27th October 2000
Coming from the "Pleased Trees" department, the Lockergnomie known as Monlulu puts a spin on a classic trick. How I ever lived without a wheel mouse is beyond me; honestly, if you want to increase productivity by at least 50 percent, go out and pick up one of these puppies. My personal pick: Microsoft's Intellimouse Pro (it feels 'just right' in the palm of my hand). But that's not necessarily the tip. When you're viewing a document, image, e-mail message, Web page, etc., depress the CTRL key while 'wheeling' up and down; the font size (or zoom level) will increase or decrease accordingly. You're right, I've featured that tip before, too. Did you know, however, that you could apply the same tactic in Internet Explorer 5.5's print preview feature? Yeah! Save a bit of paper next time. It should also be noted that Microsoft Word 2000 has built-in multi-page printing capabilities, too (found in the Print Options dialog).