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Excel 2007 opens with only one worksheet
In Excel 2007, when User A creates a new workbook, there is only 1 worksheet for the book. When user B creates a new workbook, there is the standard 3 worksheets for the book. How do I get this back ...
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What is the difference between dd's direct and fsync options?
I would like to copy an image to a USB thumb drive. As I would like to get "real" speeds, and don't want to wait ages for the device to sync after copying the image, I would like to know which ...
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Where to add option for auto spellcheck in Word 2007
I can't seem to find the option to set "underline misspelled words in red" in Word 2007. Where is this located?
Do I have to install additional tools to have this option, or it's included with ...
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Retaining expanded/contracted nodes in Word 2010's navigation pane
I have a lengthy document in Word 2010 which makes copious use of standard header styles. These display hierarchically (and very usefully!) in the navigation pane. But the list of these sections and ...
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Command line option for one line of program
Interpreters for scripting languages and suchlike often provide an option to specify one line of program on the command line itself. For Perl, this option is -e; for Python it's -c. Which of these is ...
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SQL Server 2008 Management Studio - Edit Rows with Where clause
There is an option to edit rows in a grid - first 200 by default.
In Tools -> Options -> Sql Server Object Explorer, you can set the value for "Edit Top N rows".
I have a table with 200000 ...
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How to scan for application options in OSX
I occasionally see howtos that allow you to change the functionality of some applications on OSX using defaults in the command line. I know that people find these configuration directives through ...
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IE7 Pro Plug-in w/ IE9: Where's my IE7 Pro options icon? Used to be in the status bar
Back when I had IE7 and IE8, the IE7 Pro options icon would show on the right side of my browser's status bar. This icon would expose additional options not available by the regular menu, options ...
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(Probably) trivial question about rmdir
I hope this isn't too trivial, but for some reason I can't get a simple command to execute.
I'm writing a file manipulation script and I have several directories called test, test2, etc each ...
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How do I change default excel extension in Excel 2007?
I'm getting hard drive images from someone that I am tweaking with my own software. But, The image has Office 2007. I've noticed that when I try and save an Excel document, it defaults to *.xls, not ...
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Using the keyboard to select the selected option in Firefox
I am using Firefox 6.0 and Chrome 13.
Using the mouse, you can select an option from an option select fine, in both Chrome and Firefox. Upon going for another selection, the option at the pointer ...
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How to disable Javascript in Internet Explorer 9?
Now I have looked at a few sites on the internet and everyone says these are the steps.
Open 'Internet Options'.
Click on the 'Security' tab.
Select the 'Internet' zone
click on the 'Custom ...
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How to setup a RAID for a fileserver?
I have been looking for about a week now at possible RAID options for the home file server I'm building. At first I was looking at RAID 5, but then read RAID 10 has faster read/writes. A few people ...
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Why am I unable to choose default settings for media streaming options?
I have a desktop running Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit. When I click on "Choose default settings..." in Control Panel\All Control Panel Items\Network and Sharing Center\Media streaming options, ...
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“net share xyz /DELETE” fails if a file is in use on that share
I'm attempting, using NAnt, to disconnect a share (in order to redirect it somewhere else) but my attempt fails:
[exec] Starting 'net (SHARE ad3-config /DELETE)' in ...
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Print option for rotate 180° even pages only on Mac
I'm trying to print an horizontal Pages document (double-sided) or a PDF, but the even pages are always upside down. How can I set my HP LaserJet 2600n printer to print horizontal documents correctly?
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option -f for linux command
this is the content of test file:
this this
this that
is that
a that
MAP that
map that
when I do uniq testCase -f1, the result is:
this this
this that
which is reasonable, but ...
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Windows 7 Taskbar Right Click Options
I have a set of dictionaries installed on my computer. Unfortunately, they are all in separate programs (English-Italian and Italian-English are two separate programs).
I would like to add one ...
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gvim options / Settings window cannot write buftype is set e382
In gvim i was trying to customize it a bit. I see under the edit menu is an option to change Settings Window. It opens up but then I get the following error.
E382 cannot write, 'buftype' option ...
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What does a checkbox that is filled mean in Windows?
Does the checkbox of the first row mean it's checked or not??
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Where are the options settings in Chrome stored
Does any one know where the "Options" settings for chrome are stored?
Can they be transferred to another PC ?
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Rsync only changed files
Is it possible to have rsync transfer all files in a directory that have changed or have been created? I don't need something as sophisticated as a CRC diff check; files with different timestamps ...
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How do you Change the Folder Template for Computer?
How do you change the folder template in Windows Explorer for the top 'Computer' folder in Windows Vista? To change the template for most other folders, I'd right-click in the folder view and select ...
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Any way to get audio from laptop (Mac) to an Edirol USB sound card?
I'd not like to use Bluetooth to go from Mac to a PC that can then take an audio signal and pass it to the attached sound card for output. But that is an option...
Are there any other options ...
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How to Set “<options>” in fstab - Manual Mounting is Successfull
I am not real familiar with fstab yet, so I have a couple questions. When I use this command to mount devices:
sudo mount -t cifs -o username=admin //192.168.1.134/share_name /mnt/share_name
With ...
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How to turn off --classify option in ls command?
My ls command is aliased to have certain options automatically applied, including --classify (same as -F) Normally this is fine and I don't want to screw around with my .bashrc file.
Just this one ...
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How do you turn off IE 8 from searching on a bad url?
I hate it when I type or paste a bad url, and instead of just a 404 page coming up, which would allow me to modify the url, a search page comes up trying to search on the bad url.
How do I disable ...
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wget -o writes empty files on failure
If I write
wget "no such address" -o "test.html"
it first creates the test.html and in case of failure, leaves it empty.
However, when not using -o, it will wait to see if the download succeeds and ...
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Why does cat not use options the way I expect UNIX programs to use switches?
I have been a UNIX user for more years than I care to think about, and in that time I have been trained to expect that when contradictory switches are given to a program the last one wins. Recently I ...
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Why is my Sony Vegas Pro created *.avi file not 'prepared for sequential reading'?
The issue at hand:
Although I can play the resulting encoded .avi file by any media player, I'd like to know WHAT am I doing wrong?
Here's what my options look like before encoding starts:
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Disable automatic grammar correction for all sticky notes permanently on Leopard
I'm always bored by the automatic grammar correction because I use Italian and English in the same notes, does someone know a way to avoid every time to deselect this option?
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What is wrong in the Bash script about parameters and Wget?
Runnning the command gives
wget_exam -h
Usage: wget_exam2 <fileType> <source>
exit // then immediately Terminal shut dows
The code
# example wget_exam2 java ...
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Directories' permisions for automounted USB hard drive in Ubuntu 9.10
I've noticed that directories' permissions for my automounted USB hard drive formatted in NTFS in Ubuntu 9.10 are 700. This is inconvenient for me. On Ubuntu 8.04 LTS it was 777 everywhere and it was ...
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Set default policy in Finder “View Options”
I have set icon size, grid spacing, and ordering policy in Finder's "View Options" according to my personal preferences. Then I have pushed the "set as default" button and according to my ...
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Can't open Folder Options from Control Panel. How to fix this?
Windows XP Pro SP2. I can however access Folder Options from the Tools menu in Windows Explorer.
So nothing happened when I double-clicked Folder Options in Control Panel. Right-click then select ...
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Where's the option to go directly to inbox on startup in outlook 2007?
Where's the option to go directly to inbox on startup in outlook 2007?
