How To

Adding a Printer to your Mac

Updated to include macOS Mojave. Apple has come a long way in making adding a printer a quick and simple process. In most cases, you don’t even use the disc that comes with your printer. To add a printer, ensure...

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Illustrator: The new freeform gradient

Illustrator 2019 added a terrific new gradient type to the Gradient panel called a freeform gradient. Freeform gradients use points and/or lines to allow total customization of a gradient within a shape. 
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Creating Complex Workflows in iOS 12

Shortcuts allows you to download or create custom workflows (called shortcuts) that can use multiple applications to accomplish more complex chains of tasks. You can even set up custom Siri shortcuts to launch these shortcuts. 
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Monitoring and Setting Limits on iOS Device Usage

In iOS 12, Apple released a new feature called Screen Time, which provides some significant tools for monitoring how much you use your iPhone or iPad, different categories of apps on the device (like Social Media or Reading & Reference), and even specific apps.
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How your Phone can help you Learn a Language

This year I decided to learn a new language. Unexpectedly my phone has been the most useful tool – unlike anything I ever had decades ago when I learned languages at school. They say multi-channel learning is the most effective,
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Top Tips for your Next Video Conference Call

More and more people are working from home or are part of teams that span great distances. When done well, video conference calls are a great way to foster relationships and build teamwork. Done badly, they are often little more …
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5 Ways to Use Your Outlook Calendar to Improve Productivity

If you’re using your Outlook calendar like it should be hanging on a wall, you’re likely missing out on the many benefits that come with using an e-calendar tool. Your Outlook calendar is the office assistant you didn’t know you had: it can organize your time, assign tasks to your co-workers, and schedule meetings on your behalf, among other things.

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Automatically Run VBA Code Upon Opening an Access Database

Access has the ability to run an Access object’s VBA code automatically whenever the object (form, report, etc.) is opened. It also has the ability to automatically open a designated form when the database launches. Combining these two means VBA code within a form can be automatically run when the database opens.
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