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Saturday, 25 April 2015

How To Compress A Word File

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Did you notice that the size of a Word document that you have to send via email are well above average and so would like to "lighten" a bit '? I do not promise anything, but maybe something can be done.

Follow the advice I am going to give you and find out how to compress a file Word optimizing the content. If you're lucky and the document you want to compress is not already maximized, you'll get good results. Let's get started!

If you are looking for a solution on how to compress a Word file, one of the most effective solutions that you can implement is to compress the images contained within the document and save it in DOCX, which as we know is lighter than the DOC Word 97-2003. I know that may seem like a difficult thing, and yet I assure you that it is a breeze.

All you need to do is open the file to be compressed in Word and select any of the images contained in it. Then went on the Format tab that appears at the top right and click Compress Pictures (located in the upper left).

In the window that opens, put a check mark next to the item in all the images of the first document and click on the OK button and click Apply to start the process of compression of the photos contained in the document.

When the operation is completed (it will take a few moments), grant to save the file in DOCX clicking the File button located on the top left and selecting Save As from the menu that appears. In the window that opens, set the option Word Document in the Save as type drop-down box, type the name you want to assign to the document in the file name field, select the folder in which to store the file and click the Save button to complete ' operation.

Now check the size of the document before and after the changes: if everything went the right way, the DOCX with compressed images should be lighter than the original file. But do not expect miracles, I recommend it. If the original document does not contain a lot of photos and is already in DOCX, the weight loss will be quite modest.

If you do not need to compress a single Word file, but a large number of documents at a time, you can turn to solutions like FILEminimizer Suite. It is a commercial software that allows you to compress files to Word, PowerPoint, Excel, PDF files and digital photos quickly and easily by operating on multiple files in series. The software is a fee but it is available in a free trial version that allows you to test all the functions for a period of 30 days.

To download FILEminimizer Suite on your computer, connected to the Internet site of the program and click 'Download Free Trial. Download is complete open, double clicking on it, the file you just downloaded (FILEminimizerSuite-setup.exe) and in the window that opens, click first on Yes and click Next.

Then accept the conditions of use of the program, putting the check mark next to accept the terms of the license agreement, and click Next first five consecutive times and then click on Install and Finish to complete the installation process and start FILEminimizer Suite.

In the window that opens, click the Continue button to access the Test main application window and drag within the latter documents to be compressed. Then moves the bar compression settings on the quality level you want and click the Optimize button file to start the file compression.

Thursday, 23 April 2015

How To Delete Temporary Files

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Whether you like it or not, the hard disk of your PC are accumulating a lot of temporary files. Even now, at this very moment, I bet your system it is creating someone. Are you worried? You do not have, is a normal thing!

Temporary files are data that the operating system and applications create as a backup, for example, to be able to undo the changes made to a file, or as a "shortcut" for quick access to certain information. They include lists of most recently opened files (technically called MRU), backups of Windows updates, history and browser cache, thumbnails of photos and video, and the list could go on and on.

As mentioned earlier, the presence of this data on your computer is normal, however, in some cases it is advisable to delete temporary files to free up disk space or correct small malfunctions that may be encountered in everyday use of the PC (eg. The failure to display of thumbnail images in the Windows Resources or slowdowns browser). Let's see how you do.

How to delete temporary files on Windows

Let's start seeing how to delete temporary files on Windows. For this purpose you can use various tools but I shall consider only two: the Disk Cleanup utility included "standard" in all versions of the Microsoft operating system and the free CCleaner. Both are simple to use.

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To start the cleaning tool disk in Windows, look for it in the Start menu (or in the Start Screen) of your PC and click on its icon. Then select the types of files to delete and click the OK button first and then on Delete Files to start the process of deleting data.

Normally, the application to the disk cleanup removes data from the navigation of Internet Explorer, the temporary files related to Windows Error Reporting, previews of photos and videos in the Windows resources and temporary files of third-party applications parts (you can select each item with the mouse to find out in detail what it refers to).


To expand its operation and delete other system data, such as files not critical Windows Defender, you can click the button Clean up system files and wait for the software to restart from only showing you the updated list of files to remove .

How to Export Contacts From Gmail

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You have decided to leave Gmail or to open a secondary email address and would like to transfer to it all the contacts in your Google address book? It is not difficult as you think. Just take advantage of the special transfer function of the contacts and you're done.

To find out how to export contacts from Gmail, read the directions in the guide I am going to propose and put into practice. By doing so, you will be able to transfer your entire address book from Gmail to any other service or e-mail client with minimal effort. Let's get started!

If you want to learn how to export contacts from Gmail, the first step you need to do is log in to your mailbox license plate Google, click on the item Gmail ↓ placed in the left sidebar and select Contacts from the menu that appears.

On the page that opens, click the More button located at the top and select the Export item from the menu that appears. At this point, put a check mark next to All contacts, select the format in which to export the names of the three options available (Google CSV format, CSV format Outlook or vCard format) and click on the blue button to download Export the file with a list of all your contacts on your PC.

You can also export contacts from Gmail that are part of a particular group. Just follow the procedure that we have just seen for the export of all contacts, put a check mark next to the group instead of All contacts and select the contact group to be exported from the menu drop down.


If you want to export contacts individual, choosing them manually from the Gmail address book, you have to go into Gmail> Contacts, put the check mark next to the names you want to export, click the More button and select Export from the menu that appears. In the box that opens, make sure there is a check mark next to the item selected Contacts and click the Export button to save the file with the selected contacts on your computer. Easy, right?

