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January 25, 2010 - 8:21 AM
Thats right, you have the ability to print a document right from your desktop from a saved file. Go under the Apple menu, under System Preferences, and choose Print & Fax. When the preference pane appears, choose the printer from the side menu and drag to your desktop.
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Spotlight Search Customize Preferences
January 20, 2010 - 11:16 AM
Spotlight, the powerful search function built into Mac OS X, you can quickly find anything on your computer: files, folders, emails, applications, even calendar events. You will Spotlight in the upper right-hand corner of your Mac. Click on the icon that looks like a magnifying glass, it will then open up to a full Spotlight search.
Image One: Spotlight ... more...
Creating Credit Memos
January 18, 2010 - 4:11 PM
When creating credit memos in QuickBooks for customer returns, write-offs, or discounts; It is a good habit to immediately open the receive payment window and apply the credit to the appropriate invoice. This will mark the invoice paid, remove it from the customer statement, and prevent the customer from using the credit inappropriately against a different invoice.
For credit memos mailed to ... more...
Easy Calendar Layout
January 18, 2010 - 3:22 PM
Building calendars in InDesign can be fun and/or monotonous , but Scott Selberg's Calendar Wizard can help, and the best part is it's FREE! This script takes the date ranges you provide and builds monthly calendars while you sit back and watch. It lets you start weeks on Sunday or Monday, supports styles, can include holidays (U.S. or Religious), can add an image layer, and more, much more.
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January 18, 2010 - 12:02 PM
You can customize the sidebar of the Finder window by adding other icons or folders that make it even more powerful. For example, if you use Photoshop a lot, just open the window where your Photoshop application resides, drag the Photoshop icon right over to the sidebar, and the other icons in the sidebar will slide out of the way.
Now you can use this window kind of like you would the dock — to launch Photoshop, just click on its icon in the sidebar, plus like the dock, you can ... more...
Attachments in Email using Mail
January 14, 2010 - 2:19 PM
If you want to attach a file to an email message, you can drag the file directly to Mail’s icon in your Dock. This opens Mail and creates a brand-new email message window with that file already attached. Better yet, even if you drag multiple attachments, they all attach to just one email message (rather than creating one message for each attachment, as in previous versions of Mac OS X). Or if you already have an email started, just drag the attachment into th ... more...
Cover Flow
January 06, 2010 - 2:22 PM
Your Mac OS X gives you the option of viewing your files in an iPod-style “Cover Flow” view—so now you can flip through your files like a stack of CDs. This view is especially useful for searching through photos and other graphics files.
You may already know how to switch Finder windows between Icon, List, and Column views by using the keyboard shortcuts Command-1, Command-2, and Command-3, respectively. (If not, try it! It’s guarant ... more...
