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Customize a mouse's behavior with these five apps

May 23, 2013 8:09am PDT

A number of utilities allow you to reassign mouse buttons or change a scroll wheel's behavior. Brien Posey lists a few he has found.

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Dealing with Windows 8 Mail

January 28, 2013 4:00pm PST

The Mail app that arrives with Windows 8 is essentially a web mail system and has no tools to set mail rules or automate spam deletion. But can one man get by on that alone?

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The 10 most useful Word shortcuts

June 23, 2009 12:00am PDT

How many Word shortcuts do you remember and use on a regular basis? Fifty? Twenty? How about just 10 solid go-to shortcuts like these?

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Five Apps for customizing a mouse

May 23, 2013 8:16am PDT

A number of utilities allow you to reassign mouse buttons or change a scroll wheel's behavior. Brien Posey lists a few he has found.

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Quick Tip: Move a window back into view from outside the display

July 20, 2011 8:39am PDT

In Microsoft Windows (7, Vista, and XP) there is a simple way to move that hidden application window back into view when it has slipped off the screen.

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Learn to use the HTML5 Drag and Drop API

March 14, 2013 9:00am PDT

Ryan Boudreaux introduces the HTML5 Drag and Drop API and gives some links to demos and resources for more ideas on how to use it.

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Save mouse clicks with Word's highlight shortcut

January 4, 2012 6:57am PST

There's a quick keyboard shortcut in the ribbon version of Word for highlighting text. If you're still using 2003, you can add your own.

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Share one keyboard and mouse with multiple machines without a KVM

September 21, 2012 10:42am PDT

The Synergy open source application allows you to share a keyboard and mouse between Windows, Mac, and Linux computers and saves you the cost of a KVM.

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Cracking open Microsoft's Wireless Notebook Optical Mouse 3000

June 21, 2007 8:07pm PDT

Ever wonder how one of the most common wireless notebook mice is put together? Check out this Cracking Open image gallery to learn just what's inside Microsoft's Wireless Notebook Optical Mouse 3000.

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How to clear your Internet Explorer (version 7) cache from the command line

November 28, 2007 9:03am PST

It seem that all I want to do these days is work from the command line and keep my mouse from working. The less I have to use my mouse, the happier it makes me. I wanted to share with you how to...

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Tips for navigating Windows 8 with your mouse

March 29, 2012 11:05am PDT

Navigating Windows 8 with a mouse and keyboard will definitely take some getting used to, but Greg Shultz gives you some hints to get you started.

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Pop Quiz Solution: How to right-click without a mouse

March 29, 2000 8:00am PST

One TechRepublic member received a $25 gift certificate for Fatbrain.com, and we gave away some bonus T-shirts to say thanks for the great response to this pop quiz.

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Quick access to Excel formula bar via keyboard

July 25, 2008 12:00am PDT

A quick keyboard shortcut puts you right into the Formula bar. You don't need the mouse at all!

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Convert Excel formula cells to values in four steps

September 14, 2005 12:46am PDT

You might think that the process of converting Microsoft Excel formula cells to values is a one step copy-and-paste job; however, this method will likely leave you with an error. Learn how to copy...

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DIY: How to disable a touchpad pad and use an external USB mouse

April 20, 2011 9:11am PDT

In this Q&A with a TechRepublic member, DIY blogger Jack Wallen offers advice on how to disable a touchpad mouse on a Dell Inspiron and continue to use an external USB mouse.

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Jump Desktop: Access your desktop from an Android tablet

November 13, 2012 6:00pm PST

Jack Wallen takes a look at Jump Desktop, an app for your Android tablet that allows you to remotely connect to your Windows or Mac desktop.

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Create a title style in Word to save time and mouse clicks

August 19, 2008 12:00am PDT

It's easy to define a custom style for your document titles -- and it will greatly simplify the task of formatting title text. Mary Ann Richardson explains how to do it.

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Add a header to Word 2007 documents with three mouse clicks

May 15, 2007 7:00am PDT

Word 2007 makes dealing with headers easier than ever. Here's how to create a basic header that you can edit and adjust as necessary to streamline your Word documents.