How to Convert a Transparent Photoshop PSD to a PNG for the Internet
When you are new to Photoshop CS5 and are learning how to use the different tools and layers that are now at your disposal, it …
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How to Convert CSV to Excel 2010
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Outlook 2010 – How to Empty Deleted Items on Exit Automatically
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How to Shorten the Duration of Title Screens in Windows Live Movie Maker
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How to Show the Menu Bar in Windows 7 Explorer
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How to Block an Email Address in Norton 360
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How to Clear the Clipboard in Photoshop CS5
Copying and pasting in Photoshop CS5 is an incredibly helpful means for quickly copying large or helpful pieces of data or images. Anything that you …
How to Display More Decimal Places in Excel 2010
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How to Put a Picture as a Background in Powerpoint 2010
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How to Join Video Clip Files in Windows Live Movie Maker
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How to Stop Spotify From Launching Automatically
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How to Change the Outlook 2010 Send Receive Frequency
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When You Need to Print Something Urgently, But No Printer
Printers are an unavoidable nuisance, but we still need them. As someone that works in an environment where a lot of printing is done every …
How to Temporarily Disable the Norton 360 Background Scan
One of the best things about having a functional, full-featured anti-virus program installed on your computer is the peace of mind that comes with knowing …
How to Create a Folder on Your Desktop in Windows 7
When you are creating and downloading a lot of files to your Windows 7 computer, it can become difficult to locate those files over time. …
How to Stop iTunes From Asking You to Set it as the Default Player
Setting the right default applications on your computer can save you a lot of hassle and frustration. Some of the applications that you use a …
How to Change the Mouse Pointer on Windows 7 Computers
If you saw someone else working on their computer and they had a custom mouse cursor, you might have thought it was pretty cool. You …
How to Blur the Background in Photoshop CS5
Have you ever taken a picture of a busy scene but with the intention of highlighting one particular element of that scene? While this might …
How to Change Horizontal Axis Labels in Excel 2010
Microsoft Excel 2010 is a very helpful tool for organizing and displaying data. While most users might not take full advantage of the features that …
How Do I Setup My Computer for Remote Access
If you’ve ever forgotten an important file on your work or home computer, then you know how frustrating it can be to drive all the …
How to Add Music or Audio to Windows Live Movie Maker
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How to Change Page Borders in Microsoft Word 2010
There are many different ways for you to improve the visual appeal of your Microsoft Word 2010 document. Whether you want to add columns or …
How to Change Line Spacing in Powerpoint 2010
Does it seem like all of the text in your text boxes is running together? or is there so much space between your lines that …
How Do I Print Just the Notes in Powerpoint 2010?
Despite the many different uses that users have come up with for Microsoft’s Powerpoint program, it is, at heart, a presentation tool. A Powerpoint 2010 …
How to Keep the Top Row Visible in Excel 2010
Viewing a lot of data in Microsoft Excel 2010 can be very frustrating. As good as Excel is at a lot of things, this is …
How to Stop Windows 7 From Opening a Link in Microsoft Word
Your Windows 7 computer, when brand new, included a default set of programs and configurations that it used to handle specific file types and protocols. …
How to Make a GIF Folder
If you find yourself with a number of GIF files that you have either created or downloaded from the Internet, then it may be difficult …
How to Edit Startup Programs – Windows 7
Many of the programs that you install on your computer include a couple of settings that you may not care about or realize you are …
How to Convert PSD to JPEG in Photoshop CS5
The ability to use layers in Photoshop CS5 is one of the most important factors for many individuals that use the program. However, the ability …
How to Unlock a Layer in Photoshop CS5
Working with layers in Adobe Photoshop CS5 presents you with an assortment of options for customizing your image. Most of these options are achievable by …
How to Back Up to SkyDrive from Windows
The ability to create files and folders in Microsoft Windows that sync with your online cloud storage solutions presents some interesting options for file backups. …
How to Import Excel List Into Outlook Contacts
With so many different programs available for managing your email and your email messages, you will probably switch from one program to another at some …
How to Archive the Calendar in Outlook 2010
Older versions of Microsoft Outlook suffered from a performance decrease as the size of the Outlook file increased. As a result, an archiving feature exists …
My Dock Doesn’t Show Up On My Dell Computer When I Turn it On
Most Dell computers include a default program called the Dell Dock. It is a floating set of icons on the Windows 7 desktop that you …
Combine CSV Files
Many web-based applications and utilities rely upon data that is stored in databases. This data can then be used to populate reports and display information …
Crashplan – Remove Computer
If you have installed CrashPlan on your computer to manage all of the backups for your computers, then you know how simple and effective the …
How to Back Up Outlook 2010
It’s important to know how to back up Outlook 2010 if it is your primary method for storing emails and communicating with your contacts. This …
Location of PST File for Microsoft Outlook
Switching computers or backing up the files on your computer requires you to locate and copy the files that are important to you. As an …
Back Up Outlook Contacts
The information that you have stored in your email inbox can be pretty valuable, particularly if you use that email address for work purposes. While …
Burn Multiple Copies of a Disc
The native function in Windows 7 for burning CDs and DVDs has come a long way from the disc-burning utilities in Windows XP and Windows …
How to Fit a Spreadsheet on One Page in Excel
Excel has a lot of formatting options that you can modify to change the look of your data. But there are a good number of …
Windows 7 Default ZIP Program
You might be looking for a Windows zip program if you are currently unable to interact with .zip files on your computer, or if you …
SkyDrive Folder in Windows 7
Microsoft has recently made some updates to their SkyDrive online storage option that makes the service much easier to work with. In addition to offering …
iPod Video Converter
If you’ve stumbled across this page, then it is likely that you have a bunch of video files on your computer and you want to …
Microsoft Excel 2010 Pivot Table Guide
Microsoft Excel contains a number of different tools and formatting options that can make it easier for you to work with your data. Some of …
What is the Windows 7 Taskbar?
Modern operating systems on computers and other electronic devices try to make common tasks as simple as possible. This often means placing important settings and …
Screen Video Capture
When you are instructing someone how to perform certain actions on their computer, such as how to perform a screen video capture, there are several …
Animated GIF in Photoshop CS5
Adobe Photoshop CS5 is a powerful image editing program that you can use to create or edit almost any type of image for which you …
Add New Icons to Windows 7 Desktop
There are many different ways that you can use your computer, and it is hard to say that the particular way that a person accesses …
How to Create Borders for Word Documents
If you are looking for ways to add page borders for Word documents, then you are likely trying to visually improve your Microsoft Word documents …