Zooming in Safari

You can zoom to see the entire page larger or just the text on the page.

To Zoom In on the entire page:

From the View menu choose Zoom In several times
or
Hold down the Command key and press the + several times.

To Zoom Out:

From the View menu choose Zoom Out
or
Hold down the Command key and press the – several times

To only increase the size of the text:

From the View menu, choose Zoom Text Only.

This feature may not work on all web pages.

iPad Tip of the Week

View Browsing History

To see the last few websites you’ve visited, tap and hold on the back arrow in the Safari window.

Tap on any of them to return to that site.

To see a full history of where you’ve been:

Tap on the bookmarks icon (looks like an open book)
You’ll see three icons on the bottom, a book, a clock and a pair of glasses
Tap the book icon to see all of your Bookmarks
Tap the glasses to access your Reading List
Tap the clock to see your History
Tap on any item to go there

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Bookmarking Tabs in Safari

Some of us like to open each website in a new window while others prefer working with Tabs.

I like to use both, depending on the situation. If I am just going from one site to another, I’ll use windows so that I can navigate with the Back arrow. But if I am researching a trip or looking for information on a particular topic, I may choose to open those windows as Tabs, by holding down the Command key when I open the page.

Using Tabs keep all windows open and active, allowing me to move between pages without having to go back, back. back.

With all of those Tabs open, sometimes I’d like to Bookmark them all as a collection.

To Bookmark a set of open tabs as a collection:

1. From the Bookmarks menu, Choose Add Bookmark for These Tabs
2. Type a name for the collection
3. Choose a location from the pop-up menu
4. Click Add

Now, when you click on that Bookmark in the list where you saved it, you’ll have access to all of those tabbed windows

iPad Tip of the Week

Photos On The Go

If you’re planning to travel this summer with your digital camera and don’t want to carry your laptop to transfer all of the photos you’ll be taking, you can easily connect your camera or SD card directly to your iPad with a USB Camera Connector.

In addition to connecting your camera, the connector lets you attach a USB keyboard and many USB microphones and headsets.

Sorry, the USB Camera Connector doesn’t work with an iPhone.

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The New Mavericks: What Should Snow Leopard Users Do?

Several clients have asked me about Mavericks, Apple’s newest OS announced earlier this week and coming in the Fall. It looks like there will be some great new tools for organizing files and sharing between devices. You can read all about the new features on Apple’s website.

You can also preview the new iOS7 for iPhones and iPads, also due in the Fall.

And you can check out the system requirements for the new versions here.

While indications are that you will probably be able to upgrade from Snow Leopard directly to the new Mavericks OS, you may want to start the upgrade process NOWso that you can start taking advantage of iCloud, syncing between your iPad and iPhone and using some of the cool new apps and features.

I can help you with the upgrade, before, during and after, so that everything works and you’re comfortable with the changes.

We’ll meet virtually to make sure your computer can handle the new OS, upgrade any software and, most importantly, I’ll help you tweak Mountain Lion so that it looks and feels and works the way you’d like it.

Drop me an email and we’ll talk!

P.S. Not sure what version of the OS you’re running? Under the Apple menu, choose About This Mac. 10.6.8 is Snow Leopard, 10.7 is Lion, 10.8 is Mountain Lion.

Three Secret Shortcuts for Deleting Text

One way to remove unwanted text is to use the Delete key. Another is to highlight the word or words and then press the Delete key.

Here are three secret shortcuts to make editing even easier:

For PC converts who miss the Forward Delete key:

Hold down the FN key and press the Delete key

To delete an entire word:

Position the cursor at the end of the word, press and hold the Option key while hitting the Delete key

To delete an entire line of text:

Position the cursor at the end of the line, press and hold the Command while hitting the Delete key

iPad Tip of the Week

What To Do If Your iPhone Gets Wet

Before putting it in a bag of rice:

1. Remove from water as soon as humanly possible.

2. Turn the iPhone off immediately by holding down the power button until it shuts off.

3. Remove any case or enclosure right away since they can trap in moisture. Screen protectors are fine to leave on unless there’s an obvious water bubble.

4. Dry out the iPhone as best as you can using cloth (t-shirt, socks, whatever is readably available) or an absorbent material. Wipe down the screen, sides, and back. Pay special attention to the power button, volume buttons, mute switch, speakers and microphones, and the audio output jack, try and get all visible moisture soaked up.

5. Use a Q-Tip if possible to try and soak up extra water from the audio output jack and in small crevices. If you’re out and about or have no q-tips handy, a little stick or sharp pencil poking through a t-shirt or cotton material can work too.

