My cat continues to teach me about my computer.
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He's wanting to go out, but it's only just getting light enough out there - he's black and Herself doesn't want him run over and in truth, neither do I. So he's been hassling me - slapping my arm, lashing his tail, hitting my mouse, all the usual stuff. And watching me do some Excel stuff. Then he stands, and moves to the keyboard. I rush for CTRL+S before he trashes a pile of stuff, but fail to get there before he walks over the keys. But no. Walking is not the idea, nor is typing. He's showing me keyboard shortcuts ... Did you know the CTRL+SPACE selects the current column? And SHIFT+SPACE the current row? And CTRL+SHIFT+SPACE the current "used area"? Because I didn't. But my cat did, and has clearly been waiting for the opportunity to educate me ... Just where do cats learn this stuff? And what the heck is he using a spreadsheet for? :laugh:
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
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you know I seriously always wondered how to select the entire row. Tell the cat thanks from me. My dog will not appreciate that though.
To err is human to really elephant it up you need a computer
rnbergren wrote:
you know I seriously always wondered how to select the entire row.
I just click in the far left column (to the left of A), usually row numbers - and it selects the entire row(s). At least for what I usually want to do, such as cut, paste, format. Complimentary actions for column(s) I just tested (in Libre) and copy/paste works as well.
"The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein
"If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010
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He's wanting to go out, but it's only just getting light enough out there - he's black and Herself doesn't want him run over and in truth, neither do I. So he's been hassling me - slapping my arm, lashing his tail, hitting my mouse, all the usual stuff. And watching me do some Excel stuff. Then he stands, and moves to the keyboard. I rush for CTRL+S before he trashes a pile of stuff, but fail to get there before he walks over the keys. But no. Walking is not the idea, nor is typing. He's showing me keyboard shortcuts ... Did you know the CTRL+SPACE selects the current column? And SHIFT+SPACE the current row? And CTRL+SHIFT+SPACE the current "used area"? Because I didn't. But my cat did, and has clearly been waiting for the opportunity to educate me ... Just where do cats learn this stuff? And what the heck is he using a spreadsheet for? :laugh:
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
Ah well, maybe cats are simply aliens in disguise. :-D As the old saying goes: dogs have a master, cats have personnel. What a perfect strategy: you get to observe humans and their behaviour, usually get some nice food on the go and none of those you observe is any the wiser. It is probably more likely than most conspiracy theories. :laugh:
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rnbergren wrote:
you know I seriously always wondered how to select the entire row.
I just click in the far left column (to the left of A), usually row numbers - and it selects the entire row(s). At least for what I usually want to do, such as cut, paste, format. Complimentary actions for column(s) I just tested (in Libre) and copy/paste works as well.
"The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein
"If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010
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He's wanting to go out, but it's only just getting light enough out there - he's black and Herself doesn't want him run over and in truth, neither do I. So he's been hassling me - slapping my arm, lashing his tail, hitting my mouse, all the usual stuff. And watching me do some Excel stuff. Then he stands, and moves to the keyboard. I rush for CTRL+S before he trashes a pile of stuff, but fail to get there before he walks over the keys. But no. Walking is not the idea, nor is typing. He's showing me keyboard shortcuts ... Did you know the CTRL+SPACE selects the current column? And SHIFT+SPACE the current row? And CTRL+SHIFT+SPACE the current "used area"? Because I didn't. But my cat did, and has clearly been waiting for the opportunity to educate me ... Just where do cats learn this stuff? And what the heck is he using a spreadsheet for? :laugh:
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
OriginalGriff wrote:
what the heck is he using a spreadsheet for? :laugh:
If they're a mechanical, chemical, or electrical engineer where I work: :elephant:ing EVERYTHING. I have received specifications from these yahoos running well over 100 printed pages that were Excel spreadsheets. I've received screen captures (taken with a phone, naturally) embedded as the sole data in a sheet. I've received Outlook emails with Excel attachments that contain Outlook email messages. :mad:
Software Zen:
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OriginalGriff wrote:
what the heck is he using a spreadsheet for? :laugh:
If they're a mechanical, chemical, or electrical engineer where I work: :elephant:ing EVERYTHING. I have received specifications from these yahoos running well over 100 printed pages that were Excel spreadsheets. I've received screen captures (taken with a phone, naturally) embedded as the sole data in a sheet. I've received Outlook emails with Excel attachments that contain Outlook email messages. :mad:
Software Zen:
delete this;If you tell them it has a spell check, they can write letters in it as well! :-D
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
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OriginalGriff wrote:
what the heck is he using a spreadsheet for? :laugh:
If they're a mechanical, chemical, or electrical engineer where I work: :elephant:ing EVERYTHING. I have received specifications from these yahoos running well over 100 printed pages that were Excel spreadsheets. I've received screen captures (taken with a phone, naturally) embedded as the sole data in a sheet. I've received Outlook emails with Excel attachments that contain Outlook email messages. :mad:
Software Zen:
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They actually have to work to do this. Oh my goodness. And like Griff says. Tell them it has spell check. :)
To err is human to really elephant it up you need a computer
It doesn't matter if it has spell check, they don't fix spelling anyway. Using the backspace key means admitting they were wrong, and they never, ever, :elephant:ing do that.
