Tips & Tricks for Windows, Office, and Whatever
One of my clients recently purchased a new computer and wanted to know how to remove the extra folders in Windows Explorer. Coming from Windows XP, the user found the folder navigation confusing, with a lot of jumping around. The first thing I … [Continue reading]
A vCard (.vcf file) is a plain text file (try opening it in Notepad!) that contains contact information written in a special format. You can create your own vCards from a CSV file (or Excel sheet) by writing your data in the vCard format. This … [Continue reading]
I setup a website in WordPress and it sends email fine when I use a Gmail account but messages aren’t sent when I configure it to use my Office 365 account. If your Office 365 account offers SMTP (usually offered with POP3 and IMAP) you can … [Continue reading]
This very simple macro adds a number to a document and saves with the file name in the format of "inv1.docx", creating a very simple numbering system for invoices. Step 1: Create a folder on your hard drive. Create a text file named … [Continue reading]
I recently upgraded OutlookForums from VBulletin to XenForo and now I'm working on tweaks and making sure the redirections are working and old links aren't generating 404 errors. One thing that annoys me to no end is search engines indexing the … [Continue reading]
Twice now I've tried logging into Google using an address that I haven't used at Google in a very long time. As in years. I really can't remember the last time I logged into the account, I created the account when Google groups first started. I may … [Continue reading]
I receive many requests for help in adding numbers and codes to Outlook subject lines. Some users want to sequential numbers, such as you'd use with invoices, others want to use random numbers or random characters for tracking purposes. These … [Continue reading]
A forum user had this complaint about Office 2013: To open an existing document from a program like Excel, I have to follow these steps: 1. Click 'Open' from the Quick Access toolbar or by clicking on 'File' 2. Click on 'Computer' 3. Click on … [Continue reading]
I decided to start using my netbook again, for the times when I need a bigger keyboard - I have a Sony Duo and use it mostly as a touch pad, as the keyboard is way too small and I make too many typos. I have a 15" laptop with 8 GB of memory, but my … [Continue reading]
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