To help newcomers get used to the ribbon, Microsoft has made a game of it. TIP OF THE WEEK Microsoft Office 2010 came out this summer, and users who made the leap from Office 2003 or earlier may find the “ribbon” that replaces the on-screen toolbars to be confusing. FileMaker Pro ( ) is one of the more popular Mac database programs, but for people who don’t need $300 worth of database power, the company’s $50 Bento program may work for simpler projects.įor users who just need to grab information from an existing Access database, something like Actual Tech’s $30 driver software ( bit.ly/9DSmKX) that lets users import Access data into Excel or FileMaker Pro may be an option. To simply set up a new database, Mac-friendly programs exist has a list at bit.ly/bCXxV8. The PC version will work by using a Windows system alongside Mac OS X, either through Apple’s Boot Camp software or through programs like Parallels or VMware that let users run a virtual copy of Windows. Microsoft does not have a version of its database program for the Mac. Is there anything like Microsoft Access for the Mac?Ī. Serious Mac users have found workarounds to get the bookmarks sorted automatically (one example is at bit.ly/13OwMl), or browser utilities like SafariSort ( bit.ly/cLhLlG) and BookMacster ( bit.ly/cBrEP8) The program’s Help guide suggests opening the Bookmarks list (click the book icon on the toolbar or go to the Bookmarks menu and choose Show All Bookmarks) and manually dragging the bookmarks into the preferred order. Google has more information about using the Bookmarks Manager at bit.ly/2sFhE9.Īpple’s Safari browser doesn’t include a similar menu for easy alphabetizing. In the window, select a folder, go to the Organize drop-down menu and choose Reorder by Title. In the Windows version of Google Chrome, click on the wrench icon on the toolbar (also know as the Tools menu) and select Bookmark Manager Mac users can find Bookmark Manager under the Bookmarks menu. (In Firefox 3, users cannot click on an individual bookmark to sort the list.) MozillaZine has a page of instructions for sorting Firefox bookmarks at bit.ly/4xWISy. When the Bookmarks panel opens on the left side of the window, right-click (or control-click) on a folder of bookmarks and choose the Sort by Name option. In Mozilla Firefox, one way to alphabetize bookmarks is to go to the View menu, choose Sidebar and select Bookmarks. Users can fine-tune the order of folder, rename bookmarks, move or delete them by choosing Organize Favorites from the Favorites menu Microsoft has more tips at bit.ly/9saRWl. Choose the Sort by Name option to reorder the list or selected folder’s contents in alphabetical order. In the latest version of Internet Explorer, go to the Favorites menu (or open the Favorites panel on the left) and right-click on the list. Most browsers sort bookmarks in the order they are added, but they can be rearranged. How do I automatically alphabetize my Web bookmarks?Ī. You can also drop the article from there into your Firefox Pocket for later reading, but that's a feature for another day.Q. Once you've clicked it, you can use the icons on the left side of the screen to fine tune the font, font size and screen background color, similar to features found on most e-readers. The icon isn't always there it will only be visible if the content of the page can be reorganized by Firefox. You'll find this clever tool at the tail end of the Firefox address bar (just left of the Search box). It can also render a page that is "unprintable" into one that prints cleanly. Anything that flashes, blinks or moves around while I'm reading is getting the evil eye from me.įirefox Reader View to the rescue! Available in version 38.0.5, one click can take a cluttered, too-busy page and reduce it to just the main article that one wants to view. Too much clutter on the screen can really get in the way of a good read. Sometimes I dislike reading online though. Like Jean, it's no secret that I love reading. © 2013 Kate Ter Haar, Flickr | CC-BY | via Wylio
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