6. Disconnect any headphones, ports, chargers, USB cables, or accessories immediately.

7. Now with all visible water removed, you’re ready to stuff the iPhone into a rice bag.

8. Put the iPhone Into a Sealed Bag Full of Rice.

Here are the basic requirements:

– A zip-lock bag or similar that is air tight
– Rice, any generic type, ideally not “enriched” (more on that in a second)
– Patience for at least 36 hours

Fill a zipper locked bag fairly full of rice so that the entire iPhone will be covered, then place the iPhone into the bag and seal it shut with some air in the bag.

Any type of rice works, but try to avoid enriched rice as it leaves a lot of white residual powder in the bag and it will also get into the ports and buttons on the iPhone.

The patience part is the hardest, and generally the longer you wait the better the likely outcome because you want all water inside the device to be completely absorbed by the rice before trying to power it on again.

Once you’ve waited at least 36 hours, open the rice bag and check out the iPhone. If you suspect the iPhone has any residual moisture left in it at all, do not power it on. If all seems well, go ahead and turn it on as usual. If all goes well, it’ll power on as usual, and your iPhone will have survived the water encounter!

Thanks to OSXDaily for the tip!

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Claim More Desk Space: Move The Dock

The Dock is that strip on the bottom of your Desktop with all of the icons on it. It’s a handy tool for quickly opening all of your favorite programs.

Most computer screens are wider than they are tall, and the Dock takes up precious screen space. Some people solve this issue by Hiding the Dock.

If you like to see your Dock, but still want more screen space, consider moving it to the side.

1. Under the Apple menu, choose Dock

2. Slide the mouse over and choose Position on Right or Left

It may take a day or two to get used to the new location, but I think you’ll really appreciate the full screen space.

iPad Tip of the Week

Undo and Redo

Did you know there is a way to UNDO and REDO on your iPad and iPhone?

If you accidentally delete some text, you can undo your last action in Mail or Notes.

On the iPad:

To UNDO, tap to access the number keyboard, then tap the Undo key.

To REDO, tap to access the Symbol keyboard, then tap the Redo key.

As an alternative, you can also shake your device to undo and redo, like this:

After deleting some text, hold your iPad firmly with your both hands and give it a quick shake, and the Undo button slides in for you to undo.

To redo, shake it again.

On the iPhone:

There are no Undo and Redo keys but shaking works for both.

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New Screen Savers in Mountain Lion

Mountain Lion users no longer have that wonderful Mosaic Screen Saver option. Instead, Apple has introduced more than a dozen new options for displaying your photos when you’re not actively using your Mac.

To set your Screen Saver:

1. From the Apple menu choose System Preferences

2. Click on the Desktop & Screen Saver icon

3. Click on the Screen Saver tab

4. In the left column, choose one of the styles. It will show a preview of what it will do

5. Next to Source, you can choose the most recently added photos or, to access a specific album or event in iPhoto, choose iPhoto Library

6. Click on the desired album or Event

There are also 43 stunning photographs of nature, the cosmos and others from National Geographic that you can choose as your Screen Saver from the source list.

BONUS TIP:

You can access these 43 additional photos in the Collections to use elsewhere.

1. From the Desktop click on the GO menu

2. Choose Go To Folder

3. Copy and paste this link:

/System/Library/Frameworks/ScreenSaver.Framework/Versions/A/Resources/Default Collections/

4. Scroll through the different folders

5. If you View by Column or Coverflow you can see a preview of each image

6. If you find one you like, drag it to the Desktop so you can easily move it to another folder for safe keeping or choose it for your Desktop Picture

iPad and iPhone Tip of the Week

Numbers and Punctuation

If you press the 123 key, the keyboard layout switches to numbers and punctuation. Then you have to press ABC again to get back to the letter keyboard.

Here’s a shortcut:

Tap and HOLD the 123 key and slide to the number you need. When you release, the keyboard will automatically switch back to the letters.

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Back to Basics: Creating Folders

A reader who’s been using his Mac for years recently wrote and asked how to create a simple folder and place existing documents into it.

As with all things Mac, there are several ways to accomplish this task.

If you are using Snow Leopard or earlier versions of the Mac OS:

1. First click on the Desktop (or be in the folder where you want this new folder to go)

2. From the File menu choose New Folder or Right Click on the Desktop and choose New Folder

3. An Untitled Folder will appear with the words highlighted

4. Without clicking or moving the mouse, type a name for this new folder and press the Return key when you’re done

5. Now you can drag files and documents on top of this folder to put them in it

If you are using Lion or Mountain Lion, you could do it this way or,

1. Highlight the documents you want to put into a new folder

2. From the File menu choose New Folder With Selection or Right Click on one of the selected files and choose New Folder With Selection

3. Title the folder and press the REturn key when you’re done

iPad and iPhone Tip of the Week

Format Text in Email

Did you know that you can bold, italicize and even underline text in Mail? And you can indent paragraphs too.

