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Ask 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…
Ask 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….
Ask 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…
Ask 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…
Part 2: Electronic Newsletters — Why you should consider using them
This is a continuation from the previous article about Newsletters. Read Part 1: Electronic Newsletters. What advantages are there in sending an electronic newsletter? Keeping in Touch Newsletters (electronic or mailed) are to keep in touch with your clients or past customers. Even if they aren’t ready to buy today, they may be ready to…
Part 1: Electronic Newsletters — How they work
They go by many names… electronic newsletters, eblasts, email mailers, ezines and e-newsletters. You probably already get your share of them in your inbox. Some of them you enjoy, some of them you never signed up for and wonder how they got your name. Whatever name you want to call them, the process is pretty…
Ask Lena: InDesign 5 Questions
Question I guess Adobe made some changes to Indesign 5 from 4. Do you know how to set a .pdf to open automatically (to view it) after it was created using the Indesign “Export” command? Answer There is a checkbox you’ll need to select for this when exporting your PDF. After you set it, it becomes…
Ask 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…
Ask 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…
Ask 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…