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A lot of times when we are editing Windows startup programs it’s to speed up the process. But having your most used programs launch at startup can save you some time. One of the most commonly-used applications on your computer is probably your Web browser, so it’s helpful to have that open by default. Our … Read more
It can be helpful to know how to wrap text around a picture in a Microsoft Word document if you dislike the way the document looks by default. A picture that’s inserted into a document can often seem to break up the flow of the content, which might disrupt the reader. You can wrap text … Read more
Text in a Microsoft Word document occasionally needs to be put in the center of the page between the left and right margins. You might also need to know how to center text in Word vertically in Word documents, which means that it needs to be in the middle of the top and bottom margins. … Read more
Microsoft Word has a lot of formatting tools that you can use to customize a document, including a way that you can place a border around the entire page. This can be a useful feature when you are creating something like a flyer or newsletter that benefits from a lot of visual aids. You can … Read more
Have you ever pasted something into your Microsoft Word document, only for it to have the wrong font, text color, or some other incorrect formatting? This can cause you to waste some time fixing it, which may leave you looking for a better option. Our tutorial below will show you how to paste as plain … Read more
Once you have configured the right set of default apps on your Windows 10 computer, you will probably forget about them. When we open specific files or try to perform certain actions, we expect the same application to open. If it’s the correct app, then we just continue with whatever we want to do. But … Read more
If you are creating a document in Microsoft Word for school or work, then you might need to make sure that you are using one-inch margins in that document. This is a requirement of institutions that utilize the MLA or APA style guides, and it can help to improve readability as well as provide a … Read more
There is a Fill Color button in Microsoft Excel that you can typically use to add or remove a background color from some selected cells. But you might encounter a situation where that’s not working. This is because the creator of that spreadsheet is using something called “conditional formatting” to apply the fill color. Our … Read more
Once you start to use your laptop or desktop computer more you will be looking for methods to be more efficient. One of the easiest ways to do this involves keyboard shortcuts. You might already be using some keyboard shortcuts like Ctrl + C to copy and Ctrl + V to paste, but there are … Read more
Getting a good picture of a product that you want to sell is one of the most useful marketing actions you can take. But hiring someone to photograph and edit those images can be expensive, and you might not currently have the budget for it. Our tutorial below will show you a quick way to … Read more