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- How do I... Fill a Word table with Access data?
- Almost effortless collaboration is a key selling point for Microsoft Office: If the data already exists in one format, why re-enter it in another. Usually Office delivers nicely on its promise. Word is troublesome, however, because it doesn't offer an import feature. Using the File Open feature, you can specify...
- Tags: Microsoft Access, Data, Table, Clipboard, Clipboard Method, Figure C, Figure D Use Word, Figure G, Figure H, Microsoft Word, Word Processors, Microsoft Office, Databases, Office Suites, Software, Enterprise Software, Data Management, Susan Harkins
- Blog posts 2008-03-31
- How do I... Modify Word documents using C#?
- Accessing Word components from C# isn't quite as straightforward as many other features of C# and the .NET Framework. With that said -- it's not rocket science either. You simply need to know what to reference and how to use the components. This blog post is also...
- Tags: Document, Component, C#, Figure C, Microsoft Word, Word Processors, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software, Zach Smith
- Blog posts 2008-01-09
- SolutionBase: Getting to know GNOME
- Linux has come a long way from the early, oft-crashing days. GNOME is now one of the primary desktops for the Linux operating system; not only is it highly customizable, but it is amazingly stable. Jack Wallen explains why Linux -- running GNOME -- is a viable desktop alternative. ...
- Tags: Desktop, Panel, Linux, Application, Window, Author, GNOME, Layout, Panel Properties Window, Figure C, WindowList Applet, Application Launcher, Nautilus, Open Source, Jack Wallen
- Technical articles 2007-10-23
- SolutionBase: Deploying applications using GFI LANguard
- This article is also available as a TechRepublic download.Installing applications in a corporate environment can bequite an endeavor. Running from PC to PC with software in hand is an option, albeitnot a good one. Using applications like Microsoft Operations Manager or SystemsManagement Server to handle deploying the application is also...
- Tags: Figure B, Derek C. Schauland, Start LNSS, Tools Section, LNSS
- Technical articles 2007-05-15
- Windows Defender in Vista offers built-in spyware protection
- This article is also available as a PDF download.Spyware is acknowledged by most IT professionals as one ofthe biggest problems facing both consumer and business computer users. Spywareis a type of malicious software that is installed usually without the knowledgeor permission of the user and then collects information from the...
- Tags: Deb Shinder, Defender, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista, Security applications/tools, spyware, Spyware/adware, Windows Defender, Windows Vista
- Technical articles 2007-01-18
- How do I... Create and use System Restore in Windows Vista
- This article is also available as a TechRepublic download and as a TechRepublic gallery.Inmany ways, Microsoft Windows Vista is more sophisticated then Windows XP andthe other versions of Windows that came before. However, in many ways, WindowsVista is also very similar to the preceding versions of Microsoft's operatingsystem. These similarities...
- Tags: Control Panel, Figure C, Mark Kaelin, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista, operating system, restore point, system restore, Windows Vista
- Technical articles 2007-02-14
- Benefit from SQL Server 2005's new schema convention
- Arthur Fuller highlights the benefits of one of his favorite new features in SQL Server 2005: adding the notion of schemas to object names. He notes that you'll really appreciate schemas if you're working with more than 20 tables. One of the coolest features of SQL Server 2005 is...
- Tags: Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft SQL Server 2005, Arthur Fuller, Figure C, Databases, Storage, benefit, schema, database, SQL Server Newsletter, TechRepublic Inc., Figure B, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Hardware
- Technical articles 2006-08-14
- The typical Word user
- knows very little of what Word can really do for them. In ALL of my jobs including the many temp positions at the beginning of my career I have found that too many people use Tabs, Spaces, Underlines and Underscores instead of Tables to make forms with fill-in lines.To them...
- Tags: Microsoft Word, end user, formatting, jody gilbert, how do i, JodyGilbert, hardware, Figure C
- Discussion threads 2006-07-19
- ClearTweak delivers on ClearType's promises
- Microsoft shipped Windows XP with full knowledge thatlaptops, with their LCD screens, were becoming more and more popular.Traditionally, Windows fonts didn't show up very well on LCD screens. To solvethis problem, Microsoft created ClearType, whichemployed anti-aliasing to make Windows more readable. Equally popular now are LCD flat-screen monitors, making ClearType...
- Tags: ClearTweak, ClearTweak Version 2.7, ClearType, Luke Swagger
- Technical articles 2005-01-31
- Windows XP Service Pack 2: How it affects Tablet PC Edition
- Now that Windows XP Service Pack 2 has been released, manyusers are wondering how it will affect their computers. The answer differssomewhat, depending on what edition of Windows XP you're running. The changesmade by SP2 are essentially the same for Windows Home and ProfessionalEditions, but if you have a Tablet...
