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Learn how to use the Microsoft Excel text to columns function to split first and last names into separate columns in this quick tutorial.

How to Use Excel Text to Columns To Separate First and Last Names

Have you ever had an excel spreadsheet in which you’d like to split one column into two or more? For instance, say you have a column with names and you want to separate the first and last names into two separate columns. Excel has a built in function called text to columns which enables you […]

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July 13, 2015

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Remove a Video from a Powerpoint Presentation

Want to remove a video from a powerpoint presentation? Including a video in a presentation is a great way to keep an audience engaged. In our previous post we showed two methods for adding a video to a Powerpoint presentation: linking to a video and embedding a video into the presentation. Suppose you have a […]

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June 2, 2015

2 ways to add a video to your powerpoint presentation and the pro's and con's of each method

2 Ways to Add a Video to a Powerpoint Presentation

Videos in a Powerpoint Presentation? Why add videos to a powerpoint presentation? This Forbes article recommends videos as a way to keep an audience engaged while this Prichard Communications article indicates video content in a presentation may be processed faster and retained longer than text content. Whatever your reasons for adding a video to your […]

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May 28, 2015

Google Chrome Bookmark to Windows 8 Start Screen

Add a Google Chrome Bookmark to your Windows 8 Start Screen

In our last post we showed you how to add an Internet Explorer bookmark to your Windows 8 start menu.  Previous versions of Google Chrome had a function to add a bookmark to the start screen, but newer versions of Chrome no longer have this capability.  There is, however, a workaround which we’ll show you […]

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May 4, 2015

Windows Screenshot Tool

The Handy Windows Screenshot Tool You Didn’t Know Existed!

Do you ever want to take a screenshot of your screen to include in a post or send to someone in an email? There is a way to do this in windows, you press Ctrl and PrntScr at the same time and you get a copy of your entire screen. But, sometimes I want to […]

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April 4, 2015

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Frustration Free Windows 8, Get a Windows 8 Start Menu

I love all things tech and have been around computers since I was young (not that I want to date myself but PC’s were just coming out then 🙂 ).  So when I upgraded to a new touchscreen Windows 8 laptop I was excited to get my hands on it and play around.  Unfortunately, the […]

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March 19, 2015

Hard Drive Full - Finding Folder Sizes in Windows

How to See Folder Sizes in Windows

It can be so frustrating not to be able to see folder sizes in windows. I’d be working along fine on my computer one day and…BAM!…I get the nasty message that my hard drive only has 10% of space left. Running with a hard drive that’s too full can slow your computer down and cause […]

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