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100 (or more) Computer Tips in 100 (or more) Days

Index by Category

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General Computer:

Tip #1.      Basic Mouse Terms

Tip #6.      Save Versus Save As

Tip #9.      Stopping a Runaway Printer

Tip #14.    Permanently Deleting Files

Tip #16.    Word AutoCorrect With Automate Data Entry

Tip #37.    Picasa Photo Organizer

Tip #49.    Quick, Hide All Your Windows!

Tip #50.    Double-click the Title Bar and See What Happens

Tip #52.    Screen Captures

Tip #57.    Free Anti-Virus Programs

Tip #62.    Compressing Photos for Emailing

Tip #64.    Dropbox For Document Sharing or BackUp

Tip #68.    Improving Computer Speed

Tip #73.    Copying Pictures from Your Camera Using Picasa

Tip #74.    Changing Your Desktop Picture

Tip #76.    Lock Your Windows

Tip #81.    Google docs

Tip #85.    Windows Aero Snap Feature

Tip #86.    Develop a Backup Strategy

Tip #91.    Three Finger Salute

Tip #98.    Snap To Default Answer

Tip #101   Recap of Keyboard Shortcuts

Tip #102.  FTP via Skype

Tip #109.  Gmail Changes
Tip #112    Printing Specific Pages - Save time, paper and ink

Windows:

Touch Screen Actions

Customizing the Start Screen
Windows 8 Keyboard Shortcuts

Browsers:

Tip #2.      Browsing With a URL

Tip #3.      Using Tabbed Browsers

Tip #24.    Initiating a Google Search with a Right-Click

Tip #32.    Google Math

Tip #42.    Google Translate Tool

Tip #45.    Copying Pictures from the Internet

Tip #48.    Filling in Forms on the Internet

Tip #51.    Refining Your Internet Searches

Tip #66.    Browser Page Navigation

Tip #84.    Copying Text from the Internet

Tip #103.  Bookmarking Pages in Your Browser
Tip #106.  Spell Checking in Your Browser

Windows:

Tip #4.      Zooming Windows

Tip #11.    Important Keyboard Shortcuts

Tip #17.    Using the Right Mouse Button

Tip #18.    Great Windows Keyboard Shortcuts

Tip #19.    Selecting Items (files, folders,etc.)

Tip #49.    Quick, Hide All Your Windows!

Tip #50.    Double-click the Title Bar and See What Happens

Tip #74.    Changing Your Desktop Picture

Tip #76.    Lock Your Windows

Tip #85.    Windows Aero Snap Feature

Tip #98.    Snap To Default Answer

Facebook:

Tip #36.    Like, Comment or Share on Facebook

Tip #38.    Managing Friends’ Posts on Facebook

Tip #41.    Facebook Privacy Settings

Tip #44.    Friend Lists in Facebook
Tip #106.  Facebook Graph Search Feature
Tip # 125    Fixing Facebook Post Mistakes

Fun Projects & Tools:

Tip #43.    Making Word Clouds

Tip #60.    A Lighthearted Look at Computers and Technical Support

Tip #71.    SketchUp to Create 3-D Pictures

Tip #72.    Great FREE Fonts for Downloading
Tip #100.  Creating Mosaic Pictures

Excel:

Tip #5.      Drag and Drop in Word and Excel

Tip #6.      Save Versus Save As

Tip #9.      Stopping a Runaway Printer

Tip #10.    Duplicating with the Ctrl Key

Tip #13.    Freezing Panes in Excel

Tip #15.    Sorting In Excel

Tip #20.    Working in the Group Edit in Excel

Tip #22.    Comparing Worksheets in an Excel Workbook

Tip #23.    Scrolling wheel – scrolling left and right and then some!

