13 September 2007

Info Commons Tips & Tricks

Here are some tips to help you help our patrons, if I'm not around ... "Knowledge is Power".

1. If the keyboard or mouse on a computer does not work properly try the following.
a) Shut down the computer
b) Check the keyboard and mouse connections on the back of the computer, make sure that they are plugged in all the way.
c) Turn the computer back on again.

2. If a patron is having problems with printing from a document, try printing it as a PDF first. Then the patron will have a PDF copy of a document that is smaller than the original.
To do print to a PDF, do the following.
a) Go to File, then Print from the File Menu Options.
b) From the Print menu, choose CutePDF Writer from the Printer Name drop down menu.
C) Then click OK to print as normal.