[Critique Group 1] Uncertain how to do this

[Jayson Smith]

Hi,

I don't normally post here, but I wanted to correct something. To paste, you use Ctrl+V. Ctrl+X is to cut something.

Hope this helps,

Jayson


----- Original Message -----
From: "sitting.duck at springmail.com" <sitting.duck at springmail.com>
To: Jayson Smith <jaybird at bluegrasspals.com>
Cc: "'Critique Group 1'" <group1 at bluegrasspals.com>
Date: Sat, 11 Nov 2017 05:19:50 -0600 (GMT-06:00)
Subject: Re: [Critique Group 1] Uncertain how to do this

> Sally,
> 
> Leonard's suggestion about sending each comment to the group may be the simplest thing for you since it just involves using one email address and copying and pasting the text of each comment into the body of the email with the name of who the comments are for at the start of the comments. 
> 
> At the same time, you could just copy and paste the next person's comments next until you have all the comments in the same email and hit send.
> 
> I use notepad a lot because it doesn't have all the bells and whistles that often complicate doing simple things.
> 
> The way I do it is open a new notepad document.
> 
> I have a shortcut with a hotkey command but that is a little complicated to set up. If you have a friend that can help you, he would be able to set it up so it is a simple hotkey command each time.
> 
> I copy and paste each set of comments into the empty notepad document.
> 
> When all are ready, I use control A to select everything.
> 
> Then, Control C to copy it onto the clipboard
> 
> Then create an email to the group and use control X to paste the comments into the body of the email and send it.
> 
> Then, you can close the notepad file without saving it.
> 
> It is just a place to put the notes  together before you send them.
> 
> one way to create this temporary text (notepad) file is to go to a folder window.
> 
> press control F to open the folder window
> 
> arrow down to "new" (sometimes just pressing the letter W will take you here immediately)
> 
> use right arrow to open the list of choices
> 
> arrow down to text document
> 
> press enter
> 
> this will create a new text file in the folder.
> 
> It will be selected for edit so you can rename it immediately or just press enter and keep the default name.
> 
> after you have created this file you can select and open it and proceed with the instructions above to copy your comments into the file and send them.
> 
> when you are finished, you can exit the file without saving and the empty file will stay in the folder for the next time you need to do this.
> 
> I have Windows 7 and this will probably also work for later versions of Windows. I don't know about MAC or other O/S systems.
> 
> I hope we have been able to help you come up with a technique that will work for you.
> 
> by all means, feel free to ask again until you have something that works for you.
> 
> Cleora
> 
> 
> 
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> -----Original Message----- 
> From: Mary-Jo Lord 
> Sent: Nov 10, 2017 2:36 PM 
> To: "C. S. Boid" 
> Cc: 'Critique Group 1' 
> Subject: Re: [Critique Group 1] Uncertain how to do this 
> 
> Sally, what version of windows are you using? Do you use JAWS? If so, what version? With the later versions of both, there is an easier way to select large blocks of text.
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> 
> Mary-Jo
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> From: Group1 [mailto:group1-bounces at bluegrasspals.com] On Behalf Of Marcia Wick
> Sent: Friday, November 10, 2017 2:23 PM
> To: Mary-Jo Lord <mjfingerprints at comcast.net>
> Cc: 'Critique Group 1' <group1 at bluegrasspals.com>
> Subject: Re: [Critique Group 1] Uncertain how to do this
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> 
> Sally,
> 
> Perhaps create a “cheat sheet” for yourself. Start a Word doc with instructions on how to do some of the basic functions like copy and paste. I use “control C” for “copy” and “control V” for paste. You can select line by line holding the shift key while you arrow down. Hope this helps.
> 
> Marcia
> 
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> From: Group1 [mailto:group1-bounces at bluegrasspals.com] On Behalf Of Sally Rosenthal
> Sent: Friday, November 10, 2017 9:41 AM
> To: Marcia Wick <marciajwick at gmail.com>
> Cc: Critique Group 1 <group1 at bluegrasspals.com>
> Subject: [Critique Group 1] Uncertain how to do this
> 
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> 
> Leonard and others, I am a good writer but no computer wizard. I am not sure what to do with my critiques of others’ works. I have sent individual critiques in an email to each  author. I think I was also supposed to combine all of the critiques into one piece for the website. Part of the residual problems of a stroke, in my case, is not retaining much about computer work unless I do it so often that it becomes automatic. I am not even certain I can cut and paste email contents into a document. I used to feel incredibly stupid about things like this until I was in a neurophysiology lecture while training as an occupational therapist when it hit me that I was not stupid after all. That part of my brain was simply not functional. So, I am trying to come up with a way I can provide what the group needs. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. I also want to thank all of you for the feedback on my introduction that reads, I realize, in the manner of War and Peace. I have cut it drastically and am keeping some of the information to “ show not tell” in the journal entries. Thanks again.
> 
> Sally
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