This week I was playing around on my YouTube app and needed to keep the sound down. It is important to be a little quieter when your little kids are trying to sleep at night. So, I decided to turn on the Closed Caption/Subtitles option […]
We recently published an article explaining a number of useful Windows tips – 7 Useful Tips You May Have Forgotten – and this article carries on the same theme with more useful tips. Make Text Bigger This tip works for all types of documents. Many
On a Facebook chat room, I saw someone inquiring if there was any way to highlight all text with additional formatting applied (i.e., formatting that is not part of the Word style for that text). Well, yes, there is more than one method of making
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Of all the usual PC peripherals, multifunction inkjet printers must surely be the weakest link. The thing that bugs me most about these printers is the ongoing cost of keeping them supplied with ink. With the exorbitant price of genuine replacement ink cartridges, the less
One way to quickly set your left or first-line indent is to simply use your Tab key. One of the AutoCorrect features in Word is to automatically set a left or first-line indent for you when you press your Tab key at the start of
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I’ve just returned from an eight-day, 3000km motorcycle adventure to Patagonia, Argentina and while I usually lean off-topic here on DCT, it is possible to describe the trip with at least some tech involvement, I promise you. I had been planning the trip since last
Recently, there was a podcast that I wanted to view. Yes, I said view. I was using my laptop and wanted to read the podcast instead of listening to it. A few websites show transcribed versions of podcasts, but none had a transcribed version of
When you have many paragraphs and you need to adjust the indentation all at once the quickest and easiest way to do that is probably to use your increase or decrease indent buttons. Follow the steps below to learn how: Select all paragraphs. Use your
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A few months ago I was playing on my phone and a notification popped up. All my family’s phones give us notifications about the apps we have. This is the same for all mobile devices. The reason I bring this up is that I got
ASCOMP Synchredible Pro Our friends at ASCOMP have given us five licenses for their new version 8 Synchredible Professional software. These full-version licenses are currently valued at $39.90 (US) each. ASCOMP also offers a free version for private personal use. The free version does not
I was trying to place an order for my uncle on Temu. Everything seemed to be going OK until I clicked on the button to submit the order and pay through PayPal. Then I got the following error: Access Denied. You don’t have permission to
Should you want to edit your subtitles file in PowerPoint that has already been inserted into a video, simply remove the file from your video first. Make certain that you have an original copy of your subtitles stored on your computer prior to removing it
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Some of these tips have been around for quite some time but if your memory is anything like mine, there’s a fair chance you have forgotten all about them. So, what follows is essentially a refresher course, of sorts. Permanently Delete Files You’d all be
