Handy FWIW info

Bill Ford · Post by **Bill Ford** » 2 Aug 2006 5:44 pm

Got an email that stated,if the print is too small/ large, hold the ctrl key and turn the scroll wheel on your mouse, it will make the print larger/ smaller...it works.

BF

Wiz Feinberg · Post by **Wiz Feinberg** » 2 Aug 2006 6:18 pm

<strike>Would you mind forwarding that email to me?</strike>

Not necessary.

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Dave Potter · Post by **Dave Potter** » 3 Aug 2006 4:26 am

Shazaaaam! It does work!

I didn't know that.

Charlie McDonald · Post by **Charlie McDonald** » 3 Aug 2006 4:43 am

Wow! Somebody ought to tell Jennings.

Wiz Feinberg · Post by **Wiz Feinberg** » 3 Aug 2006 6:21 am

I'll be darned! What a useful tip! This works in Outlook Express.

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Jack Stoner · Post by **Jack Stoner** » 3 Aug 2006 7:26 am

I checked it with Outlook 2003 and it doesn't do it on all messages. Just the ones that are in html format. I tried it with a plain ASCII text message and it wouldn't change the font size. On the HTML message it only changed the font a couple of sizes, not "limitless" in size.[This message was edited by Jack Stoner on 03 August 2006 at 08:26 AM.]

Don Walters · Post by **Don Walters** » 3 Aug 2006 7:48 am

you can do the same thing by holding down [CTRL] and tapping the + or - keys on the keypad .

Just checked ... that works with Firefox but not IE6 ... I got used to using it back in the Netscape days.[This message was edited by Don Walters on 03 August 2006 at 08:50 AM.]

Jon Light (deceased) · Post by **Jon Light (deceased)** » 3 Aug 2006 11:08 am

I forget now whether this is something I configured in my Logitech cordless mouse program or something in a Firefox extension that I use but I can do the text size thing by holding the right mouse button and using the scroll wheel.

Dave Potter · Post by **Dave Potter** » 3 Aug 2006 3:09 pm

Yeah, but, Jon - the cool thing here is that I don't even have my Logitech drivers loaded...and with my old Logitech Trackman Wheel, it works as advertised with the generic driver. Too cool for school! Works for me in MS Word as well.

Joseph Meditz · Post by **Joseph Meditz** » 4 Aug 2006 10:42 am

Nice tip and good thread topic.

I just came across these regarding the Google seach window. It has a built in calculator! If you type 3/4 and [hit enter it gives the result. And if you read the section on the calculator, you'll find other tips such as a built in dictionary. Type "define:" followed by the word. For example in the recent Tour de France news I learned this new word.

define: exogenous

Joe

mickd · Post by **mickd** » 4 Aug 2006 11:52 am

brilliant - it works in Adobe (Acrobat) Reader too