Tips4MyComputer

How to Make Mailing List in Gmail

2013-04-12T06:30:00.001+07:00

In Gmail if you want to make the mailing list do these steps:

Go to Contacts page.
Search for some of your contacts you want to add to your list using the search box.
Look for a button below the search box.
Click the button and choose "create new"

Adding Horizontal Scroll Bar in Microsoft Word 2010

2013-01-03T10:25:00.003+07:00

While working on my MS-Word 2010 I found that the horizontal scroll bar is missing !
How to add horizontal scroll bar back?

Do the following steps:
1) Word Menu File>Options>Advanced>Display
2) Tick the option > Show horizontal scroll bar

Cheers !

ปัญหาเข้า msn messenger ไม่ได้ (error code 80048051)

2010-09-11T22:05:00.001+07:00

ถ้าใครเคยเจอปัญหาเข้า msn messenger ไม่ได้ แล้วขึ้น
error code 80048051

ลอง search ดูมีวิธีแก้ไขมากมาย (แต่ไม่ได้ผล)

สุดท้ายแก้ง่ายๆโดย เปิด IE Explorer แล้วติ๊ก File > Work Offline ออก

Chrome Tips: Navigating Previously Opened Pages

2010-08-22T13:57:00.000+07:00

To move backward, use Alt-Left Arrow

To move forward, use Alt-Right Arrow

Chrome Tips: Moving between tabs

2010-08-22T13:48:00.000+07:00

Chrome shortcut keys:
You can move to the next tab by using

Ctrl-PgUp
Ctrl-PgDn

I found this is quite useful because I am using computer notebook and I can hold the Ctrl button by left hand and pressing PgUp (page up) or PgDn (page down) using the right hand

Word tips: Double Underline Text and Opening the Font Dialog Box

2010-08-15T22:38:00.000+07:00

Ctrl-Shift-D to double underline text

Remember it as Double line = D (But shift is needed)

Ctrl-D to open the font dialog box

Tips for Gmail: Now you can drag&drop files into mail attachment

2010-08-14T10:54:00.000+07:00

I just figured out today that you can now drag&drop files to mail attachment.

This is nice when you don't have to look for files in the list or just drag them from one window or from Desktop to Gmail directly.

Have a nice day !

Insert bullets in Word using keyboard (Easier way)

2010-08-10T14:43:00.003+07:00

I am writing again and don't want to interrupt my flow of thoughts by raising my hand to use mouse to insert bullets in Word, what can I do?

Follow these steps

Type asterisk (*) following by tab or space bar

This is better tip than my previous post using Ctrl-Shift-L and Ctrl-Shift-N.
However, the results are a little different (try it by yourself).

Maximizing your workspace in Word

2010-08-10T14:32:00.005+07:00

I am writing and want to maximize the workspace in Word, what should I do?

Following these steps

Alt-v-z-t To work in full text width view
Alt-v-u To work in full-screen mode
Esc To go back to normal view
If you want to also hide the top and bottom margin to further increase the space, it can be done by locating your mouse at the top edge of the page. There will be arrows (up and down). Double click to hide the white space (top and bottom margin area). You can recall it back using the same method (double click the edge).

Have a nice day !

Easily removing paragraph break when you cut and paste from other documents

2010-08-10T11:47:00.002+07:00

Sometimes we copy and paste text from other document (such as pdf) to Word and found that it comes with paragraph breaks like this

Artificial neural network is an alternative to the classical

procedures to develop predictive models (Jang, 1993). The current

trend in data analysis and soft computing is to develop hybrid

There is a way to remove these paragraph breaks easily by following these steps

Select the text you want to work with
Ctrl-h (to activate replace menu)
In "Find what:" type ^p
In "Replace with:" type one space (by pressing the space bar key only once)
Click "Replace All"

You should get the result (text without paragraph breaks) like this

Artificial neural network is an alternative to the classical procedures to develop predictive models (Jang, 1993). The current trend in data analysis and soft computing is to develop hybrid

Number formatting in the MS-Word field

2010-08-09T15:12:00.003+07:00

Refer to my previous post about simple mathematical calculation in Word.
It is also possible to put format for the result of calculation.
For example,

2500 -20*52.88 = 1442.40 (without thousand separator (comma))

We can set the format by the following steps

Shift-F9 to edit the field
After the formula, add the formatting code as \# ,0.00
The field will look like this { =2500-20*52.88 \#,0.00}
Press F9 to update the field

The result will look like this 2500 -20*52.88 = 1,442.40
(with thousand separator and accuracy of 2 decimal places)

Other variations are, for example,

.. \# 0 for rounded whole numbers
.. \# ,0 for rounded whole numbers with a thousands separator
.. \# ,0.00 for numbers accurate to two decimal places, with a thousands separator
.. \# $,0 for rounded whole dollars with a thousands separator
.. \# $,0.00;($,0.00);- for currency, with brackets around negative numbers and a hyphen for 0 values

