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Whether it’s simple ascending/descending sorts, sorting on more than one variable to display data in groups or to maintain row integrity, or simple alphanumeric sorts to keep your tabular data orderly, sorting data in Excel is an essential skill. Few programs are better suited for sorting tabular data than Excel, and your sorts can run from the simple and relatively uncomplicated to the highly sophisticated. While Excel’s sorting prowess—what you can do with the right data set and a little knowledge of the inner workings of the program—is indeed robust and in-depth, today’s tech tip focuses on two basic types of sorts, as follows:...

To get daily tips on Apple related products, such as Macs, iPhone, iPad, etc, check out our sister site Switching To Mac. Also, read our ultimate guide to taking screenshots in Windows article too. Screenshots Screenshots are basically a picture of the entire screen, or the entire desktop. Screenshots work by taking a shot of everything exactly how it is arranged, with active windows open and everything. For example, if you have Safari and iTunes open, but iTunes is active and Safari is minimized, a screenshot will take a screenshot of your Mac OS X desktop just as you see it....

It’s easy to use Zip (to create) and Unzip (to expand) archives in Linux. In fact, most GUI archive management programs (such as Ark, File Roller and Xarchiver), will act as a frontend to pretty much any command line archiving program you have on your computer, and Zip is no exception. Of course, we can also use Zip from the Terminal. Here’s how. The first step, as you might guess, is to open the Terminal....

1. Wait It Out Overheating can also cause the Fire TV Stick to freeze on a black screen at the boot-up stage. Leave a reasonable distance between your Fire TV Stick and your TV, monitor, and other electronic appliances. Your Fire TV Stick can overheat if it’s too close to heat-producing devices. We recommend connecting your Fire TV Stick to your TV using the HDMI extender included in the device packaging....

Hmmm. You’re probably thinking that is crazy since your computer is brand new or you have a fairly new video graphics card. So what’s the problem exactly? Well, you will only see this error if you have a Windows 7 computer with 2 monitors (multiple monitors) that are either different or have different resolutions while in clone mode (same desktop on both displays). It could be possible that one video monitor supports interlaced 1080i resolution whereas the other one does not....

However, like all drivers, you may occasionally run into problems with it. If your version of Killer Ethernet driver stops working, it may be due to your driver being outdated or to a recent network change which is causing unexpected behavior. If you do come across this problem, there is fortunately an easy fix to get things up and running again. Basically, For this fix, you will need another device that can connect to the internet and a reasonable way to transfer files to your PC....

NOTE: In addition to the Hidden files and folders option discussed in this post, hidden files and folders can be viewed when using search, or using the “dir /a” (without the quotes) command in the command prompt window. To access the Hidden files and folders options, open My Computer in Windows XP, or Computer in Windows 7, and select Folder Options from the Tools menu. When you click the View tab on the Folder Options dialog box, you may encounter a situation where both radio buttons under Hidden files and folders are checked, as pictured below....

Even if I ran the spell checker manually, it would complete without marking or correcting any of the misspelled words! Annoying! After doing some research, I found a couple of possible solutions. You might run into this problem in Word 2007, 2010, 2013 or 2016. Method 1 – Enable Proofing in Word Since Outlook uses Microsoft Word for spell-checking, you have to make sure that spell-checking is working in Word first....

The good news is that repeating keys are typically easily fixed, especially if it ends up being a hardware problem. Here are a few troubleshooting steps to take to fix those pesky repeat letters. Start Simple As with any computer issue, it’s important to tackle the simplest troubleshooting steps first. If you have another keyboard, plug it in and start typing. This will help you narrow down whether your existing keyboard is the problem....

FlexClip is a free, easy-to-use software that enables anyone to create videos in only a few minutes of work. The drag-and-drop interface means you don’t need to have extensive editing skills to make it work—you just need a bit of creativity to pull it all together. If you need more options than the free plan, there are three other price tiers to choose from. We tried the FlexClip drag-and-drop video editing software for ourselves and made a small video for Online Tech Tips....

A computer network consists of at least two computers that may be linked via radio waves, cables, satellites, telephone lines, or infrared light beams. There are other mediums or devices that help the different devices communicate such as a switch, router, bridge or hub, which are known as network devices. Altogether, these hardware and software combine to make computer networking possible such that the interconnected devices can share information, data, resources, and other network devices....

This is useful for things like understanding how varied student grades are in a classroom, or measuring how widely the temperature of something is fluctuating over time. It can especially help you understand the differences between two datasets that may share the same average. Like two classrooms of students that have the same basic overall average grade, but with a few students that may be doing far worse (or far better) in one classroom and not the other....

But if you’ve made up your mind and decided to leave Twitter for good, then learn how to delete your Twitter account, as well as how to back it up to keep your Twitter memories intact. Before You Delete Your Twitter Account Even if you made a decision to delete your Twitter account, you might still want to hold on to your Twitter memories. Unfortunately, you can’t download or save any of your interactions with other Twitter users, like the tweets you liked, or the list of your followers....

It’s common knowledge that water and electronics do not mix well. In many cases, water can completely fry electronic equipment and stop it from working entirely. Thankfully, for keyboards, it’s very possible to fix them by removing the moisture. It’s also possible, although more difficult, to repair a laptop keyboard after it has been water damaged. How to Fix a Water Damaged Keyboard for Desktop PCs Fixing a water damaged keyboard is usually quite easy so long as you take the necessary steps and you are cautious during the repair....

It may be that your phone is not connected to the internet, your app has a cache problem, or you’ve enabled a data saver, causing the app not to load your content. Luckily, you have several ways to get around Snapchat’s “Tap to Load” problem. Check Your Internet Connection When Snapchat has issues loading your content, the first thing to check is your phone’s internet connection. Snapchat requires an active link to download and display the content in the app....

When you see that, don’t panic because your drive still has the original amount of memory space available on it. There could be various other reasons as well such as maybe your computer is infected with a virus. Regardless, reformatting your USB drive should fix the issue for you and you’ll be able to use the entire space available on your stick. Fix The USB Drive Wrong Size Issue With EaseUS Partition Master The reason we aren’t using the default format option found in the right-click menu of your system is because it sometimes doesn’t work to fix issues like this....

In the absence of a clear error code or message, troubleshooting can be tricky. If you have a Windows 10 black screen with a cursor problem, try the following fixes. Check Screen Brightness First, you should adjust the brightness if only the cursor is visible. The remaining screen may not be visible because it’s extremely dark. If you’re using a laptop, you’ll be able to adjust the screen’s brightness using some combination of the Fn key....

Before getting to the different formats, here’s a general overview of how to format a disk. How to Format a Disk Hard drives are formatted by using a formatting utility or a disk management utility. All operating systems have such software built in. If you’re installing a new operating system, the installer will give you the option to format the system disk. If you’re formatting a non-system disk, you’ll use the format utility for each respective operating system:...

After recording the meeting, how do you access the Zoom recordings and manage them? How To View Previous Zoom Recordings Free and paid Zoom subscribers can locally record the video and audio files from a recorded meeting. The Zoom recordings save automatically to a folder on your computer after the meeting. In addition, you can upload recorded meetings to storage services and streaming services for sharing. Keep in mind that local recording isn’t supported on Android and iOS devices....

However, it can all be a little confusing if you’ve never worked with an HTML file before. Let’s start at the beginning by learning what those files are, as well as how to open and view an HTML file in Chrome. What’s An HTML File? HTML stands for Hypertext Markup Language and is a web-based scripting language. Its main purpose is to create and structure web pages. Files with the HTML (or HTM) extension only contain text and references to other files, like images or video....