Office Word 2007 single double line spacing

Ask: The default setting creates double spacing between lines. How do I have the default be single spacing?

Source: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/921174

To do this, follow these steps:


1. Click the Home tab.

2. Click Change Styles in the Styles group, point to Style Set, and then click the style set that you want to use.

To change the default formatting of your document, such as the line spacing and paragraph spacing, to the default formatting that is used in earlier versions of Word, click Word 2003.

3. To set the style set as the default style set in Word 2007, click Change Styles in the Styles group, and then click Set as Default.

OCR = Optical Character Recognition, 文字扫描辨识软体

A friend asked me, how to scan a Chinese print out into editable Word document?

I recall, some scanner software comes with OCR software, meaning the scanner can scan the graphic and directly covert the output into text.

However is there a way if the scanner doesn't provide OCR software?

After some information gathering and research...
http://fish.pixnet.net/blog/post/22621207
http://www.info-artist.net/2009/10/ocr.html

Good news is, Microsoft Office Document Imaging (exists inside All Programs -> Microsoft Office -> Microsoft Office Tools) is the OCR tool.

Bad news is, it doesn't seems to support Chinese right away. So need to install the language engine:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/zh-tw/confirmation.aspx?FamilyID=DD172063-9517-41D8-82AF-29C38F7437B6&displaylang=zh-tw

Then, I realize I cannot open graphic file (e.g. jpg, gif, etc) directly inside Microsoft Office Document Imaging. There is this software JOCR.exe which is able to make use of Microsoft libray to do conversion.
http://philtzki.pixnet.net/blog/post/5189840
http://download.cnet.com/JOCR/3000-2192_4-10768898.html

Updated 29-01-2012:
Or the easier method, use online free OCR service:
Google Keyword: ocr online chinese
http://free-online-ocr.com
http://www.sciweavers.org/free-online-ocr
http://googlesystem.blogspot.com/2009/09/google-docs-ocr.html

Updated 22 Feb 2012:
This one seems more powerful. It can scan different languages, such as Chinese and produce different file formats, including Excel. Login using Google/Facebook account.
http://finereader.abbyyonline.com

k-lite cannot play rm rmvb file RealAudio COOK

When I install K-Lite Mega Codec Pack 6.5.0 on WinXP SP3, Windows Media Player and Media Player Classic can play rmvb/rm files smoothly.

After I install Real Player ver 14 Hexlix Powered, WMP and MPC failed to render rmvb/rm files. It shows the following errors:

C:\Downloads\Movie\movie.rmvb::Output 00 (Audio Stream) Media Type 0: -------------------------- Audio: RealAudio COOK 44100Hz stereo AM_MEDIA_TYPE: majortype: MEDIATYPE_Audio {73647561-0000-0010-8000-00AA00389B71} subtype: Unknown GUID Name {4B4F4F43-0000-0010-8000-00AA00389B71} formattype: FORMAT_WaveFormatEx {05589F81-C356-11CE-BF01-00AA0055595A} bFixedSizeSamples: 1 bTemporalCompression: 1 lSampleSize: 14880 cbFormat: 112 WAVEFORMATEX: wFormatTag: 0x2004 nChannels: 2 nSamplesPerSec: 44100 nAvgBytesPerSec: 0 nBlockAlign: 930 wBitsPerSample: 16 cbSize: 0 (extra bytes) pbFormat: 0000: 04 20 02 00 44 ac 00 00 00 00 00 00 a2 03 10 00 . ..D¬......¢... 0010: 00 00|2e 72 61 fd 00 05 00 00 2e 72 61 35 00 00 ...raý.....ra5.. 0020: 00 10 00 05 00 00 00 4e 00 18 00 00 03 a2 00 00 .......N.....¢.. 0030: 00 00 00 07 55 67 00 00 00 00 00 10 03 a2 00 ba ....Ug.......¢.º 0040: 00 00 00 00 ac 44 00 00 ac 44 00 00 00 10 00 02 ....¬D..¬D...... 0050: 67 65 6e 72 63 6f 6f 6b 01 07 00 00 00 00 00 10 genrcook........ 0060: 01 00 00 03 08 00 00 25 00 00 00 00 00 06 00 05 .......%........

I un-install all. No matter how I change the installation steps, i.e. install RealPlay first then K-Lite, or install K-Lite first then RealPlayer, or install older version of K-Lite, or Real Alternative, the result is the same. Once RealPlayer is installed, K-Lite is broken.

Official FAQ says:
http://www.codecguide.com/faq_mpc.htm#item23

Q: RealMedia files (.rm .rmvb) freeze or play without sound A: MPC is not fully compatible with RealPlayer 11 and 12.

or C:/Program Files/K-Lite Codec Pack/Info/faq_playback_issues.htm#item32

Q: RMVB files play without sound A: You are probably missing a decoder for RealAudio COOK. You can install that by following these steps: Download the Windows version of binary codec pack for MPlayer. http://www.mplayerhq.hu/design7/dload.html#binary_codec Extract these files from the .zip archive: cook.dll, pncrt.dll, sipr3260.dll, drv33260.dll, drv43260.dll Put those files in this folder: C:\Windows

It seems redundant as K-Lite itself is the bundle of media libraries, why do we need to download additional binary from 3rd party? And the above steps are troublesome.

