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If you will ship that person to the Swamp, trust me, we will take care of them. =) Meanwhile, I hope lots of our group is reading this. Is there Just One person in the entire rctq group who can punch 'print screen' and get a print of what's on the screen? Anybody? Ever? Just once? Maybe 25 or 30 years ago when I was shoved off the island into computers, I really thought print screen meant print screen. I suppose in never-never land that it does exactly that for someone. Please don't let me down. Let me have my dreams. Is there one amongst us? Polly

"NightMist"

Howdy!

I gotta' mac.

Is there a problem? ;->

R/Sandy

[rant about Microsoft Works]

There is if people send you documents written in Works (as Marion's patients sometimes do). No software in creation can translate them into anything readable.

There used to be versions of Works for the Mac, though they can't read files made by current PC versions. I've got one here. It's on a floppy disk in a steel box. Maybe I should seal the lid of the box with a pentagram as well to make sure it never gets out.

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Yes, I can do that. There's a free program on the web that lets you use"1' key to print what is on the monitor. Works perfect.

Donna inWA

He, He - After reading this, I just looked at my keyboard and found two keys I've never noticed before - heaven only knows what they do. I'm not trying! 'Sleep' and 'Wake'. . In message , Polly Esther writes

I have one with what looks like a tiny oil can on its side and it says 'check'. You don't suppose? Polly

"Patti" He, He - After reading this, I just looked at my keyboard and found two

We're supposed to oil our keyboards? I can barely keep up with my car! I wonder if being low on oil is why my keyboard does some goofy things?

Oh boy! I reckon if you can find the dipstick, you should earn a reward from Bill Gates >g< . In message , Polly Esther writes

I would only assume you use that oil can button to check the dip stick on your monitor if the warning light is flashing. I'd ask my son who knows EVERYTHING but.......

I asked my son, MS computer guru, several times during phone calls what that "turban" thing was for on the keyboard he gave me. He was stumped. What turban thing? He finally stopped by the house to see what I was talking about.

Dear son swoops in all dressed nice like the real MS executive he is....flip flops, rumpled cargo shorts with bulging pockets, the "Will work for food" T-shirt I gave him when he graduated college 20 years ago, official MS logo ball cap..... backwards.....and carrying the ever present to-go cup of Starbucks.

*I'm pointed to the Turban thing* Whuzzit for?

Ummmmmmmmm, Mom........ that's called a KEY not a thing and it says TURBO.

oh. ~re-adjusting bi-focals to look closer~ So what's it for?

You don't need to know. Don't touch it. If you decide to poke at it don't call me to pick up the pieces......WOW, I smell cookies, you just baked cookies! can have some cookies?

It's nice to have things explained. If my son was as astute to my foibles as Miss Polly is about Mister Ester asking for butterscotch soap he could have saved himself a trip.

Val

Um maybe the dipstick is Bill Gates?

duck> Oh boy!

Jack, there *is* software that will open Works files, and it's "donation-ware" to boot! I was in a state because my DH had been using Works against my advice for years, got hit with a big-time virus for the second time in three months, and decided to get a Mac. This miracle software is called NeoOffice. I cannot describe the grin on my face when DH reported that the files opened just fine. BTW, I think it's a Swiss Army Knife of sorts--I've never seen a file-type list so long!

--Heidi

Good one, Ginger!! . In message , snipped-for-privacy@msn.com writes

Well, I've got one that says "Break". No thanks, I don't need a key for that!

Rita

Patti wrote:

I have one that says "Pause Break" What, so you can run to the bathroom without missing any of the disaster?

NightMist

Mine has a delightful new trick. When I'm working with Excel, the cursor will suddenly start eating numbers. When it's done with one cell, it jumps to the next. I have to scramble to close down and restart the computer and if I haven't saved my data entry for awhile, well, too bad, so sad for me!

I don't know what we need all these keys for anyway. Like all those "F" keys. You used to need them, I haven't used an "F" key for years.

I don't think I even know what the insert key is for!

Cindy

I'm envisioning a Pacman eating numbers. munch munch munch RUN!

You're envisioning correctly, Kathyl. That's exactly what it looks like.

Cindy

My 'insert' eats letters. If I type a sentence and then accidently bump 'insert' then for every letter I type the computer will eat a letter- just like PacMan as you said. I hate bumping the 'insert' key. I would never use it on purpose!

Leslie & The Furbabies in MO.

In the word processing programs, and e-mail and such, that I use hitting the "Insert" key changes it to a "Typeover" instead of inserting. Took me a long time to figure that one out.

Pati, in Phx