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How to find duplicates in Excel
You'll need more than one trick up your sleeve to find duplicates in Microsoft Excel.
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Create an Excel data table to compare multiple results
If you want to view multiple possibilities within a Microsoft Excel calculation, the answer is to create a data table.
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Regain hard disk space by using Windows Update Cleanup in Windows 7 and 8.x
Disk Cleanup's Windows Update Cleanup weeds through the WinSxS folder and eliminates unnecessary files. Learn how to use the feature in Windows 7 and 8.x.
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It's Microsoft Patch Tuesday: January 2014
Here's the information you need to make the right deploy decisions when applying Microsoft's January 2014 patches in your organization.
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Restore a Windows XP backup in Windows 8
Learn how to get Windows XP's Backup Utility to run in Windows 8 so that you can restore a backup.
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December Office tip mailbag: a complex Excel SUMIFS() function
Susan Sales Harkins helps a reader hash out a SUMIFS() solution with several criteria values across multiple sheets and the obligatory monkey wrench.
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Set up a PC as a kiosk using Windows 8.1's Assigned Access
Learn how to use Windows 8.1's Assigned Access feature to configure a local user account to essentially function in kiosk mode.
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10+ dos and don'ts for using Office templates
If your attempts to use Office templates usually leave you feeling stumped and frustrated, read these expert tips to gain a better grasp on how to use them.
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Hightail: a robust alternative to Dropbox
If you want a share-centric cloud file host service, our reviewer says Hightail delivers the features you need at a great price.
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How to replace SkyDrive with Libraries in Windows 8.1
Learn how to move SkyDrive and reinstate Libraries as the primary location for accessing documents and pictures in Windows 8.1.
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Add an exit strategy to bullet points in a PowerPoint slide
It's easy to display bullet points one at a time. It's just as easy to get them to disappear, if you know the right properties to alter.
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Top 10 Windows articles of 2013
Windows 8 tips about taking screenshots, shutting down, and restoring your hard disk are among the most-read Windows articles in 2013.
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Pro tip: Use an optical Recovery Drive in Windows 8.1
If you're wondering whether you can create a Recovery Drive on an optical disc in Windows 8.1, Greg Shultz says the answer is yes and no. Find out what he means.
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Pro tip: Dismiss Excel's irksome Auto Fill Options list with these tricks
Learn how to reduce the annoyance factor of Excel's Auto Fill Options list.
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Windows 8.1's Reading List app is a Favorites list on steroids
Greg Shultz describes how to take advantage of Windows 8.1's new Reading List app.
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Pro tip: Three ways to hide zero values in an Excel sheet
Although zero values are valid, you might need to hide them. Here are three methods for hiding zero values in an Excel sheet.
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Investigate problems when they occur with Windows 8's Reliability Monitor
Time your troubleshooting to a specific event when you learn to take advantage of Windows 8's Reliability Monitor.
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Quick Tip: Add a follow up reminder to an email message
Never work harder than you have to. Adding a reminder (a special type of flag) to a message in Outlook is easy if you take the right route.
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Review: Invoice360 for Windows 8
Generate invoices for your clients using Windows RT or 8 Pro's tablet interface with the freeware app Invoice360.
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Change background images in Windows 8
Personalizing backgrounds in Windows 8 takes a bit of effort, but it can be done.
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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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It's Microsoft Patch Tuesday: September 2013
Tony Bradley gathers the information you need to make the right deploy decision when applying Microsoft's September 2013 patches in your organization.
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Review: EZ Opp for Microsoft Dynamics CRM
Manage CRM sales data on the go with ease using a Windows RT or Windows 8 tablet.
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Deal with the SecureBoot isn't configured correctly watermark in Windows 8.1
A pair of very simple PowerShell commands will help you determine why the SecureBoot isn't configured correctly watermark is appearing on your desktop.
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Review: Citrix GoToAssist
Use Citrix GoToAssist for a quality remote help experience that will help your company save money and time satisfying clients.
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Review: TeamViewer Touch for remote connections
If you are a Windows 8/RT tablet user that wants a tablet-optimized means to access other systems remotely, TeamViewer Touch is worth a try.
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Regain hard disk space by using Windows Update Cleanup in Windows 7 and 8.x
Disk Cleanup's Windows Update Cleanup weeds through the WinSxS folder and eliminates unnecessary files. Learn how to use the feature in Windows 7 and 8.x.
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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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Disable the Password Reveal Button on the Windows 8 logon screen
You can disable the Password Reveal Button on the Windows 8 logon screen with a registry tweak or with an edit by to the Local Group Policy.
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Three Outlook Calendar defaults you can have your way
Don't work harder than you need to. Change Outlook Calendar's defaults to suit your working habits.