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I want a new email address
Question I would like to change my e-mail address, do you have a suggestion on how I do this? Answer The first thing you need to do is decide if you like your domain name or want to change it. Keeping Your Domain Name If your email is [email protected] and you want to change it…
Read MoreAsk Lena: Flash Tips
Question I have to do this Flash banner and I know next to nothing about scripting. Can you give me some tips and tell me how to create a link to a Flash banner? Answer I have been where you are. I will give you some basic instructions on creating a banner link and throw…
Read MoreAsk Lena: How do I lock the rotation on my iPad/iPhone?
Question After I upgraded to the new OS the button that locks the gyro orientation now clicks mute on and off and the lock button no longer stops the automatic rotation. Have you experienced this? Answer After the latest iOS4.x for the iPhone and iPad the ability to lock your screen seems to be missing.…
Read MoreAsk Lena: WordPress screen size and page linking
Question Hey Lena – Can you tell me if there is a way to widen the screen that I type the text into for my WordPress Web? Answer You can edit in full page edit mode. There is a button (while you are editing a post) on the far right of the tool bar. Mouse and…
Read MoreAsk Lena: Junk Mail on my Mac?
Question A question – is there a way to set up Mail so that the stuff marked as junk go somewhere other than the main mailbox? With Entourage the junk went directly into the Junk folder but on my mail it shows up – albeit a different color and says this is junk- but I’d…
Read MoreAsk Lena: My mailbox is getting full
Question My Outlook Express seems to work okay, but my mailbox is getting full on the server and I can’t get my mail. I heard there was a way to fix this. Do you know how? Answer Pretty much all servers have a limit on their mailbox. If they didn’t, it would get filled up…
Read MoreAsk Lena: Mambo's Meta tags
Question Hey Lena, this has been bugging me for a long time and in the age of Facebook, etc. I really need to resolve it. How can I make it so the Mambo information and the Mambo logo do not appear in our meta-whatevers? If I try to link to the site in Facebook, the…
Read MoreAsk Lena: What happened to InBooklet for InDesign
Question I used to have an InDesign plugin called InBooklet. It was great for putting documents in spreads for the press. Now I can’t find it. What happened to it? Answer InBooklet was a plugin created by a company called ALAP (A Lowly Apprentice Production). They did a fantastic job. They did such a good…
Read MoreAsk Lena: InDesign Ruler Tips
Question While using InDesign, how do I set the side rulers to increments of 13 points (the same as the text slug of 11pt 13 leading). I need to be able to use the rulers in all layouts as the basic body text size and leading is the same. Answer While in InDesign – If…
Read MoreWhat are correct resolution measurements for my iPad?
Question Can you help with the correct page size to use for the iPad in app InDesign > new document (Picas and Points or cms) I found the iPhone size using google, however having difficulty finding the size of the iPad. Answer 768 x 1024 pixels 768 x 1024 points 768 x 1024 pica 27.09…
Read MoreAsk Lena: CMKY vs RGB
Question What is the difference between are RGB file and a CMYK file? I understand the latter is needed to print, but what exactly is it? Answer The difference between RGB and CMYK is the difference between playing with flashlights and finger painting. Light: If you were to play with three different colored flashlights (Red, Green,…
Read MoreAsk Lena: Retrieve list of BBC mail recipients
Question I just sent a mass email using the mail.app and blind cc’d all the recipients. Then I noticed I failed to include a subject line, so they’re probably all going to delete it, unread. I need to go back and re-send, but it’s not showing me any of the addresses I sent it to…
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