Category: Weekly Newsletter
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Fonts are complicated !
Microsoft recently changed its default font from Calibri (which had been the default for years) to Aptos – so on Thursday, March 7th we took a closer look at computer fonts in general. By the way, Aptos was originally named … Read more
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Your Membership Subscription is due
If you did not renew at the AGM on Thursday, it is now time to renew your membership of Jávea Computer Club for 2024. At the AGM the members approved the fee which remains at 35€ for 2024 Please make … Read more
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What’s in a Font? (.. no not something in a Spanish fountain – a Typeface !)
Microsoft has just changed its default font from “Calibri” to “Aptos” – what does that mean for me? This Thursday, March 7th, we will plough through the confusing mess of print and web fonts. When I … Read more
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Annual General Meeting
Come along to meet other members and support your committee. Thursday 29th February at La Plaza 10 The first call will be at 10:00am and the meeting will start at 10:30am.… Read more
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Getting started with LibreOffice
On Thursday, Feb 22nd we had a look around LibreOffice – here are some links to get you started:Introduction and Getting Started Guide : https://documentation.libreoffice.org/assets/Uploads/Documentation/en/GS5.2/HTML/GS5201-IntroducingLibreOffice.html Download: https://www.libreoffice.org/download/download-libreoffice/ ; Two versions are available – the latest, but less thoroughly … Read more
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No, you can’t (quite) do everything in a browser – yet
On Thursday, February 15th we discussed whether you could do all your computing tasks in a browser. A quick survey indicated that most people used their laptops and phones to deal with email, messages and to browse the Internet. All … Read more
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Can you do everything in a browser?
Internet browsers such as Edge and Chrome are becoming more feature-filled these days, while at the same time there are web-based tools for creating documents, editing images, music and even video -. Tasks which were traditionally carried out by programs … Read more
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Chrome and Edge – latest versions compared. What’s new ? …and What’s useful?
The Desktop versions of Google’s Chrome and Microsoft’s Edge browsers have recently had updates. This Thursday, February 8th we will explore the features of these latest versions and discuss which tools we are likely to find useful and which browser … Read more
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Playing around with Google Docs
On Thursday, February 1st we took a look at Google Docs which is one of a suite of online office editing tools provided free to everyone who has a Gmail account. To get to Google Docs you must first log … Read more
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What can I do with Google Docs and the “Google Docs Editor’s suite” ?
Everyone who has a Gmail account has access to Google Docs which is an online word processor included as part of the free, web-based Google Docs Editors suite. This includes Google Sheets, Google Slides, Google Drawings, Google Forms, Google … Read more