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Creating a legend for conditional formatting in Excel 2016 and a hyperlink to that legend

byThomas Zucker-Scharff

2019-10-08

This article addresses the need, sometimes extreme, for a legend that may not be easy to create, depending on the features of conditional formatting you have used. Almost all spreadsheets need some sort of legend.

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How to Install Microsoft Office Picture Manager in Office 2019

byJoe Winograd

2018-10-26

Microsoft Office Picture Manager was included in Office 2003, 2007, and 2010, but not in 2013 or 2016. Now that Office 2019 is here, the bad news is that it is still missing, but the good news is that the same no-cost method that works to install it with Office 2013 and 2016 also works with 2019.

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Is Google Getting Smarter Than You? How Machine Learning is Changing Our World

byRyan Ayers

2018-09-03

How Machine Learning Is Changing Our World

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Merge PST Files in Outlook 2016, 2013, 2010, 2007 - Smart Strategies

bySysTools

2018-05-02

Learn how to merge PST files in Outlook 2016, 2013, 2010, 2007. The article explains the quick manual solution to merge Outlook PST files into a single file without losing any data. The post also suggested easy to use tool to merge PST files and remove duplicates

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dtSearch - Powerful Search Tools for Windows

byJoe Winograd

2019-12-27

dtSearch Desktop with Spider is a powerful search tool for Windows. It includes indexing and searching — both are extremely robust and fast! It is available in other editions, including Desktop with Spider and Network with Spider. This article is about the version that I use — Desktop with Spider.

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How to Identify Fonts on a website and download them.

byAndrew Leniart

2017-06-123

Ever visit a website where you spotted a really cool looking Font, yet couldn't figure out which font family it belonged to, or how to get a copy of it for your own use? This article explains the process of doing exactly that, as well as showing how to install downloaded fonts.

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MS Excel: Conditional Formatting and a COOL twist!

byThomas Zucker-Scharff

2017-11-06

Microsoft's Excel has many features that most people will never need nor take advantage of. Conditional formatting is one feature that you may find a necessity once you start using it.

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A Step by Step Guide to Avail Trial of Dynamics 365 for Project Service Automation and Field Service

byChinmay Patel

2017-02-17

Having trouble getting your hands on Dynamics 365 Field Service or Project Service trial? Worry No More!!!

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How to calculate Duration from text and number cell value

byShums Faruk

2017-01-309

When you see single cell contains number and text, and you have to get any date out of it seems like cracking our heads.

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Excel - Did You Know !

byShums Faruk

2017-01-2510

Excel can be a tricky bit of software to get your head around. Whilst you’ll be able to eventually get to grips with the basic understanding of how to get by, there are a few Excel tips that not everybody will even know about let alone know how to do.

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PowerPoint Still Works for Businesses. Here’s Why.

byRick Enrico

2016-09-141

Technology opened people to different means of presenting information, but PowerPoint remains to be above competition. Know why PPT still works today.

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How to Install Microsoft Office Picture Manager in Office 2016/Office 365

byJoe Winograd

2015-12-10120

Microsoft Office Picture Manager was included in Office 2003, 2007, and 2010, but not in Office 2013. Users had hopes that it would be in Office 2016/Office 365, but it is not. Fortunately, the same zero-cost technique that works to install it with Office 2013 also works with Office 2016/Office 365.

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Deploy and update a Microsoft Access application in a Citrix environment

byGustav Brock

2015-12-111

Deploying a Microsoft Access application in a Citrix environment is not difficult but takes a few steps. However, Citrix system people are often of little help, as they typically know next to nothing about Access. The script provided here will take you a long step deploying successfully.

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Software Metering

byLeon Taljaard

2015-09-302

Software Metering within our group of companies has always been an afterthought until auditing of software and licensing became a pain point. Orchestrator and SCCM metering gave us the answer and it was an exciting process.

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Windows 10 Privacy and the DoNotSpy10 application

byThomas Zucker-Scharff

2015-08-114

The new Microsoft OS looks great, is easier than ever to upgrade to, it is even free. So what's the catch? If you don't change the privacy settings, Microsoft will, in accordance with the (EULA) you clicked okay to without reading, collect all the information it can gather - without you knowing!

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