Computers and Related Hardware/Software

marspeach wrote:It was on a whim but it was a really good deal especially with the additional 15% off... :sweat:

An even better deal if the discs work out for you. :beaten:

Can someone tell me how to get Microsoft Word to print something sideways on a piece of paper? The thing I want to print out can only fit by printing it out that way instead of the regular up and down way. (Wow, I hope that made sense because it sounded weird to me)

ETA: Ah never mind. I finally found a site that explained it well. Just in case anyone else needs it:

Rotate your page sideways by clicking the File menu and then Page Setup. On the Paper Size tab, select Landscape, and then click OK.

cori wrote:Can someone tell me how to get Microsoft Word to print something sideways on a piece of paper? The thing I want to print out can only fit by printing it out that way instead of the regular up and down way. (Wow, I hope that made sense because it sounded weird to me)

Under the menus, try FILE->Page Setup->Paper Size
There'll be an "orientation" option and you can pick "landscape" for printing sideways.

Kijinnmaru wrote:
Under the menus, try FILE->Page Setup->Paper Size
There'll be an "orientation" option and you can pick "landscape" for printing sideways.

Thanks! I found it out about the same time that you posted it. I shall put that in my notes for future reference. :)

cori wrote:Can someone tell me how to get Microsoft Word to print something sideways on a piece of paper?

You lay your printer on its side, then Print. :beaten:

bmwracer wrote:
You lay your printer on its side, then Print. :beaten:

Haha, is that the method that you use, beemie? Or maybe you tilt your head sideways as well? :hehe: :beaten:

cori wrote:Haha, is that the method that you use, beemie? Or maybe you tilt your head sideways as well? :hehe: :beaten:

I'd prefer that over the head tilt: don't wanna pull a muscle in my neck. :P

bmwracer wrote:
I'd prefer that over the head tilt: don't wanna pull a muscle in my neck. :P

I prefer the "squint eye" method, myself. :hehe:

cori wrote:I prefer the "squint eye" method, myself. :hehe:

Was that Microsoft's suggestion? :hehe:

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^ Nice price.

Have to say that changing over to the LCD monitor was the best thing I did this year: the image is solid, stable, and looks pretty damn good. :victory:

bmwracer wrote:^ Nice price.

Yeah pretty cheap.

Have to say that changing over to the LCD monitor was the best thing I did this year: the image is solid, stable, and looks pretty damn good. :victory:

Cool...good thing you like your new monitor. :victory:

Yikes, my main home PC BSOD'd when I was trying to upload a pic on Facebook... :sweat:

Now it's become unstable: on occasion, it'll go into this continuous boot mode from POST to "Boot Normally?" then back to POST...

Looks like it's my signal to do a fresh WinXP install. :puppydog: :puppydog: :puppydog:

Overhauling my main PC's OS.... Running on PC #2 right now. :puppydog:

bmwracer wrote:Yikes, my main home PC BSOD'd

What's that mean? Blue Screen of Death I'm guessing?

Tu_triky wrote:What's that mean? Blue Screen of Death I'm guessing?

Yup.

Still trying to determine the problem... And to recover from it. :sweat:

Ouch, that's serious. XP doesn't usually BSOD for nothing (unlike Win 98 :P )

bmwracer wrote:Yikes, my main home PC BSOD'd when I was trying to upload a pic on Facebook... :sweat:

Now it's become unstable: on occasion, it'll go into this continuous boot mode from POST to "Boot Normally?" then back to POST...

Looks like it's my signal to do a fresh WinXP install. :puppydog: :puppydog: :puppydog:

Sounds like one of the sytem files got hosed. do you have a recovry disc?

krim wrote:Sounds like one of the sytem files got hosed. do you have a recovry disc?

Nope.

Tried to do a repair from the WinXP CD, but no go. :sweat:

I think I might have some kind of hardware failure: I'm even having trouble installing a new copy of XP on a new HD....

Uh oh. :sweat:

bmwracer wrote:
Yup.

Still trying to determine the problem... And to recover from it. :sweat:

I suck dealing with that stuff...outta my depth.