Windows and Office
Get the most out of Microsoft Windows and Office in your enterprise with these tips, tricks, tweaks, registry hacks, and security patch breakdowns. In addition, get ahead of the curve with insight int
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Compare lists for common values in Excel
Use a built-in rule or a formula rule to compare two lists of Excel values.
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Fact sheet: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (Preview)
Microsoft is preparing to update Windows to version 8.1 and is offering us the chance to preview the changes before it is officially released.
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Fix the 0x80780119 error when creating a System Image in Windows 7 and 8
There is not enough disk space to create the volume shadow copy of the storage location (0x80780119). Here is how to fix that.
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Authorize unsigned device drivers in Windows
A Windows test mode exists, which allows users to install self-signed drivers that don't require digital verification.
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July's mailbag: Microsoft Office upgrade angst
Susan Sales Harkins helps a couple of readers find features they thought they'd lost after upgrading Microsoft Office.
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Quick Tip: Switch between application windows quickly
There's another quicker way to switch between windows of a specific application in Windows.
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Add flexibility with PowerPoint 2013's improved Presenter View
Put PowerPoint 2013 Presenter View's flexibility into your presenter's bag of tricks.
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Run your Windows XP system in Windows 8 with VMware
Use VMware tools to convert your existing Windows XP system into a virtual machine and then run it in Windows 8.
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Review: File Scavenger 4.1
Looking for a thorough and refined file undelete app can be a challenge, but Matt Nawrocki thinks he may done just that.
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Analyze data instantly with Excel 2013's Quick Analysis
Excel 2013's new Quick Analysis tool gives quick access and contextual choices for analyzing your data.
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Make USB devices accessible to a Windows XP virtual machine
You can employ a little trick that uses the Remote Desktop Connection tool to connect to a networked virtual machine running in Windows 8 Client Hyper-V.
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Review: PsExec is a Windows power user's best friend
PsExec effectively serves as the Windows equivalent of ssh on Linux, except that it has a whole lot more tricks.
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Quick Tip: Disable the permanent Auto arrange setting in Windows 7 and 8
Bring back the Auto arrange icons and Align icons to grid menu items, the way they were in Windows XP.
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Quick Tip: Make Word 2013 the default HTML editor for IE10
A reader couldn't figure out how to make Word 2013 the default HTML editor for Internet Explorer 10 - the answer lies in the desktop.
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Use this 3D reference technique to summarize a set of Excel worksheets
Summarizing multiple Excel worksheets can be accomplished several ways, but Susan Harkins has a clever alternative to show you.
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Add autofilter to Excel and filter data by selection
Cut filtering tasks by more than half by adding the AutoFilter option to the ribbon or toolbar.
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Review: Get direct access to your iPhone's files with iExplorer
An easy way to get direct access to an iPhone's file system, granting you the ability to manipulate backups, messages, contacts, and even voicemails.
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Create space with two helpful spacing options in Word
When spacing matters, use these two options to reduce and expand Word text inside a document.
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Install Windows XP in Windows 8 Client Hyper-V
Greg Shultz shows you how to install Windows XP in Windows 8 Client Hyper-V virtual machine.