The easier way and solution is that:

1) Install K-Lite Mega Codec Pack (contains Real Alternative) or Real Alternative first. You'll see the following directory:
C:\Program Files\K-Lite Codec Pack\Real\Codecs

2) Save a copy of this [Codecs] directory. Because it'll somehow disappear when RealPlayer is installed, or you install K-Lite after RealPlayer, this folder won't exist (I don't remember clearly).

3) Then, install RealPlayer. As expected, WMP and MPC cannot play rmvb/rm properly (without sound, missing RealAudio COOK)

4) Go Control Panel -> System -> Advanced tab -> [Environment Variables] -> edit Path

Add the following path:
%path%;C:\Program Files\K-Lite Codec Pack\Real\Codecs

Adding the above path, [Codecs] folder is visiable to Windows. Now you try to play rmvb/rm with WMP and MPC, it will play smoothly again.

Free Audio Sound Card Recorder

This software, is able to record input sound into computer with various formats.

http://www.freeaudiorecorder.net/Files/FreeAudioRecorderSetup.exe

Using tips:
1. To reduce noise, set the recording volume to 10.

Powepoint PPT to Video VCD / JPG JPEG convert conversion

If we really have to go somewhere with TV but without projector and computer, to give the presentation, how to do?

1) Convert PPT to Video DVD

There are a few Powepoint PPT to Video DVD convert conversion software. However, it seems all of them need to pay.

http://www.mydigitallife.info/2007/10/09/how-to-convert-powerpoint-presentation-ppt-to-video-avimpeg-flash-and-cddvd/

I am using this one:
http://www.ppt-to-video-converter.com/downloads/smart-ppt-converter-setup.exe

Note: To maintain the quality, only DVD is accepted.

2) Convert PPT to picture JPEG

Most of the DVD players today can show JPEG file. So covert PPT to picture JPEG file will do also.

Note: name of JPEG file as
01.jpg
02.jpg
03.jpg
...
10.jpg

So that the sequence of the pictures will remain in order.

GFW 翻墙技术

Hotspot Shield!
http://www.hotspotshield.com/

Setup Voice for Chatting Software - Microphone Boost

When using Skype, MSN, etc voice chatting software, by default the sound is recorded softly and the opposite party has difficulty to listen clearly.

In Windows XP, we can enable Microphone Boost.

Go Control Panel -> Sounds and Audio Devices -> Audio tab -> [Volume] in Sound recording


Then, in Recording Control -> [Advance] -> tick [x]Microphone Boost


Enable this option will help the computer to boost up the voice. People will listen clearer.

In some of the Voice Chatting software such as Skype and VoipCheap, inside Tools -> Options -> Audio Settings.

There is a setting called "Let Skype adjust my audio settings". The feature will most likely disable the Microphone Boost which you have just set. So untick "Let Skype adjust my audio settings".

Converting VCD to AUDIO

1. Copy VCD/music.dat -> Harddisk/music.mpg
Note: Filename dat -> mpg

2. http://cn.ziddu.com/downloadfile/231937/TMPGEnc2.5.zip.html

- Top Left Pane: Load Audio source Harddisk/music.mpg
- Bottom Pane: Output file name: Harddisk/music.mp2

- Right Pane: select ES(Audio only)

- Click [Setting], select Stream type=MPEGII, Channel mode=Dual channel, click [OK]
- Then click "Start"

3. http://cn.ziddu.com/download/231933/audacity-win-1.2.6.zip.html

- File -> Open Harddisk/music.mp2



- Click on the location "AVSEQ11", select Split Stereo Track.
- Then you'll see the track seperated to left channel on top and right channel at the bottom.
- [Mute] the channel which you don't want.

- Highlight the portion of the track which you want to save - use mouse to click on the track and drag
- File -> Export Selection as MP3

4. Using Windows Media Player to play mp3 file.

Click Burn tab.

Online Radio Software

3 online radio software:

龙卷风网络收音机
http://cradio.cn/

飞狐网签
http://www.nofox.com/

TapinRadio
http://www.raimersoft.com/tapinradio.aspx

AVG8 Command line scanner

avgscanx /HEUR /SCAN /ARC /RT /NOBREAK /NOBOOT /NOMEM /NOHIMEM target.file

System Tools

View and Edit Startup programs:
http://cn.ziddu.com/downloadlink.php?uid=cK%2BbmZapba%2BZ4palaLKWlJuiaa%2BdmZ0%3D8

Process Explorer:
http://cn.ziddu.com/downloadlink.php?uid=Za6impqra66hluKnZKqhkZSsYauem52o4

Auslogics Disk Defrag:
http://www.auslogics.com/en/downloads/disk-defrag/disk-defrag-setup.exe