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Although those were excellent programs, and best of all free, they cant keep up with the times. http://tips4pc.com/DVD_Movie/using_dvdfab6_to_copy_and_burn_a.htm http://tips4pc.com/DVD_Movie/using_dvdfab6_to_copy_and_burn_a.htm When you are new to using Excel you can start by creating a simple budget or just simply adding a list of figures to show what Excel can do. Below I will show you step by step how to create a simple budget. http://tips4pc.com/Excel-2007/how_to_create_a_simple_budget_in.htm http://tips4pc.com/Excel-2007/how_to_create_a_simple_budget_in.htm When you add a watermark to a document in Word 2007, by default, it will be added to your entire document. Therefore if you add a watermark to your document it seems that you have no control over where it will appear. Sometimes this is not what you want. Having the words confidential or do not copy spread across a title page or even a contents page does not always look good. 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The finished word will appear for me. http://tips4pc.com/Word-2007/type_abbreviations_and_use_autoc.htm http://tips4pc.com/Word-2007/type_abbreviations_and_use_autoc.htm Sometimes when you copy text from a webpage, (which could be breaching copyright laws) there will be html hyperlinks included in the text. If you paste this text to a Word Document the hyperlinks will now be in your document. These links will lead to wherever the original author intended. http://tips4pc.com/Word-2007/shortcut_to_delete_all_html_hype.htm http://tips4pc.com/Word-2007/shortcut_to_delete_all_html_hype.htm Watch this video to see how to get rid of capital letters and change to lowercase text. You can also see a written tutorial on Changing UPPERCASE to lowercase complete with step by step instructions and screenshots. http://tips4pc.com/Word-2007/change_uppercase_text_to_lowercase_VIDEO.htm http://tips4pc.com/Word-2007/change_uppercase_text_to_lowercase_VIDEO.htm Sometimes when you have an important document you need to place a water mark on it to stop people from copying or sharing the information. Maybe you have an E-book that you sell and you want to remind your customers that is cannot be shared around freely. Either way putting a watermark on a document can be a very handy feature to use. http://tips4pc.com/Word-2007/add_a_watermark_to_your_word_200.htm http://tips4pc.com/Word-2007/add_a_watermark_to_your_word_200.htm When you want to see the properties of your network adapter, it can be difficult to know which Internet Protocol version to pick from the list. You might want to check your connection or even change your IP address but how do you know which IPV to choose. See the screenshot below. I have chosen one internet protocol version to see the properties to, however there is a similar looking item just above that one. How do I know which internet protocol version to choose. http://tips4pc.com/Networking/how_to_see_what_internet_protocol_version.htm http://tips4pc.com/Networking/how_to_see_what_internet_protocol_version.htm Even though it is your computer and you are the only one using it, sometimes you forget what files and folders you are sharing with other computers on your network. 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If you do not have the original CD this will not help you. http://www.tips4pc.com/Computer_tips_and_tricks/how_to_find_the_product_key_of_w.htm http://www.tips4pc.com/Computer_tips_and_tricks/how_to_find_the_product_key_of_w.htm This is an expensive process because you will need Microsoft Word 2007 and a professional version of Adobe PDF creator. You can get Word Documents converted for free on the internet but the standards are poor. It would not include html links or embedded video. You also need a video to embed into the word 2007 document to export to PDF. If you are in business and you plan to use these programs then they are well worth the money. http://www.tips4pc.com/Word-2007/add_a_video_or_to_word_2007_and.htm http://www.tips4pc.com/Word-2007/add_a_video_or_to_word_2007_and.htm A bookmark is a marker in a document that can be linked to. For example you can make a bookmark to jump from one section to another or from page to page in a document. http://www.tips4pc.com/Word-2007/how_to_make_a_bookmark_in_a_word.htm http://www.tips4pc.com/Word-2007/how_to_make_a_bookmark_in_a_word.htm When you are writing a long Microsoft word document, sometimes you need to link to parts of the document instead of having to find different sections manually. This allows a reader to jump from one section to another by clicking a link. You might have a table of contents at the beginning of your document and you can make these headings clickable. When you have a 100 page word 2007 document, this is a handy feature to become acquainted with. 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However when you go on holidays and take your movies with you to watch, some DVD players will not play AVI movies. This is extremely annoying but if you want to watch your movie in the dvd player you have to convert it back to dvd mpeg format. The easiest way to convert your AVI movie to Mpeg to put on a DVD disc is to use a full version of Nero. However if you do not have Nero you can download Any Video Converter. http://tips4pc.com/convert%20video/convert_avi_movie_format_to_mpeg.htm http://tips4pc.com/convert%20video/convert_avi_movie_format_to_mpeg.htm There is a great little trick that I actually discovered by accident. If you press the ALT key when you have a word document open, the shortcut keys appear over the button they apply to. Just try it for yourself. 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This process has saved my life, seriously. http://tips4pc.com/Task-scheduler/how_to_export_or_copy_a_task_fro.htm http://tips4pc.com/Task-scheduler/how_to_export_or_copy_a_task_fro.htm In Microsoft word 2007 the developers tab contains an entire lot of features to use, however it is not enabled to show by default. Therefore the developers tab will not show until you change the Word options. Some of the features the de3velopers tab reveals are advanced controls and hidden elements to your document that not too many users are familiar with. See what the developers tab looks like in the screenshot below. If you have not enabled it to be shown you will not see it. http://tips4pc.com/Word-2007/how_to_enable_or_show_the_develo.htm http://tips4pc.com/Word-2007/how_to_enable_or_show_the_develo.htm The Windows registry can be a confusing place when you are trying to find a particular registry key. Just to find one registry key you might have to enter up to 10 folders. 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You could be in my computer, on the internet, or chatting on MSN, and whatever is on the screen is available for you to capture and save. http://www.tips4pc.com/Articles/Windows%20Vista/use_the_windows_vista_snipping_t.htm http://www.tips4pc.com/Articles/Windows%20Vista/use_the_windows_vista_snipping_t.htm It is annoying when you have text that is not punctuated correctly or is all UPPERCASE or all lowercase. However this is not a problem in Microsoft word 2007 because you can change the text from UPPERCASE to lowercase or vice versa. This is a great tip to remember. http://www.tips4pc.com/Word-2007/change_uppercase_text_to_lowerca.htm http://www.tips4pc.com/Word-2007/change_uppercase_text_to_lowerca.htm When you try to use the dos command feature in Windows Vista on occasions it will not work because it needs to be run as an administrator. Sometimes you might type a command in, and the dos command box either flashes on the screen or appears to do nothing at all. http://www.tips4pc.com/Computer_tips_and_tricks/how_to_run_the_dos_command_promp.htm http://www.tips4pc.com/Computer_tips_and_tricks/how_to_run_the_dos_command_promp.htm The run box is a handy tool where you can type in commands to perform tasks or open programs and internet pages through. It can also give you access to hidden settings if you know the correct command to type in. This is great, but by default, all of your entries to the run box are recorded and listed for all to see. 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