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How to disable USB port/drive in Windows 7

2011-09-09T22:43:00.000+05:30

You may want to disable the USB port or disable the USB drive in Windows 7 for several reasons.

If you don’t use USB drive much, then its a good idea to disable it to prevent any malware infection from a USB drive.

To disable USB port or USB drive in Windows 7, click on Start button, type "regedit" in the search box, and start the regedit program when you see it in the results.

In the regedit, navigate to this path in the left panel,
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\USBSTOR

Now double click on the "Start" key in the left panel, and change its value to 4. This will disable the USB drive or USB port in your computer. To enable the USB drive again, change the value of this key to 3 again.

Now you have to reboot/restart the your PC for better results.

How to Install Themes on the PS3 Using a Hard Drive / USB

2011-08-28T18:36:00.004+05:30

Sony's PlayStation 3 (PS3) allows you to change the look of the display by installing downloaded themes. If your PS3 isn't connected to the Internet, then this presents a slight, but easy to work around, complication. By using an external hard drive or USB flash drive, you can download the theme's P3T file onto the drive. You then transfer the drive to the PS3 and install it.

Power on the external drive and plug its USB cable into your computer. If you only have an internal hard drive, you can purchase an adapter that supplies external power and a USB connector for use on your computer and the PS3.

Create a folder named "PS3" in the root of the drive. In that folder, create a subfolder called "Theme." Download or transfer a P3T file into the "Theme" folder (see Resources).

Disconnect the hard drive from the computer and attach it to the PS3 using the same USB cable.

Enter the "Settings" menu from the initial PS3 screen by highlighting it with your directional buttons and pressing the triangle to select it. Then select "Theme Settings."

Choose "Theme" and then "Install." Select the USB device (i.e., your hard drive) and select the theme from the list displayed. If you wish to install multiple themes, repeat this step for each theme. You can only use one at a time, but multiple themes allows you to easily change between them.

Go back to the "Settings" menu and choose "Theme Settings." Select the newly installed theme and click "Apply."

How to block ads in facebook

2011-08-23T01:24:00.001+05:30

Here is a simple trick on how you can block ads on Facebook.

Download and install Greasemonkey Firefox extension, if you are not already using it.
For old Facebook users install the Block Facebook Ad’s user script and for those using the new Facebook interface download the New Facebook Layout Ad Killer user script.
Refresh the Facebook page and the ads should disappear.

That’s it once the page is refreshed you will no longer see any advertisements.

Auto poke back friends in Facebook

2011-08-21T00:27:00.002+05:30

Facebook Poke feature doesn’t have a specific meaning instead it can be used for various purposes like to say Helloor just to annoy someone.Whenever someone Pokes you it is automatically shown on your facebook homepage with the option to Poke back.Sometimes a lot of people poke you simualtenously and it gets really difficult to poke back each and everyone.Using this trick you will poke back everyone automatically.This trick works in Google Chrome and Firefox browsers

Trick to Auto Poke Back your Friend in Facebook:-

For Google Chrome:-

Open your Google Chrome browser and install the script by Clicking Here
Click on the Install or Add to Chrome button appearing on your screen.

Now after installation you will see a conformation Message You Have successfully installed and you will also see a Facebook button in your browser.

Click on the Facebook button and do check mark in the box.

That’s it. Now Refresh your Facebook page. You will see a Poked notification rather than Poke Back.

For Mozilla Firefox:-

Open your Mozilla Firefox browser and you first have to install Grease Monkey Add-on by Clicking Here.
Click on Add to Firefox button and a new window will be open.

In the newly opened window click on the Install button.

Now you have to add Javascript in to your browser by Clicking Here.
Click on the Install button appearing on the upper right side corner in to your firefox window.

In the new pop up window again click on the Install button.

That’s it. Now you will see a script is successfully installed notification at the below of your screen.

Now when your friend will Poke you then he will automatically be Poked Back.

