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How to Track Changes in a Word Document?

by Barbara J. Feldman January 6, 2009

Track Changes is a great Microsoft Word feature that gives an editor final control over changes made by collaborators. But in order to prevent others from turning off the Track Changes option, the document needs to be locked so only the original editor can turn it off. Allen Wyatt of Word.Tips.net shows you how.

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How to Set Up Multiple Monitors

by Barbara J. Feldman November 11, 2008

When visitors to my home office see the two large monitors on my desktop, and see the mouse travel seamlessly from one to the other, they are usually amazed to learn that support for multiple monitors is built into Windows. All you need is multiple outputs from your video card, or multiple video cards. To [...]

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Microsoft Word Problems Tying You in Knots?

by Barbara J. Feldman October 14, 2008

Have a Microsoft Word problem that is “tying you (and your stomach) in knots?” Allen Wyatt’s

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How to Really, Really Delete a File

by Barbara J. Feldman October 7, 2008

Despite a common misconception that deleting a computer file (and emptying the Recycle Bin) will completely remove a file from a personal computer, it’s just not true. All the delete button really does is remove the file from the directory listing. But for those times when really, really deleting a file is important, there are [...]

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Read Only Files Copied from a CD

by Barbara J. Feldman September 24, 2008

When copying files from CD to your hard drive, it’s important to realize that the Windows “Read Only” property will be copied with the file. To enable writing to the file on your local computer, you will need to highlight the file name in Explorer, and right-click to open Properties. Make sure the Read-Only attribute [...]

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How to Create an Internet Radio Station

by Barbara J. Feldman August 27, 2008

Using free tools, Tinkernet’s Daniel Davis explains how to create an Internet radio station that all your friends can listen to. The tools needed are Winamp, Shoutcast DSP Plugin, Shoutcast Sever, and a supply of digital tunes to play. Sorry, today’s tip is for Windows users only.

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