Hello All,
I created a how-to screen capture video explaining in detail how to use a particular piece of software in the hope that the user would find it useful. 
My challenge was to put that file somewhere obvious so the user could find it.  I opted for the Windows Start Menu.
Here's how I did it.
Create a shortcut to the file by right-clicking on the file name listing in File Explorer and choose Create Shortcut
In File Explorer, open Windows (C)
Click on ProgramData
Click on Microsoft
Click on Windows
Click on Start Menu
Click on Programs
Paste the Shortcut that you created in Step 1 into the Programs folder
That shortcut will appear on the Start Menu
Ralph Sutter
























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Hello All,
My pointing device of choice is a Logitech M570 Trackball.  Logitech software supposedly allows the user to customize certain mouse actions.  I always set mine so that when I click the scrolling button, it pastes anything on the clipboard into the document wherever the cursor is located. 
I find this very convenient.  However, after a short period of time, (minutes, hours or days depending on the whims of the Cybergods), that functionality disappears.  Sometimes, I can regain it by opening the Mouse and Keyboard setting from the search window, clicking Apply and restoring the Paste function. 
When this doesn't work, I uninstall the Logitech software and make sure that I reinstall SetPoint6.68.250_64.exe, not a later version.  I did that again today and restored the Paste option for about 10 minutes.  After that time, my trackball reverted to scrolling when I clicked the middle mouse button.

I searched Logitech's web site looking for a solution but found none.  However, I did find an independent developer who wrote his own mouse control program.  It is called XMouseButtonControl 2.18.8.  I opted for the portable version.
It supposedly works on Microsoft Windows from XP onward.  I have installed and configured it so that pressing the Scroll button pastes the clipboard content.  I also adjusted the cursor speed.  So far, I'm pleased with the free software.  I'll report back after I've used it for a while.
Learn more or download from https://www.highrez.co.uk/ (Once there, click on the link X Mouse Button Control)

Update: 
X Mouse Button Control continues to work well for me.  I created two tutorials related to this software
  XMouseButtonControl; enables mouse/trackball configurations that Logitech can't remember; https://www.fullbean.com/tutorials/xmouse.html and
  Video Screen Capture of XMouseButtonControl setup;  https://www.fullbean.com/tutorials/xmouse.mp4

Ralph Sutter

Hello All,
I recently wanted to expand a Microsoft Word document so that it covered the entire screen, hiding the toolbars and everything else but the document itself.
I learned how to accomplish this by reading the information at
https://helpdeskgeek.com/office-tips/view-word-documents-in-full-screen-mode/

The option that I chose was to add a Toggle Full Screen icon to the Quick Access Toolbar.
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Ralph Sutter

Hello All,
I just uploaded a screen capture video showing how I replaced a plain sky with one more dramatic using the Image editor Luminar 4 by Skylum. 
I used the California Sunsets add on from the Luminar Marketplace.
Links
My video:  https://www.fullbean.com/tutorials/luminar-sky.mp4
On YouTube at https://youtu.be/ZXp-ENp8LV8
Skykum Luminar 4:  https://skylum.com/luminar
California Sunsets Add-on:  https://skylum.com/luminar/marketplace/skies

Ralph Sutter

Hello All,
Here are my notes from the SLO Bytes Photo Group meeting of 12/08/2019
TOPIC: One Spot; many images

Ralph Sutter opened the meeting with landscapes seen throughout the day and night from his patio and bedroom window.
He followed with a series of still image that he tried to animate using Adobe Premiere Elements 2019 and Proshow Producer 2019. The latter was more realistic.

Next, Connie Sutter displayed images of a grove of trees at different moments, creating everything with her iPhone.

Kaye Raul followed with different landscapes that she modified using Skylum Luminar software. The rest of the group, intrigued by the possibilities, decided to dedicate the January 2020 session to software manipulation programs.

Bob Styerwalt captured the passage of time as observed at various locations of his home.

NEXT MEETING Sunday, January 12th @ 2:00 pm
TOPIC: Photo Editing Software; Please share images that you modified using your favorite image manipulation software.

Here are the tentative dates for the meetings of this group in 2020
   February 9th
   March 8th
   April 12th
   May 10th
   June 14th
   July 12th
   August 9th
   September 13th
   October 11th
   November 8th
   December 13th

See the Links page for tutorials and other resources; https://www.slobytes.org/digital/links.html

Ralph Sutter

Hello All,

Being a poor typist, I always dread it when I have to communicate on-line via a Chat window.  I wondered if I could use the Speech Recognition Tool built into Windows 10 (and before) to dictate into Chat.
Yes, I can.  Just hold down the Windows key  + h and Windows will launch the Speech Recognition Tool, inserting a transcript of your voice in any text box in which your cursor is located.
This assumes that your computer has a microphone installed.  Most current laptops have a microphone built in.  My desktop does not.  However, I have a USB webcam attached and its microphone launches when I hit the Windows Key + h key combination.

While no speech recognition program is error free, they are all more accurate then my typing.

Windows Speech Recognition Commands;  https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/12427/windows-speech-recognition-commands

Ralph Sutter

Hello All,
Here are my notes from the SLO Bytes Photo Group meeting of 11/10/2019.
TOPIC: Trees; images of arboreal specimens
Ralph Sutter opened the meeting by playing three tutorials that he created. They are
   Add Text to an Image with Irfanview; http://www.fullbean.com/tutorials/Irfanview-Add-Text.mp4
   Configuring Irfanview to Play .mp4 Files; http://www.fullbean.com/tutorials/irfanview-play-mp4.mp4
   Using FormatFactory to Join Two or More .pdf Files; http://www.fullbean.com/tutorials/Format-Factory-PDF-Joiner.mp4
Sutter then showed a slideshow of trees seen in and around Redding California's Sundial Bridge.
Ralph then shared a series of tree images sent by Connie Sutter during her visit to Westlake, Hangzhou China.
Kaye Raul followed with photos of trees large and small.
Bob Styerwalt aimed his camera at local fruit trees and bushes.
John Waller, in addition to showing the thriving redwoods of Yosemite and elsewhere, offered numerous images of dead and fallen trees forming natural sculptures.
Several members commented that most the deciduous trees of the Central Coast have not yet begun to change color or lose leaves.
NEXT MEETING Sunday, December 8th @ 2:00 pm.
TOPIC: One Spot; many images; Please share sequences of images shot at different times in the same locations

This will the last meeting of the SLO Bytes Photo Group this year
Ralph Sutter

Hello All,
I just put together a video screen capture showing how to join two or more .pdf files into a single document using the freeware program, FormaFactory.
View my tutorial at www.fullbean.com/tutorials/Format-Factory-PDF-Joiner.mp4
Download FormatFactory from http://www.pcfreetime.com/
Ralph Sutter