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Microsoft Excel 2010 – Stop Accidentally Showing the Ribbon Shortcut Keys

16 Oct

While navigating through worksheets in Excel 2010, pressing slash on the keyboard shows the ribbon shortcut keys. Learn how to prevent this from happening.

While navigating through cells in a Microsoft Excel 2010 worksheet, have you ever seen letters and numbers appear next to options in the Ribbon like the below screenshot?

If so, you may have accidentally pressed the slash (/) key. Doing so activates the menu to satisfy compatibility with Lotus 1-2-3 users, who would normally press this key to access menu options. However, many younger accountants and computer users barely remember this program, if at all, and do not need this ‘feature’ occurring when their fingers slip pressing arrow keys. To disable this:…

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Google – Find Google Blogs, Plus Google on Twitter, FaceBook, Elsewhere

16 Oct

Display listings of Google’s presence on blogs and social networks.

Google maintains a wide variety of blogs on various subject such as the Google Chrome web browser, Gmail, YouTube, and other subjects. Their social network presence includes Twitter accounts containing Google puzzles, information on accessing Google for those with disabilities, and updates from Google office locations around the globe. They maintain Facebook accounts regarding their products for nonprofits, using Google Maps, and information about the daily life at Google.

With all of these ways to see what is going on at Google, as well as via Google+ accounts and YouTube videos, how can one see it all or find what they are most interested in? The “News from Google” page offers all the above information, as well as updates from the official Google blog. Instead of hunting through links from one Google-related Twitter account or Facebook page to the other, find the lists of all Google accounts in one easy-to-access place….

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Microsoft PowerPoint 2010 – Don’t Use Keyboard Shortcuts? Remove Them From ScreenTips

04 Oct

If you prefer not to use keyboard shortcuts in PowerPoint 2010, stop showing them in the pop-up ScreenTip help.

As you move your mouse pointer over various on-screen icons and other elements in Microsoft PowerPoint 2010 and see popup ScreenTips appear, you may have noticed keyboard shortcuts shown occasionally. If you’re used to pressing CTRL + S to save a document or CTRL + P to print one, you may find these reminders useful.

However, some people rarely venture far from the mouse, preferring to click buttons, navigate menus, and never worry about memorizing combinations of letters and modifier keys. If you fall in this latter category, you may wish to ditch these shortcut reminders….

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Windows 7 – Need to Access Older Systems via Telnet?

13 Sep

Install the Windows 7 Telnet Client, or Better Yet, Try PuTTY.

If you need to access older remote systems via the Telnet protocol (which is a security risk as by default, all information including passwords is sent in clear-text without any encryption), you may have noted that Windows 7 does not by default offer a Telnet client … or so it seems.

If you need to use Telnet, here are a couple of options:…

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[MODIFIED] Google Chrome – View Web Pages in Full Screen Mode and Switch Between Tabs with Keyboard Shortcuts

30 Aug

Toggle full screen mode in the Google Chrome web browser. While tabs are hidden, switch between pages with keyboard shortcuts.

This is a simple Google Chrome tip, but beginners may find it useful. Others still may learn a keyboard shortcut or two.

When browsing a web page that you plan on staying at for awhile, such as a web-based electronic mail service such as Gmail, you might wish to temporarily hide everything else onscreen including Chrome’s address bar to view more of the page. …

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[MODIFIED] CDs and DVDs – CD, DVD, Blu-Ray Care

29 Aug

Advice on caring for removable media such as CDs, DVDs, and Blu-Rays.

Compact Discs (CDs), DVDs, and Blu-Ray Discs are quite fragile. If you have important media with family photos, digital music, or business information that you need to keep for a long time, the following common-sense advice should be heeded:

* Make sure your hands are clean AND DRY when handling media….

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Windows 7 – Dim a Laptop Screen Even More

25 Aug

Is your laptop screen too bright, even though you have the settings turned all the way down? Here’s a general tip on how to dim your screen even more.

While many people have the opposite problem, not being able to read a laptop screen in the sunlight or a well-lit area, others may find their laptop screen way too bright. If you are in a coffee shop or other area and don’t want everyone from all the way across the room read what you are typing*, the following general tip may help for Windows 7 users.

Note that this tip provides general suggestions that may or may not work based on your laptop configuration. Some with the exact same laptop configuration as the author may find that this tip exactly points to where to adjust the brightness; others may need to look around their system settings some….

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[MODIFIED] Electronic Mail – Free E-Mail Providers

25 Aug

Websites that list where you can get even more free electronic e-mail Inboxes.

Looking for another free e-mail account? You may know about the most popular services such as Gmail from Google, Hotmail, and Yahoo! Mail.

However, if you need more addresses, desire variety, or are concerned about privacy practices, the following web sites contain lists of providers of free electronic mail. Some providers are web-based, others support POP3. Some allow large attachments, and a few even let you store seemingly unlimited amounts of e-mail on their servers for free. Remember that you get what you pay for – services can go up and down on a moment’s notice, but hey, it’s free e-mail!…

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Windows 7 – Resize Columns in Explorer’s Details Mode

25 Aug

A couple of ways to make more information visible when viewing file details via Windows 7 Explorer.

These tips are for Windows 7 beginners – though some who have used the operating system for a while still may not know about them!

When viewing file information in Explorer’s “Details” view (right-click an empty area in a folder and select “View” – “Details”), more information may be available than can fit on the screen without having to use the horizontal scroll bar. If a particular column is too large, move your mouse pointer to the column edge until the pointer turns into an arrow pointing to the left and right. Then double-click the left button to resize the column to the width of the widest item in the column. Or……

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Windows 7 – Title Bar Tricks and Tips Including Keyboard Shortcuts

25 Aug

Other ways to maximize windows and bring up window options in Windows 7.

Here are a couple of tricks with window title bars in Windows 7 – some of these tips may work in other Windows versions:

* Double-click the title bar of a window to maximize it (if the current window supports maximizing). Double-click the title bar again to restore the window to its previous size. …

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