FAQs

• What is a Report?

  Reports are a good way to present data for printing, emailing, or on-screen presentations. To make your reports even more appealing, you can adjust margins, spacing, and fonts, and add background pictures and graphics.There is also a wizar...

• What is a Form?

  A form is a type of a database object that is primarily used to enter or display data in a database. You can also use a form as a switchboard that opens other forms and reports in the database, or as a custom dialog box that accepts user in...

• What is a Query?

  Queries are usually filtered versions of a table of data. They are used for organizing data by sorting or only including records with a certain value. They are also like a spreadsheet, but usually are not used for entering new data. You...

• What is a Table?

  Tables are often the main place where data is stored. They work very much like a spreadsheet. You can enter new data in a table. To create a table do the following: 1. Press F11 to switch to the Database window (Database window: The...

• How do I add a Watermark (Text: Draft, Confidential)?

  There are times when you want text to appear faintly behind the content of your Microsoft Word document. For example, maybe you want the word "CONFIDENTIAL" printed faintly behind the text in a contract, or the word "DRAFT" printed at a 45-...

• How do I add a Watermark Picture?

  If the document contains a large amount of text, you'll probably want to choose a picture with fewer details, so the readers' eyes aren't distracted from the text. By default, Word applies a "washed out" or "dimmed" look to the picture so t...

• How do I insert WordArt Object?

  To insert a WordArt object, follow these steps: On the Insert menu, point to Picture, and then do one of the following: 1. Click WordArt. 2. Click the WordArt button on the Drawing toolbar. 3. Click Insert WordArt on the Wo...

• How do I customize the Toolbar?

  If you want all of the choices in the menu bar to display when you mouse click on the menu (that way you don't have the expand arrow at the bottom), do the following: * On the Tools menu, click Customize * Click the Options tab...

• How do I get my document back if Word crashes?

  Sometimes, you may find yourself in a situation where Word freezes or crashes and you have to restart the application. To Work With Document Recovery * Press Ctrl+Alt+Delete * Select Task Manager Button on the Window that is...

• How do I insert a picture?

  Click to place the insertion point at the location in the document where you want to insert the picture. NOTE: The picture will be inserted with the bottom left corner positioned where you place the insertion point. * On the Inser...

• How do I Modify Picture Position and Text Wrapping?

  Click the picture you that want to format. * On the Format menu, click Picture. * In the Format Picture dialog box, click the Layout tab, and then click Advanced.

• How to turn off Office Assistant?

  1. Right click the assistant 2. Select Options from the pop-up menu 3. Click the Options tab 4. Clear the 'Use the Office assistant' box 5. click the OK button "

• How do I turn-off the Auto Correct feature?

  Sometimes Word will have auto correct features that you do not want set when you are using Word. This feature is set at the desktop, so it must be set on every different computer where you want the changes to be made. To stop auto corre...

• How do I turn off the reading layout view?

  Whenever you open a Word attachment from an email does it always open in the annoying "reading layout" view? Here are a few steps on how to prevent it from happening in the future: To return to the normal print layout view , click Close...

• Computer Ports: What You Should Know to Defend Yourself

  The number one way a computer is exposed for nefarious uses online is by exploiting open ports on that system. Ports are names or “handles” given to various network connections your computer uses to communicate with other computers. For...

• How are computers able to technologically advance so often?

  Chip makers spend millions of dollars on research and development in frontier areas of physics, therefore they are constantly making new discoveries and breakthroughs. This is because the marketplace demands faster and faster machines each...

• What is software?

  Software are programs that run on computers. This could include your web browser, your instant messenger, or even your operating system (Windows, MacOS, etc.). The computer itself, the hardware, could do nothing without the programs, the so...

• What is DVD decryption software, and how do you use it?

  The information on many DVD’s is encoded, almost solely for the purpose of making them difficult (or ideally impossible) to copy. Decryption software, (as it’s name suggests), “decrypts” this information, so that you can extract it from the...

• What is a server?

  A server is a computer that “serves” or gives files or services to other users or computers. An example would be a “web server” which gives web pages to users who request them. File servers work similarly. Print servers control the printing...

• Are LCD screens better for your eyes than normal monitors?

  Yes, they are. LCD screens have no refresh rate because each pixel is constantly illuminated, so LCD screens have no flickering. Many people complain that monitor flickering gives them headaches

• Is it true that LCD screens aren’t good for games?

  The answer to your question is totally subjective. It is a fact that LCDs in their current state of technology cannot refresh the screen as fast as a regular CRT, but LCD refresh limitations are steadily being overcome. I have seen games th...

• What’s the difference between a laser printer and an inkjet printer?

  In general terms, laser printers have higher resolution so they have better print quality. Inkjets create images by spitting out tiny droplets of ink, so their resolution is lower. If you look closely at a page printed on a laser printer an...

• What are good brands of printer I can buy for a PC?

  First, you need to know what type of hardware your computer will accept. For example, does your computer have “USB” style input ports? Many printers only come with this style of output cord. You can get an adapter, but it pays to know wheth...

• Computer Ports: What You Should Know to Defend Yourself

  The number one way a computer is exposed for nefarious uses online is by exploiting open ports on that system. Ports are names or “handles” given to various network connections your computer uses to communicate with other computers. For...

• How are computers able to technologically advance so often?

  Chip makers spend millions of dollars on research and development in frontier areas of physics, therefore they are constantly making new discoveries and breakthroughs. This is because the marketplace demands faster and faster machines each...

