it’s possible for you to extract images from a Microsoft Office document with a simple trick. And best of all, you don’t need any extra software. From there, you’re able to extract images, text, and other embedded files. you’re free to use Windows' built-in .zip support, oran app like 7-Zipif you prefer. We’ll detail that process at the end of this guide. Leave the main part of the filename alone....

If you create documents in Word with complex layouts, tables are a useful method of arranging your content. First, we insert the main table that will contain the steps of the procedure. We write the first step and press “Enter”. We’re going to insert a nested table that describes the situations in which you would choose each option. Before inserting the nested table, we ensure the cursor is placed where we want to insert it....

Fire up File Explorer and just start typing to perform a search.

Even though the arrows are smaller than in some previous versions of Windows, they aren’t terribly attractive. Fortunately, they’re pretty easy to remove. These methods should work in Windows 7, 8, and 10. Look through the Explorer key and see if there’s a subkey named Shell Icons. Next, you’re going to create a new value inside the Shell Icons key. Right-tap the Shell Icons folder icon and choose New > String Value....

But every fence needs a gate, and that’s where exceptions come in. When you allow an app to communicate through the firewall, it’s called adding an “exception”. For the most part, this all happens automatically. Or maybe it’s an app that just didn’t get configured automatically for some reason. In those cases, you’ll need to head into Windows' firewall prefs. smack the Windows Firewall app and not Windows Firewall with Advanced Security....

you could also just usethis nifty keyboard shortcut. you might always use the commandsfc /?to get all supported options for your version of Windows.

This is something that was extremely easy in XP, but seems to be much less intuitive in Vista. Hopefully this will help somebody! Just open up Advanced search by hitting the F3 key with an Explorer window open. Clicking on the date range box will bring up a calendar. In Windows 7, pressing F3 will bring up a small dropdown near the search bar. Click “Date Modified” to bring up the calendar....

Microsoft is competing with Steam. It’s not ready for powerful games yet. There’s no problem with getting Candy Crush Saga or other simple mobile games from the Windows Store. The Universal App Platform is ideal for simple things like that. But Rise of the Tomb Raider demonstrates just how limited universal apps are. Universal Apps vs. Desktop Apps Steam and other PC gaming services distribute games as traditional Windows desktop applications....

In this article, we demystify VLOOKUP by way of a real-life example. Well create a usable Invoice Template for a fictitious company. VLOOKUP is an Excel function. What sort of things? Well, any sort of thing. It doesnt really matter. Heres an example of a list, or database. In this case, the unique identifier is in the Item Code column. Our sample database above satisfies this criterion. The hardest part of using VLOOKUP is understanding exactly what its for....

Ever need to record something on your rig exactly as it comes out of your speakers? Enabling “Stereo Mix” will let you do exactly that, and here’s how to do it. This will work on Windows 11, Windows 10, Windows 8, and Windows 7. Nowadays, most sound cards have the ability to record whatever is being output. The only hang-up is accessing that recording channel. The “Sounds” option isn’t available in Windows 11....

Quick Links ImageMagick is a suite of command-line utilities for modifying and working with images. ImageMagick can perform a wide variety of operations. Installation ImageMagick isn’t included in the default installations of Ubuntu and many other Linux distributions. One of the most basic things you could do with it is converting images between formats. ImageMagick uses the quality level of the input image, if possible. If not, ImageMagick defaults to 92....

Once youve got the file, browse to its location and double-select it. When prompted, input your Dropboxs local path and hit Enter. The script will then add Dropbox to Office 2013 or 2016 and youre almost done. Next step is to actually add the Dropbox service to your Office installation. Choose the service you want to add. In this case we want to add Dropbox. Add Dropbox batch file Add Google Drive batch file...

The process is a little different on every version of Windows. In Themes controls, click “Desktop Icon controls.” We’ll show you where to find it. First, right-tap on the desktop and choose Personalize. When the Personalization controls window appears, select “Themes” in the left sidebar. Then, click “Desktop Icon tweaks” under Related tweaks. Uncheck the “Recycle Bin” box and click “OK” to back up your changes. Note that you could also configure this from the Desktop Icon controls in Personalization....