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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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Survey: What's next after Windows XP?
Windows XP support is ending in April, and Tech Pro Research is conducting a survey to find out what companies are planning to do next.
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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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Quick Tip: Restore individual files from a System Image in Windows 8
With Windows 8 you can restore individual files from a System Image backup quite easily using its built-in ability to mount ISO and VHD files.
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Review: Nuance Dragon Notes
Dragon Notes has potential, but with free editions of the same app available, it might be better to stick with the mobile version.
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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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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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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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Recover from a dead RAID0 with Bootsect and DiskPart
Recovering from a dead hard drive in a RAID0 configuration may require a little old-fashioned command line knowledge.
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Two ways to get your next PowerPoint presentation under way quickly
Learn two ways to reduce your start up work when creating a new PowerPoint presentation.
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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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Share and collaborate via SkyDrive using this road map
Inviting others to view and collaborate on Microsoft Office documents grows easier with each new version. Thanks to SkyDrive, almost all Office users now have sharing and collaborative abilities.
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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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Pro tip: Calculate the current page number within a section in Word
Microsoft Word fields support most page numbering schemes, unless you want to display the current page number within a section. For that, you'll need this special technique.
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Create ISO files in Windows 8
You can use ISO Recorder to create an ISO and Windows 8's native ISO reader to see what is inside.
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Sign in to Windows 8: Microsoft account versus Local account
Should we use a Local account to sign into Windows 8 or should we use a Microsoft account? Neither choice is wrong; Greg Shultz explains.
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Get ready for your upgrade to Windows 8.1
If you are already using Windows 8, the free upgrade to 8.1 is a no-brainer - you want it.
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Get started with Windows 8 Client Hyper-V the right way
Set up Client Hyper-V the right way and avoid the frustrations experienced by others.