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Split a PDF at Each Change in Header
A colleague of mine receives a detailed 600-page PDF commission report showing all orders placed in each of many accounts, similar to a phone bill showing charges under each line of service. How can I split the PDF into a separate file for each account?
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Saving My Entire Site as a PDF ebook
How hard would it be to use Power Automate to fetch every post I’ve published and save it as a single PDF ebook file? Let’s find out.
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Closed Captions Should be Modernized
With high resolutions and plenty of pixels, captions should be rethought for the modern era.
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Reason to use Edge: Open or Run Downloads Without Saving First
Bold claim: Edge has better download experience than Chrome. My case for Edge is simple: files downloaded from websites can be opened without being saved. Allow me to explain why the practical benefit to this is not an edge case.
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Trusting an Office Document For Good
Tired of security warnings in Office files that have data connections or macros? Ignoring them is safest if they are not relevant to you, but for files you trust and use regularly, marking them as Trusted Documents avoids repeated warnings.
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More Assorted Windows Tips, in GIF Form
Some lesser known Windows tips to save you some time.
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No More Ads Here, Tips Accepted
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Merging Excel Data to Email Messages
This post explores some of my solutions for sending personalized emails by iterating through an Excel table and sending an email for each row.
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Redirecting Special Shell Folders (or: Save New Screenshots to Desktop)
On a Mac, taking a screenshot instantly places a picture file on your desktop. Can Windows do this? Let’s look at this as an example case for redirecting special Windows shell folders.
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Weather Radar on Android Auto
Finally, real-time weather radar graces my car’s dashboard—sparking joy with its vital, zoomable layers and current location temperature updates!