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Keep formatting in Excel when copying/pasting from web page

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Question from B.G.: Sorry to bother. How can I export and keep the integrity of the web page table columns? When I copy and paste to excel, it puts all data to 1 row. Answer:  Good question! Please find the steps below: Instructions In your web browser window showing the table/report, press CTRL+A (to select all) Then press CTRL+C (to copy) Switch to a blank spreadsheet in Excel, press CTRL+V (to paste) That should result in a nice separate set of

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Can you charge a Goal Zero Yeti battery using (2) chargers?! [ANSWERED]

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Q. Can you charge a Goal Zero Yeti Lithium Ion battery with two chargers at once? A. Yes, you can utilize two chargers at once to charge the Yeti 3000, Yeti 1400, and Yeti 1000 lithium-ion batteries. Please see the photo below:   Further explanation: By utilizing the front charger port and the compartment charging port, you can double the number of charging watts/amps. With two chargers you can charge at around 105 watts or more. With a single charger, the max

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Cancel Boring Company Flamethrower order

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After doing a bit more research on the Boring Co. Flamethrower, it seemed like the performance was going to be a little lackluster and that the product was overpriced. Therefore, I decided to cancel my order. There is currently (as of Feb 1st, 2018) no automated way to cancel, but the following steps worked for me. 🙂 To cancel your Boring Company Flamethrower order, send an email to:  The Boring Company <flamethrower@boringcompany.com> Include a message similar to: Re: order # 155XXXX

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Fatal Error! PIL._imaging.pyd [SOLVED]

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Question. I recently had the following popup unexpectedly on my Windows laptop: Fatal Error! PIL._imaging.pyd could not be extracted! I was surfing the internet on my laptop and I am worried that I might have a virus 🙁 Can you help me identify what caused that error? Thx! -Josh Silvija Answer. Hi Josh! Thank you for your question. Fortunately, that “fatal error” should not be an issue. Specifically, I have seen that error occur when Google Drive (now Google Backup and

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How to change the Font color in Foxit PDF reader [SOLVED]

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How to change the Font color of the typewriter type tool in Foxit: Select the “Comment” tab, Select the Typewriter tool and click on your text box Highlight your text (you may need to double-click it first) Select Font Color under the “Comment Format” tab and choose a color Voila, you can now adjust the “typewriter” tool font settings however you like! 🙂

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How to get scannable 1099 forms from the IRS

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Do you need a scannable 1099-MISC or similar* tax form from the IRS? *NOTE:  while most tax forms are downloadable, for certain forms the IRS requires a scannable form that must be ordered. Thankfully, the IRS offers a simple service where you can order the forms for free and receive them within ten business days. You can find the order form here: https://www.irs.gov/forms-pubs/order-products It just takes a minute to fill out the order info; then you will get a confirmation like this: After ten business

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