How to Use the Draw Table Feature in Microsoft Word

If you use Microsoft Word, chances are that you're familiar with tables. Tables allow you to present information in an easy-to-digest format—in rows and columns. This can be useful when preparing reports, listing features, or displaying data in Word. Perhaps you know how to add tables in Word using the popular Insert Table function, among […]

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How Hackers Are Exploiting Microsoft Word Documents to Hack Windows

A recently discovered bug in Microsoft's proprietary MSHTML browser engine gives hackers remote code execution in all versions of Windows. Attackers are using specially crafted Word documents to exploit this zero-day bug. Unfortunately, MSHTML is also used by several Microsoft products, including Skype, Visual Studio, and Microsoft Outlook, so the problem is pretty widespread. As […]

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Facebook’s New AI Can Copy Text Style From a Picture of a Single Word

The concept of deepfakes scares a lot of people. Most of the time, when these AI-powered projects gain widespread attention, it’s because they were used unethically. From identity theft to fake news, we’ve seen all the bad side of this tech. But Facebook’s one company that wants to use it for future innovations instead. What Is […]

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You Can Now Turn a Microsoft Word Document Into a PowerPoint Presentation

A little while ago, Microsoft announced that it would soon support converting Word documents into PowerPoint presentations. If this sounds like a handy feature for your workflow, you’re in luck; Microsoft has released the conversion tool as of today. Making Presentations Easier With Word Conversion Microsoft posted all the juicy details on the Tech Community […]

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Some Twitter Users Are Getting Banned for Tweeting the Word "Memphis"

Every social network has its own rules and regulations. If you don’t abide by them, you can’t use the platform—it’s as simple as that. But on Sunday, it seemed as though Twitter was sanctioning users that weren’t breaking the rules at all. The Forbidden ‘M’ Word on Twitter In what appears to be a bug, several […]

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How to Change Alexa’s Name and Wake Word to Something Else

Amazon Alexa can be a very handy voice assistant—unless there is someone named Alexa in your household, or Alexa has trouble hearing you say her name. Fortunately, there is a way to change the assistant’s wake word so you can call it something else. Let’s break down how to change Alexa’s wake word to something […]

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