Not Going To Happen 'Cause I'm Not Harry Potter (Impossible Patron Requests)

[LazyDaisy]

I overheard this. A woman sends her hospital bills to an insurance company and after a few days calls to ask when she'll get her money. The problem was, apart from it being a few days, that neither she or the person whose fault the car accident was was actually a client of that company. She had just randomly selected them.

She must be related to Dr. Grumpy's patient.

Thanks a lot CG, you have just given me a new addiction. This guy is hysterical and I lurv this post:

http://drgrumpyinthehouse.blogspot.com/2011/06/critical-medical-points.html

[CG]

I overheard this. A woman sends her hospital bills to an insurance company and after a few days calls to ask when she'll get her money. The problem was, apart from it being a few days, that neither she or the person whose fault the car accident was was actually a client of that company. She had just randomly selected them.

She must be related to Dr. Grumpy's patient.

Thanks a lot CG, you have just given me a new addiction. This guy is hysterical and I lurv this post:

http://drgrumpyinthehouse.blogspot.com/2011/06/critical-medical-points.html

I LOVE Dr. Grumpy's writing.  I'm very rarely NOT amused by one of his blogposts.

[LeeLee88]

I frequently get requests from clients (attorneys) who are licensed in this state, and practice mostly in just this state, to get them legal documents that are not used in this state, and never have been used. "But that's how it's done in West Virginia."  But see, we're in Pennsylvania, and Pennsylvania is not West Virginia, and vice versa.  What applies to their individual counties does not apply to our individual counties, I don't care how many times you repeat "But that's how it's done in WV", because this is not WV, or Ohio, or New York, or any of the other states you claim to know all the laws of, because we are Pennsylvania! 

[White Dragon]

We are short staffed.
We have been short staffed for months but it's been especially bad since December.

I was supposed to hand in two reports - one in March, one in April.
I was able to get them started, but haven't had time to complete them yet.

Uberboss was aware of this and it was a "when you can" item.

Today he called and asked for a status update. I said Report1 was at 90%, Report2 was at 40%.
Okay. But when can I have them done? The matter has now become urgent.

I said fine, which other Urgent items should I set aside to focus in the reports.
None.

Okay, I can have them done by Monday if I come in on the weekend.
No, no overtime.

So....the only items I currently have time to work on are the existing list of Urgent Things.
I have to continue to do them. These would be what I do all day, everyday and with at least an extra hour of unrecorded overtime daily.

And do two long reports as well.
But not take any additional time.

Unless he has a time machine, I'm pretty sure this is not going to be possible.

I am feeling decidedly grumpy now.

[DoubleTrouble]

I overheard this. A woman sends her hospital bills to an insurance company and after a few days calls to ask when she'll get her money. The problem was, apart from it being a few days, that neither she or the person whose fault the car accident was was actually a client of that company. She had just randomly selected them.

She must be related to Dr. Grumpy's patient.

Thanks a lot CG, you have just given me a new addiction. This guy is hysterical and I lurv this post:

http://drgrumpyinthehouse.blogspot.com/2011/06/critical-medical-points.html

I LOVE Dr. Grumpy's writing.  I'm very rarely NOT amused by one of his blogposts.

You know, I was *this close* to actually painting the basement & now you've given me a new blog to read. Not nice!

[Celany]

I overheard this. A woman sends her hospital bills to an insurance company and after a few days calls to ask when she'll get her money. The problem was, apart from it being a few days, that neither she or the person whose fault the car accident was was actually a client of that company. She had just randomly selected them.

She must be related to Dr. Grumpy's patient.

Thanks a lot CG, you have just given me a new addiction. This guy is hysterical and I lurv this post:

http://drgrumpyinthehouse.blogspot.com/2011/06/critical-medical-points.html

I LOVE Dr. Grumpy's writing.  I'm very rarely NOT amused by one of his blogposts.

You know, I was *this close* to actually painting the basement & now you've given me a new blog to read. Not nice!

I've been having the giggles over Dr Grumpy for days! His stories about family vacations are THE BEST!

[Fleur-de-Lis]

Understanding Microsoft Word features is rapidly becoming the purview of only the initiated.  My boss wants to redline a document which already has another party's changes identified but not accepted.

He is working remotely today. 

His computer has the wrong setting - his computer is set to show all changes in a single color, rather than by reviewer. 

I am supposed to "fix" this for him. 

Any ideas, other than telling him again how to change his settings? (Which is *much* harder to articulate in writing than to stand there and do.)

[Bethalize]

Any ideas, other than telling him again how to change his settings? (Which is *much* harder to articulate in writing than to stand there and do.)

I use screen shots to illustrate such instructions. I also rely on remote support software. TeamViewer is free for personal use, but Windows Live Messenger has this feature in some versions.

[White Dragon]

Any ideas, other than telling him again how to change his settings? (Which is *much* harder to articulate in writing than to stand there and do.)

I use screen shots to illustrate such instructions. I also rely on remote support software. TeamViewer is free for personal use, but Windows Live Messenger has this feature in some versions.

Please, please, I beg you - how do get screen shots on a PC??? I can get them on a Mac, but I have not yet been able to figure out how to do so on a PC.
It would be sooooo helpful!!!
Please! Thank you!

[Fleur-de-Lis]

Picassa does a screen capture on a PC.

[MyFamily]

ctrl and print screen together, than just paste it into your document

[Stormtreader]

for some machines its just printscreen and then you can paste, you dont need ctrl.
I tend to just use the windows free Paint program, and draw large red circles around each button, sometimes arrows too

[Fleur-de-Lis]

Yes, but part of my point is that I am a goddess word processor. I am not a software features instructor. I am not an IT remote-session expert. And even I cannot make you find and remember the settings, even with pictured and screen shots to help. Especially if I don't know whether you're using a Mac or a PC, or which version of the software you are using.

[Stormtreader]

Ah, that makes a difference.
Is there someone in your company that is? Get it sorted doesnt necessarily mean *you* have to actually clink the buttons yourself. Or even someone that just knows more about it that might help?

[White Dragon]

ctrl and print screen together, than just paste it into your document

How did I miss that all these years!

(I went to go try and then went - oh yeah, I'm working on a Mac right now... )

Thank you!!!! (I nearly shouted, but I remembered in time!)