HTML 5 is still a work in progress. So changes are being made to both the specification, and even more so, how browsers support/interpret the specification. Key Features HTML5 adds some new features to HTML. This is because computers, and therefore browsers, can do more than the original HTML specification was designed to do. Here…
Preloaders are used when the user will need to wait more than a few seconds to see the Flash content. This lets them know that something is coming and that there are no problems. Of course this is not an excuse for making bad, overweight (large file size) flash projects. Types of Preloaders While all…
Setting up the Script for our Preloader – Part II This is part two of a two part tutorial. Here is a link to part one of Creating a Preloader in Adobe Flash with Actionscript 3 Displaying the percentage loaded as a number To display your percent variable as a percentage, instead of a decimal…
In this simple example, we are going to look at how to create a simple filter in Excel. A filter, in case you didn’t know, is a way to remove (or filter) out information from what you see in Excel. Let’s say you have a customer database, but you only want to look at customers…
In our previous tutorial, we looked at creating alternating table row colors (zebra striping) to make it easier to read a large spreadsheet. However, if you didn’t want to use one of the existing color schemes, you would be out of luck. So in this quick tutorial, I’m going to show you how to create…
If you have ever had to read from a large spreadsheet, especially of just numbers, you know how difficult it can be. The thin lines that separate the rows and columns can be challenging to follow, especially if you have lots of rows/columns, and/or if they are just numbers, so they are harder to read….
If you’ve ever opened a file in Excel that came from another file, whether it was a CSV or something else, you probably have experienced the problem of having too many of the columns cutting off part of your data. Now many people know that if you move your mouse cursor to the top of…
This quick tip is using Excel 2010, however, it works the same in Excel 2007 and Excel 2013. Previously I showed how you can easily Sort a Column in Excel using the Sort & Filter Button. That works great for a single column, but what if you want to sub-sort on another column, or columns?…
