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innerHTML vs textContent – The Difference Between These JavaScript Properties
innerHTML vs. textContent, what is the difference between these JavaScript properties and which one should you use?  They do the same thing, right?  No, they actually do not.  The difference between the .innerHTML and .textContent properties is all about the HTML my friends!  textContent renders text...
How to Set Up Better Charts in Crystal Reports
Crystal Reports is capable of inserting charts almost anywhere the user likes. The choice of type is nearly as wide as in Microsoft Excel. The main difference is, the chart has to be inserted before choosing type, layout specifics, and formatting. Though this can be a...
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HTML5 Basics – How to create a basic HTML5 document
Video of this tutorial: Hello everyone!  In this post today I'll be showing how to create a basic HTML file using my favorite text editor Brackets.  Brackets is great because it's free, cross-platform, and has some really nice features when using HTML5.  Here is what their...
How to Select Precise Colors with Pickers and Libraries
More than ever in today’s business world, having one’s company stand out from the competition is important; product branding, and the use of color in particular, is integral to this. Product branding is the term we normally use to describe a distinctive scheme of hue/shade/etc. choices,...
Using the Direct Selection Tool in Adobe Illustrator
Of all the tools in Illustrator, among the most critical are the selection tools. And even though the Group Selection tool is a little more complicated in its function, the Direct Selection tool is used more frequently. So understanding its use is at least as important....
How to Restore Pictures in Photoshop—Easy Fixes
Although the restore and cleanup business is not quite as much a boom thing as it was when Photoshop first came out, it still comes up. Detailed restorations take time. But there are things you can do to get some problems solved without too much trouble....
How to Create a Calendar in Project (and Why)
When setting up a plan in Project, it’s very important to get the calendar organized first, before adding tasks, resources, assignments, or almost anything else. Why? Because a project timeline dictates many of the scheduling details, and the calendar controls the schedule. Getting to the dialog...
How to Use the Critical Path in Microsoft Project
The use of the critical path in Project is a vital part of getting a project to finish on time. This is especially true if any juggling of the tasks, resources, and allocations has to happen once the majority of tasks are in place. It allows...
Using Dependencies, Lag, and Lead in MS Project
Setting up dependencies, or task relationships, is an integral part of working in Project. But many newer users ask, Which relationship should I use, and What are these “lag” and “lead” things about? The choice of dependencies, as well as using the two other items, derives...
How to Create Custom Fields in Microsoft Project
MS Project has a LARGE number of fields set up by default, for almost anything the program can track. But even with all the feedback the design team gets, they can’t anticipate everything a user might need to monitor during a project. So the team built...
Using Conditional Formatting for Sections in Crystal Reports
When we use conditional formatting, we usually think of it in terms of things like making better sales numbers green and lower numbers red. But we can be more subtle than that in Crystal. A common example is where records are incomplete, or where data are...
How to Use Table Joins in Microsoft Access
The use of table relationships in Access allows tables to cooperate in the use of data, but table joins, while they look similar, serve a different purpose. The relationships, which allow coordination while organizing data, nevertheless don’t directly affect, say, the results of a query. Joins...
Using the Cost Tables in Microsoft Project
The Cost Tables feature in Microsoft Project reflects a point which is particular to this program—it is, basically, time-sensitive. Since a business project takes a minimum, usually, of several weeks to run, the project must take time into account. And, no pun intended on this phrase,...
How to Colorize a Black and White Photo in Photoshop
In this tutorial, you will learn how to colorize a black and white photo in Photoshop. Want to learn more about Photoshop? Visit our Photoshop Training Classes page to enroll in one of our live, instructor-led Photoshop classes. You'll learn about Photoshop from an experienced instructor...
Using the Three Normal Forms in Microsoft Access
One of the more abstruse points of procedure in Access involves the three so-called normal forms. What, exactly, are they? If you think “guidelines”, or “protocols”, you’d be in the ballpark. When building a database, especially a relational database, there are some “streamlinings” which allow it...
QlikView Keyboard Shortcuts
SkillForge SkillSheet QlikView Keyboard Shortcuts Click here to download the PDF version.   File Menu Command Shortcuts Press… For… Ctrl+N Equivalent to New on the File menu. Ctrl+O Equivalent to Open... on the File menu. Ctrl+Shift+O Equivalent to Open in Server... on the File menu. Ctrl+S Equivalent...
How to Import and Export Data in Access
The good news is, the import and export processes in Access—and in general—are two sides of the same coin. And there really isn’t any bad news, other than making sure the data are set up in a way that Access can understand—namely, something row-and-column-ish when importing....
Using Photoshop — More Tips, Tricks, and Hints
Figured I’d mention a few other techniques which might be of use. Photoshop is almost a gold mine of cool tip after cool tip; I’d never deny it takes some practice to become comfortable with the program, so here’re some more. Tip 4. Always be aware...
Using Photoshop — Tips, Tricks, and Hints
Photoshop has been around for a while, and it’s a fairly sophisticated program, but there are some tips one can learn to work a little more efficiently no matter what your level of expertise. 1. A lot of the work we do in Photoshop depends on...
Microsoft Project Keyboard Shortcuts
SkillForge SkillSheet Microsoft Project 2010/13/16 Keyboard Shortcuts Click here to download the PDF version.   Navigate Views and Windows In order to… Press Activate the Control menu ALT+SPACEBAR Activate the entry bar to edit text in a field F2 Activate the menu bar F10 or ALT Activate...