Mod post - Midnight Whispers panic posts, and an idea...

[wouldbedorothy.livejournal.com]

Hi folks :)

We've noticed that we are getting quite a few "Midnight Whispers is down for me, anyone else?" posts lately. We understand that you get stressed when you can't get to a fic, and no need to feel bad if you've done a post like that, but it is getting a tiny bit ridiculous, especially as it seems that often MW is only not working for a few minutes or a couple of hours. Might we ask that next time that happens to you, you give it a day?

Now, we are talking about possibly giving you guys a place to post things with a bit more freedom. An open discussion post type thing (always to be started by the mods). This is a search comm, but since we seem to be one of very few active QAF comms left, we figure maybe we should give you a place to say things that don't fit the "search" criteria.

Thoughts?

ETA: I'm kinda loving that so far no one wants anything to change!

Comments

[vlredreign.livejournal.com]

I've used MS Word forever, and honey, you just told me stuff I didn't know. I know enough to do what I need, and that's it. So, thanks, and anytime you wanna teach this old bitch new tricks, go for it! :)

[predec2.livejournal.com]

Here's a few more I forgot that I use all the time, too: [Ctrl + B] for bold, [Ctrl] + I for italicizing, [Ctrl] + E to center text, [Ctrl + L (or R) to left or right align text, and [Ctrl] + the enter key to force a hard page break so the text that follows goes down to the next page. There's more than that (oh, [Ctrl] + O to open a document, [Crl] + S to save a document, and [Ctrl] + W to close a document after saving.

I LOVE all these shortcut keys! Couldn't do without them and they are a real time saver. Two more - [Ctrl] + Z to undo (invaluable!) and [Ctrl] + shift key + < or > key to increase or decrease font size by one point.:)

[urugwaj.livejournal.com]

or [Ctrl] + and [Ctrl] -
if letters or pictures are to small ;)
for example some icon is so small and you want to see what is on the picture :)

[mander3-swish.livejournal.com]

I use ctrl + all the time on tumblr....people have the teeniest fonts on their blogs!

[petulant2u.livejournal.com]

Thanks for these tips! I knew most of them, but not all! Thanks.

Gina

[predec2.livejournal.com]

Hi, Gina! You're welcome; I'm glad that I could help. They are such time savers!! My students love them, especially [Ctrl] + Z (undo - ha!). Oh, and one of my favorites on line: Using the scroll key in the middle of the mouse with the [Ctrl] key (at least in Foxfire) to enlarge the screen text.:)