External is the word I should have used, not remote. :cry:
In this case, remote means it is not the keyboard on the laptop. It's the only way I know how to express this. I also call the monitor a remote monitor, bcause it's not the one on the laptop that I am using like a desktop. Sorry about the terminology.
Wish I knew, but don't have a clue. I did turn the monitor down on it's face, looking for a model number to send to one of my son in laws. When I turned it back up, the grid was gone. No computer skills with me, so know it could happen again. Thanks again for the concern, this forum is a blessing for us that are not so blessed with all the latest technology. My first phone call was between two tomato cans with a string running between them, and I actually thought the messages were being sent.!! I did own an Argus C3 back in 1944 when I was stationed at Pearl Harbor, but I didn't know an f/stop from a hole in the ground. I have learned a lot about photography in the last 70 years, just don't have the artistic eye for the super shots. Thanks again for all the tolerance for us not so savvy folks.
The problem is resolved, the grid is gone. Thanks all, and this is a great forum. And the links you sent will be very helpful when using lR, I will copy and paste them for future use
I'm using Lightroom 4, but what happened was I hit some button on my remote keyboard that created this grid. It is probably one of the function keys, but like i said, my computer skills are pretty slim. And this digital photography is all about computer commands. Thanks for getting back to me.
My question is a little off camera questions, but concerns my external monitor that I got to better edit my raw files for color management. While examining an 8 by 11.5 print, I accidently hit a key, or most likely several keys with my elbow. The desktop instantly had an overlay of a 50 by 30 centimeter grid on it. How do I get it off there? I have shut down power, disconnected from laptop, rebooted, it's still there. I'm not the most literate person on computers, and at 86 years of age, I don't have time to learn a lot more.
zuzanne wrote:
I purchased Kelby's book when I bought Lightroom 4 a couple of weeks ago. I have always shot in jpeg never in Raw. I have the Canon T3i camera and yesterday I took it to the local park to try my hand at Raw. I set the camera for both raw & jpeg so I could compare the difference in the two. When I downloaded memory card to computer the Raw shots downloaded fine to lightroom 4, but the jpegs did not download there. The jpegs downloaded to photo gallery, but the Raw shots did not. I tried to copy and past 2 of the raw shots to drop Box so a friend in Oregon who is learning like me could see what the shots looked like in Raw format. The raw shots do not upload to Drop Box but the jpegs shots do. What am I missing here? If Raw shots don't show up anywhere but Lightroom 4, why do I want to shoot Raw? HELP please.
zuzanne
I sometimes shoot both raw and jpeg, and when I import into Lightroom 4, they both come in. The raw file will not look as sharp, but they are side by side, and are labeled as cr2 and jpg. But in my opinion, shooting raw is the only way to go if you are using Lightroom.
I feel so inadequite after seeing what the Captain and others can do. A newbie in Hedgehog, but what a wonderful group of people, so helpful. And what a wonderful story about this beautiful couple on their 60th. A picture for the future generations in this family.
Time is not on my side in learning the ins and outs of editing, but thanks for all the enlightment in this forum.
The old one, phillsam
I can't really help you, but I think that you would really find Lightroom 4 a wonderful editing tool, and won't require a bank loan for purchase. My computer skills are far from professional, but I can do lot's of things in Lightroom, an am still learning. It is an Adobe product, like Photoshop. I have to learn as fast as possible, I will be 87 my next birthday!!