Enable Bitlocker in Window 7 and How to Use it

2011-08-21T00:19:00.001+05:30

All of us have some private data like some personal pictures,office files or any other stuff which we want to protect from others.You can either use encryption using third-party freeware softwares like Axcrypt ,Disguise Folders or you can use Bitlocker (windows inbuilt encryption software) .Using Bitlocker you can lock your local drives .It comes pre-installed in Ultimate and Enterprise editions of windows 7 ,Vista as well as the Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2.

Trick to Enable Bitlocker in Window 7:-

Click on the Start button. In the search field type RUN and Click on it.

Now in the Run box type gpedit.msc command and press OK.

Go to this path:-

Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > BitLocker Drive Encryption > Operating System Drives.

In the Right Side window Pane Double Click on the Require Additional Authentication at Startup. This will open a new window.

In newly opened window select Enabled and also don’t forget to check mark Allow BitLocker without a compatible TPM option and click OK.

Trick To Use Bitlocker Encryption

Go to My Computer and the Hard Drive that you want to make Password Protected. Right Click on the drive and then click on the Turn on BitLocker.

When you click on the Turn on BitLocker option then a new window will pop up and in this window set your password in password field and click on Next button.

Now it will ask you where you want to save recovery key i.e. to USB, Recovery File, Print Recovery Key. Use any option recommended use Recovery Key to File. Now browse the location in your PC where you want to save this. Keep this file safe because this will help you to unlock your drive when you lost the password and click on next.

Now click on the Start Encryption button and your Encryption will start. It will take some time to complete.

That’s it. When it will completed, you will see a locker type image on the drive and when you double click on it then it will ask you to enter Password.

Can I upload files on blogspot / blogger

2011-08-17T16:59:00.001+05:30

You can only upload image files to blogspot (blogger). For other types of file you must find your own hosting.

There is a limit of 300MB on the images you are uploading to a BlogSpot blog.

For non image files (for example css, javascript...) you can use one of the following services.

Free hosting services :

OpenDrive - in this moment in my opinion this is a best choice.

OpenDrive have 5Gb free space storage and bandwith of 1Gb per day. You can use OpenDrive service to host javascript files with javascript functions which you can call from your blogspot posts as an external javascript file.

First you need to sign in on this service

After you are signed in, go to files tab

Under Files tab is a Upload option with which you can easily upload files from your computer to OpenDrive service

After file is uploaded you can see uploaded file inside MyDocuments in OpenDrive

When you hover your mouse over uploaded file there is a little arrow in upper right corner, when this arrow is clicked you can choose Links

In Links screen you can find:

Direct link - this is a link you can choose for include javascript files in blogger post

Direct link - link for direct download

Google groups

Unfortunately, Google groups no longer support upload of files. They remove the ability to upload new files to groups since 2011.

Create your own Google Group and upload files (100 MB).

First go on Google Group and sign in
Create group (clik on Create group as in picture below)

Name your group, write a group description and choose access level and click button "Create my group"

Now you can upload files

Click browse and choose file to upload from your computer

When you uploaded file, you can click on uploaded file in the list and in the address bar you will see url of hosted file

Now you can use this url in your code, for example:

view plainprint?

'http://intblogsupport.googlegroups.com/web/SyntaxHighlighter.css?hl=en&gsc=LopFqhYAAAAyJt7F9v8L6AePkQCcpD2ug-kXU5InE09W2o0GCSVgCQ' rel='stylesheet' type='text/css'/>

If javascript file was uploaded and you want to use uploaded javascript use this code:

view plainprint?
"http://everything-about-blogging.googlegroups.com/web/TestJs.js?hl=en&gda=bUe-djsAAAATLYFRxG7MFqGWBWh2VvtrqIEbF7jzfKsOTBbDD3S6g8oRXZrtFiBTuJ69H91AzQAGRdr3QrylPkw2aRbXD_gF&gsc=CJY8-AsAAABni9lzDVHuoDw_bqXODZJz" type="text/javascript">

SkyDrive

Skydrive is online service which offers 25 GB of free online storage.
For hosting files and use them from your blog you must use little hack.
Unfortunately, this is working only 24 hours. After 24 hours URL (address) is changed.

