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Picture Thumbnails Not Showing in Windows Explorer? Here's how to Get Them Back

Picture Thumbnails Not Showing in Windows Explorer? How to Get Them Back

When you’re looking through windows explorer looking for a picture it’s helpful to see a picture preview of each file. These preview icons are called thumbnails. Are your picture thumbnails not showing in windows explorer? If so, it can be difficult to find the file you’re looking for. Here’s how to turn on the thumbnails so […]

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January 5, 2016

A tutorial on the Microsoft Excel number format. What types of information can I put into those excel boxes and how can I format that information?

Microsoft Excel Tutorial – Number Format

Microsoft Excel can be an overwhelming program when you’re new. The program has so many functions that even experienced users often find new aspects of Excel that they need to learn. In this Microsoft Excel tutorial we’ll review how to use Excel’s number format. In other words, what types of information can I put into […]

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December 17, 2015

In this introduction to excel you'll learn the structure of Excel workbooks, worksheets and cells. These basics will help you understand every excel file.

Excel 101: An Introduction to Excel

According to Wikipedia, Microsoft Excel first came to the Macintosh in 1985 and Windows in 1987.  Since then, it has become the go-to spreadsheet program for many people (and companies).  So many people are exposed to Excel spreadsheets and have a need to create or edit them. But, what if you don’t have any experience […]

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November 2, 2015

An introduction and guide for customization of the Windows 10 Action Center to view previous notifications and make quick settings changes.

Windows 10 Action Center Introduction and Customization Tutorial

Our eyes are focused more and more on phones and computer screens these days.  Technology has advanced to try and help you multi-task while you’re glued to your screen with notifications.  You may see notifications pop up on your phone or computer when you need an update, when there is activity on your favorite social […]

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October 13, 2015

A tutorial showing how to use Microsoft Excel's text to column functions to split an address into separate columns.

How to Use Excel Text to Columns To Separate Addresses

In a previous post we explained how to separate names using Microsoft Excel’s text to columns function. But, what if your data is a little more complicated, like an address? In this post we’ll walk you through some more advanced techniques with Microsoft Excel’s text to columns function. We’ll be using Excel 2007 for this […]

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September 21, 2015

56 Keyboard Shortcuts for Microsoft Windows and Office. Includes shortcuts for Windows 10 and a printable reference sheet!

56 Helpful Keyboard Shortcuts for Windows

When did stuff stop coming with users manuals? (Probably when everyone stopped reading them! 🙂 ) Well, I guess there are users manuals for Microsoft Windows and Office but they’re online. And, still, nobody probably reads them (including me).  But, there are some valuable tidbits hidden in all those instructions, including keyboard shortcuts that can […]

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September 8, 2015

excel concatenate (combine cells in excel)

How to Combine Cells in Microsoft Excel

In a previous post we showed you how to separate first and last names into two columns using Excel’s text to columns function. But, what if you want to combine cells?  Say you have first and last names in two columns and you really want them together in one? Here we’ll show you how to […]

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August 4, 2015

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