1. Select the text you want to change

2. Tap the right arrow at the far right of the Cut, Copy, Paste menu

3. Tap BIU to change the format or Quote Level if you want to indent

4. Tap your desired format choice

5. Tap on the page to get out of the menu

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Setting Reminders in iCal

iCal is great for keeping track of appointments, birthdays, and other important dates. One of the features in iCal is that you can set a reminder so that you are alerted minutes or even days before the event.

To set an alert:

1. Double-click on the event

2. Choose Edit

3. Next to the word Alert click on the menu choice

4. Choose whether you want to be reminded with an onscreen message, email, etc.

5. If you’ve chosen Message, choose when and at what time

6. You can change the number of days by clicking on the number showing and typing

7. If you’ve chosen to receive an email notification, choose which email address to receive it (if you have more than one) and when

8. Be sure to click DONE for your settings to take effect

Learn more about iCal with The Virtual Classroom video lessons. Check them out at
http://www.mac2school.com/virtual-ical-lion/ for Lion and Mountain Lion
or http://www.mac2school.com/virtual-ical-snow/ for Snow Leopard.

iPad and iPhone Tip of the Week

Add a Web Page to the Home Screen

If you have a few favorite websites that you always go to on Safari, why not make them be icons on your home page for faster, easier access?

This is especially helpful if you are a Kindle reader, since the Kindle app no longer includes a button to go the the Kindle Store.

1. Open Safari
2. Go to the desired website
3. Click the “+” to Add a Bookmark but instead of choosing Add a Bookmark
4. Tap Add to Home Screen

Now that site is just a tap away.

To Add the Kindle store:

1. Go to Amazon.com
2. Search for Kindle ebooks
3. Click the “+” to Add a Bookmark
4. Instead of choosing Add a Bookmark, tap Add to Home Screen

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Claim More Desk Space: Move The Deck

The Dock is that strip on the bottom of your Desktop with all of the icons on it. It’s a handy tool for quickly opening all of your favorite programs.

Most computer screens are wider than they are tall, and the Dock takes up precious screen space. Some people solve this issue by Hiding the Dock.

If you like to see your Dock, but still want more screen space, consider moving it to the side.

Under the Apple menu, choose Dock.

Slide the mouse over and choose Position on Right or Left.

It may take a day or two to get used to the new location, but I think you’ll really appreciate the full screen space.

For more great tips about the Dock, the Desktop and more efficient ways to use the Finder, check out the ALL ABOUT THE FINDER video lessons in the Virtual Classroom.

iPad and iPhone Tip of the Week

Selecting More Than One Photo

It’s pretty simple to email one photo:

1. Tap the Photos icon on the Home screen

2. Tap the Photo

3. Tap the arrow icon in the top right corner

4. Select Email Photo

To select more than one photo at a time to email (or delete):

1. Tap the Photos icon on the Home screen

2. Tap the arrow icon in the top right corner

3. Now tap the photos you want to send and a check mark will appear on the photos

4. Tap Share in the top left corner

5. Choose Email

 

Quick Look

How much time do you waste opening up a document just to see if it’s the one you’re looking for?

Here’s a fast and easy trick:

1. Instead of double-clicking to open the document, click once on it to select it.
2. Press the space bar.
3. A window will appear, showing you a QUICK LOOK at the contents of the document.
4. Press the space bar again to close it.

This works with jpgs, too. If you need to scroll through a list of photos to find the one you’re looking for:

1. Click on the first photo.
2. Press the space bar to see what it is.
3. Press the DOWN arrow on the keyboard to move to the next one.
4. Continue pressing the DOWN arrow to see all the photos.
5. Press the space bar when you’re done.

Saving These Tips (Or any email that contains formatting)

Many of my clients ask me how they can save these tips for future reference. So today, I’m sharing not one but TWO ways to do it.

The easiest way to save any email is:

1. Select the email
2. From the File menu, choose Save As
3. Title it with a name that describes what it is so you can find it later
4. Navigate to the folder in your Documents folder where you want to keep it

(maybe you have already created a folder for Mac to School Tips. If not, in the bottom left of this window, click on New Folder and create one)

5. Click Save.

The only problem with this method is that it converts the email to Plain Text, which means all of the letters and words are there, but you lose all of the formatting: the bold, the pretty boxes, the easy-to-read appearance.

To save an email with all of its formatting, save it as a PDF.

Here’s how:

1. Select the email
2. From the File menu, Choose Print
3. Do not click the Print button. Instead, in the bottom left of the window, click PDF
4. Choose SAVE AS PDF
5. Title it with a name that describes what it is so you can find it later
6. Navigate to the folder in your Documents folder where you want to keep it
7. Click Save.

Now, when you open the saved tip, it will look exactly like it did when you received it in your email.

Seeing More Printing Options

Sometimes you don’t even know you’re missing choices until you see them.

Today’s tip addresses a question many of my clients ask me: Where are all of my printing options?

