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How to find duplicates in Excel

You'll need more than one trick up your sleeve to find duplicates in Microsoft Excel.

Susan Harkins · July 27, 2018, 2:29 AM PST

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Create an Excel data table to compare multiple results

If you want to view multiple possibilities within a Microsoft Excel calculation, the answer is to create a data table.

Susan Harkins · June 19, 2018, 1:28 PM PST

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Regain hard disk space by using Windows Update Cleanup in Windows 7 and 8.x

Disk Cleanup's Windows Update Cleanup weeds through the WinSxS folder and eliminates unnecessary files. Learn how to use the feature in Windows 7 and 8.x.

Greg Shultz · January 19, 2014, 12:27 PM PST

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It's Microsoft Patch Tuesday: January 2014

Here's the information you need to make the right deploy decisions when applying Microsoft's January 2014 patches in your organization.

Tony Bradley · January 14, 2014, 1:47 PM PST

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Restore a Windows XP backup in Windows 8

Learn how to get Windows XP's Backup Utility to run in Windows 8 so that you can restore a backup.

Greg Shultz · January 14, 2014, 6:14 AM PST

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December Office tip mailbag: a complex Excel SUMIFS() function

Susan Sales Harkins helps a reader hash out a SUMIFS() solution with several criteria values across multiple sheets and the obligatory monkey wrench.

Susan Harkins · January 12, 2014, 9:51 PM PST

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Set up a PC as a kiosk using Windows 8.1's Assigned Access

Learn how to use Windows 8.1's Assigned Access feature to configure a local user account to essentially function in kiosk mode.

Greg Shultz · January 8, 2014, 6:53 AM PST

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10+ dos and don'ts for using Office templates

If your attempts to use Office templates usually leave you feeling stumped and frustrated, read these expert tips to gain a better grasp on how to use them.

Susan Harkins · January 6, 2014, 7:06 AM PST

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Hightail: a robust alternative to Dropbox

If you want a share-centric cloud file host service, our reviewer says Hightail delivers the features you need at a great price.

Matt Nawrocki · January 6, 2014, 6:32 AM PST

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How to replace SkyDrive with Libraries in Windows 8.1

Learn how to move SkyDrive and reinstate Libraries as the primary location for accessing documents and pictures in Windows 8.1.

Greg Shultz · January 2, 2014, 4:08 PM PST

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Add an exit strategy to bullet points in a PowerPoint slide

It's easy to display bullet points one at a time. It's just as easy to get them to disappear, if you know the right properties to alter.

Susan Harkins · January 2, 2014, 11:30 AM PST

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Survey: What's next after Windows XP?

Windows XP support is ending in April, and Tech Pro Research is conducting a survey to find out what companies are planning to do next.

Teena Maddox · December 31, 2013, 12:09 PM PST

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Top 10 Windows articles of 2013

Windows 8 tips about taking screenshots, shutting down, and restoring your hard disk are among the most-read Windows articles in 2013.

Mary Weilage · December 30, 2013, 10:27 AM PST

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Pro tip: Use an optical Recovery Drive in Windows 8.1

If you're wondering whether you can create a Recovery Drive on an optical disc in Windows 8.1, Greg Shultz says the answer is yes and no. Find out what he means.

Greg Shultz · December 27, 2013, 6:11 AM PST

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Pro tip: Dismiss Excel's irksome Auto Fill Options list with these tricks

Learn how to reduce the annoyance factor of Excel's Auto Fill Options list.

Susan Harkins · December 23, 2013, 11:06 AM PST

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Deal with the SecureBoot isn't configured correctly watermark in Windows 8.1

A pair of very simple PowerShell commands will help you determine why the SecureBoot isn't configured correctly watermark is appearing on your desktop.

Greg Shultz · October 30, 2013, 8:45 AM PST

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Review: Invoice360 for Windows 8

Generate invoices for your clients using Windows RT or 8 Pro's tablet interface with the freeware app Invoice360.

Matthew Nawrocki · May 15, 2013, 1:09 AM PST

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It's Microsoft Patch Tuesday: September 2013

Tony Bradley gathers the information you need to make the right deploy decision when applying Microsoft's September 2013 patches in your organization.

Tony Bradley · September 10, 2013, 2:12 PM PST

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Change background images in Windows 8

Personalizing backgrounds in Windows 8 takes a bit of effort, but it can be done.

Greg Shultz · May 16, 2013, 5:04 AM PST

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Review: EZ Opp for Microsoft Dynamics CRM

Manage CRM sales data on the go with ease using a Windows RT or Windows 8 tablet.

Matthew Nawrocki · May 17, 2013, 4:31 AM PST

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Poll Results: Mass-adoption of Windows 8.x by businesses is a coin flip

TechRepublic members are evenly split on the question of whether Windows 8 is inevitable or not.

Mark Kaelin · June 26, 2013, 5:47 AM PST

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Use SUMIFS() to sum by multiple conditions in Excel

Excel's SUMIF() lets you sum values, conditionally. It's new sibling, SUMIFS() lets you sum values by multiple conditions.

Susan Harkins · May 29, 2013, 5:30 PM PST

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Quick Tip: Create professional looking graphics with Art Text

Create professional looking, high quality graphic headings, logos, icons, and buttons in Windows 8.

Greg Shultz · June 12, 2013, 3:47 AM PST

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Review: IObit Malware Fighter

If you are looking for an anti-malware product that is both sharp looking and decent on performance, IObit has something for you in Malware Fighter.

Matthew Nawrocki · June 13, 2013, 1:13 AM PST

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Authorize unsigned device drivers in Windows

A Windows test mode exists, which allows users to install self-signed drivers that don't require digital verification.

James Sanders · August 8, 2013, 8:27 AM PST

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Use System Restore as a recovery tool in Windows 8

Learn how to configure and use System Restore in Windows 8 to get your system back up and running.

Greg Shultz · September 13, 2013, 7:47 AM PST

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August mailbag: The benefits of Excel helper columns

Stop banging your head on your keyboard trying to do one-formula solutions. Break the problem down into steps using helper columns instead.

Susan Harkins · September 3, 2013, 6:03 AM PST

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It's Microsoft Patch Tuesday: August 2013

TechRepublic gathers the information you need to make the right deploy decision when applying Microsoft's August 2013 patches in your organization.

Guest Contributor · August 13, 2013, 1:38 PM PST

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Create a Client Hyper-V Virtual Machine for Windows XP

Learn how to create a virtual machine in Windows 8 Client Hyper-V specifically designed for Windows XP.

Greg Shultz · July 15, 2013, 11:23 AM PST

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Poll Results 2013: Chrome overtakes Firefox as the preferred web browser

Chrome is the clear new web browser boss according to a recent TechRepublic poll. The question now is why?

Mark Kaelin · June 5, 2013, 6:26 AM PST

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