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Scanned documents are usually virtual copies of physical documents transferred from a printing device to a computer. When scanned documents are transferred to a computer, they are automatically saved as JPEG images. Therefore, scanned documents can be changed just as any other image can, and text can also be altered. Scanned documents can be edited using both image editing platforms, and desktop publishing application utilities, such as the Microsoft Office Document Imaging tool....

Replacing your print heads can sometimes cost more than just buying a new printer. Many times your printer cartridges aren’t actually out of ink; they’re just dry from lack of use. Before you replace your print head cartridges, try cleaning them with this homemade print head cleaning solution that will clear away the dried ink and make your printer head cartridges last much longer. Warnings

Establishing Dimensions Adobe Photoshop’s ruler guides and layering capabilities simplify the task of creating the basis of a Tumblr theme, complete with a layout grid that defines the dimensions of content areas. If you set up layer groups for each aspect of your design, including its main content area and sidebar, you can place all the guides for each element on a single layer within each group. This arrangement enables you to make your guides visible selectively, rather than simply showing and hiding all of them with a Photoshop keyboard shortcut or menu item, and keeps related guide elements together....

A well-designed car audio system has all the separate elements in balance, with the speakers, receiver and other elements all working together to provide you with good sound. A proper match between the speakers in your system with the car stereo is one of the most important pairings. By considering a few important elements, there’s no reason that you can’t buy a set of speakers well-matched to your stereo and car....

Smart phones that are supported by Google’s Android operating system are often equipped with microSD card slots, with which you can mount microSD cards and augment your device’s memory. The process of mounting a storage card in your device can be completed in a single settings menu, but a new card requires reformatting before it is capable of being mounted to your device.

Nearly all email applications contain a folder reserved for your discarded messages. This is particularly useful for email that you delete by mistake. The process to move a message from your trash can to the inbox folder is relatively straightforward across most applications. Writer Bio

SNP files are Microsoft Access snapshots. These files include report layouts, text and graphics. You can open an SNP file using the Microsoft Snapshot Viewer application, which is a free product distributed by Microsoft to allow for easy distribution of Access reports without requiring the user to own a copy of the Access database software.

A DRW file is a type of vector-drawing file used by a few programs in Windows and one program on a Mac. These files use a series of lines to represent an image, as opposed to dots (which are used to represent an image in files like JPEG and GIF files). If you want to open a DRW file on your computer, you just need to have the appropriate program installed....

Package files, which actually use the the long extension “.PACKAGE,” are files created in the Linux-based Autopackage program, a program used by developers to make installation packages for Linux programs. The archive type files contain all of the necessary components to correctly install a Linux program onto a computer system. The only program that can read the PACKAGE file type is Autopackage itself, but Autopackage is a free system that can be downloaded by anyone using a Linux system....

Connect your iPod Shuffle to your computer using the USB cable that came with the device. Launch the iTunes application on your computer if it does not launch automatically. Select your iPod under the Devices heading in iTunes. Click the “Summary” tab in the main iTunes window. Click the “Enable Disk Use” check box, click the “Apply” button and then close iTunes. Click the Windows “Start” button and click “Computer" to open Windows Explorer....

A Kodak printer displays an error message that reads “Out of Ink” whenever it detects that a cartridge is low on ink. It will not print if it detects a low-ink cartridge. If you have refilled a cartridge, or if you want to override the Kodak printer “Out of Ink” message to continue printing, you must reset the cartridge. Special ink cartridge chip resetters are available that tell the Kodak printer the cartridge is full, even if the cartridge is empty....

Newer models of the iPhone feature the A2DP stereo Bluetooth profile, which allows the smartphone to stream music and other audio through a Bluetooth head unit and speakers. Pioneer makes several car stereos with A2DP Bluetooth, so if you’ve got an iPhone and a compatible car stereo, you can play your music through the car’s speakers without even connecting a 1/8-inch plug. The initial setup is somewhat tedious, but after it’s done your phone and your car stereo should communicate with each other automatically....

Windows Media Player is compatible with many file types, including MP2. MP2—or MPEG-2—which stands for Motion Picture Experts Group-2, is a common format for both audio and video files. Even though the file type is not uncommon, not all players are capable of reading this file type. To play an MP2 video in Windows Media Player, you may either open it in the software from the file’s current location or drag the file into the player interface....

With analysis tools, calculation functions and network security options, Microsoft Excel is a powerful accounting solution for small business books. Microsoft also provides a number of audit report templates that can be adjusted to fit your business needs and give you a head start on formatting and organization. Whether you’re conducting an audit for internal reasons or by request from a third party such as the IRS or a shareholder, Microsoft Excel offers appropriate templates compatible with both 2010 and 2013 versions....

Many high-quality inkjet printers include an option to print on roll paper. Roll paper printing is useful if you are planning on printing a very long document or a large poster. Since the size of every roll paper print is different, you will have to manually set the paper size each time prior to printing. You can print on roll paper with either a PC or a Mac computer. Writer Bio

Much like your computer, your iPad is capable of sending various types of files to a local printer that shares the same Wi-Fi network. When you create a word processing document using the Pages app, for example, you can print a full-quality hard copy without the need to transfer it to your computer first. Printers that are AirPrint-compatible will need no additional setup since they are equipped with the appropriate technology already....

A Philips CL 019 universal remote can control up to four different electronic devices at once, which is extremely convenient if you have a television, cable box, VCR and DVD player all in one room. You can program the CL 019 over and over again to work with different TVs or other home electronics, meaning you will not need to acquire a different remote control if you decide to buy new devices....

Microsoft Excel software lets you create spreadsheets for your business or personal records. Excel has an internal programming language called Visual Basic for Applications (VBA). You use this language to create interactive programs with your spreadsheets, including dialog pop-up boxes. Pop-up boxes are used to send alerts to you or to display information after you save or create new data in the spreadsheet. Userform1.Text = “Alert for the User” Replace “Alert for the User” with your own text you want to display on the spreadsheet....

As the Internet has evolved, users have grown used to being able to capture content to their hard drives for sharing and later viewing. For the most part, this is possible. However, certain types of media evade capture, such as streaming, on-demand video, called VOD, for Video on Demand. This content cannot be captured from the Web browser, but rather must be recorded using separate software used to create a screencast, or a video of what is happening onscreen....

Cable television is transmitted from cable service providers using a cable box, but recording and storing television programming requires a digital video recorder (DVR) device. The internal hard drive on a DVR device can store hundreds of hours of video files before reaching full capacity. If the internal hard drive of your DVR is full, you can record and store more digital files on an external hard drive. Writer Bio