Ravi Shankar

Tweaking Apps

Add Title, Tag and Category to PowerPoint Presentations

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This tutorial explains how to add title, tag and category information to a PowerPoint Presentation file. Adding Title, Tag and Category information will keep you more organized and also help us during searches in a shared environment. To add these information to your PowerPoint Presentation file, click the File menu then Info menu option.

PowerPoint Info menu

In the Info screen navigate to the section on the right hand side.

PowerPoint Properties

You can start providing the required details for your presentation file by editing the field adjacent to Title, Tags and Categories respectively. Also using the Related People section you can addition authors information as shown below. You can add the people from either your contacts or using the your address book.

PowerPoint Author details

After adding the required information, click the File –> Save options to save the entered details.

Online Payment of Chennai Metro Water Tax

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Chennai Metro Water Tax can be paid online through ChennaiMetroWater website. Here you find step by step instruction of online payment of Water tax. Same like Chennai Property Tax website this does not require any username and password to access the Online Payment section of the website. All you need is your mobile no (if already registered) or area, division, bill no and sub code details of you property.

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Open ChennaiMetroWater website and click the Water Tax & Charges Payment section available under Online Services in the Sidebar.

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In Water Tax and Charge Details, click the Water Tax & Charges Online Payment link. This would display the following screen where you either enter the registered mobile number or your property details and click the Pay button.

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This would show your water tax details that has to be paid for the current year.

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Mark the required check box and also enter your email id and click the Pay Now button. You would then see the following Online Payment Details screen. Click Pay Now button to continue with Payment. As of now the Chennai metro water accepts only Credit/Debit card payment and not any online net banking services.

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How to disable automatic java update check in Windows 7

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Windows 7 displays Java Update notification when the “check for automatic updates” is enabled for Java. The Java Update available notification will be displayed in Windows 7 taskbar as shown below.

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Listed below are the steps to disable the check for automatic java update using Java Control Panel

From Windows 7 Start menu navigate to Control Panel -> Programs

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In The Programs screen, select Java from the available list

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In the Java Control Panel navigate to update tab. Un mark the check box with label as Check for Updates Automatically. And click OK button to confirm and save the changes. This would disable the display of Java Updates Available notification in Windows 7 Taskbar.

How to clear browsing history in iPad 2 safari

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iPad 2 provides a good browsing experience to the user through the pre-installed Safari browser. It also allows users to clear the browsing history, cache and cookies. This can be done using the Safari settings option in the iPad.

To clear the browsing history in iPad

  • Tap settings icon on your iPad home screen.
  • In the settings screen, navigate to General settings and then to Tao Safari menu option.

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  • In the Safari settings, navigate down to see the list of menu options available for clearing the browsing history, cookies and cache.

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Read: How to enable iPad to speak selected text

When you tap the clear history or any of these menu options you will be prompted with the following message depending upon the selected option.

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Tap the Clear button to continue with the operation.

How to turn off the Safari pop up blocker in iPad 2

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iPad 2 comes with pre-installed Safari web browser which provides pleasant surfing experience. In case you are accessing websites with pop ups then you can use the iPad settings for disabling the popup blocker.

1. Tap the settings icon in the Home screen

2. Navigate to the Safari menu and then to the Block Pop-ups option

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3. To Turn off Popup blocker in iPad 2 tap the grey area next to ON option value Block Pop-ups.

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Read: Add signature for every mail account on iPad

How to insert a symbol in Outlook 2010 email message

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Inserting symbols in email messages is possible when you are using Outlook 2010 for sending any emails. To insert a symbol in Outlook 2010 email message

· Click the Insert menu and navigate to Symbols section

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· Click the Symbol drop down arrow.

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· This would display the list of symbols as shown below

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· If you want to select other symbol which is not displayed in the list then click the More Symbols option.

How to install web certificates in iPad 2

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If you want to access your corporate Outlook Email Account in iPad 2 then you can access this using Outlook Web Access using Safari browser. Most of the corporate email accounts can be accessed only if you install the company certificate. For installing the Web Certificate in iPad 2

  • Mail the web certificate to your personal email account by backing up from your PC as a PKCS12 file.
  • Access the email and download the attached certificate to your iPad
  • You will be prompted with the following dialog. 

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  • Touch the Install button to proceed with the installation
  • Some certificate might be password protected and enter the password if prompted.

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  • The following confirmation message will be displayed once the certificate installed. Click Done to close this window.

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