If you’re creating a larger Word 2010/2013 document, which includes multiple pages, you should add page numbers to it. You can search and keep track of your documents more effectively with page numbers included in them, and they a...
Word 2010/2013 includes a variety of options with which you can search your documents more quickly. If you have a document with lots of tables in it, you can jump directly from one table to the next. As such, the scroll bar is not...
Previous dotTech articles have covered how you can customize right-click context menus in Windows with the registry. However, with the freeware FileMenu Tools software you don’t have to open the registry to customize the con...
Alarm clocks always give you a handy reminder of a specific time. Whilst you can add alarm clocks with Windows system tools, there are also various alarm clock software packages. Among them is Free Alarm Clock which, as you might ...
Are you looking for a way to resize the Windows Vista/7 Start Menus or taskbar? If so you should change the size of their icons which by default are larger alternatives. The options for smaller icons are not visible from the deskt...
The Command Prompt is the last remnant of DOS on Windows. You can add a shortcut to the Command Prompt on the Windows Explorer right-click context menu. Then you can right-click a folder, and select the Command Prompt to open in t...
Whenever you add graphics to OpenOffice documents, you can also place a text caption below it which provides brief further details on what’s in the image. For example, if you add an application package screen shot to a docum...
GNU Image Manipulation Program (GIMP) is a free and open source alternative to Photoshop that is available on Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8, 8.1, Mac OS X, and Linux; it provides huge network of extensions and add-ons. Today I will cove...
If you have a desktop cluttered with downloaded file shortcuts, and other shortcuts, there are a few ways that you can clear it. Sure, deleting the shortcuts will remove them; but consider clearing the desktop with the Windows fre...
Those who have very large Excel spreadsheets can reduce them in size by removing a few rows or columns. Excel 2010/13 includes Hide/Unhide options with which you can temporarily remove columns and rows from view. As such, you don’...
The Windows 7 Media Center startup opens with an animation, and then goes to an index page from where you can open your pictures, videos, etc. However, you can add a series of switches to the Windows 7 Media Center’s target string...
Whether you have a full Excel package or an Excel Starter alternative, there are numerous display options which you can customize your spreadsheets with. You can find them by clicking the File tab and then Options. Then select Adv...
Windows 7 themes have some great wallpapers, and they’re not just limited to that platform. In fact, if you have Vista or XP you can also add the Windows 7 themes and wallpapers to your desktop. All that’s required is ...
If you have Word 2010/13 table row which should be moved further up, or down, you can do that without having to insert any new rows into the table. A couple of magical shortcut keys move a selected row further up, or down, the ta...
The MS Word document ruler, at the top of page, shows measurements in centimeters by default. However, it’s not limited to that unit of measurement. In fact, you can change it to one of five alternatives. Click on the File tab at ...