If you don’t see choices for printing, like how many copies and which pages to print, just click the triangle next to the name of your printer to reveal all of your options

Change What You Look At Everyday:

The beginning of the year is a great time to look at things with a fresh perspective.

In my creativity classes I encourage my students to change their visual environments becausewhen you see different things, you begin to see things differently.

Today’s tip offers ways to do this with your computer.

– Try typing in a new font
– Move your Dock to the left or right side of the screen
– Rearrange the things you look at on and around your working space
– Change your profile picture on Facebook
– Rearrange the icons on your Dock
– Change your desktop picture

Click here to watch a free video on how to change your desktop picture

Click here to watch a free video on how to change your Dock

Backing Up:

If something happens to your computer (loss, theft, crash, dead hard drive), you could lose everything on it: your addresses, your documents, your photos—EVERYTHING.

So why not be safe instead of sorry and start backing up your computer regularly.

I believe there are three levels of backing up, depending on what kind of user you are.

Click here to download my free HOW AND WHY TO BACK UP instruction sheet to determine which user you are and how to start backing up all of your important information.

The downloaded document “backingup.pdf” will open automatically in Preview. To save it, click on the File menu, chose Save As, and navigate to the folder you’d like to save it into.

 

Clear Out Your Inbox, One Email At A Time:

These days we get so many emails that it’s hard, if not impossible to keep up. We tend to leave things in our INBOX for that “someday” when we’ll have time to decide what to do with them.

Sure, there are many you need to keep.

But I’m guessing that there are just as many that you really don’t need. Or at least don’t need to keep in your INBOX.

Here are step by step instructions to SAVE AN EMAIL into your Documents folder, where you can easily find it.

1. Click on the email.

2. From the File menu, choose SAVE AS

3. The box next to SAVE AS is highlighted in blue with the current name of that email. Without clicking type a title that actually means something and identifies what the email is about.

4. Now decide where you want to save it. If you don’t see a lot of choices, click on the triangle next to the title you just typed. It will reveal the Sidebar where you can click on the Documents folder.

5. Consider creating a folder for all of these kinds of emails, liked SAVED JOKES, or NOTES FROM MOM. You can create a folder by clicking New Folder in this window.

6. Click SAVE when you have navigated to the folder where you will later find this saved email.

Now you can delete the email from your Inbox and save or delete another one.

If you have hundreds of emails in your Inbox, try doing just 20 minutes a day. You’ll be surprised how quickly you will get through it all.

Claim More Desk Space — Move Your Dock:

The Dock is that strip on the bottom of your Desktop with all of the icons on it. It’s a handy tool for quickly opening all of your favorite programs.

Most computer screens are wider than they are tall, and the Dock takes up precious screen space. Some people solve this issue by Hiding the Dock.

If you like to see your Dock, but still want more screen space, consider moving it to the side. Under the Apple menu, choose Dock, slide the mouse over and choose Position on Right or Left. It’ll take a day or two to get used to the new location, but I think you’ll really appreciate the full screen space.

FOR MORE GREAT TIPS ABOUT THE DOCK, the Desktop and more efficient ways to use the Finder, check out the video tutorials ALL ABOUT THE FINDER.

Stickies:

A lot of us use Post It! Notes to jot down notes and remind us of things to do.

Did you know the Mac has a free application called STICKIES that does the same thing on your computer’s Desktop?

Stickies lets you create as may notes as you want. You can color-code them, move them to different places on your Desktop, even arrange them by color, date, and content.

To use Stickies, click on the GO menu in the Finder. Choose Applications. Scroll down until you see STICKIES. Open it.

To create a New Note, choose New Note from the File menu. Under the Note menu, you can make the notes transparent so that you can still see what’s behind them. You can change the color of the note with the Color menu.

And to sort them, from the Window menu, choose Arrange.

Play with the different choices and see what works best for you. Or, if it feels to cluttered, just stick to the real Post It Notes.

Working With Many Windows: Exposé

Expose:
Expos√© is one of the coolest tools for people who work with many open windows on their computer. Instead of rearranging windows on your screen, closing files and then re-opening them, Expos√© exposes everything that’s open and then you can quickly click on the window you want to work with.

To set up Exposé:
Under the Apple menu, choose System Preferences
Click on Expose and Spaces
Click on the Expose tab

here you can choose what keystroke will activate Expose.

Next to “All Windows” choose a key (I use Right Option)
While you’re here, do the same for Show Desktop (I use Right Shift)

I don’t bother setting a keystroke for the Applications window since all the programs I use are in the Dock.

Now, try it–
Close the System Preferences and press the key you set for All Windows.

AMAZING!!!

Now you can quickly see everything that’s open. Just click on the window you want to work in.

Press the key you set for Desktop and see what happens. Press it again to return to normal.