Performing (simple) mathematical calculation in Word

2010-08-09T13:59:00.009+07:00

Sometimes it is convenient to perform simple mathematical calculation in word.
For example, if the following text is needed to put in word file

C = 42.5/1.1 = 38.64

Instead of using calculator program we can perform calculation in word by the following steps

Type C = 42.5/1.1 =
Ctrl-F9 to create empty field (it will look like this {})
In {} type {=42.5/1.1}
F9 to update the field (word will calculate the above expression for us

You can copy, paste and edit the formula using the following steps

Copy, Paste
Shift-F9 to alter the formula, the change the formula or values as you like.
Press F9 to update the field and toggle back into text mode (now the value should be updated according to the new formula)

Note: Shift-F9 will toggle only the field you selected while Alt-F9 will toggle all fields in the file (this might be helpful if you want to see the formula in other places or to copy the formula.)

Shortcut key: Applying Bullet in Word

2010-08-04T22:48:00.000+07:00

Ctrl-Shift-L to apply bullet (I think it is easier to memorize L = List)

Ctrl-Shift-N to remove bullet

Keyboard Shortcut for Applying Heading in Word 2007

2010-08-04T20:55:00.001+07:00

Ctrl-Alt-1 for Heading 1
Ctrl-Alt-2 for Heading 2

etc.

Ctrl-Shift-N to demote to Body Text

Shortcut key to insert equation in Word 2007

2010-08-04T16:22:00.003+07:00

Alt =

This will insert equation in word 2007

Also use

Alt =

To toggle back into text mode

How to fix messenger error code 80072ee2

2010-07-30T21:23:00.000+07:00

This afternoon I could not log in to my messenger for no reasons.
I forgot that I might opened the windows live web page and got some offline message from one of my friends. I might did something wrong on that page but did not recognize it.
I have searched for the solution and found it here.
http://www.windowsxpregistrycleaner.com/msn-error-80072efd-80072ee2.html

Finally this solved my problem.
I could log in to messenger again.

I don't know why we are still using messenger while we can do better using skype.
(only one good reason may be that messenger has emoticons while skype have not.

Horizontal Line in Word Made Easy

2010-07-20T17:05:00.001+07:00

Solid line > Three hyphen (---) and enter

Thicker line > Three underscore (___) and enter

Dotted line > Three asterisks (***) and enter

Double line > Three equal sign (===) and enter

Triple line > (###) and enter

Wavy line > (~~~) and enter

Disable Excel Auto Color Fill

2010-07-07T14:52:00.000+07:00

Excel auto color fill is so annoying.
Here is how to disable it. (follow this link)

How to connect your 4shared folder to your desktop

2010-05-11T15:51:00.001+07:00

4shared.com is recently cool online storage service that offer 10 Gb free space.

You can also link the web folder to your desktop and work as if it is your local folder.

See instructions here

What is WebDav? How can I use a WebDAV client to connect to my account?

WebDav is a convenient way to store and retrieve files between your computer and your 4shared account using the built-in functions in the Microsoft Windows Explorer that you do with your local drives.

Our webdav address is: http://webdav.4shared.com:80/wa.

Follow the instructions to set up WebFolder in Microsoft Windows XP

Click "Start" and then choose "My Computer"
Choose "Tools" Option (from the top of window)
Click "Map Network Drive" from list
Click "Sign up for online storage or connect to a network server" at the bottom
Click "Next"
Select "Choose another network location" then click "Next >" again
In the address field you will type http://webdav.4shared.com:80/wa
Enter your 4shared account login and password
Click "Next"
Click "Finish"
You may drag the WebFolder on your desktop from "My Network Places", to create a Desktop Shortcut
You can now Copy/Paste or Drag/Drop files into and out of this new directory structure.

At the moment we are still testing the feature and there could be troubles with setting it up in Vista. Sorry for the temporary inconveniences.

MSVCR71.DLL is missing [Problem Solved]

2010-02-27T03:34:00.001+07:00

Symptom:
Today I got an error message from windows while I attempted to open MATLAB program. The opening of MATLAB was failed and it said that MSVCR71.DLL file is missing.

Solution:
Get the missing file here
Unzip the file and put the file in \\windows\system32

How to remove mybrowserbar.com [Solved]

2010-02-20T01:50:00.004+07:00

Symptom:
I am using Firefox web browser and some web pages I want to access to is redirected to mybrowserbar.com

Solution:
I figured out that this is related to my pdfforge tool bar. If you have installed it you should remove it. In my case, it is installed but not shown in my Firefox tool bar.

Right click at the Firefox tool bar.

Select pdfforge tool bar.

Select Help > Uninstall

A way to reduce you code's computation time that might be forgotten in programming

2008-01-03T10:30:00.000+07:00

Considering this simple example of programming code

A=XY+XZ ===> this coding requires 3 computational steps (2 multiplications and 1 addition)

alternatively,

A=X(Y+Z) ===> this coding requires only 2 computational steps (1 addition and 1 multiplication)

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