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How do I make anniversary invitations? With desktop publishing technology, there’s no reason to ever buy invitations again! Here are instructions that work for both PC and Mac.
If you want to change your Windows time display on your computer to include your name, you're about to learn how. With a few quick moves, you can customize your computer screen to give it a...
Visual Basic is one of the easiest computer languages to learn, but there is still a learning curve that needs to be overcome. Perhaps the most important concept to learn about Visual Basic is...
A good way to make sure users do not click buttons on a form until they actually enter something is to keep it disabled until text is entered. Here are the steps to do just that.
In this example I am going to show you how you can create a simple web browser in a just a few steps in C#.
There are a large number of browsers to choose from but did you know you can create your own in VB.net? VB.net gives you all the tools you will need to create your own browser. In this example I...
Here is some great examples on how to program functionality to the VB.net listbox during runtime.
Functions are a great way to reuses a calculation or process that returns an answer and that you will use over and over again. There is no need to rewrite the calculation everytime you need it,...
In some calculations you only want the integer portion of a number that would return decimals. Sometimes you do not want to round this number at all. So for example, whether you have 2.3 or 2.7...
VB.net offers a great function that allows you to join all of the members of an array into one string. Here is how it is done.
Many programs that you will write will have the need to display to the user the current date and time. VB.net gives you the ability to retrieve this information failry easily. Here is how you...
Who doesn't like having access to help within their applications. Here is a fast and easy way you can add Microsoft's searchable help directly to your application.
"Stop hitting your brother!" ...It doesn't work, does it? Ordering kids around, I mean. If it did work, we wouldn't need to do it over and over to get the job done! But when we can find...
Do you have trouble fitting that last line of text onto a PowerPoint slide? Does your slide need just one more bullet point to be perfect? Whether you use Microsoft Office 2003 or Office 2007,...
PHP Sessions can automatically track a user and drive them to the log-in page if they are not logged in, or drive them to the main page if they go to the login page again. This article describes...
Google has its own search engine for blogs known as Blog Search. Using Blog Search you can find Blogs on varied subjects and in several languages. Similar to the main search engine, Google Blog...
If you have created a table in Microsoft Word and you would like to perform some calculations within that table, there is no reason to important this information into Excel. You can perform...
If you are going on a long vacation, it is easy to get overwhelmed with all the details. The last thing you want to do is spend your time frantically looking through your suitcase to find out when...
Comparing the value of two fields in ASP VB has never been easier. With a few short clicks and drags and a few additions, your ASP server will do all the work for you.
Cookies are old-school. Session states are the new thing. Find out how to use them and join the revolution.
You can easily create a form in Adobe Acrobat 8 Professional. In this form, you can include radio buttons that allow a user to choose one option from several options. Follow the steps below to...
You are planning an event with a grand theme and would like unique invitations to correspond with your theme. A fun way to really play up the event is to create a party invitation that looks like...
Microsoft Publisher tends to automatically hyphenate text that doesn’t fit on one line of a textbox. This can make the publication difficult to read: Half of a word is on one line and the...
This article assumes that you have a basic understanding of how Excel works. For a refresher read my other Excel how to articles prior to starting this one. Here are the steps to add a chart in...
This is easy if you have done some basic development. VB.net has a nice event for controls called the "EnabledChange" event. This fires when the controls enable property has been...
A textbox is a great way to add some text to a document in a side bar or even in the middle of the page without interfering with the main content of your document. Here is how you do it.
A select-case statement is a great way to perform a logical test that might have multiple directions if found true or false. You could write a bunch of if-then-else statements but that could be...
This How-to assumes that you have read and understand my original How to article "How to write a function in VB.net". I will use the same code from that project in this one and show how...
I am sure you have seen other programs where you click inside a textbox and anything typed in there gets highlighted so if you start to type in erases what is in there and replaces it with what...
An absolute value of a number is that same number always positive. In other words the absolute value of -3 is 3. In certain calculations even though you may get a negative number you are only...
If you've wanted to add text to pictures and manipulate them in Microsoft Word 2003, use the textbox feature so you can easily do it. The textbox feature allows for the insertion of custom text...
This is as about as easy as it gets to programming. The ability to drag and drop controls onto a form. In this example I am going to show you how to add a textbox to a blank form in VB.net.
With a few lines of VB.net code you can write a simple program that will allow you to convert fahrenheit to celsius. Here is how it is done.
A good user friendly tip when you are developing software is to highlight text in a textbox when the textbox has the cursor focus. Here is how you do it.
A lot of times during run time you will change the backcolor of a textbox to signify to the user when a control is enabled and disabled. Here is how you do it.
If you need to change the time and date in Windows XP, learn how.
If you're looking for info on how to change the canvas size in Paint Shop Pro 7, this article offers to tell you everything you need to know.
One of the great benefits of working in a .Net environment is the ability to create really anything from an object. Although this particular example is very basic, it will give you an...
waste your time with the wasteyourtimebot. see images relevant or not to the words you put in a textbox and listen to a robot playing the piano.
A function is a great way to obtain calculations of any kind by passing a value and then assigning a variable to the actual function name so it seems like an easy transition. You can also reuse...
Instead of purchasing huge, expensive banner signs that you will probably use once, you can easily design and create your own custom banner on your computer for free. Microsoft Word comes with...
If you are creating a training video and would like to draw special attention to something you are covering in the audio part of your video, or if you'd like to add something additional, adding a...
The Windows XP activation key on the installation CD is used when downloading updates and hot fixes from Microsoft. If your key is compromised, you will receive errors when trying to download...
Changing an internal hard drive's file system is a process that is performed to ensure maximum compatibility between an operating system and the hard disk. Most notably, when a computer user is...
If you have a PDF on your computer that you want to make changes to or edit, you can actually modify the file. You will need the help of the VeryPDF PDF Editor software for Windows, which allows...
Server.Transfer was introduced with Microsoft's ASP.NET framework. It works similar to the old Response.Redirect by transferring a user from one page to the page specified in the function. There...
The IWAM and IUSR account on a network are used to provide permissions and security on a web host. When users access a web domain, these accounts are used to control anonymous access and give read...
A domain name is a key part of the configurations on a network computer, as it allows the computer to join a domain ranging from a private one at home, to a corporate-wide domain used at the...
Hotkeys are used by computer manufacturers to set quick ways for users to open websites. Creating hotkeys is specific to the hardware brand. Dell has an application that is installed on the...
A common procedure for any web programmer is retrieving information from a page form and sending it to the database for processing. Knowing how to query a database is an integral part of any...