Many users of the internet will have a free copy of Acrobat Reader installed so that they can read documents that they download from websites as PDF (Portable Document Format) files. If you create these files, you may have the full version of Adobe Acrobat and can get more from the product if you follow

Many people rate Microsoft Outlook as an indispensable business tool, using it to organize their emails, contacts and appointments. However, there are many add-ons available that can improve Outlook’s usefulness by adding new features or making it work better. A few of these are described here but there are many more to try and some

Word has an awful lot of features and it’s unlikely that anyone uses them all. In fact, many people ignore nearly all Word’s functionality, using it only for the most basic input and output tasks. If this is you, it’s probably not the best way to work. Learning to use some of the features can

A new PC starts up quickly and runs everything pretty much as you’d expect it to do. Over time, however, it will start to slow down; everything just seems to get a bit sluggish. There are lots of reasons for this happening but one of them is the state of your hard disk. In the

There have been many new features built into Excel over the years and some of these are not obvious. If you are a regular user, and particularly if you undertake the same tasks a lot, some of these features will make you more efficient. A few tips follow. 1. Converting Calculations to Actual Values You

To many users and their companies, Microsoft Outlook is an indispensable tool. They use it to send and receive emails, manage their meetings and appointments, and generally organize their business lives. Consequently, it is important they use it effectively to make the most of its features. Effective Use One way to ensure you get the

Microsoft’s productivity suite provides a range of integrated applications that include word processing (Word), spreadsheet (Excel), presentations (PowerPoint) and database management (Access). The latest version, Office 2007, has significant changes from its 2003 predecessor, not only in the way it looks and where things are, but in terms of its functionality. If you are moving

Most people believe they will save time if they are better organized. The challenge is to find something that will help you get better organized and Evernote may be just the thing. Evernote is a web-based application that, in simple terms, is used to collect notes and information. But in reality, it is much more

Computing has become more mobile, more available and ever more global, which has brought increased benefits for companies and their employees. But with these benefits come greater threats that companies must guard against. Failure to do so can cause great damage to your company and you need to consider what you must do and how

The term “malware” is short for malicious software and can refer to anything that gets onto your computer without your consent. In essence, it is software that has no legitimate purpose, although the actual intent of the software can vary. Early types of malware were often created to demonstrate the skill of the developer and