How to Create an Index Table Like a Pro with Microsoft Word

Thankfully you’ve got the option to automatically create an index table in Word. Generating the Index Let’s start by creating a two column table in our concordance file. Write the words that you would like to be marked for indexing in the left column. shut the concordance file and open your master document’s reference tab to index our master document. We can hide these fields by clicking the Show/Hide Paragraph button in the home tab....

November 18, 2010 · 2 min · 299 words · Timothy Mcintyre

How to Use FileMenu to Manage Your Files More Efficiently

Here’s how to use FileMenu to do these tasks more efficiently. It takes too much time and becomes a deterrent for us to organize our files. FileMenu adds useful features to our right-click context menu to make it easier for us to move files around. We can access our Windows folder directory straight from FileMenu when want to move files around. The filter syntax is pretty straight forward. FileMenu gives us a better way to rename our files....

November 18, 2010 · 1 min · 129 words · William Gonzalez

How to Choose a Partition Scheme for Your Linux PC

Quick Links Afraid of the dreaded “p” word? You’re not alone. Image bydmyhung What Are Partitions? Partitions are divisions in the formatting of the hard disk. Think breaking a disk into two configuration parts. Partitions are really handy because they act as a sandbox. One could have Windows installed, riddled with viruses and trojans. The other could be running a very obsolete, security-hole addled Linux installation. Never shall the two interfere, unless either you make them or the hard drive itself physically dies....

November 17, 2010 · 2 min · 420 words · Holly French

How to Cross-Reference Actors/Movies (or Cheat at the Kevin Bacon Game)

Fill in both search fields with the actors you are looking for and hit search. The sorting options makes finding things like the highest grossing movie with Tim Burton and Johnny Depp trivial.

November 17, 2010 · 1 min · 33 words · Kayla Knapp

How to Get Nero's Best Features with Free Alternatives

Keep reading for the rest. Just double-opt for file and you’ll see a basic disk burning tool. This is a simple way to burn a Windows or Ubuntu image to disk without installing an extra program. However, for most purposes, Windows Media Player works great for burning audio CDs. There’s not many options, but you might add volume leveling to your tracks. Windows DVD Maker, preinstalled in Windows Vista and 7, works great for this....

November 17, 2010 · 1 min · 174 words · Adam Stafford

How To Use Your Wii Remote as a Gyroscopic Mouse

Heres how to get it working in a couple of easy steps. Using an alternative Bluetooth stack actually allows a wider compatibility with adapters, a very useful side-effect. Strictly speaking, you dont need the Motion Plus add-on. you’re able to even use two candles to get the same effect. Installing the Software First, get your Bluetooth dongle plugged in and enabled. Next, download theWIDCOMM Bluetooth stackand double-click to install it....

November 16, 2010 · 2 min · 302 words · Jason Bernard

What’s the Difference Between Desktop and Professional Printers?

What goes on inside one, and whats different about professional printers? There are many different ways to create prints besides your basic inkjet printer. How Does Printing Work? These colors, often called process colors, mix to create a broad color range for paper printing. Coincidentally, monitors and image files also have color gamuts, created by similar methods. Ideally, youll want to create multiple copies, thereby offsetting the time invested in the initial setup....

November 16, 2010 · 2 min · 260 words · Lisa Gross

Antivirus Slowing Your PC Down? Maybe You Should Use Exclusions

Heres how to improve your performance, at least a little bit. Were not going to sit here and tell you to go without antivirus, since that would be irresponsible. Or maybe print off the article and burn it. Also, the image is byxkcd What Files Should You Exclude? Youll probably notice that MSE doesnt slow your system down very much anyway. Were not going to cover every other antivirus program, but they all pretty much work the same....

November 15, 2010 · 1 min · 129 words · Nicole Taylor

Do a Complete Makeover of Your PowerPoint Slides with Pptplex

Quick Links PowerPoint is a great software package to deliver presentations, however it’s very linear. We can also change the theme of the canvas by selecting one of the available canvas backgrounds. The canvas itself determines the flow and the look and feel for your entire presentation. Each of your slides will be displayed in these little white boxes. The header of each section will be displayed on top of each slide group when we start our presentation....

November 15, 2010 · 1 min · 124 words · Brittany Roman

How to Reset or Change the Password for Your Verizon FIOS Router

Here’s how to reset the password to the factory defaults and get access to your router again. On a side note, that password box is really annoying on these Verizon routers. If it doesn’t work, then try it again. If you’re still not having any luck, then reset it.

November 15, 2010 · 1 min · 49 words · Jennifer Smith

How To Enable Macbook-Style Two Finger Scrolling on Windows Laptops

Here’s how to get the same feature on (most) Windows laptops. Head to the thedriver downloads page, install them, and reboot your PC. It’ll require some testing, but you should have two-finger scrolling. This will enable significantly better scrolling than the Compatible mode.

November 12, 2010 · 1 min · 43 words · John Allison

The How-To Geek Guide to Learning Photoshop, Part 5: Beginner Photo Editing

Quick Links Photoshop is named “Photoshop” for a reason; it’s for editing photographs. This is part 5 of a multi-part series. But, if you’re ready, we can cover four techniques that can help you create better memories. Press the key to select your crop tool. Use your mouse to click and drag, creating a box inside your photograph. You’ll notice a tick-box in the corners of your crop-box. you could move and resize your crop area to choose the precise area you wish to crop....

November 12, 2010 · 2 min · 408 words · Michael Garcia

How to Create Your Own Custom Windows System Administration Panel

Heres how to pull them all together into your own custom admin panel. On the left-hand side youll see lots of familiar items like Computer Management and gear Manager. choose the ones you want on the left-hand pane, and then hit the Add button. you’re free to use this for easy access to other computers over the connection. For our purposes, just nudge the Finish button. Just drop the URL into the box....

November 11, 2010 · 1 min · 143 words · Charles Banks