FAQS! FACTS! FAX!  285 (18/10/01)

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 The key to different headers and footers on various pages of a document is to insert a section break in the document where different headers and footers are required.  Insert a section break at the end of the penultimate page. i.e. click on Insert, Break, Next Page. On the footer drop down menu click on ‘Show Next’. You will see that you have two sections with the same footer. Delete the footer for Section 2. This alone will delete both footers so you must also disable ‘Same as Previous’. This method can be used to change headers and footers throughout a document, e.g. if a document has several sections where page numbering starts from ‘1’ for each section.

Dulcie Marriott

This is how to have the word "Continued" in a footer on every page except the last. This following Field Code should be inserted into the footer of the letter template: {if{page}={numpages} "" "Continued"}

If the page number is equal to the total number of pages leave a blank space, otherwise insert the word Continued

Go into the footer and press Ctrl F9 to get a set of curly brackets. (Typing the curly brackets from the keyboard will not work.). Type the word 'if' (without the quotes of course) then press Ctrl F9 again for another set of brackets and type the word 'page'. Press the right arrow key until the cursor is between the 2 sets of curly brackets and type '='. Press Ctrl F9 a third time and type 'numpages'. Press the arrow key until the cursor is between the final curly brackets, type 2 quote marks next to one another (this will have the effect of a blank space), then press the spacebar and, in quotes, type 'Continued'. Pressing Alt + F9 toggles between viewing the code and the result, so press Alt + F9, close the footer, go to Print Preview and look at the document footers.

Marjorie MacVicar

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As usual another tremendous response so thanks to everyone who wrote in. Thanks too from Andrew Miller (the sender of the original enquiry) who emailed to tell us that he too had received a lot of replies and for the record he says he favours the Field Code solution.

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I read your recent articles on audio recording (Boot Camp 194/5, September 27th & October 4th) with interest, because six months ago I was trying to achieve this with very limited computer experience. I was fortunate to find a program called Wave Corrector at ZD Net downloads, and I was very impressed. The homepage is now www.wavecor.co.uk.

This program allows you to record one side of an LP at a time and even has an auto shut off setting. Once the large wave file is opened in Wave Corrector it is easy to set track boundaries, and remove unwanted periods between tracks. It can be set to remove scratches from vinyl or hiss from tape, and has 5 levels of sensitivity on auto and the ability to manually remove troublesome clicks. I have had excellent back up on the one occasion I discovered a glitch on a now superseded version, and I think it was very good value at approximately £30.

Duncan Underhay, Eastbourne, East Sussex  

As you said in Boot Camp (4/10/01) if you record the whole of a record or tape to the hard drive, all the tracks will be combined into one.  Sitting at the PC in order to separately record each track is rather tedious and instead you can use Groove Mechanic (www.coyotes.bc.ca) to cut the whole recording into separate tracks.  This program will also filter out all those scratches from your old vinyl as well as rumble and hiss from tapes.

Julian Moore

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Thanks for those tips

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Would upgrading my 33.6k modem to a 56k model make a significant difference in downloading speed? A large report that takes a friend with a 56k modem about 2 minutes to send to me, takes me about 10 minutes to download. I'm using Win ME and the speed of my system is only 233Mhz.

Jeff Probst, rosjeff@btinternet.com

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The short answer is yes, but there are several other factors at work, including the connection to your ISP and the traffic load on the Internet but you'll be relieved to know that your PC is not holding things up. Nowadays days modems are cheap – I've seen internal models selling for as little as £12 -- and upgrading to a 56k model would probably pay for itself quite quickly, especially if you are paying normal or even local rate call charges for your dial-up connection. 

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We will shortly be setting up our second home in New Zealand. Obviously we will buy a computer, but what about TV and Hi-fi? I am taken with the idea of viewing TV and movies on DVD on the computer screen, and listening to music on the computer speakers. Money saved on not buying separate TV and hi-fi would go towards a good set-up. Can you give pros and cons please?

John Anderson, Tillingham, Southminster

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It sounds like a good idea but I think you'll end up buying a TV for the simple reason that PC screens are not designed for communal viewing. Apart from the size of the screen it's also the wrong shape for viewing widescreen movies on DVD. As home entertainment systems they're not very convenient or flexible – no remote control for example – and you have to boot up Windows every time you want to watch a movie, or listen to a CD. Noise from the fan in the system unit can be intrusive, and what happens if you, or someone else wants to use the PC whilst someone else is using it to play a DVD?  I could go on, the point is PCs are very versatile and can do a lot of non-computery things quite well but you know what they say about Jacks of All Trades…

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My friend has lost the Auto Disconnect facility on her PC and despite numerous attempts by experts she has not been able to get it back.
Emrys Davies

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There are actually two possibilities and they're quite well hidden. The first one can be found in Control Panel, go to Internet Options, select the Connect tab then highlight your Dial-Up connection and click Settings then the Advanced button. Here you will find the settings for 'Disconnect if Idle for XX minutes'. The other place to look is in Outlook Express, go to Tools then Options select the Connection Tab and if required check the item 'Hang Up after Sending and Receiving'.