Tip #25.    Wrapping Text in Excel

Tip #26.    Indenting Text in Excel

Tip #33.    Creating Charts in Excel

Tip #39.    Navigating In a Document

Tip #40.    FREE Microsoft Office Alternatives

Tip #46.    Excel – AutoFit Column Width and Height

Tip #53.    Excel Lists

Tip #55.    Extra Help for Microsoft Office

Tip #56.    Excel Conditional Formatting

Tip #58.    Format Painter

Tip #59.    Office – Accessing Templates

Tip #61.    Excel Data Validation

Tip #63.    Excel – Showing/Hiding Formulas

Tip #65.    Excel Formula Auditing – Tracing Dependents and Precedents

Tip #67.    Excel - Defining Names

Tip #81.    Google docs

Tip #87.    Microsoft Office’s Hidden Dialog Boxes

Tip #90.    Excel Worksheets Printing Options

Tip #93.    Excel Scenario Manager

Tip #92.    Roll Through the Office Ribbons

Tip #95.    Office’s Vanishing Tools

Tip #96.    Excel – Filtering

Tip #97.    Excel – Concatenating Cells

Tip #99.    Excel – Finding Duplicate Records
Tip #104.  Push Pinning Documents
Tip #107   Pivot Tables - includes a video clip showing how it's done
Tip #108   Customizing the Quick Access Toolbar
Tip #118   Easy Excel Formatting Tips
Tip #119   Excel's Amazing Date Functions

PowerPoint:

Tip #21.    Resizing Pictures From the Center

Tip #58.    Format Painter

Tip #55.    Extra Help for Microsoft Office

Tip #59.    Office – Accessing Templates

Tip #78.    PowerPoint Show

Tip #81.    Google docs

Tip #87.    Microsoft Office’s Hidden Dialog Boxes

Tip #92.    Roll Through the Office Ribbons

Tip #95.    Office’s Vanishing Tools

Tip #104.  Push Pinning Documents

Tip #108   Customizing the Quick Access Toolbar

Word:

Tip #5.      Drag and Drop in Word and Excel

Tip #6.      Save Versus Save As

Tip #7.      Selecting Text

Tip #8.      Growing/Shrinking Font Size with the Keyboard

Tip #9.      Stopping a Runaway Printer

Tip #10.    Duplicating with the Ctrl Key

Tip #21.    Resizing Pictures From the Center

Tip #27.    Word’s Colorful Underlines

Tip #29.    Inserting a Horizontal Line in Word

Tip #31.    Generating Random Text

Tip #34.    Creating Forms in Word (Part 1)

Tip #35.    Creating Forms in Word (Part 2)

Tip #39.    Navigating In a Document

Tip #40.    FREE Microsoft Office Alternatives

Tip #47.    Finding Text in a Document

Tip #54.    Automatic Bullets/Lists in Word

Tip #55.    Extra Help for Microsoft Office

Tip #58.    Format Painter

Tip #59.    Office – Accessing Templates

Tip #69.    Comparing Documents in Word

Tip #75.    Important Microsoft Word Tips

Tip #79.    Multilevel Lists in Word

Tip #81.    Google docs

Tip #83.    Word – Track Changes

Tip #87.    Microsoft Office’s Hidden Dialog Boxes

Tip #88.    Word – Styles

Tip #89.    Word – Document Map

Tip #92.    Roll Through the Office Ribbons

Tip #94.    Determining Reading Levels for Documents

Tip #95.    Office’s Vanishing Tools

Tip #104.  Push Pinning Documents

Tip #108.  Customizing the Quick Access Toolbar
Tip #114.   Replacing Text in Word
Tip #115.   Changing The Page Orientation Within a Document
Tip #117.   Tis the Season to Mail Merge

Outlook:

Tip #12.    Signatures in Outlook – More than just your name

Tip #14.    Permanently Deleting Files

Tip #28.    Reply vs. Reply All in Email

Tip #30.    Addressing an Email

Tip #70.    Outlook Address AutoComplete

Tip #77.    Outlook – Scheduling Email Delivery

Tip #80.    Rules in Outlook to Manage Messages

Tip #82.    Outlook - Adding Contacts From an Email

Tip #92.    Roll Through the Office Ribbons

Tip #95.    Office’s Vanishing Tools

Happy Computing!

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