Repairing Icons for Links and Html Files in Internet Explorer 8

Something has gone wrong when setting up Internet Explorer 8: despite uninstalling version 7, the new browser does not display an icon for HTML files correctly. This problem occurs if Windows does not update the icon cache after the browser installs. This happens sometimes and the correct icons will not be shown. In order to [...]

How to Change Default Settings for Text Box in MS-Word

When adding text boxes, Microsoft Word normally creates these with a frame and in the Times New Roman font. These default settings might not be suitable for your tasks at all. A solution for the default frame is found quickly and using this you can change the Text Box setting to removing frame and define [...]

How to Arrange Your Downloads Automatically by Folders in Opera

In Opera, there a way to arrange my downloads automatically by folders. Among the many features that Opera comes loaded with is one that automatically organizes all your downloads (transfers) as separate folders, based on the type of file formats downloaded. To have Opera accomplish this feat,

Go to Tools > Preferences > Advanced [...]

Adjust the Width of the Characters by Scaling in MS-Word

You can adjust the look of the characters horizontally in your document. Word enables you to adjust the appearance of your text without affecting the height. This can be done using the scaling feature available in Microsoft Word. Scaling can be applied to any character in the selection. Here is what you need to do. [...]

How to Convert Numbers To Text in MS-Excel [ Change Format ]

In Microsoft Excel, If you have a column of numbers and you need to convert them all to text, you would select the column, then go to Format > Cells, and on the ‘Number’ tab, change the formatting to ‘Text’. That doesn’t quite do it though, the formatted cells will still work as numbers, which [...]

How to Count Blank And Non-Blank Cells in MS-Excel

Figuring out the number of non-blank cells in a range is not entirely straightforward. The COUNTBLANK function returns the number of blank cells in a range, but what if you want to count the number of non-blank cells in the same range?
One way is to use the COUNTA function:=COUNTA(B1:B13). The problem with this formula [...]

Make PowerPoint like Presentations from PDF Documents with Acrobat Page Transitions

Adobe Acrobat Reader has a feature that allows for a transition between pages. This feature can be useful to make a PowerPoint like presentation from your PDF document. There are no animation options for text or objects however. You can use this feature to regulate the transition effects of PDF pages and to make the [...]

Display the usual Menu Bar Permanently in Windows Media Player 11

The latest version of Windows Media Player shows no menu bar by default and thus moves sway from the usual Windows default settings. Like every other setting,there is a work around to make the usual menu bar visible permanently in Windows Media Player 11. Here is the way..

Press the [Alt] key or right-click the [...]

Find / Search e-mails Faster in Microsoft Outlook with Linked Search Queries

We already discussed about smart ways to search Microsoft Outlook which dealt with various ways to search outlook and filter your search results. The Outlook search function offers many options but an OR operator for several conditions is absent. You have to often follow several flow paths till you find a missing mail. Starting with [...]

Customizing Automatic Capitalization by Auto Correct Exceptions in Microsoft Office Word

The word processor corrects words written in the lower case and starts them with capitals. While this is appropriate and useful most of the times, it creates unwanted results in case of abbreviations.
You can customize and adjust this correction function to suit your requirements so that Word uses the lower case [...]

Access/Edit Zoho Documents & Spreadsheets Offline from Microsoft Office with Zoho Plugin

The Zoho plugin for Microsoft Office allows you to write a document or compile a spreadsheet offline and upload it to your Zoho account without leaving the safe confines of your Office applications. The plugin works with Word and Excel and is compatible with the DOC, DOCX and XLS formats in Office 2007.

Using [...]

How to Convert Multiple MPG Files to AVI and Burn them on One CD/DVD Easily

You have multiple video files in the MPG format and want to convert them to an AVI. Many people go for the video convertors to change the formats and makes a video disk. Here is a way to convert them and get them burned onto one CD or DVD in the AVI format easily.
You can [...]