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Writing Doc Using Microsoft Word

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  1. MS Word 2007 and 2010 is not fully compatible. Open Word 2010 document in Word 2007 might cause problems.

  2. Word 2007 is not as good as Word 2010 at converting documents …

Record Computer Screen using RecordMyDesktop

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On Linux Mint the task bar disappears when recording the entire screen. A workaround is to menually select the Windows area to record without the task bar.

Fcitx Tips

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fcitx

  1. Add Pinyin method: add -> type in pinyin, type in chinese doesn't help

IBus

  1. I suggest you use CTRL + SPACE as the switching hotkey, because it's the default hotkey for most …

Use Sogou Pinyin to Type Chinese

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Settings

  1. 常用 -> 隐藏状态栏

  2. use half width punctuation

  3. 按键 -> 切换英文状态时,保留输入框中已存在的 …

Tips on Excel

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About Statistics Functions

  1. Excel is not a reliable software for statistical analysis. It's not even capable for simple operations such as calculating mean and standard deviation when numbers are very big …

Tips on Basket in KDE

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  1. Toolbar Settings -> Text Positions -> Text Under Icons give you more horizontal spaces