January 2014 LCCU Meeting

• We’ll answers members’ questions:– How do you connect your computer to a TV and

stream movies or videos to the TV?– How do you format images in Word documents,

including positioning them on the page or within text?

January 2014 LCCU MeetingStream Video from PC to TV

• Connect PC to TV: – Wired – best for action gaming, for digital TV, plug

one end of cable into TV’s HDMI port &:• If PC has HDMI port, connect using HDMI cable.

• If PC has mini DisplayPort, use mini DisplayPort to HDMI.

• If PC has DVI port, use DVI to HDMI cable.

– Wired, but PC has only VGA or S-video ports:• If PC has VGA, use VGA to VGA cable and audio cable, or

VGA to S-video converter plus VGA cable.

• If PC has S-video, use S-Video to S-Video and audio cable.

January 2014 LCCU MeetingStream Video from PC to TV

– Wireless – device plugs into TV’s HDMI port:• Wireless USB to TV, Warpia StreamHD , also Veebeam and

Diamond Multimedia VStream. Range is 30 ft. (line-of-sight?)

• For laptops with Intel WiDi, only need receiver, Netgear Push2TV HD, Actiontec, Belkin & DLink. Older (2010) models may show 720p but not 1040p.

• Wireless HD kit, transmitter connects to PC’s HDMI port, transmits on 60 GHz band, like the Vizio XWH200, DVDO-Air, if no obstructions, fast enough for video games.

• Wireless HDI - uses 5GHz radio band, robust & best range, WHDI devices include Belkin ScreenCast, IOGear, Actiontec.

January 2014 LCCU MeetingStream Video from router to TV

– Wireless – device plugs into TV’s HDMI port:• Roku – works with nearly 200 services, except YouTube.

• Apple TV – fewer services than Roku, AirParrot app lets you mirror your PC’s screen (but not well).

• Chromecast –works with most content in Chrome browser, also Netflix, YouTube, HBO GO, Hulu Plus, Pandora, and Google Play. Does not mirror whatever is on PC’s screen.

January 2014 LCCU MeetingStream Video to TV

• References– How to Connect Your Laptop to Your TV, PC Mag.– Hook PC To TV step-by-step– How to Wirelessly Connect a PC to a TV, Radio Shack – Best Wireless HDMI Video Transmitter

Note – Read reviews on amazon.com and search for device name + “review” to judge how device works in your situation. There’s no one best solution.

January 2014 LCCU MeetingFormatting Images in Word

• Resources in Word 2010 Help:– Insert a Picture or Clip Art– Keep a picture next to the text that goes with it or at a

spot on the page

• Microsoft Office Training Videos –2010 versions of Word

• Add graphics and keep them where you want them

• Text for examples is from www.lipsum.com.

January 2014 LCCU MeetingFormatting Images in Word

• Add image – Insert tab, Illustrations group, Picture or Clip Art, click Insert, drag corner handles to resize.

• Inline with text - click image, Format tab, Arrange group, Wrap Text, “Inline with text”.

• Positioned on page – click image, Format tab, Arrange group, Wrap Text, select anything other than “Inline with text” to float it, or Position and select one of 9 predefined locations.

January 2014 LCCU MeetingFormatting Images in Word

• To edit, select image, click Format tab, – Crop - select Crop, drag corner handles to crop, then

click outside image to complete. – Border – select Picture Styles group, Picture Border or

Style or select Remove Background.– Corrections – select Adjust group, Corrections, select

Sharpness and Soften or Brightness and Contrast, or select Picture Corrections Options for slider controls.

– Color – select Adjust group, Color, Saturation or Tone. – Compress – select print, screen or email as use.

January 2014 LCCU MeetingFormatting Images in Word

• To add drawings, first add canvas (in 2010 version) - Insert tab, in the Illustrations group, click Shapes, and then click New Drawing Canvas.

• To add drawings, select shapes, SmartArt or Charts, then click/drag on canvas to place them. – Resize – drag corner handles. – move - select to get 4-direction arrow, then drag.– rotate - drag green handle at top.