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If you often work on a computer withtext documents, you probably had to face the need to put a colon in the text. While for an experienced PC user this task will be quite simple, for a beginner the insertion of a colon into the text can turn into a real problem. Let's consider two ways, using which you can insert colon in the text.
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If you have a Russian keyboard layout, switch the input language to English by pressing Shift + Alt or Alt + Ctrl. To put colon in the text, hold the "Shift" button in Englishand press the colon key. If you look at the "Enter" button, this key will be the third one from it. There is also another way to put a colon in the text, which only works on a standard keyboard (101 or more keys).
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Method two. In this case, you will need the number keys located on the right side of the keyboard. At once it is necessary to note that fact, that in this method digital keys located in a series above letter will be ineffective. Hold down the right "Alt". While holding this button, dial 058 on the right digit keys, then release "Alt". The colon will be displayed immediately after you press the button.
Tip 2: What are Colons for?
Written speech is full of punctuation marks - specialelements of writing. Without them it is difficult to understand the meaning of the text. If the punctuation marks are placed correctly, the reader will easily understand what the author wanted to tell about. In other words, these writing elements help to correctly and quickly understand any text. The colon is one of these helper signs.
The most popular case of using the colon -this is the situation where the second part of the sentence is an explanation, addition or description of the reason for the first part: - "The weather was very bad: it was drizzling, the wind was blowing." Here we see an explanation of what exactly compels us to consider the weather as bad .- "I solved the riddle: the island was moving!". In this case, there is a supplement explaining what the mystery is. - "Love animals: they are our smaller brothers". An obvious indication of the cause. The second most popular case of using the colon is to use it in a sentence to homogeneous terms as a generalizing word. "In the basket lay vegetables: tomatoes, radish, cucumbers, cabbage." In this case, the colon can easily be replaced with dashes. The third case of the need to use the colon in writing is the separation of the narrative from direct speech. "Andrei Bolkonsky quietly said:" How everything has changed here. " In this construction, the narrative "Andrei Bolkonsky quietly said" is separated from the words he uttered. That is, a direct speech was used. If you use indirect speech, you do not need to use the colon. "Andrei Bolkonsky quietly said that everything has changed here." In this sentence, the use of the colon is unreasonable. The two points are also necessary when inserting a quotation into the quotation. "As Maxim Gorky said:" A man sounds proudly! "And he was right." Thus, with the help of the colon, we manage to avoid the use of subordinate unions in complex sentences, which means that they, these proposals, are no longer presented so heavy and difficult to perceive. Mastering the rules of colon use helps to improve language skills, thus opening up wide opportunities for creativity.
Tip 3: How to determine if you are an experienced PC user
For a long time, computers have entered the life of mankind. Using a computer made life easier for both an office employee and an ordinary schoolboy. Computers are widely used in medicine and manufacturing. When applying for a job, a frequent requirement for a job seeker is an experienced PC user.
Who are the experienced PC users?
Each person has his own understanding of the definition"An experienced PC user." For some, an experienced user is someone who can turn on the computer and work with Microsoft Office applications. Many believe that an experienced user should be familiar with the basics of programming, can determine the cause of the system failure and eliminate it. But there is still no clear definition of what is included in the term "experienced PC user". Not every user has the opportunity to complete specialized courses for users of personal computers. Many have studied and learn by trial and error on their own experience or self-study, but, nevertheless, consider themselves experienced users of a personal computer.Courses of PC users
Courses of PC users promise to make ofa person who has never seen a computer, an experienced user in just a couple of months. What usually is included in the training program for a PC user? The introductory course includes the study of the main devices of a personal computer, the purpose and connection of devices. The following are the basics of working in a Windows environment, with folders and files. The bases of work with antivirus, with the Internet and e-mail are considered. It is told about work with search engines, registration on sites, social network communication.What should an experienced PC user know and be able to do?
Still, the knowledge gained from specializedcourses, for the level of a novice user. An experienced PC user should possess not only the initial skills of working in Windows, MS Word, MS Excel, MS Outlook, Internet Explorer, but also to be interested in developments that reduce the time and optimize the user's work. An experienced user knows what the operating system is, what The OS is installed on its computer. An experienced PC user knows and uses in his work special key combinations, so-called "hot keys". An experienced user uses several browsers, he knows how to install them, how to clear cookies and cache. Depending on the specifics of the work, the experienced user should be able to work in the programs necessary for him, for example "1C: Enterprise" or AutoCAD. Only by applying and developing these skills of working with a personal computer, a person can be called an experienced PC user.
