If you’re looking for a way to create image thumbnails from your video files, add the freeware Thumbnail Me 3.0 software to Windows XP/Vista/7 and 8. That’s a software package which scans video clips and presents you w...
If you have opened a large OpenOffice spreadsheet document, it might be handy to keep some of its rows and columns stationary. OpenOffice Calc has an option with which you can freeze selected columns and rows so that they always r...
MS Word 2010 has, like many software packages, a variety of keyboard shortcuts. With the keyboard shortcuts you can select a variety of options that aren’t visible on its menus and Ribbon. These are a few of the more notable Word ...
Wouldn’t it be great to have an option that plays a Windows clipboard text audio? With such an option you could check what text you’ve copied to the clipboard. This is how you can do just that! Firstly, add the NirCmd ...
Jump Lists were among the best new additions to Windows 7. They added another shortcut option, but you cannot combine multiple applications in one Jump List. That is unless you add Jumplist Launcher to Windows 7/8. Jumplist Launch...
When you paste text into Word 2010/2013, the copied text still includes all the formatting. As such, the copied text will probably not match the formatting of the rest of your document. However, you can instead paste plain text in...
To select multiple files in Windows Explorer, you would usually hold down the Ctrl key. However, there is another way, a better way, that you can select multiple files. You enable check boxes for items in Windows Vista or Windows ...
Windows includes a speaker icon on its system tray from which you can select a Mute audio option. However, Windows doesn’t have a keyboard shortcut that mutes the volume. Nevertheless, with suitable software you can still ad...
The Windows XP Start menu was one that included the All Programs Menu which expanded across the desktop. Microsoft removed that from Windows Vista/7, replacing it with a program menu that remains within the Start menu. However, wi...
Excel 2010/2013 doesn’t have any specific options that add watermarks to spreadsheets. However, you can still add watermark images and text to spreadsheets. Add the watermarks to the spreadsheets with Excel’s header and footer too...
You can add a shortcut to the desktop which ejects the CD/DVD drive. From that you can establish a keyboard shortcut for ejecting CDs and DVDs. There are various ways you can do that such as using the NirCmd command-line utility.
A cover page is a great addition to a document. On it you can add an abstract, title and subtitle for the document. Word 2010/13 have a variety of cover page templates for documents, and plenty of formatting options with which you...
You can search for documents and software from the Windows search box in the Start menu or Start screen or regular search window. An effective keyword might usually find a specific file or software package, but not always. For mor...
The folders in Windows don’t have a great diversity of colors. The standard folder icon is yellow, but you can change folders’ colors. All that’s required is the freeware Rainbow Folders software package. Rainbow...
If you have to change multiple cell cases in an Excel spreadsheet it’s not essential to delete and re-enter their content. Excel has three functions with which you can change the case of text. With those you can enter a function w...