You must have Windows Live ID to use skydrive, if you don't have, you can register

First upload file in public folder

Go to public folder on skydrive

Click on file you want to use in your blog

Right click on icon for download file and choose "Open link in new tab"

Now you can use address from address bar in new tab but don't forget to exclude "?download" on the end of the address

Attention, this is working only for 24 hours. After 24 hours URL (address) is changed

Download complete list of Alt codes free

2011-08-15T18:51:00.000+05:30

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List of Alt Codes used for Punctuation, Editing, Parenthesis, Quotation etc.

2011-08-15T17:36:00.001+05:30

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**ALT Codes for Punctuation**
Interrogetary and Exclamatory
Alt Code	Symbol	Description
Alt 33	!	Exclamation Mark
Alt 19	‼	Double Exclamation
Alt 173	¡	Inverted exclamation mark
Alt 63	?	Question Mark
Alt 168	¿	inverted question mark
Alt Codes for Parenthesis
Alt Code	Symbol	Description
Alt 40	(	Open Bracket
Alt 41	)	Close Bracked
Alt 91	[	Open Square Bracket
Alt 93	]	Close Square Bracket
Alt 123	{	Open curley bracket
Alt 125	}	Close curley bracket
Alt Codes for Editing
Alt Code	Symbol	Description
Alt 28	∟	Tab Marker
Alt 21	§	Paragraph
Alt 20	¶	Carriage Return
Alt 0134	†	dagger / obelos
Alt 0135	‡	double dagger / diesis
Reported Speech / Quotation
Alt Code	Symbol	Description
Alt 34	"	Quotation Mark
Alt 0139	‹	quotation mark
Alt 0155	›	quotation mark
Alt 0145	‘	curly single open quote
Alt 0146	’	curly single close quote
Alt 0147	“	curly double open quote
Alt 0148	”	curly double close quote
Alt 174	«	Quotation Mark
Alt 175	»	Quotation Mark
Alt 0130	‘	curly single quote
Alt 0132	„	low curly doublequote
Alt Codes for Abbreviation
Alt Code	Symbol	Description
Alt 39	'	Apostraphe
Alt 96	`	Angled Apostraphe
Alt 38	&	Ampersand
Alt 64	@	At Symbol
Alt Codes for General Punctuation
Alt 58	:	Colon
Alt 59	;	Semi-Colon
Alt 44	,	Comma
Alt 46	.	Full Stop / Period
Alt 32		Space
Alt 255		Alternative Space
Alt 0133	…	dot dot dot / ellipsis
Alt 95	_	Underscore
Alt 0175	¯	overscore
Alt 124	\|	Bar
Alt 126	~	Tilda/Squiggle
Alt 0168	¨	diaresis
Alt 45	-	Dash or Hyphen
Alt 0151	—	Longer Dash or Hyphen
Alt 22	▬	Long Hyphon
Alt 42	*	Asterisk
Alt 47	/	Slash
Alt 92	\	Back Slash
1º and 1ª mean 1st in some languages
Alt 166	ª	a superscript
Alt 167	º	o superscript
Archaic Punctuation Alt Codes
Alt 0183	·	interpunct

2011-08-15T17:33:00.002+05:30

**Arrow Symbols ALT Codes**
Alt Code	Symbol
Filled Arrows
Alt 16	►
Alt 17	◄
Alt 254	■
Alt 30	▲
Alt 31	▼
Line Arrows
Alt 23	↨
Alt 24	↑
Alt 25	↓
Alt 26	→
Alt 27	←

ALT Codes - Copyright, Trademark, Registered Mark

2011-08-15T17:31:00.003+05:30

**ALT Codes for** ©,®,™
Alt Code	Symbol	Description
Alt 0169	©	Copyright
Alt 169	®	Registered symbol
Alt 0153	™	Trademark

