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How To Convert An AVI File To MPEG2

On a Mac, the iMovie software can convert some video files, while Windows Media Player can convert some video files on Windows-based computers.
Neither of these pre-installed programs are capable of converting AVI files into MPEG2 files.
This means that you will need a different conversion tool or conversion program in order to take your [...]

How to Add a Save Button to an Existing PDF Form

Open the PDF in Adobe Acrobat Pro.  Go to the “Tools” menu and select “Forms.” From there, choose “Button Tool.”
When you do this, you will see the mouse pointer, or cursor, change to a cross hairs, or plus sign.
Move it to the location on the PDF form where you want to add your Save button. [...]

How to Add Custom Flash Buttons to a Dreamweaver Library

If you have made some custom Flash buttons, you can easily add them to your Dreamweaver library for use on your webpages.
Start by opening up a webpage in Dreamweaver or creating a new webpage in the program. Use the “Insert” button to add the custom Flash button to the page. Just select “Media” and “Flash” [...]

Microsoft Excel 2008 Tutorial

If you get a job in nearly office environment, you can expect to use Microsoft Excel at some point. The spreadsheet program is widely used for storing and tracking information. Like previous versions of the program, Microsoft Excel 2008 contains many features for calculating and sorting the data entered into the program’s spreadsheets. Mastering [...]

How Do I Lock Fields in Word 2007?

If you have upgraded to Word 2007 and want to lock a field on a form you may be wondering how you do so. In previous versions of Word there was a little padlock icon on the toolbar, which made it easy to lock fields. If you look around on your Word 2007 screen you [...]

How to Run a Macro in Microsoft Office Word 2003

Running a macro in Microsoft Office Word 2003 is incredibly easy.
You need to have a Word document open to run a macro. It can be a new, blank document or another document.
Click on the “Tools” menu –> Macro –> Macros to bring up the macro dialog box.
Select the macro that you want to run and [...]

How to Change the Security on an Acrobat Document

Want to make your Adobe Acrobat PDF document more secure? If so, there are some security settings that you can tweak in Adobe Acrobat.
Open up your Acrobat document in Adobe Acrobat.
Look on the toolbar for the icon that looks like a padlock and reads “Secure.” Click on it.
From the menu, click on “Encrypt with Password” [...]

How to Get Powerpoint on a Microsoft Computer

PowerPoint is a presentation software that is made by Microsoft. PowerPoint allows you to create presentations slide-by-slide. The slides then play together in sequential order to create the presentation.
If you need to get PowerPoint on your Microsoft Windows-based computer you can easily to do.
You can purchase PowerPoint as a stand alone program or as part [...]

How To Convert From REC to AVI

Do you have some REC files on your computer? If so, you already know that these video files are not widely compatible with programs and devices. In order to be able to use your REC file with a wide variety of things you need a video converter program.
As of this writing, there is only one [...]

How To Convert From MPEG to AVI

Looking to convert your MPEG files into a higher quality file type? If so, why not convert from MPEG to AVI? It is easy to convert your MPEG files, whether they are MPEG 1 or MPEG 2 or just regular old MPEG files.
To do an MPEG to AVI conversion you need to use a converter [...]