I had a 1000 page document where return had been used after each line. These were not need and removing them reduced it to a 500 page document. This would have taken ages to remove each one manually. The easiest way is to use Search and Replace.
You basically have to search for two paragraph returns and replace them with one.
Hold the Ctrl key down and press ‘h’ this will bring the Find and Replace dialog box up.
In the Find What enter ^p^p and in the Replace enter ^p then click Replace All.
Here is a short video showing how to save documents from a web site to a USB drive and then compressing the folder.
To inset a page break in a word document simply hold the Ctrl key and press return. Wow that was simple
If your job involves interviewing people and you use this as evidence then this is a great way to use Skype and record the conversation in an MP3 format. This free piece of software just needs installing on your PC and then it simply starts recording as you make a call and automatically stops as you end the call. Once the call is ended an MP3 file is placed in a pre selected folder on your PC. This is a great way for NVQ assessors to carry out remote professional discussions or question and answers.
NVQ assessors, trainers and teachers should make understanding IT a priority. The world of IT is moving so fast that they will be left behind if they do not grasp technology. Often staff say they need training, however, most of the time training that is given is too specific, e.g ‘introduction to Excel’. Programme specific courses are fine if they are fulfilling a need, however how do you teach and encourage innovation, ideas and change.
I have come to the conclusion that a course cannot fulfill that change. However, I do believe that a constant drip feed via, blogs, YouTube, Twitter, FaceBook and face to face will gradually change a culture. Technology is the future and will certainly make a difference in the world of training, development and assessment.
This blog is just one example of support that is available. In the new year I will be looking for other ways to develop and support staff in the quest to increase the understanding of technology in training, learning and assessment
A great simple way to use the power of smart phones is to provide learners with easy to access QR Codes. They just scan codes like this into their smart phone and get information displayed, contact details entered or like this code redirected straight to a web site.
Of course this type of code should be taken up by marketing departments and used on company publications, both paper based and electronic forms.
Try scanning this code with your smart phone app and see it in action.
There are many sites that generate this code for you free of charge. Her are some.
This video demonstrates how to associate a certain programme with a file type and set it as the default programme when opening a file.
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How to copy one cell to a very large range of cells in Microsoft Excel Spreadsheet
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A short video explaining how to set up auto archiving in Microsoft Outlook 2007 and how to run a manual auto archive.
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