Get More Features in Outlook by Connecting Outlook Mail to MS Word
Microsoft Word can be used as the default text processor for composing, editing, or reading e-mails. If you set up an option in Outlook, then whenever you compose a new mail, the Word formatting toolbar will appear, allowing you to use all the rich features of Word to prepare and format your e-mail message. Rich […]
Use A Combo Box to Create Drop Down Lists In Excel
Combo Box is a very useful feature in MS Excel. It lets you display the result of the drop down list you made. Say you want to select a month from a drop-down list, and have the month number (as in “3” for “March”) appear in a cell. Here’s how to go about it. First, […]
Share Outlook Express across Multiple Versions of Windows in a Multi-Boot System
Many of us have multiple versions of Windows like XP and Vista running on the same machine. You can share all your Outlook Express data across these different Windows versions. Here is a procedure explaining how to share Outlook Express (OE) over multiple operating systems.’ Step 1: Start up the first Windows installation of your […]
How to Download Locked or Restricted Images from Photo websites like Flickr
The Flickr photo community has scores of interesting photos. Some of them would make excellent desktop backgrounds. But when downloading, only the empty file “spaceball.gif” is downloaded on your computer. If a Flickr user does not want his photos easily available for download, he can set a corresponding access setting in Flickr. If we try […]
How to Open An HTML Page In MS-Excel
Excel is “Web aware,” meaning that the program knows how to handle hyperlinks. You can add a hyperlink in a document, click on that link, and Excel opens your Web browser and displays the contents of that link in the browser. (You can also create a hyperlink to other Office documents, including Excel workbooks.) You […]
How to Create An Add-In From MS-Excel Workbooks
Any Excel workbook can be converted to an add-in. To create a protected add-in file, first load the workbook that will become your add-in. Start the Visual Basic Editor by choosing Macro from the Tools menu, then choosing Visual Basic Editor. At the very top of the Project window, select the bold entry that declares […]
How to Solve Internet Explorer’s Compatibility Issue
IE 7 has the Web standards for rendering HTML elements, in contrast to the previous versions that had a plethora of standard-related issues. However, most Web developers had to hack their source code in “illegal” ways so that their rendering would not be broken. Many sites you will visit on the World Wide Web have […]
How to Send Fax Messages using Open Office
Fax messages can be sent by using Open Office. The process is very simple and for those who don’t know what Open Office is, It is an Open source alternative to MS- Office. You can download it at Download OpenOffice.org. Sending Faxes and Configuring OpenOffice.org for Faxing To send a fax directly from OpenOffice.org, you […]
How to Turn Off Admin Shares of Your Drives
By default, Windows shares your all drives (C: shared as C$, D: as D$ and so on) so that you can access them over the network using your administrator password. However, if you’re the paranoid kind or need to share your admin password with your colleagues from time to time, you might want to turn […]
How to Lock or Password Protect Your PDF Files with Adobe Acrobat Reader
Password protection of your PDF file ensures that the PDF can only be opened by the intended recipient of the file. Password protection can also be used to prevent users from printing or editing the document. These settings can be further tweaked to allow only low resolution printing, and varying degrees of editing. To password […]
How To Integrate Outlook Address Book with LinkedIn Database Easily
The most common problem you’ll have faced with your Outlook address books is that your contacts change their contact details and neglect to inform you. Now, you can’t be informed about changes in each contact’s details, but you can at least know when your LinkedIn friends update their contact details. TheLinkedIn Outlook toolbar allows you […]
How to Disable Error Reporting in Microsoft Office
Error reporting in Microsoft Office will come into play when the Office faces any problems in its execution. You can turn off the error reporting feature in Office, which sends debug information to MS if and when a program crashes. The registry hack is as follows.. Navigate to: HCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Office\11.0\Common Here, the “11.0” is for Office […]
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