Wednesday, 4 February 2026

online......Ha!!!! with update...

 I am completely failing to download my coursework and homework..let alone open the download.

I've emailed the course tutor...in French of course.....

They are using powerpoint presentations....I've just had a thought....I wonder if that is Windoze? Although usually if that is the case the tablet and phone DO download it and show the W.....which means that I can't open it...

Seeing as I printed off my flight schedule for May and the  SNCF Carte+ with no problems....


You can seriously go off computers......

Brother reminded me...you can open Word docs with Libre Office....

so at least I could read it....and use the reply bit on the AF course page to send the answers. I suppose that proves you either knew them or copied the answers off the powerpoint slide after the one with the exercise!

But....I don't know where the accents are on the laptop keyboard....which is a problem in Welsh as well as French..if not quite as much. On a touchscreen you can choose é..or ê...et cetera.....on a keyboard you get eeeee when you hold it down 😄

So they got an apology....

This has taken five hours of screenwork and my eyes are complaining!!

19 comments:

Tom said...

...things work when they work and don't when they don't!

kate said...

I agree wholeheartedly.
Am having internet/computer problems at the moment grrrr

Barwitzki said...

I really should get more involved... I let my men handle all of that.
It's not ideal, no. But it's practical.
I wish you the best of luck—you'll do it!

Susan Heather said...

Five hours is real commitment.

Amypie71 said...

I've found Open office quite useful and it's free to download and use.

Frex said...

(Fresca here)

Brave adventurer!

gz said...

Cancer the crab....doesn't let go!!!

Susan said...

With great determination and persistence, ultimately you make things work. Given all the effort, I hope you treat yourself tomorrow.

Red said...

You're determined to get this done. Good luck.

Granny Sue said...

I would have given up and tossed the thing in the trash, i think! You persevered. I am impressed!

Tigger's Mum said...

Grrrr. What is it about some dox? I couldn't open a letter attachment the other day, forwarded it to Mr B and he had it open in one click. 5 hours is however a marathon of persistence.

angela said...

Technology is great when it works.
But when it doesn’t it’s maddening

gz said...

my coursework book is due to be delivered...phoning and speaking to a French Human Bean in London worked where online failed!

gz said...

just being stubborn....

gz said...

isn't it just!!

Debby said...

I found computers to be my biggest handicap when I went to school. Younger students navigated with ease. If there was a really problem, I always thought it was me being dumb.

Anonymous said...

For me on ipad the accents appear when you hold down a key - so if you type the letter e hold it down and you will get a display of accents to choose from.. to use on the e ….having my own multi screen drama here —good luck. Jean

gz said...

on a touch screen, I should think?
possibly I have to press something else at the same time...

Anonymous said...

Touch screen or keyboard—-put finger on letter e, hold it down, while holding it down accents will show on the screen with numbers by each one, while still holding down the letter e, type in the number by the accent you want and è or whatever accent you want for the letter e will be typed.