MalekTips: 08-25-2006
 
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We have 30 new tips found below in the latest issue of MalekTips.
 
* Compare credit card offers, display trivia about your favorite musical artist, and give the ultimate gift - a customized ketchup bottle
 
* Customize printouts of Microsoft Excel 2003 worksheets by displaying gridlines, centering spreadsheets, and fitting more on a printed page
 
* Tweak Explorer folder behavior on Windows XP machines
 
* Compensate for slower or inconsistent Internet connections when displaying streaming multimedia content in Windows Media Player 10
 
* Require passwords to open or edit Microsoft PowerPoint 2003 presentations
 
* Add descriptive labels to your Gmail messages
 
* And more!
 
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* Tips! *
 
Google Gmail : Toggle Showing Mail Snippets or Subjects Only
Clean your Gmail inbox display or peek inside every message.
 
Google Gmail : Change Text Color When Composing E-Mail
Colorize your e-mail when composing messages from Gmail.
 
Google Gmail : Search for Email Containing a File Attachment Type or Filename
Query Gmail to find e-mail containing specific types or names of file attachments.
 
Google Gmail : Labeling E-Mail
Categorize e-mail in your Gmail inbox and folders with labels.
 
Google Gmail : Change the Display Language
Display Gmail's user-interface in French, Spanish, or another language.
 
Microsoft Excel 2003 - Printing Spreadsheets : Toggle Printing Guidelines
Do you need lines printed between each cell of a Microsoft Excel 2003 spreadsheet?
 
Microsoft Excel 2003 - Printing Spreadsheets : Center Small Spreadsheets on Printouts
Make printed Microsoft Excel 2003 spreadsheets more visually appealing by centering them on a page.
 
Microsoft Excel 2003 - Printing Spreadsheets : Print a Draft Copy of Your Spreadsheet
Need to repeatedly print the same Microsoft Excel 2003 spreadsheet for proofing purposes? Learn how to save time and money using draft mode.
 
Microsoft Excel 2003 - Printing Spreadsheets : Fit More on a Printed Page
Cram more information in a Microsoft Excel 2003 spreadsheet onto a single printed page.
 
Microsoft Excel 2003 - Printing Spreadsheets : Configure How Cells Containing Errors are Printed
In a Microsoft Excel 2003 spreadsheet, how should cells containing logical or mathematical errors be printed?
 
Microsoft PowerPoint 2003 : Display Slide Shows in Different Resolutions for Speed or Quality
Choose the graphics display mode used to view Microsoft PowerPoint 2003 slide shows.
 
Microsoft PowerPoint 2003 : Insert Hyperlinked Text
Add webpage, in-document, e-mail, and external document hyperlinks in your Microsoft PowerPoint 2003 presentations.
 
Microsoft PowerPoint 2003 : Require a Password to Open or Modify the File
Add a level of security to your Microsoft PowerPoint 2003 presentations by requiring passwords to open files and/or edit information.
 
Microsoft PowerPoint 2003 : Prevent Microsoft Excel 2003 from Converting Typed URLs to Hyperlinks
Prevent the automatic URL hyperlinking AutoCorrect feature in Microsoft PowerPoint 2003.
 
Microsoft PowerPoint 2003 : Toggle Displaying Large Toolbar Icons
Use large Microsoft PowerPoint 2003 icons that are easy to view, or choose small ones that take up less space onscreen.
 
Sites to Browse : Compare Credit Card Offers
Find credit cards with low regular and promotional rates, frequent flyer miles and other rewards, and more.
 
Sites to Browse : Show How Popular You Are
Impress others by having to break away from a social function for an 'important' cell phone call.
 
Sites to Browse : Create a Playground at Work
A website providing toys and games for the office.
 
Sites to Browse : Musician Trivia
Facts about your favorite music artists.
 
Sites to Browse : Customized Ketchup Bottles
Impress your family and friends with their names on ketchup and mustard bottles.
 
Windows Media Player 10 Misc : Codecs Are Not Automatically Installed
Configure Windows Media Player 10 to attempt to download decompression algorithms used to play multimedia files.
 
Windows Media Player 10 Misc : Inconsistent Streaming Multimedia Playback? Buffer More Content
This tweak may make streaming video files on slow or inconsistent Internet connections more watchable.
 
Windows Media Player 10 Misc : Change the Windows Media Player 10 Supported File Types
Configure Windows Media Player 10 to handle different multimedia file types.
 
Windows Media Player 10 Misc : Repeat Playback of Current Track
Enjoy the track currently playing in Windows Media Player 10? Repeat it!
 
Windows Media Player 10 Misc : Toggle Screen Saver During Multimedia Playback
Configure whether or not the screen saver should activate when playing multimedia content in Windows Media Player 10.
 
Windows XP and Explorer : Show System Folders
For diagnostic purposes, allow Explorer in Windows XP to display internal folders marked 'System'.
 
Windows XP and Explorer : Toggle Opening Subfolders in the Same or Separate Windows
Change Explorer's behavior in Windows XP when opening subfolders.
 
Windows XP and Explorer : Enable Filmstrip View for a Folder
Enable filmstrip view in Windows XP Explorer when it does not automatically detect a particular folder contains mostly images.
 
Windows XP and Explorer : Change Toolbar Icon Size
Increase Windows XP Explorer's icons to make them more distinguishable or shrink them to save space onscreen.
 
Windows XP and Explorer : Display Full Paths in the Address Bar
Differentiate folders with similar names by displaying full paths in Windows XP Explorer window address bars.
 
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