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Vista Tip: Remember Window Positions and Sizes

Ace — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 15:25:28 +0000

If you’re set in your ways, like me and many others, it might bug you that windows and applications seemingly always return to their default position and size after having closed them. Windows XP used to do a great job at this and Vista certainly didn’t lose this capability, although it might seem that way sometimes.

A quick fix:

In an Explorer Window, make sure you have Vista remember Window Settings:
Select ‘Remember each folder’s view settings’ in the ‘View’ tab:

Sometimes Vista still forgets the position.
In that case press and hold CTRL while clicking the Close-button and all should be well again.

Vista Trick: Multiple Selects with Checkboxes

Ace — Sat, 05 Jan 2008 09:50:42 +0000

You can select multiple files and folders in different ways. Dragging a box around them with your mouse is one of them. Selecting one and using the arrow keys in conjunction with SHIFT is another. Clicking and dragging with a touchpad hasn’t proven handy and needs some precise fingerwork. There’s a way to make it easier if you’re stuck with a trackpad or just prefer handy clickitry.

Windows Vista has the option to make selections using checkboxes familiar from webpages alike. This feature isn’t enabled by default, but is reachable in just 2 steps. Here’s how to:

Open an Explorer Window, it doesn’t matter which, and click through
Organize > Folder and Search Options
Click the View-tab and look for
‘Use check boxes to select items’
That’s it!

Trick: Save to PDF with Office 2007 for free

Ace — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 21:33:42 +0000

As Microsoft advertised, one would be able to save PDF-files with Office 2007. Due to infringement issues with Adobe, the proprietor of PDF, Microsoft decided to remove this capability. Instead, it is offered as an add-on download. Installing will allow you to save PDFs from the following applications:

Microsoft Office Access 2007

Microsoft Office Excel 2007

Microsoft Office InfoPath 2007

Microsoft Office OneNote 2007

Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007

Microsoft Office Publisher 2007

Microsoft Office Visio 2007

Microsoft Office Word 2007

Click here to go to the download at Microsoft’s website. Your Windows installation will be tested by Genuine Advantage.