25 February 2017

PowerPoint 2016: How to Save Slides as a PDF File

How to create PDF files of PowerPoint slides for easy sharing across a wide range of devices:
  1. After creating the presentation, click on File at the top left.
  2. In the left menu, click Export.
  3. The default selection should be Create PDF/XPS Document. Click the button that says Create PDF/XPS.
  4. Choose a location to save the PDF file.
  5. Your presentation slides are now in the PDF file format, which can easily be uploaded to a variety of places and accessed by many devices (including those that do not support PowerPoint files).

18 February 2017

Microsoft Word 2016: How to Insert Different Headers on Each Page

How to insert different headers and footers on each page of a document in Microsoft Word 2016:
  1. Double-click at the top of the first page to add the first header.
  2. Right-click on the status bar at the bottom.
  3. Check the options for Formatted Page Number and Section. This will make it easy to see what section you are working in.
  4. Place the cursor in the body of the first page (or after whatever text belongs with the first header).
  5. Switch to the Layout tab.
  6. In the Page Setup group, go to Breaks and select Next Page.
  7. Double-click inside the next header. You should notice a box that says "Header -Section 2-" and a box that says "Same as Previous".
  8. In the Design tab (which should open automatically), click on the Link to Previous option in the Navigation group to turn off linked headers and footers.
  9. You can now edit the Section 2 header without making changes to the Section 1 header.
  10. Repeat as necessary for additional headers and footers.

11 February 2017

How to Record Screen with OBS Studio

How to capture a recording of the screen with OBS Studio:
  1. In the Sources box, press the plus button to add a new source.
  2. Select Display Capture.
  3. Press OK in the first window.
  4. Select the display to record (if you have multiple displays) in the second window that pops up and press OK.
  5. Open the Settings.
  6. Switch to the Output tab.
  7. Settings that work well for me: Video Bitrate set to 10000 in Streaming. Recording Quality set to Same as stream. Recording Format set to mp4.
  8. You can play around with these settings to find what produces the desired video quality.
  9. Recording Path is where the recording will be saved.
  10. Switch to the Video tab.
  11. Make sure the values for Base Resolution and Output Resolution are the same and that they match your screen resolution.
  12. Optionally, use the settings in the Audio tab to select an audio recording device.
  13. Press OK to close the settings window.
  14. Use the Start Recording button to capture the screen. Once started, this button turns to Stop Recording, which can be used to end the video.

04 February 2017

Ubuntu: How to Move Unity Launcher to the Bottom

How to move the launcher to the bottom of the screen in Ubuntu 16.04 and above running the Unity 7 (or later) desktop environment:
  1. Open a terminal window.
  2. Type the following: gsettings set com.canonical.Unity.Launcher launcher-position Bottom
  3. Press enter to apply the change.
  4. To return the launcher to its original position, use Left instead of  Bottom.