ALT Codes - Alt Codes for Spanish

2011-08-15T17:30:00.000+05:30

**Alt Codes for Spanish / castellano**
Upper case vowels with accents
Alt Code	Symbol	Description
Alt 0193	Á	a with accent
Alt 0201	É	e with accent
Alt 0205	Í	I with accent
Alt 0211	Ó	O with accent
Alt 0218	Ú	U with accent
Lower case vowels with accents
Alt Code	Symbol	Description
Alt 0225	á	a with accent
Alt 0233	é	e with accent
Alt 0237	í	i with accent
Alt 0243	ó	o with accent
Alt 0250	ú	u with accent
Alt code for the 'extra' spanish letter
Alt Code	Symbol	Description
Alt 164	ñ	n-yeh
Alt 165	Ñ	N-yeh
Upside Down Punctuation
Alt Code	Symbol	Description
Alt 173	¡	Inverted exclamation mark
Alt 168	¿	Inverted question mark
Superscripts for Ordinal Numbers
Alt Code	Symbol	Description
Alt 166	ª	a superscript
Alt 167	º	o superscript
Euro Currency Symbol Alt Code
Alt Code	Symbol	Description
Alt 0128	€	Euro

ALT Codes - Alt Codes for "extra" letters

2011-08-15T17:28:00.002+05:30

ALT Codes for "Extra" Letters
Uppercase			Lowercase
Alt Code	Symbol	Description	Alt Code	Symbol	Description
Alt 0229	å	Aa	Alt 0197	Å	aa
Alt 0140	Œ	Oethel	Alt 0156	œ	oethel
Alt 0254	þ	Thorn	Alt 0222	Þ	thorn
Alt 0216	Ø	Slashed O	Alt 0248	ø	Slashed o
Alt 0198	Æ	AE ligature	Alt 0230	æ	ae ligature
Alt 165	Ñ	N tilde	Alt 164	ñ	n tilde
Alt 0223	ß	Eszett
Alt 0208	Ð	Eth	Alt 0240	ð	eth

ALT Codes - Alt Codes for Greek Letters

2011-08-15T17:27:00.002+05:30

ALT Codes for Greek Letters
Alt Code	Symbol	Description
Alt 224	α	Alpha
Alt 225	ß	Beta
Alt 226	Γ	Gamma
Alt 235	δ	Delta
Alt 238	ε	Epsilon
Alt 233	Θ	Theta
Alt 227	π	Pi
Alt 230	µ	Mu
Alt 228	Σ	Uppercase Sigma
Alt 229	σ	Lowercase sigma
Alt 231	τ	Tau
Alt 232	Φ	Uppercase Phi
Alt 237	φ	Lowercase Phi
Alt 234	Ω	Omega

ALT Codes for Drawing

2011-08-15T17:26:00.002+05:30

ALT Codes for Mathematical Symbols
Alt Code	Symbol	Alt Code	Symbol
Alt 176	░	Alt 200	╚
Alt 177	▒	Alt 201	╔
Alt 178	▓	Alt 202	╩
Alt 179	│	Alt 203	╦
Alt 180	┤	Alt 204	╠
Alt 181	╡	Alt 205	═
Alt 182	╢	Alt 206	╬
Alt 183	╖	Alt 207	╧
Alt 184	╕	Alt 208	╨
Alt 185	╣	Alt 209	╤
Alt 186	║	Alt 210	╥
Alt 187	╗	Alt 211	╙
Alt 188	╝	Alt 212	╘
Alt 189	╜	Alt 213	╒
Alt 190	╛	Alt 214	╓
Alt 191	┐	Alt 215	╫
Alt 192	└	Alt 216	╪
Alt 193	┴	Alt 217	┘
Alt 194	┬	Alt 218	┌
Alt 195	├	Alt 219	█
Alt 196	─	Alt 220	▄
Alt 197	┼	Alt 221	▌
Alt 198	╞	Alt 222	▐
Alt 199	╟	Alt 223	▀

ALT Codes for Currency Symbols

2011-08-15T17:25:00.002+05:30

**ALT Codes for Currency Symbols**
Alt Code	Symbol	Description
Alt 0164	¤	Currency
Alt 156	£	Pound
Alt 0128	€	Euro
Alt 36	$	Dollar Sign
Alt 155	¢	Cent
Alt 157	¥	Yen
Alt 158	₧	Peseta
Alt 159	ƒ	Frank / Gulder

