How to Use the Charm Bar in Windows 8

You can use the Charm Bar that appears at the right side of the Windows 8 application to search for content, share content within apps, return to the “Start” screen from an app, manage connected devices, and access your device settings. You can access the Charm Bar at the right side of the window by
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Should Your Business Have a Pinterest Account?

Most businesses have social media strategies included in their marketing plans. However, social media includes much more than  just Facebook and Twitter. Other social media sites such as YouTube, Tumblr, and Pinterest are fast growing platforms and are helpful for increasing SEO and product awareness. Each platform has it’s own unique value and its important
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Inserting and Deleting Sparklines in Microsoft Excel 2013

You can insert sparklines into your worksheets to illustrate changes to data values within a column or row of contiguous worksheet cells. A sparkline is basically a mini-chart that appears within a single selected worksheet cell and displays selected cell values as a trendline, columns, or a win-loss series.   To create a sparkline within
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Using Flash Fill in Microsoft Excel 2013

Click here for the complete Excel training             Starting in Excel 2013, you can use the “Flash Fill” feature to automatically fill-in values within a column with information entered into an adjacent column. This feature is most useful when dealing with data that has a consistent data entry pattern in
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Are Xara’s Products a Good Substitute for Angry Adobe Customers?

Over the past few weeks, we’ve been reporting about Adobe’s move to subscription only software. The subscription only software, referred to as Creative Cloud, has angered users due to rising software costs.  Because of this, competitors are eager to gain those customers unhappy with the changes. One company, Xara has just updated its design suite.
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Has Microsoft Forgotten about the Desktop PC?

The Windows 8.1 preview has been out for over a week now. One of the bigger changes in this version is the return of the Start button. However, most of the exciting newer features in this version are meant for touchscreen devices. As Microsoft moves forward, it seems as though the traditional Desktop PC is
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5 Ways to Gain Twitter Followers on Your Company Page

While the main purpose of Twitter is following celebrities or keeping in touch with friends, Twitter is also powerful for businesses looking to gain attention, increase product marketing, and to increase search engine optimization. In order to have a strong social media strategy, Twitter should be included in the overall plan. In this post, we will
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