Sunday, 19 April 2015

How To Speed Up Your Computer

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Without constant maintenance, all PCs equipped with the Windows operating system end up being slow and unresponsive. Fortunately, however, these problems can be solved easily without resorting to technical or expensive software for a fee. Just use the "tools of the trade" fair and even the most seemingly hopeless situations can be arranged very well.

If you find yourself in such a situation and you are irritated by the slowness of your PC, read the advice I am going to give you and find out how to speed up your computer with programs totally free and easy to use even for someone who is not an expert informatics. You'll see, is just over ten minutes to feel the first positive effects on the performance of Windows.

If you want to find out how to speed up your computer, you should start from the hard disk: free as much space as possible by eliminating programs that no longer use and clutter. Of course you will not be alone in this task but you will be helped by two aides trust, CCleaner and Revo Uninstaller. The first allows you to uninstall programs from PC in a "deep", ie removing from hard disk and system registry all traces that these would leave after uninstalling standard (one performed via the control panel of Windows). The second is famous, is a free program that allows you to optimize your computer by deleting all unnecessary files / temporary present in it and correcting errors in the system log. Let's see how to use them quickly.

To completely uninstall a program with Revo Uninstaller, you have to do is start it, select the program you want to remove from your PC by double clicking on its icon and answer Yes to the confirmation prompt that appears. At this point, you have to put a check mark next to Moderate, click on the Next button and normally carry out the uninstall program (always clicking Next or Next). When finished, click the Next button and wait Revo Uninstaller examine hard drives and registry system for residual traces of uninstalled program. If you find the track, put a check mark next to them and click on the button to remove them from your PC, so you're sure getting rid of 101% of the selected program.

Use CCleaner is just as easy. You have to do is start the program and click on Scan to start the search all files unnecessary / temporary on the hard disk of the computer. If you are an experienced user, you can manually select items to be removed from the list located on the left, but in most cases the default settings are fine. After the search, first click on Start cleaning and then OK to delete all the junk files found on the disc. Then go to the Log tab and click the Find button to start the search problems of obsolete and corrupt keys within the Windows registry. After scanning, click on the Repair selected and creates a backup copy of the registry (to be restored in case of problems) by answering Yes to the backup request. Now wait a few seconds and Ccleaner should complete its cleanup work.

Using Revo Uninstaller CCleaner and are already well advanced in the process to make your computer faster, but not enough. If you want to return Windows snappy like the good old days, you have to act in more depth on the registry and use another free program called ad hoc Wise Registry Cleaner that not only provides to eliminate problems from the register securely but also defragments the content of the latter so as to make the system more flexible.

To optimize your registry with Wise Registry Cleaner, you have to start the program and click on the green Scan placed in the upper right corner to start the scan of the Windows registry (the first time the software you must also set the Italian language by putting the sign of tick on the appropriate heading). A check is complete, click 'Cleaning and the program will fix all problems found. At this point, go to the tab and click on Defragment Analyze to start before the control and then defragment the registry. To complete the process will require a reboot of the PC.

If after use of the programs that I just reported the situation of the PC does not seem to be improved a lot, you have two other weapons to try: the deactivation of the programs set to start automatically each time you log in Windows and a malware scanner to try Any malicious software that slows your computer.

To speed up your computer by removing from the automatic programs that are not needed, ul click the Windows Start button, type msconfig in the quick search bar and press the Enter key on the PC keyboard to access the utility of the system configuration. In the window that opens, select the Startup tab, remove the check mark from the name of the programs that you do not want to start every time you log on to Windows first and click Apply and then OK to save the changes.

\As for viruses and malware, however, the only advice I can give you is to use good products, update them often and have a good system scan with the latter. If you seek an antivirus and antimalware a good standard and do not want to spend money on the purchase of commercial solutions, heads straight on Microsoft Security Essentials and Malwarebytes Antimalware and you will not regret. The first is a free antivirus product from Microsoft lightweight and powerful at the same time, the second is a free anti-malware program (which runs continuously in the background but you have to manually start the scans) that allows you to remove from the PC threats like trojans, keyloggers and other types of malicious software that can slow down your system. If you want a detailed guide on how to use it, read my article on how to remove trojan.

Finally, remember that if you are using Windows XP, you also need a good program for disk defragmentation, as what I recommended in my guide on how to defragment, as the integrated utility default in the operating system is not working automatic (as does that of Windows Vista and 7/8) and does not act in a very effective manner. And now enjoy your computer super-fast!

How To Disable Facebook Account

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Due to personal commitments you can not upgrade your Facebook profile for a few weeks? Want to avoid that this time your friends to contact you via social networks because you can not reply? If you want my advice, disable your account. And no, I'm not suggesting to delete you from Facebook!

Maybe you do not know, but the social network created by Mark Zuckerberg includes a feature that allows you to "disappear" temporarily from its pages and then reactivate your account as if nothing had ever happened. The reopening of the profile find yourself everything as you left it: friends, posts, likes, etc .. This way you can come back to manage your profile whenever they have time. So, what do you say? Are you ready to find out how to disable Facebook account?

If you want to discover how to disable Facebook account, all you need to do is connect to the main page of the social network, click the gear icon located in the blue bar at the top right and select Account Settings from the menu that appears.

In the page that opens, select the Security item from the sidebar to the left and click on the link Deactivate your account that is located below. At this point, you will be asked to fill out a form in which you indicate the reason for which you want to deactivate your profile: you put the check mark next to it is a temporary measure. I will be back. and click Confirm.

Finally enter the password for your Facebook account in the box that appears, click on the Disable button now and enter the captcha code confirmation to complete the operation. The game is over! Now your profile and all information contained in it will disappear from the eyes of other Facebook users. Your name will not appear in search results even more, this until it'll refresh the account.