When you have tens of gigs of photos in the Pictures library it’s hard to keep track of specific things like: how can I find photos with aunt Jane or where are those photos where we fooled around wearing fake mustaches? Things are a lot easier if you tag the images right after you copy them in your c...Read more
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How to restore your system to an earlier configuration in Windows 7?
Sometimes, after you install an update or download something “funny”, there’s a risk that your system will start to run extremely slow or even malfunction. Viruses can do that too and when all fails, you think of reinstalling the system. Well, there is another solution before that tedious and time co...Read more
How to set the default browser and other programs in Windows 7?
Let‘s say that you made a mistake and you set Internet Explorer as the default browser, or you just installed Opera browser just to see how it works and you accidentally clicked YES on the dialogue box that asked you if you want to set is as the default browser. You can live through this but every ti...Read more
How to rename a Worksheet in Excel 2007?
When you open a new Excel 2007 workbook, you will have three worksheets to work with by default. When you’re only using one worksheet there’s no reason to name it but if you have a lot of them, the naming thing becomes a must if you want to organize your work properly. I’ve asked a few people and they didn...Read more
How to create a Windows 7 System Repair Disc?
You never know what can happen tomorrow. Maibe your system will crash and you will be put in the situation of reinstalling your system. However, you can do a preemptive action like creating a repair disk before all breaks down. The System Repair Diskc can be used for booting the system but also it h...Read more
How to safely remove USB gadgets from your computer in Windows 7?
I’ve seen it a million times but that doesn’t make it right: unplugging the USB stick or other USB gadget from the computer without safely removing it from the system. You can damage the data from the storage of that device (if it has any and most do) and you even risk to damage the device itse...Read more
How to crop a photo in Microsoft Word 2007?
You inserted a photo in a Word 2007 document but you just realized that you need to modify it first. Well, you can do that by modifying the photo in a special photo editor like Photoshop but if it’s only a matter of cropping the photo you don’t need to bother. You can do it very easy in Word 2007 itself.
S...Read more
How to add a web or an e-mail address to text in Microsoft Word 2007?
If you’re writing a formal letter to someone it’s not very elegant to just paste links or e-mail addresses inside the document, especially if the link is longer than a paragraph. However, you can “hide” them into the text itself and it’s very easy to do. Here’s how!
Step 1: Open the document and highlight ...Read more
How to change the default font and font size in Microsoft Word 2007?
If you write a lot, like me, it’s a real pain to change the font and font size every time you create a new document. However, in Microsoft Word 2007 it’s really easy to change the defaults and forget about the whole manual tasks to get there. Here is how you do it:
Step 1: Click on the Font dialogue box bu...Read more
How to hide a row or a column in Microsoft Excel 7?
If you have to print an Excel form with confidential information it’s always a tricky thing. Sure, you can always print it as it is and then use a marker to hide the rows or columns that you don’t want to disclose to some people. But if we’re talking about a ten or more pages form you got yourself a second...Read more