Tips & Tricks – Page 14 – Technical Forum

Importing Contacts to Hotmail/Outlook Account

Email Tips How Tos Tips & Tricks July 27, 2022

If you are using a web browser to access your Hotmail account, (or MSN account or Live account), you can add your existing contacts or those contacts of your other accounts to your Hotmail following the steps described in this article. With Hotmail, you can import (transferring or copying) your contacts from Gmail, Yahoo Mail, LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, or using an exported address book in a file form, which is usually a CSV file. To know the steps in exporting your contacts from another account, or from an email program… Read More

How to split a large file into several smaller files using WinRar and how to merge them back

How Tos Tips & Tricks Windows Tips July 25, 2022

Sometimes when you need to send a file to a friend or contact through email, the size of the file attachment matters. With Yahoo Mail, you are allowed to attach files not bigger than 25MB. If it is bigger, then Yahoo will prompt you to use its partner service, Dropbox.com. With Gmail and Hotmail, there are also file size limits for attachments. If you have a huge single file that you want to send through email but it is impossible to send because of the file size, there is a… Read More

Enabling the Developer Tab in MS Publisher 2010

How Tos MS Office Tips Tips & Tricks July 25, 2022

If you are using MS Publisher 2010 for the first time after a recent installation, the default behavior is that the Developer tab is disabled. This means that the macro feature, add-ins and customizations, controls and ActiveX are not available. The last menu in the Main Tabs is View. When the Developer tab is enabled, it will be shown as the last tab in Main Tabs shown below: To enable the Developer tab, follow the steps described below: Step 1: Open MS Office Publisher 2010 Step 2: Click on the File menu Step 3: Click on Options… Read More

How to recover desktop or laptop BIOS password

How Tos Tips & Tricks July 25, 2022

You were tweaking your system BIOS configuration to maximize your hardware component performance. You decided to password-protect the system BIOS so that only you can access it since you firmly believe that only you shall be able to access it since critical changes in the BIOS may harm your computer system. That was a good intention. However, after several months, you have forgotten the BIOS password and you are now unable to access it for further changes and hardware configuration. What shall you do then? One known solution to this… Read More

How to Add an Email Signature in Gmail

Email Tips How Tos Tips & Tricks July 25, 2022

You might have noticed that when you receive an email from some people or organization, they might have appended a graphic or customized greeting at the end of the email message. This is called an email signature. An email signature is typically a bit of “personalized” text such as your contact information or a favorite quote, company logo with slogan, that is automatically inserted at the bottom of every message you send. Here’s a sample signature: The message above is from a Gmail account sent to a Yahoo Mail user… Read More

How to show the Developer Menu/Tab in Microsoft Excel 2010

How Tos MS Office Tips Tips & Tricks July 25, 2022

When you install MS Excel for the first time, the default setting has the Developer tab “disabled”. This means that the Macro button not available including all VBA programming aspect of the Excel file. To enable the Developer Tab, here are the steps: Step 1: Open MS Excel 2010 Step 2: Click on File menu Step 3: Click on Options Step 4: In the Excel Options dialog box, click on Customize Ribbon in the left panel Step 5: In the Customize Ribbon group, select Main Tabs Step 6: Click on the the “Developer” item to put a check on it to “enable” the Developer tab Step 7: Click OK button to… Read More

How much RAM can my laptop or desktop computer take?

How Tos Tips & Tricks July 23, 2022

The amount of RAM acceptable in computer systems is determined by the computer’s motherboard. This is true for laptop computers and desktop computers. So the best way to know how much RAM (Random Access Memory) is acceptable in your computer is to refer to your computer’s documentation specifically the motherboard’s information. You will surely need this information if you want to upgrade your computer’s memory and you want to exactly know which RAM stick is compatible and how much RAM your system can take. Another method is to manually check… Read More

How to change Gmail command buttons to the classic Text labels

Email Tips How Tos Tips & Tricks July 23, 2022

When Gmail changed its email interface, many people still loved the classic look and looking for ways to retract or revert to the classic look and feel that they are accustomed to. However, Gnaim did not provide a way to permanently switch into the classic interface now that it has already released the new Gmail interface. One of the changes that the new interface offers is the command buttons people use to archive, mark as Spam, or delete marked emails. To enhance the interface Gmail changed this commands to graphic… Read More

How to re-use several beautiful slide templates in a single PowerPoint file

How Tos MS Office Tips Tips & Tricks July 22, 2022

When you are using Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 or 2010, beautiful slide templates are already built in. Also, there are several hundreds and even thousands of PowerPoint templates available for free download in various websites that work for both PowerPoint 2007 and 2010. However, when you are working with a template, all slides are identically designed. That is, the first slide is unique, then the rest of the slides follow identical template design every time you add a new blank slide. How about if you want a completely different template or… Read More