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Well, this was a bad month for all.  Not only the horror of 9/11, but the Nimda virus hit some of the Fleet and others in the Fleet spent a lot of time helping others battle it.  But, between tragedies, I managed to get some new stuff on my website:

1.  First, we have a new Fleet member, Anna Morvee, who is going to teach us all about Internet security and safety.  I'd say this is indeed timely and something we all need to pay attention to, so please let Anna know how much you appreciate her being here for us.

2.  My site won an award and I am so proud!  Check it out!

3.  I've added some important new links at my site:

• Fun Stuff To Do In Windows

  • A banner for a good company that sells sample tests for all kinds of certifications; Microsoft, Oracle, Unix, Linux, and more.

  • A great DOS manual, written by our own Vic Ferri.  

  • A good article to help you determine which version of Windows is best for you.

• Fun Stuff To Do In MS Office

  • An ad for a great online service where you can have an inexpensive alternative to MS Office that you can use from the web at any location on any computer.

  • Another ad for a Moonlighting company that offers free part-time helpers to get you through any office job that is bogging you down.  Join for free and submit your project and they DO help you.

  • Excel:

    • A free Excel viewer from MS so you can view Excel files even if you don't have Excel installed on your machine.  (I already had links to the PowerPoint and Word viewers on their pages.)

    • Lost a password to a spreadsheet?  Here's a handy little free add-in that could save your butt.

• Hardware:

  • A great little ebook to get you started in a career in Computer Repair.

• Fun Stuff To Do On The Web:

  • Look for the revolving N's.

4.  I've written a NEW eBOOK!  It's called How To Get Started As a Software Trainer and I am very proud of it.  It's full of all the tricks I learned while I was struggling to get my career going.  It tells you how to learn the software as well as how to promote yourself and get jobs.  I think it could make the process a lot easier for others than it was for me and hope you enjoy it.

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This Month's Exclusive Tip for Subscribers Only:

EZPhoto Button Driving You Nuts in Word?

This is a problem I see a lot.  Some digital cameras or even some photos you receive from friends add a macro to Word that adds an EZPhoto button to your toolbar.  And this button multiplies every time you click on it til you have many and they seem impossible to get rid of.  NO MORE.  I got the fix from Adobe and here it is:

You must disable two files -

To disable the Ezpwll32.wll and Normal.dot files:
1. Exit from Word.
2. Choose Start > Find > Files or Folders.
3. In the Named text field, type "ezpwll32.wll" (without the quotation marks).
4. Choose the hard drive on which Word is installed (e.g., C:) from the Look in pop-up menu.
5. Select Include Subfolders, and then click Find Now.
6. Select the Ezpwll32.wll file that appears in the Find dialog box.
7. Choose File > Rename.
8. Rename the file to "ezpwll32.old" and then press Enter.
9. In the Named text field, type "normal.dot" (without the quotation marks).
10. Click Find Now.
11. Select the Normal.dot file that appears in the Find dialog box.
12. Choose File > Rename.
13. Rename the file to "normal.old" and then press Enter.
14. Close the Find dialog box.
15. Restart Word.

That's all there is to it!!

Linda Johnson is a college instructor of all of the Microsoft Office Programs, as well as Adobe PhotoShop and Windows. She also teaches online distance learning classes in Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Publisher, and Word at Eclectic Academy. She has worked helpdesk and teaches and lectures at many local businesses and tech schools in her area. Support this newsletter by checking out Linda's eBooks, MS Word MAGIC!, Book I: Fonts, Fun & Formats and Book II: Table Wizardry, How To Get Started As a Software Trainer, and her newest series of MSOffice eBook Tutorials and CD