ALT Codes - Alt Codes for Maths / Mathematics

2011-08-15T17:17:00.000+05:30

**ALT Codes for Mathematical Symbols**
Alt Code	Symbol	Description
Alt 48 - 57	0 - 9	zero to nine
Alt Codes for Basic Operators
Alt Code	Symbol	Description
Alt 43	+	Plus Sign
Alt 45	-	Minus Sign
Alt 0215	×	Multiplication Sign
Alt 0247	÷	Obelus / Division ign
Alt Codes for Pers
Alt Code	Symbol	Description
Alt 37	%	Percentage Sign
Alt 0137	‰	Per mille (per thousand)
Alt Codes for Bracketing
Alt Code	Symbol	Description
Alt 40	(	Open Bracket
Alt 41	)	Close Bracked
Alt Codes for Degree of Accuracy
Alt Code	Symbol	Description
Alt 241	±	Plus or Minus
Alt Codes for Fractions
Alt Code	Symbol	Description
Alt 47	/	Fraction seperator
Alt 0188	¼	Quarter
Alt 0189	½	Half
Alt 0190	¾	Three quarters
Alt 46	.	Decimal Point
Alt Codes for Equality
Alt Code	Symbol	Description
Alt 240	≡	Exactly Identical
Alt 61	=	Equals
Alt 247	≈	Approximately equal
Alt Codes for Inequality
Alt Code	Symbol	Description
Alt 60	<	Less Than
Alt 62	>	Greater Than
Alt 242	≥	Greater than or equal
Alt 243	≤	Less than or equal
Alt Codes for Powers
Alt Code	Symbol	Description
Alt 251	√	Square Root
Alt 252	ⁿ	Power n
Alt 0185	¹	To the power of 1
Alt 0178	²	squared
Alt 0179	³	cubed
Angles and Trigonometric Alt Codes
Alt Code	Symbol	Description
Alt 227	π	Pi
Alt 248	°	Degree sign
See also Greek Alphabet Alt Codes
General Mathematical Symbols
Alt Code	Symbol	Description
Alt 35	#	Number
Alt 236	∞	Infinity
Alt 230	µ	Micro
Alt 228	Σ	Sum
Alt 239	∩
Integration / Integral Sign
Alt Code	Symbol	Description
Alt 244	⌠	Top half
Alt 245	⌡	Bottom Half

ALT Codes - Alt Codes for Instant Messaging (IM) and Chat

2011-08-15T17:09:00.000+05:30

Alt Code	Symbol	Description
Alt 1	☺	Happy Smiley
Alt 2	☻	Sad Smiley
Alt 3	♥	Heart
Alt 11	♂	Male Sign
Alt 12	♀	Female Sign
Alt 13	♪	Quaver
Alt 14	♫	Joined Quavers

List of Alt Codes for entering Bullets and Symbols

2011-08-15T17:06:00.000+05:30

Alt Code	Symbol	Description
Alt 1	☺	White Smiley
Alt 2	☻	Black Smiley
Alt 3	♥	Heart
Alt 4	♦	Diamond
Alt 5	♣	Club
Alt 6	♠	Spade
Alt 7	•	Bullet 1
Alt 8	◘	Bullet 2
Alt 9	○	Bullet 3
Alt 10	◙	Bullet 4
Alt 11	♂	Male Sign
Alt 12	♀	Female Sign
Alt 13	♪	Quaver
Alt 14	♫	Joined Quavers
Alt 16	►	Play Forward
Alt 17	◄	Play Reverse
Alt 254	■	Stop
Alt 30	▲
Alt 31	▼
Alt 23	↨
Alt 24	↑	Up Arrow
Alt 25	↓	Down Arrow
Alt 26	→	Right Arrow
Alt 27	←	Left Arrow
Alt 0129		Undefined - Normally generates a box
Alt 15	☼
127	⌂
Alt 18	↕
Alt 29	↔

How to create a table in blogger / blog / website

2011-08-15T16:50:00.000+05:30

There are two ways to create a table in website/blog:

1. a standard html format /code for writing a table

for example we take 2 column and 4 rows HTML code is

<table>

<tr><td>One
</td><td> Two</td></tr>

<tr><td>Three
</td><td> Four</td></tr>

<tr><td>Five
</td><td> Six</td></tr>

<tr><td>Seven
</td><td >Eight</td></tr>

</table>

All the tables in html starts with <table>
and ends with </table>

<tr> is tr=table row indicates new row in the table and usually
ends with </tr>

<td> Indicates the start of the content of a
table column where td=table data and this tag ends with </td>

though creating a table format using above method
is a bit confusing for beginners the second way of creating a table will be
easy...

2.Draw a table in MS-Word and save that file as Webpage format

This is the easiest way to create a table in the web / blog. Follow the following steps :

Open the MS-Word and create a table as you wish.
Save As the file with Single file Webpage , Webpage(filtered) format in MS-Word.
Now Open that saved file with text editor like Notepad,EditPlus etc.
Copy the only part or from table tag (<table>) to end of table tag (</table>) i.e. your table and table values/data.
Now you have to paste this copied HTML code in the blogger HTML blogger post
Then you can publish the post or table.

How to create a table in blogger / blog

2011-08-15T14:58:00.001+05:30

There

Convert any web page, document in PDF format

2011-08-02T16:50:00.000+05:30

Follow the steps if you want to convert your web page or document like doc,html

download the freeware software : BullZip.exe

To get started, first follow the link above and download Free Pdf Printer from BullZip, then install it to your computer.

Once you're done, you might need to close the program (or the web browser) which you're currently viewing the document. This helps refreshing the list of available printers on your computer.

Once you get back to the document you want to convert, perform the same steps are you print out the document, i.e. File > Print ...

When you see the Print window pop-up, select "Bullzip PDF Printer" under "Printers", then click "OK".

BullZip PDF Printer will then start to analyze your document and display a new pop-up window, where you can direct it to the location you want to save the pdf file.

Follow the pop-up windows and.. hola! The PDF document is created!

Add Watermark to a Word Document

2011-08-02T16:37:00.003+05:30

Add Watermark to a Word Document

You can insert a watermark into a Microsoft Word document as either text or image.
Here is a sample Word Document with text watermark:

And here is an example of picture watermark:

And here is an example of picture watermark:

Step-by-step to add a watermark to Word document (applied for Microsoft Word 97-2010):
Microsoft Word 97/2000/XP (2002)/2003:

Open the Word document that you want to add watermark to.
Select "Format" from the top menu, then select "Background", then "Printed Watermark".
In the "Printed Watermark" dialog:

A. To insert a text watermark:
- Select the "Text watermark".
- Then, either select a pre-defined text from the drop-down, or type in your desire text on the "Text" field.
- Customize your watermark with other options in this dialog such as text size, text color, etc, then click "OK".
- Watermark is now inserted into your document.
B. To insert an image watermark:
- Select the "Picture watermark".
- Then click on the button "Select Picture...".
- Navigate to the directory where your watermark picture is located. Select it and click "Insert".
- Select a customized scale if desired, then click "OK".
- The image is now inserted into your document as watermark.

Microsoft Word 2007/2010:

Open the Word document that you want to add watermark to.
Select the "Page Layout" Tab from the top menu
In the "Page Background" group, select "Watermark".
You can now select one of the pre-defined watermarks, or if you wish to use your own text/image, select "Custom Watermark" at the bottom.
At the "Printed Watermark" dialog:

A. To insert a text watermark:
- Select the "Text watermark".
- Then, either select a pre-defined text from the drop-down, or type in your desire text on the "Text" field.
- Customize your watermark with other options in this dialog such as text size, text color, etc, then click "OK".
- Watermark is now inserted into your document.
B. To insert an image watermark:
- Select the "Picture watermark".
- Then click on the button "Select Picture...".
- Navigate to the directory where your watermark picture is located. Select it and click "Insert".
- Select a customized scale if desired, then click "OK".
- The image is now inserted into your document as watermark.

