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mIRC Tips and Tricks

How to Use mIRC

Internet Chat Relay (IRC) is a popular, free, and open-source chat environment which was written in 1988. People use it to communicate on...

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Microsoft Word Tips and Tricks

How to Add a Word to the Dictionary in Word 2016

To add a word to the Word 2016 dictionary, right click on it and select Add to Dictionary. You can view the additional words you have s...

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Windows 7

How to show hidden files in Windows 7

  Step 1: Click on the Start button. This is the small round button in the lower left corner of your screen that has a Windows flag on it....

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How to Change the Auto-Save Interval in Word 2013

  The AutoRecovery feature of Microsoft Word 2013 automatically saves your document every 10 minutes by default. However, you can manually...

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How to Enable Touch Mode in Office 2013

Now you can enable Touch Mode in Microsoft Excel 2013 to make your life much easier if you are working on a touch screen device as the s...

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iOS iPad iPhone iPod Touch

How to Take a Screenshot on Your iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch

  Taking a screenshot with the iPhone is a very easy task. These instructions can be used to take a screenshot on all iOS devices. Any mo...

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iOS iPhone

How to tell if the shift key is lower case, Upper Case, or CAPS LOCK in iOS 5 to iOS 7.1

  Are you confused by the keyboard changes in from iOS 5 to iOS 7.1? Here's how to tell if the Shift key or the Caps Lock key is on o...

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Microsoft Excel

The SUM Function in Microsoft Excel

SUM The SUM formula does exactly what you would expect. It allows you to add 2 or more numbers together. There are three ways you...

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Microsoft Word

Microsoft Word Tips

How To Select Text Quickly 1) You can double-click anywhere within a paragraph to select / highlight a word in MS Word. 2) By tripl...

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