell check. Only way we can tell is to garble the spelling of some stuff and see if anything's changed. I thank you so kindly for answering. My friend who installed this New and Improved very expensive and extremely annoying computer will be back tomorrow. Testing spell check. wrod tempr anoyed Polly

hot damn, go figure. j.

"Polly Esther" wrote... It worked Jeanne. It worked. Caught every one of them. YeeHa. Polly

I realize that you are about 6 hours to the west and our UK friends are about 6 hours to the east and probably asleep. Boy, are they ever going to laugh to read that I nearly never found where to turn this thing off - not one bit as easy as the old ones where you click start if you want to stop. Naturally, when I found 'off' I wanted to find 'on'. Fortunately, I am a gentle person. Didn't put one dent in front of the unit. They very carefully hid the power button up on the top. And it is very cleverly disguised. No need for a password on this rascal. Furthermore, it was not a happy moment when I went to the place you sent me entitled "How to Fix Vista Errors". Grrrr. Why do *we* have to fix them? Polly

"J*" cept they dont have swahili so we're all outta luck there.

off and on, lost ya thru all that, nevermind. as to why we have to fix the errors... most of the programmers are men. ya know how they often a lot of them miss some vital bit of info when they talk to us. same thing seems to happen when they program new stuff. leave'n out all those vital bits that we need so then someone has to 'fix' the errors. oh well. j.

"Polly Esther" wrote... I realize that you are about 6 hours to the west and our UK friends are about 6 hours to the east and probably asleep. Boy, are they ever going to laugh to read that I nearly never found where to turn this thing off - not one bit as easy as the old ones where you click start if you want to stop. Naturally, when I found 'off' I wanted to find 'on'. Fortunately, I am a gentle person. Didn't put one dent in front of the unit. They very carefully hid the power button up on the top. And it is very cleverly disguised. No need for a password on this rascal. Furthermore, it was not a happy moment when I went to the place you sent me entitled "How to Fix Vista Errors". Grrrr. Why do *we* have to fix them? Polly

"J*" cept they dont have swahili so we're all outta luck there.

You just reminded me of an incident with my new car this weekend. I needed to fill up my first tank of gas and I couldn't remember where the button was to open the gas cap. It wasn't in any of the "usual" places. So I had to get out my manual and look it up. I was sure people were wondering why I was sitting at the gas pump and reading a book! It seemed to take me forever to find the info.

My computer is now getting old. When I got it I had a heck of a time finding the two USB ports on the front. There is a flap on the front of the computer that partially lifts up and the two ports are stacked at a strange angle under it. I could NOT get the cords plugged in so I ended up calling tech support to tell them something was wrong. I'm so glad my phone call didn't end up as a viral email joke. It was that dumb....but I had the Indian fellow looking through all his books trying to figure out what the heck I was talking about! At least the off button is obvious!

DH's uncle was a new car dealer. He was just always bringing home a new car for Aunt Georgia to try out. She kept the latest manual in her lap. We were very reluctant to go for a ride with that sweet lady who couldn't see over the steering wheel and never knew where anything was on the car. Wish I could have seen you at the gas pump reading a book. Ah me. Yes. Polly

"KJ" You just reminded me of an incident with my new car this weekend. I needed

Hi Polly,

Powerpoint is a presentation manager, which is a fancy term for a slide show tool. But it's a VERY powerful slide show tool. DW uses it almost daily as she conducts lots of meetings and uses it to convey ideas in an organized fashion. I used to use it more when I taught or lectured, and still use it when giving presentations on various topics.

Before I was introduced to dedicated quilt design software, I also used it to design quilts as the drawing tools are quite powerful and flexible. Some people also use Excel to design quilts. Neither is as well-suited as a dedicated quilt design package, but either is better (IMO and with some basic proficiency) than graph paper and colored pencils. YMMV.

Doc