Insert a watermark / background image/text to a word document

2011-08-02T16:34:00.001+05:30

You can insert a watermark into a Microsoft Word document as either text or image.
Here is a sample Word Document with text watermark:

And here is an example of picture watermark:

Step-by-step to add a watermark to Word document (applied for Microsoft Word 97-2010):
Microsoft Word 97/2000/XP (2002)/2003:

Open the Word document that you want to add watermark to.
Select "Format" from the top menu, then select "Background", then "Printed Watermark".
In the "Printed Watermark" dialog:

A. To insert a text watermark:
- Select the "Text watermark".
- Then, either select a pre-defined text from the drop-down, or type in your desire text on the "Text" field.
- Customize your watermark with other options in this dialog such as text size, text color, etc, then click "OK".
- Watermark is now inserted into your document.
B. To insert an image watermark:
- Select the "Picture watermark".
- Then click on the button "Select Picture...".
- Navigate to the directory where your watermark picture is located. Select it and click "Insert".
- Select a customized scale if desired, then click "OK".
- The image is now inserted into your document as watermark.

Microsoft Word 2007/2010:

Open the Word document that you want to add watermark to.
Select the "Page Layout" Tab from the top menu
In the "Page Background" group, select "Watermark".
You can now select one of the pre-defined watermarks, or if you wish to use your own text/image, select "Custom Watermark" at the bottom.
At the "Printed Watermark" dialog:

A. To insert a text watermark:
- Select the "Text watermark".
- Then, either select a pre-defined text from the drop-down, or type in your desire text on the "Text" field.
- Customize your watermark with other options in this dialog such as text size, text color, etc, then click "OK".
- Watermark is now inserted into your document.
B. To insert an image watermark:
- Select the "Picture watermark".
- Then click on the button "Select Picture...".
- Navigate to the directory where your watermark picture is located. Select it and click "Insert".
- Select a customized scale if desired, then click "OK".
- The image is now inserted into your document as watermark.

Windows 7 shortcuts

2011-08-02T16:23:00.000+05:30

There are some shortcut keyboard tricks for Windows7:-

Magnifier:- “Windows” + “+” or “Windows” + “-“

This shortcut key zooms in or zooms out your computer screen and activates ‘Windows Magnifier’.

“Windows”+ “SHIFT” + “1” through “Windows” + “SHIFT” + “9”

This is used to start new instances of the respective taskbar icons.

“Windows” + “B”

By this you can focus on the “show hidden icons” on the system tray.

“Windows” + “1” through “Windows” + “9”

This launches 1st through 9th icon on the taskbar.

“Windows” + “Ctrl” + “1” through “Windows” + “Ctrl” + “9”

This toggles through the multiple instances of the icons.

“Windows” + “SHIFT” + “right arrow” or “Windows” + “SHIFT” + “left arrow”

This can be used to move any selected icon, from one monitor to another.

“Windows” + “P”

This is used to select “presentation display mode”.

“Ctrl” + “Alt” + “D”

This switches to “docked mode”.

“Windows” + “T” or “Windows” + “SHIFT” + “T”

This will help you to move focus to front/back on the taskbar.

“Windows” + “Esc”

The magnifier view can be exit by this.

“Windows” + “Alt” + “1” through “Windows” + “Alt” + “9”

This is used to open jump list for respective icons.

“Ctrl” + “Alt” + “L”

This is used to switch to “lens mode”.

“Ctrl” + “Alt” + “F”

This can be used to switch from ‘Docked’/’lens’ mode back to ‘Full Screen’ mode.

“Windows” + “G”

This toggles through desktop gadgets.

“Ctrl” + “Alt” + “I”

You can invert colors by this.

“Windows” + “X”

This shortcut key is used to launch ‘Windows Mobility Center’ especially useful for laptop.

Open command prompt from any folder

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If you want to open any command prompt from any folder,

Just press the Shift key on your keyboard and hold it.
Then right click on any folders from anywhere in your commuter;
then you get an option from the dropdown list “Open command window here”.

Select this option and you will get a command prompt with that folder as the default path.