By default, Excel gives you a standard column width value of 8.43, but what if the worksheet you are working on requires the columns to be wider? You can adjust the width of each individual column or better yet, you can adjust the default width and take care of all of them at the same time. Here’s how:
As I cannot get used to the active screen corners, this tip will show how to activate the screensaver from an icon either in your dock or your desktop.
The toolbar of IE7 gets very minimal and removes most of the text; however, for some reason, the “page” and “tools” text remains. Here is how to get rid of it.
Vista utilizes the AutoPlay function to perform the appropriate task when a CD or DVD disc is inserted. Depending on the type of media on the disc (audio, DVD movie, pictures, audio files, etc.), Windows will take the action you selected and perform it for that media type. AutoPlay can be quite useful once you have customized it to meet your needs. Follow these steps to set Vista’s AutoPlay options:
There are thousands of newsgroups out there covering everything under the sun. Even if you are using another application for your email needs, you might want to try out Windows Mail for accessing newsgroups (for instance, Outlook cannot be used as a newsreader).
The device manager does not show devices that are not currently connected. Here’s how to remove them.
Wouldn’t you like to set your nano to go to sleep after a certain amount of time? This would come in handy if you are planning on falling asleep yourself and you want to conserve battery power. By following these steps, you can set the sleep timer for your nano and you both can enjoy a nice nap!
If the Quick Styles Gallery is no longer showing up or is behaving in a unfavorable fashion, you can force Word to rebuild the file. This will place the default content into the gallery and will not include any modifications you may have made to the content. Once the rebuild has been completed, your Quick Styles Gallery should function normally.
Frustrated that Vista won’t search where you want it to? You can easily check to see what folders are currently being indexed, add new folders, and remove current ones. Modifying the indexing will allow you to improve the search performance on your system by adapting it to index only what you need. To modify the locations, follow these steps:
Bebo is a social networking site that lists thousands of groups and artists with profiles and, better yet, streaming music to listen to. You can download these songs with ease and then place them on your iPod or Zune. Here’s how to download the free music:
The default settings for allocating space for deleted files that go to the Recycle Bin may be set to high (especially if you use large capacity drives). You can customize the space set aside on each drive or turn the feature off for any or all drives. To change the amount of space allocated, follow these steps:
By default, Vista does not index encrypted files. If you need to have these files indexed for your utilization of Vista’s search functionality, follow these steps:
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