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The increasing demand for Adobe Acrobat PDF files is also giving rise to queries like how to export Outlook PST file’s data in PDF format. This is because PDF is considered as a safe and portable document to store data. Outlook being widely used email application is widely used by home as well as corporate users. Saving emails and other components of PST file in PDF format simplifies the task of the user to open and access data on free platforms like Adobe Reader. They can be simply open on mobile devices without requiring any specific platform. PST to PDF converter tool is an excellent solution to export all PST file emails into PDF format along with embedded attachments. The tool will export all PST file emails in PDF format and create a separate PDF for each email. Users can export data even from corrupt PST file after properly scanning each item. Product Details And Activation Requirements Full Name of the Tool: PST to PDF Converter Current Version: 2.0 ...

There are different media files associated with a webpage. Like a video file or flash (.swf) file or an image file, simply it can be any media associated with the webpage you are currently browsing. We need some files to be simply downloaded, some files to be opened in corresponding programs (a video player for a video file). With the use of Firefox we can assign actions to different content types. The action would be whether to download that file or to open it into a software application. To assign actions to different content type, follow these simple steps: Step 1] Open Mozilla Firefox and go to Tools: Step 2] In Tools, select Options: Step 3] In Options Window go to Applications Tab: Step 4] Now you will see two columns, One for Content and another for Actions. It is clear that there are four Actions available for any content type. a) Always ask? b) Save File. c) Use <<default program>> (e.g Microsoft Word for word documents) ...

A pictograph is a pictorial graph of some values. In other words: A Pictograph is a way of showing data using images. Usually when we create a graph in MS Excel we get a simple bar graph or other charts available in Excel but not a pictograph. In this post I will show you the way to create a pictograph in MS Excel. Step 1] Open Microsoft Excel Step 2] Select the names and values for which you want to create a pictograph as shown in following picture. Step 3]   Click on bar graph in insert section: Step 4] Select 2-D bar graph as shown in the picture. A bar graph will be created. Step 5] Now right click on the bar graph and select Format Data Series. Step 6] Select Fill->Picture or texture fill->File and select a picture to create a pictograph: In my case I have downloaded a picture of green, red and blue balls that I will use one by one. Step 7] Select Stack option: Repeat the procedure for all the value...

The auto correct option is the option from where you can correct the words and store the word for your dictionary. It is possible from the procedure as shown below. 1) Start MS Word. 2) After that type any sentence what you want or type the document you have been given, for example you type "sandstone", after that if you want to make a shortcut of that word, then go to File , option , 3 Then go to Proofing tab, after that go to autocorrect option button, then in the replace and with texts, you can place and replace your own words. 4 Also you can store and save your daily own hand writing words and any small sentance.

We make use of bullets to represent a list in our documents. Bullets available in Microsoft Word are limited. To make our documents more presentable we can create and import custom bullets. Custom bullets make documents look better and more professional. Here is the procedure to create and import custom bullets. 1) Open Microsoft Word and your document. 2) Right Click on an empty space of the document and click Bullets -> Define New Bullet . 3) In " Define New Bullet" window, choose " Picture " option which can be found under the Bullet character section.  4) You will be taken to the bullet pictures list. To import your own bullet, click Import .   5) Use the pop-up explorer window to choose your image and click Open . 6) Choose the newly imported bullet from the Bullet picture window by double-clicking on it. 7) After choosing your new bullet, you can preview it in the Define New Bullet win...

Sometimes there might be a need of using both the orientations in one document i.e. portrait and landscape. This could possibly be the requiement of the document. Anywayz, you won't be disappointed as Microsoft Word  provides this facility to use both the orientation in one document. The next obvious question is "How ?" This is a very simple task and can be done easily. 1. Open Microsoft Word and create a new document. 2. Go to the last page that you want to keep in portrait mode. 3. Go to Page Layout tab. 4. Click on the Breaks function and choose Next Page (under Section Breaks ). 5. Go to the page that you want to change the orientation mode to landscape, and then go to Orientation (still in the Page layout tab) -> Landscape . 6. To make the following pages in portrait mode, insert another Section Breaks/Next Page at the end of the landscape mode page (repeat step 4) 7. Change the Orientation of that page to Portrait . 8. The final...

Microsoft Office for iOS and Android: Recently we got this news that Microsoft will be launching Office for iOS and Android. It will be launched by the time Microsoft will launch Windows  8 and new version of Office , in November this year. Microsoft Office is a product of Microsoft that truely has no competition. We all love it. The version coming for iOS and Android will have complete Office, it will include Word, Power Point and Excell. It is not yet confirmed that it will be available for all iOS devices or only for iPad. (I think it will for all devices including iPhone, iPad and iPod). Many people think it's very late for Microsoft to take this action. Even I agree with that, but atleast they have taken this step now! Windows 8 is completely on stake, as every big manufacturer is in doubt with it's success. We hope Office on iOS and Android will get good appreciation.

Many times we face this problem of working simultaneously on a single document. Say for example we are working on a project report. At this time what people usually think about is "Google Docs". But Microsoft Office is any how better than using Google Docs, so can we use it online to create documents? So that two or more people can work a single document simultaneously.  Yes, of course, Microsoft has given us this solution: SkyDrive + Microsoft Office together give us this opportunity to make use of MS Office online. Here I am sharing a  self explanatory video(shared by Microsoft) which will tell you more about MS Office + SkyDrive. In my opinion it is simply Google Docs plus features of Microsoft Office. If you want to edit your documents and you need some formatting to be done, you won’t have to copy your documents from Google Docs and edit them in MS Office. Now using SkyDrive with Office you will easily edit and format all your documents in a single ...

Invented by Adobe Systems and perfected over 17 years, Portable Document Format (PDF) is the global standard for capturing and reviewing rich information from almost any application on any computer system and sharing it with virtually anyone, anywhere. PDF preserves the exact formatting and styling of documents. It doesn’t loose its formatting whether you intend to reproduce it via electronic media or view it online. It is widely used for creating ebooks and agreements forms. If you have written certain documents in MS- office then you can directly convert them into PDF format by using SaveAsPDFandXPS   addon. SaveAsPDFandXPS   in Microsoft-Office eliminates the hassle of converting Word Documents into PDF by using third party or online tools. But still, you cannot open the PDF format files using MS-Office. To open PDF files you have to use PDF Softwares like Adobe Reader or Foxit Reader etc.   How to Create PDF Files Using MS-Office: SaveAsPdfandXPS ...

AutoRecover feature in Microsoft Office can be really helpful. It can be a lifesaver when you are working on a document your app or system system crashes. However, the autorecover files are always saved to your system drive which is not always ideal. This tech-recipe guide will show you how to change the default AutoRecover locations for the applications included in Microsoft Office 2010. 1. Launch Microsoft Word, PowerPoint or Excel. 2. Go to File->Options. 3a. In Microsoft PowerPoint/Excel 2010’s options window, go to Save, look forAutoRecover file location and paste your preferred folder location there. (then go to step 5) 3b. In Microsoft Word 2010’s options window, go to Save, look for AutoRecover file location and click Browse. 4. Choose your preferred folder and hit OK. 5. Hit OK in Options window to save the setting. These directions...

Charts are very important, we need them many times to emphasis the importance of data. It is easy to create charts in Microsoft Excel  You will need to have some data where you want your chart to be based example: now you will need to go to the Insert Tool bar you will get this bar displayed: Select the table where you have the data en select the type of chart you need: for example I selected the bars one and I got this: