Simple Tech Tutorials: April 2015

28 April 2015

How to set a default zoom percentage for documents opened in Adobe Reader.

Open Adobe Reader.
Go to Edit, then Preferences at the bottom of the list. (CTRL + K)
In the categories to the left, select Page Display.
Within the first box labeled Default Layout and Zoom, set the zoom level to the desired percentage.
Click OK at the bottom of the window.
When documents are opened with Adobe Reader, they will display at the set zoom percentage.

How to remove or delete plug-ins from Firefox on a Windows computer.

Enter about:plugins in the Firefox address bar.
Search for the plug-in that you want to remove.
Copy the plug-in's file path listed under the name of the plug-in, leaving out the last file. For example, copy C:\Users\Name\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\plugins\[Do not copy this last part.]
Open the Start screen or Start menu and paste the file path into the search bar.
Press enter.
The location of the plug-in will open in Windows Explorer.
Delete the .dll file(s).
If the above steps do not work, then locate the file(s) manually starting at the C:\ drive in Windows Explorer, also known as My Computer.

How to manually update the virus and spyware definitions for Windows Defender.

How to make a double superscript in Microsoft Word.

Type the characters as normal.
Select the character to be raised twice, and raise it once using the normal superscript button.
Select the character again and open the font dialog box (CTRL + D).
Switch to the Character Spacing tab.
Set the position to raised.
Increase the point (pt) value until the superscript goes up enough to appear as a double superscript.