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I think most of us already know when your first cell is just a number and not a formula, Excel will automatically fill in your cells by counting upward by one. Suppose, though, you do not want to apply the Excel autofill formula to each […]
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A problem was encountered when upgrading my Outlook 2013 to Outlook 2021. (See my “Do You Use Microsoft Outlook With Gmail? Maybe Not After May 30” article.) The “Save Sent Item to” item disappeared from the Quick Access Toolbar. After extensive Internet research, I decided
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Improvements From Top To Bottom Windows 11 has only been around a month or two and for many of you that is true. For me however, it is hard to believe that the first available release for Insiders was June 24, 2021, making it a
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Having upgraded my main gaming PC as outlined in I Finally Upgraded To Windows 11, I then set about upgrading the remaining PC which I built about six months ago and use purely for watching content on the TV. I had no reason to believe
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Your Table of Contents in Word is the same as a Table of Figures. They both include all levels of headings and other styles sometimes. So should you have two or more lines in the same style (i.e., Heading 1) Word will include them as
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Desktop Search For Windows 11 One of my biggest disappointments with the release of Windows 11 was the removal of the Taskbar Search next to Cortana. I seldom used Cortana but having the ability to quickly enter any text right into the search bar made
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In-place Upgrade To Windows 11 Having written the article Five Reasons Why Windows 11 Sucks back in February you would be forgiven for asking why I bothered to install Windows 11 at all. But then, one needs to experiment and since I have five or
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Myriad types of graphic objects are considered to be illustrations in Word. Don’t think so? Well, you can actually see them by clicking on Insert | Illustrations. As you can see, there are several illustrations, as delineated below: Pictures – These are normally photos or
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Remember the sidebar gadgets from the Vista/Windows 7 era? Microsoft ended up removing the sidebar and gadgets from subsequent Windows versions because of some perceived security risks. I loved those gadgets and immediately went looking for an alternative and was fortunate to come across the
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Following Jim Hillier’s excellent article, How To Easily Decrapify A Windows PC, I just came across another handy program, Bloatbox, that will rid you of apps/programs that Windows thinks you need. In fact, I have recently been playing with an old Sony Vaio which one
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Windows Sandbox is a terrific feature introduced into Windows 10 and 11 (Pro versions only) which allows users to test software or surf around unknown sites in a safe/secure isolated environment. Please read: Surf & Test Software Safely in Windows Sandbox But did you know
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Are you using Microsoft Word with teams all over the world? If so, you should definitely try adding the date and time to your document so that it updates automatically. Many collaborators use this handy trick. It is very popular! Follow the steps below to
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The Registry is a complex and often mysterious part of the Windows operating system containing more than 3 million items on a clean installation which can easily double over time. It is also an integral and critical part of the operating system containing settings, options,
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Quick Assist is a remote access software that has been bundled with both Windows 10 and Windows 11. Quick Assist has proven to be most useful for helping users overcome issues via remotely accessing their machine for diagnostic and troubleshooting purposes. How to Use Quick
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