• What is software?

  Software are programs that run on computers. This could include your web browser, your instant messenger, or even your operating system (Windows, MacOS, etc.). The computer itself, the hardware, could do nothing without the programs, the so...

• What is DVD decryption software, and how do you use it?

  The information on many DVD’s is encoded, almost solely for the purpose of making them difficult (or ideally impossible) to copy. Decryption software, (as it’s name suggests), “decrypts” this information, so that you can extract it from the...

• What is a server?

  A server is a computer that “serves” or gives files or services to other users or computers. An example would be a “web server” which gives web pages to users who request them. File servers work similarly. Print servers control the printing...

• Are LCD screens better for your eyes than normal monitors?

  Yes, they are. LCD screens have no refresh rate because each pixel is constantly illuminated, so LCD screens have no flickering. Many people complain that monitor flickering gives them headaches .

• Is it true that LCD screens aren’t good for games?

  The answer to your question is totally subjective. It is a fact that LCDs in their current state of technology cannot refresh the screen as fast as a regular CRT, but LCD refresh limitations are steadily being overcome. I have seen games th...

• What’s the difference between a laser printer and an inkjet printer?

  In general terms, laser printers have higher resolution so they have better print quality. Inkjets create images by spitting out tiny droplets of ink, so their resolution is lower. If you look closely at a page printed on a laser printer an...

• What are good brands of printer I can buy for a PC?

  First, you need to know what type of hardware your computer will accept. For example, does your computer have “USB” style input ports? Many printers only come with this style of output cord. You can get an adapter, but it pays to know wheth...

• How do I unsubscribe from this mailing list?

  However, this will not work if you are not listed on the main mailing list, but instead receive the mail from a distribution point. In that case, you will have to track down at which distribution point you are listed. Inspecting...

• Where should I report bugs and other problems with Emacs?

  The correct way to report Emacs bugs is by e-mail to [email protected]. Anything sent here also appears in the newsgroup gnu.emacs.bug, but please use e-mail instead of news to submit the bug report. This ensures a reliable r...

• Where can I get old postings to gnu.emacs.help and other GNU groups?

  The FSF has maintained archives of all of the GNU mailing lists for many years, although there may be some unintentional gaps in coverage. The archive is not particularly well organized or easy to retrieve individual postings from...

• What are appropriate messages for gnu.emacs.help, gnu.emacs.bug, comp.emacs, etc.?

  The file etc/MAILINGLISTS discusses the purpose of each GNU mailing-list. (See question 20 if you want a copy of the file.) For those lists which are gatewayed with newsgroups, it lists both the newsgroup name and the mailing list...

• What is the real legal meaning of the GNU copyleft?

  The real legal meaning of the GNU General Public License (copyleft) will only be known if and when a judge rules on its validity and scope. There has never been a copyright infringement case involving the GPL to set any precedents...

• What is the LPF?

  The LPF opposes the expanding danger of software patents and look-and-feel copyrights. To get more information, feel free to contact the LPF via e-mail or otherwise.

• What do these mean: etc/SERVICE, src/config.h, lisp/default.el?

  These are files that come with Emacs. The Emacs distribution is divided into subdirectories; the important ones are "etc", "lisp", and "src".

• How do I read topic XXX in the on-line manual?

  C-h i m emacs RET m XXX RET This invokes Info, the GNU hypertext documentation browser. If you don't already know how to use Info, type `?' from within Info.

• What does "M-x command" mean?

  "M-x command" means type M-x, then type the name of the command, then type RET. (See question 1 if you're not sure what "M-x" and "RET" mean.)

• What do these mean: C-h, M-C-a, RET, "ESC a", etc.?

  C-x: press the `x' key while holding down the Control key M-x: press the `x' key while holding down the Meta key (if your computer doesn't have a Meta key, see question 128) M-C-x: press the `x' key while holding down both...

• Explain overridable, overrides, notoverridable,mustoverride

  These keywords are used in VB.NET. Overridable -The Overridable keyword is used when defining a property or method of an inherited class, as overridable by the inheriting class. Overides - The Overides keyword allows the inheriting cl...

• What is the virtual keyword used for?

  Virtual - If a base class method is to be overriden, it is defined using the keyword virtual (otherwise the sealed keyword is used to prevent overriding). Note that the class member method may be overriden even if the virtual keyword is no...

• What is shared keyword used for? What is static?

  Shared and Static mean the same. Shared is used in VB.NET, while Static is used in C#.

• What is Overloading? What is Overloads? What is Overload?

  Overloading - is the concept of using one function or class in different ways by changing the signature of its parameters. We can define a function with multiple signatures without using the keyword Overloads, but if you use the Overloads k...

• What is an access modifier? What are the different types of Access modifiers?

  Access Modifiers - Keywords used to change the way members of a class are accessed. The main purpose of using access specifiers is to provide security to the applications. The availability (scope) of the member objects of a class may be con...

• What is a property? What is an event?

  Property - A property is a thing that describes the features of an object. A property is a piece of data contained within a class that has an exposed interface for reading/writing. Looking at this definition, we might think we could declare...

• What is polymorphism?

  Polymorphism means allowing a single definition to be used with different types of data (specifically, different classes of objects). For example, a polymorphic function definition can replace several type-specific ones, and a single polymo...

• What is a class member? What is an object?

  The entities like events, properties, fields and functions encapsulated within a class are called class members. A constructor of a class that resides within it is also a form of a class member.