Over the years, Microsoft Outlook has grown from merely an email application to a robust personal productivity software package. While it is best known for sending and receiving email, managing calendars and managing contacts. However, one of the lesser-known applications included in Outlook, the Journal, can help you track how much time you spend on […]
How to Resize a .PNG File Image Credit: AndreyPopov/iStock/GettyImages The Portable Network Graphic file format, also referred to as PNG, as become a ubiquitous element of the modern web and digital media. Thanks to lossless compression, PNG image files allows for a degree of quality and flexibility that cannot be found in many of the […]
Resize icons to customize your Mac. Image Credit: Courtesy of Apple The icons on the Mac desktop and in any Finder window can be resized according to your preferences. Large icons are easy for children or people with poor vision to see and use, while small icons keep your desktop from looking cluttered and allow […]
Image Credit: julief514/iStock/Getty Images A Western Digital external hard drive is good safe way to back up data on your computer. But these drives can also be prone to problems, such as bugs or other glitches. The good news is that if you have problems with your hard drive you can perform a reset on […]
Converting data in a string format between different data types is usually a straightforward process in Oracle, but some cases are a little more challenging than others. One of these occurs when you use Oracle to convert clob to varchar2, which is difficult because a varchar2 column has a maximum of 4,000 characters, while clob […]
Use MS Visio for your easy drafting needs. Microsoft Visio comes with hundreds of shapes and stencils already installed, so regardless of what kind of project you’re working on, there’s probably something that will work for you. In addition to these, there are stencils available online that you can download to your computer for specific […]
A mirror image is useful when creating a symmetrical graphic design project. When creating a digital art project, the ability to control the elements that make up the piece is essential for the overall layout. You may find that an image needs to be mirrored to fit into a project, or a duplicate image needs […]
Image Credit: Katie_Martynova/iStock/Getty Images Microsoft Word quickly adds an editable figure number through its Insert Caption function to make referencing images and graphs intuitive. You can change this number by highlighting the figure and choosing to insert another caption. However, doing so could make your figure discontinuous. Likewise, deleting or moving captions confuses the order […]
Convert a PDF file into a Photoshop PSD file with a few clicks. Photoshop is an application made by Adobe for creating, manipulating and editing image files. When you work on a document in Photoshop, it is saved as a PSD file, which lets you edit various components of the image before exporting it to […]
PowerPoint is a visual medium, best used with images and little text. Moving pictures may have been invented over a century ago, but video is now becoming a primary form of communication. The ability to include video clips in your PowerPoint presentation dramatically increases your palette of communication tools. One common type of video file […]
