Tech Tips for Writers is an (almost) weekly post on overcoming Tech Dread. I’ll cover issues that friends, both real-time and virtual, have shared. Feel free to post a comment about a question you have. I’ll cover it in a future Tip.
I’ve been sharing Tech Tips for writers for almost two years. Here are the hints readers consider the most important:
- How to Add Accents and more
- Typing Over Text and How to Stop It
- Ten Best MS Word Tips–How Did You Survive Without Them
- Three Tips to Keep Your PC Safe
- Create a Blog
- Quickly Hide Your Screen
- Wrap Text Around a Picture
- Transparent Backgrounds
- My Taskbar Disappeared
- Don’t Like Double Space Between Paragraphs?
Do you agree?
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Jacqui Murray is the author of the popular Building a Midshipman, the story of her daughter’s journey from high school to United States Naval Academy. She is webmaster for six blogs, an Amazon Vine Voice book reviewer, a columnist for Examiner.com and TeachHUB, Editorial Review Board member for Journal for Computing Teachers, Cisco guest blog,Technology in Education featured blogger, IMS tech expert, and a bi-weekly contributor to Today’s Author. In her free time, she is the editor of a K-8 technology curriculum, K-8 keyboard curriculum, K-8 Digital Citizenship curriculum, and creator of technology training books for how to integrate technology in education. Currently, she’s editing a thriller that should be out to publishers next summer. Contact Jacqui at her writing office or her tech lab, Ask a Tech Teacher.
Jacqui Murray is the author of the popular Building a Midshipman, the story of her daughter’s journey from high school to United States Naval Academy. She is webmaster for six blogs, an Amazon Vine Voice book reviewer, a columnist for Examiner.com and TeachHUB, Editorial Review Board member for Journal for Computing Teachers, Cisco guest blog,Technology in Education featured blogger, IMS tech expert, and a bi-monthly contributor to Today’s Author. In her free time, she is the editor of a K-8 technology curriculum, K-8 keyboard curriculum, K-8 Digital Citizenship curriculum, and creator of technology training books for how to integrate technology in education. Currently, she’s editing a thriller that should be out to publishers next summer. Contact Jacqui at her writing office or her tech lab, Ask a Tech Teacher.
Oh yeah, these are timeless old beautifully simple and idiot-proof [any more adjectives/adverbs?] advice. I keep them handy as they keep me sane. Arun
By: arundebnath on March 12, 2013
at 4:17 am
You are very kind, Arun. Hope your writing goes well. How’s your next book going?
By: Jacqui Murray on March 12, 2013
at 7:47 am
I save many of your tech tips but there are many here I missed. So I’ll peruse the list and let you know – seems like some great info. I tend not to quantify or categorize, too close to math for me, but use applications as needed. Thanks for so many good tips – you corral my nomadic computer tendencies.
By: sharipratt on March 12, 2013
at 2:12 pm
‘Quickly hide your screen’ is particularly useful.
By: Jacqui Murray (@AskATechTeacher) on March 13, 2013
at 6:35 pm
That’s funny. I thought you might highlight “Create a Blog” for me.
They asked me to moderate my empty blog site that still only says “Hello World.” I’m afraid to get on and even try.
By: sharipratt on March 13, 2013
at 11:30 pm
Shari shari shari. Bring your laptop Monday and we’ll blog about the meeting. I’ll show you how. We’ll do it together! It’ll be posted by the time the meeting is over.
Hugs
By: Jacqui Murray (@AskATechTeacher) on March 14, 2013
at 6:12 pm
This is a great list, Jacqui. I’m bookmarking you again!
By: diannegray on March 12, 2013
at 2:49 pm
Thanks, Dianne!
By: Jacqui Murray (@AskATechTeacher) on March 13, 2013
at 6:36 pm