- Tags: Deb Shinder, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack, Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2, Service Pack 2, tablet, tablet PC
- Technical articles 2004-08-27
- Using VS.NET to debug database stored procedures
- By Tony PattonDevelopers are an inherently finicky group. Most have their favorite tools to complete everyday tasks. This includes text editors as well as IDE’s and even operating systems. While I have favorite tools as well, I am surprised at how little developers know about some of the tools they...
- Tags: Microsoft Visual Studio.Net, server, Server Explorer, Baseline Inc., Microsoft SQL Server, database
- Technical articles 2004-03-04
- Locate errors in your JavaScript code
- Debugging requires investigative skills, as you try to locate problems that may be embedded deep in a system. Development environments like Visual Studio and JBuilder include powerful debuggers that make the process easier, but locating a JavaScript debugger is more difficult. Aside from an add-in for Visual Studio .NET, there's...
- Tags: Scripting languages, Microsoft development tools, .NET, Web browsers, Baseline Inc., JavaScript, debugger, Javascript Debugger, Microsoft Visual Studio
- Technical articles 2003-10-01
- Coarse-grained interfaces enable service composition in SOA
- One of the primary benefits of service-oriented architecture SOA is the ability to compose applications, processes, or more complex services from other less complex services. This activity, sometimes called service composition, allows developers to compose applications and processes using services from heterogeneous environments without regard to the details and differences...
- Tags: Service-oriented architecture (SOA), Jeff Hanson, granularity, business expert, SOA
- Technical articles 2003-08-29
- Bloki makes it easier to build project Web sites
- Bloki is a new hosted Web site development tool offering Web blog features and a Wiki. It offers a collaborative platform for disparate project teams that want a central repository for intrateam documentation and communications. Bloki authoring can be distributed across a project team, because no HTML or other coding...
- Tags: Channel management, Web site, William T. Kelly, Bloki, Web
- Technical articles 2003-08-18
- Step-By-Step: Use rules to automate e-mail processing in Lotus Notes
- By Tony PattonTeaching your end users to manage and organize their Lotus Notes Inbox using folders can help reduce clutter and confusion. The number of mail messages received daily is often overwhelming, so folders provide an excellent organization tool. You can extend this power by teaching your users to take...
- Tags: Baseline Inc., e-mail, IBM Corp., IBM Lotus Notes, rule property, specific text
- Technical articles 2003-07-22
- Multicharting in Project Server's Portfolio Analyzer gives more view options
- The Portfolio Analyzer is a powerful reporting tool in Project Server 2002; it allows users to view project data, including work, cost availability by project, resources, and time. With it, you can create OLAP-based views of data illustrating your portfolio of projects.Much of the power comes from "slicing" the data...
- Tags: Brian Kennemer, graph, Multichart, pie, Portfolio Analyzer
- Technical articles 2003-01-30
- Find and dissect errors with SQL Server's built-in bug hunter
- Debugging is a necessary evil of software development. Luckily, tools are available to make the process less painful. Microsoft provides the SQL Server Debug Interface to streamline SQL development.Most developers proudly proclaim their code to be error-free, but deep down we all know that errors, whether logical or physical, can...
- Tags: Databases, Development tools, server, Baseline Inc., Microsoft SQL Server, Debug option, Figure B
- Technical articles 2002-12-30
- Configure IT Quick: Use layers in Visio to filter complex diagrams
- Make complex diagrams easier to read by using Visios layers.Visio is a great tool for graphically representing complex systems, processes, and objects. But as consultants, we’ve all received Visio diagrams that were so complex it was hard to make heads or tails of them. (You’ve likely created a few of...
- Tags: information technology, Brian Kennemer, Microsoft Visio
- Technical articles 2002-12-03
- Download this free Visio stencil for rack device diagramming
- Use this Visio stencil to diagram your rack-mountable network devicesMicrosoft Visio remains the tool most widely used by administrators for network diagramming and documentation. The Professional version of Visio comes with many shapes and objects for servers, devices, and other things you'll find in the data center, but it doesn't...
- Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Rick Vanover, stencil, Microsoft Visio, Cisco Systems Inc., tool, Compaq Computer Corp.
- Technical articles 2002-12-03
- Get your grade for the Java Pop Quiz
- We recently challenged you to test your basic Java skills with a short pop quiz. Find out how you fared compared with other Builder.com members and learn why the correct answers are, in fact, correct.In October, we threw a Java basics Pop Quiz at all our Java neophytes. Quite a...
- Tags: Programming languages, Lamont Adams, Java, garbage collection, static method
- Technical articles 2002-11-26