Software Zen:
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He's wanting to go out, but it's only just getting light enough out there - he's black and Herself doesn't want him run over and in truth, neither do I. So he's been hassling me - slapping my arm, lashing his tail, hitting my mouse, all the usual stuff. And watching me do some Excel stuff. Then he stands, and moves to the keyboard. I rush for CTRL+S before he trashes a pile of stuff, but fail to get there before he walks over the keys. But no. Walking is not the idea, nor is typing. He's showing me keyboard shortcuts ... Did you know the CTRL+SPACE selects the current column? And SHIFT+SPACE the current row? And CTRL+SHIFT+SPACE the current "used area"? Because I didn't. But my cat did, and has clearly been waiting for the opportunity to educate me ... Just where do cats learn this stuff? And what the heck is he using a spreadsheet for? :laugh:
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
OriginalGriff wrote:
Just where do cats learn this stuff? And what the heck is he using a spreadsheet for?
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He's wanting to go out, but it's only just getting light enough out there - he's black and Herself doesn't want him run over and in truth, neither do I. So he's been hassling me - slapping my arm, lashing his tail, hitting my mouse, all the usual stuff. And watching me do some Excel stuff. Then he stands, and moves to the keyboard. I rush for CTRL+S before he trashes a pile of stuff, but fail to get there before he walks over the keys. But no. Walking is not the idea, nor is typing. He's showing me keyboard shortcuts ... Did you know the CTRL+SPACE selects the current column? And SHIFT+SPACE the current row? And CTRL+SHIFT+SPACE the current "used area"? Because I didn't. But my cat did, and has clearly been waiting for the opportunity to educate me ... Just where do cats learn this stuff? And what the heck is he using a spreadsheet for? :laugh:
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
Ctrl+A is faster though, for the last one. The first two are useful indeed.
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On Ubuntu/Gnome, I use [ctr][alt][arrow keys] all the time to navigate multi desktops. On a Windows box with Intel graphics drivers, ... (Someone here got most upset at me a couple of years ago because he turned his screen on its ear and didn't know the shortcut to get it back. Spent ages messing around in control panel... with a crick in his neck.)
Software rusts. Simon Stephenson, ca 1994. So does this signature. me, 2012
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Ctrl+A is faster though, for the last one. The first two are useful indeed.
but ctrl-A select everything, ctrl-shift-space will select the current table/ pivot table. I use this a lot!
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He's wanting to go out, but it's only just getting light enough out there - he's black and Herself doesn't want him run over and in truth, neither do I. So he's been hassling me - slapping my arm, lashing his tail, hitting my mouse, all the usual stuff. And watching me do some Excel stuff. Then he stands, and moves to the keyboard. I rush for CTRL+S before he trashes a pile of stuff, but fail to get there before he walks over the keys. But no. Walking is not the idea, nor is typing. He's showing me keyboard shortcuts ... Did you know the CTRL+SPACE selects the current column? And SHIFT+SPACE the current row? And CTRL+SHIFT+SPACE the current "used area"? Because I didn't. But my cat did, and has clearly been waiting for the opportunity to educate me ... Just where do cats learn this stuff? And what the heck is he using a spreadsheet for? :laugh:
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
My cat, Bear, uses the computer for an entirely different purpose. He loves a bit of Death Metal: here he is checking out some Obituary[^].
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Ctrl+A is faster though, for the last one. The first two are useful indeed.
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Software guys-- hmmph! So rotate the screen until you get it fixed. ( You DO have a spare keyboard for the laptop? )
It wasn't me that had an issue. Along similar lines, have you ever used a mouse on a rotated screen? Even more fun in a multi-monitor setup. Move the pointer out the left side of one screen and it enters another from below. Back in the days of CRT monitors, and before that, TVs, we used to routinely have a mirror on the workbench to see the screen while we were probing around in the back. One of the wags in the shop took an old ball mouse, crosswired the X axis encoder so it behaved mirror image. Great on the repair bench, and a wonderful toy for practical jokers in the office areas.
Software rusts. Simon Stephenson, ca 1994. So does this signature. me, 2012
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It wasn't me that had an issue. Along similar lines, have you ever used a mouse on a rotated screen? Even more fun in a multi-monitor setup. Move the pointer out the left side of one screen and it enters another from below. Back in the days of CRT monitors, and before that, TVs, we used to routinely have a mirror on the workbench to see the screen while we were probing around in the back. One of the wags in the shop took an old ball mouse, crosswired the X axis encoder so it behaved mirror image. Great on the repair bench, and a wonderful toy for practical jokers in the office areas.
Software rusts. Simon Stephenson, ca 1994. So does this signature. me, 2012
Not with the screen rotated _for long_, but using the mouse on my thigh or in very cramped quarters or when the mouse is sideways gets fun. I work where I can in plant, often limited work surface, and I don't get along with touchpads. They tend to respond to proximity. The stick on the Thinkpad worked, the Dells not quite. So a mouse.
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Not with the screen rotated _for long_, but using the mouse on my thigh or in very cramped quarters or when the mouse is sideways gets fun. I work where I can in plant, often limited work surface, and I don't get along with touchpads. They tend to respond to proximity. The stick on the Thinkpad worked, the Dells not quite. So a mouse.
I use cordless mice (Logitech M187, nice and small) on any available surface. Years ago I had a Thinkpad with the stick, worked OK. A later hp with a sttck I never got along with. I'm coming to use touchpads a bit more. Two finger scrolling is kinda neat, but 'tap to click' still irks. Maybe it's because I'm now using touchscreens and learning a bit of subtlety in my fingertips. Cheers, Peter
Software rusts. Simon Stephenson, ca 1994. So does this signature. me, 2012
