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Sun
23
Apr
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Cant Copy and Paste Text As Filename in MS Office?

Infopackets Reader Simon W. writes: " Dear Dennis, I made the transition from Windows 95 to XP a few years ago, and since the upgrade, I've noticed a change in the way the 'Save As' dialogue box works with MS Word. For example: Under Windows 95, I ... would select a section of a document, copy it, and then paste it into the Save As dialogue box, and the document would save with that filename. However, now when I right-click over top of the Save As dialogue box under Windows XP, I don't have the option to 'Copy' or 'Paste' anymore (as I once did in Windows 95). Hence, I have to manually type in a ... (view more)

Thu
20
Apr
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Make Descriptive Notes for Slides: MS PowerPoint

MS PowerPoint has a feature called "Notes Pages", or "Speaker's Notes" (depending on which version you're using) that allows you to create printable pages that have notes or descriptive text associated with each slide. To view the Notes page for any ... slide, go to the View menu and select Notes Pages. You will see an image of your slide there, and a placeholder for adding your script, notes, or any other text you wish. You can cut-and-paste text from MS Word here if you like. To print these pages, bring up the Print dialog, and at the bottom of the dialog where it says ... (view more)

Mon
17
Apr
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Sort Lists of Information: MS Word

Although sorting a list in MS Word seems like an obvious, simple task, many users aren't familiar with how to do it. Using the Sort Function, you can sort text, number, or date lists in Word. Here's how you can Sort a List in MS Word: Launch MS ... Word. Paste or create a list (of text, numbers, or dates). Highlight the entire list using the mouse. From the Table menu on the toolbar, click the Sort option; the Sort Text window will appear. Under the Sort By Field, make sure that Paragraphs is selected. Beside the type field, use the drop down arrow to select the type of data you want to sort. For ... (view more)

Wed
22
Mar
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Copy and Paste with Precision: MS Word

Here's a tip for MS Word users who do a lot of cutting and pasting with text and prefer to minimize the number of times they reach for the mouse. For example: suppose you want to copy and paste a line that which uses the "Heading" format into a ... paragraph with normal formatting. When you select the line, MS Word will also select the paragraph mark which denotes a carriage return (or the beginning of a new line). If you simply paste the line (instead pasting as "unformatted text"), Word will impose the "Heading" style on the line you just pasted. Here's a quick and easy way to copy and paste ... (view more)

Thu
09
Feb
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Easily Create and Format Picture Bullets in MS Word

Need an effective and visually appealing way to make text stand out in MS Word? By adding picture bullets, you can add uniqueness and creativity to your documents. Unfortunately, it's not always as easy as one might think. For example: to create a ... custom bullet from a picture, you would normally have to go through the Bullets And Numbering menu, and add the picture to the Picture Bullet gallery. Then, you follow the menu prompts to insert the picture bullet into your text. The problem is that this method takes quite a bit of navigation through the menus. And if you're only going to use a ... (view more)

Mon
23
Jan
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Using the Paste Special Command

When you copy text from the Web or another document into a Word file, Word will reproduce the typeface, color, and font size displayed in the original page. If you want the pasted text to match the formatting in the destination document, use Edit | ... Paste Special, and choose Unformatted Text. Visit Carol's web site to learn more tips like this one! (view more)

Fri
06
Jan
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Print Head

A computer printer is a computer peripheral device that produces a hard copy (permanent human-readable text and/or graphics, usually on paper) from data stored in a computer connected to it. The world's first computer printer was a 19th-century ... mechanically driven apparatus invented by Charles Babbage for his Difference Engine. Methods of image creation The medium for most printers is paper, so they are usually classified according to the method of image creation: Toner-based printers Laser printers refer to the method used to adhere toner to the media. The advent of cost-effective, precision ... (view more)

Fri
06
Jan
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Print Designer Gold v8 Review

Synopsis: Label Software, Business Card Software and more -- all with one program! With Print Designer Gold v8, you can create Business Cards, Mailing Labels, Envelopes, Post Cards, CD Labels, DVD Labels, Signs and more. Business users will love ... Print Designer for creating great looking business cards, mailing labels, envelopes, post cards, promotional mailers and more from your existing databases. And Home Users will love Print Designer Gold for labeling CD and DVD and collections, create personalized address labels, custom envelopes, custom post cards, invitations, and much, much more! ... (view more)

Thu
25
Aug
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Audio CD won't display Track Title?

Infopackets Reader Jim B. writes: " Dear Dennis, I have Windows XP and Nero Express CD burning program. I have burned many audio CDs using .WAV, and .MP3 source sound files. The one thing that can't understand, however, is why the track titles never ... get burned onto my audio CD. They always show up as 'Track 1' and 'Track 2', instead of the actual song title. Can you recommend a good burning program that will burn titles also? " My response: Just to recap: the type of CD you are referring to is a standard audio CD -- the kind that you can play in virtually any CD player. In ... (view more)

Tue
28
Jun
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X-ray PC and Simple Ocr

X-Ray Pc X-RayPC Displays running processes, and compares them to the SpywareGuide database. The result is something like a systems management tool with a built-in expert system. Lists active processes, List autostarting programs, Lists BHOs, ... Download Program Files, IE Extension plugins, etc, Shows file size and MD5 of all files instantly, One-Click "Triage" : shows which items are "good", "bad" or "unknown", Integrated file-uploader, Integrated deactivation and removal of an item or file, Can kill running processes (within the limits of the OS security model), Can delete in-use files (after ... (view more)

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