The Windows 7//8/10 taskbar can be a very handy launch bar where you can pin programs you use often. You can also pin often-used files, folders, and web pages to […]
Each file in Windows, has an extension as part of its filename, such as .txt, .doc, etc. These extensions are used to identify the default program with which to open […]
All versions of Office can be repaired in the same way using the Programs and Features tool in the Control Panel. To do this, click Control Panel on the Start […]
Windows 7/8/10 allows you to add a message that is displayed on the logon screen when users log in. To setup a message for users logging in on your computer, […]
We have previously written about creating a shortcut to run a command prompt window with administrator rights in our post, Create a Command Prompt Shortcut with Admin Rights. If you […]
By default, Microsoft Word tries to preserve the styles of text copied from a source outside of Word. If you don’t want to have to manually remove the style information […]
If there are folders that you access frequently, this post shows you how to quickly access these folders in Windows Explorer without having to enter the full path to the […]
By default, Windows Explorer does not display files with the Hidden attribute. However, there is an easy way of showing hidden files and folders in Windows. Hidden files and folders […]
There is a little known feature in word that allows you to gather groups of text and/or graphics from different locations in a Word document and then paste all of […]
If you have an old computer or a new computer with a small SSD drive as your primary drive, you may need to periodically move data out of the default […]
If you never use desktop publishing programs such as Microsoft Publisher, Corel Draw, or Adobe InDesign, you may not be familiar with using objects and layers to create documents for […]
Found in a strange place in the application, you can add action buttons to a PowerPoint slide to make your presentation more interactive and easier to use for the viewer. […]
If you need to know the details of your PC’s hardware, there is a simple graphical application, called GNOME Device Manager, in Ubuntu 10.04 that allows you to view the […]
Unknown to some Windows users, it’s the operating system that stores and manages fonts on a computer, not the individual applications that make use of them. Still, with each application […]
By default, Microsoft Word uses inches as its unit of measurement in dialog boxes and on the ruler. You can change measurement units to centimeters, picas, points, or millimeters. This […]