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Changing the Sizes of the Icons in Windows 10

Many people likes the desktop icons to be large enough so that you can easily tap the touchscreen laptop and on the other hand some users may want the size of the icon to be a bit smaller so that the shortcuts won’t take much of your screen space. Fortunately Windows 10 will allow you to modify the size of the icons easily.You can also learn about Deleting the Locked Files in Windows 10. By following the steps mentioned below you can change the size of Desktop icons in Windows 10.

  • First of all you ar required to right click on the empty space anywhere on your desktop.
  • Now from the contextual menu you need to select View.
  • Now in the next step you need to select the large icons, medium icons or small icons.

Changing the Size of the Taskbar Icons:

  • For changing the size of the taskbar icons you are required to follow these simple steps.
  • First of all you are required to right click on an empty space on your desktop.
  • Now in the next step you are required to select Display Settings from the contextual menu.
  • Now you need to move the slider bar to 100%, 125%, 150% or 175%.
  • Now you need to press the press Apply which is located at the bottom of settings window. After this Windows may ask you to restart your system for more consistent experience.

Modifying the Size of Icons in File Explorer

The size of the icons can also be modified with File Explorer and for that you are required to access the folder location and then use the mouse’s scroll wheel for zooming or out. This will switch the view between the large icons, medium icons and small icons.

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Windows 10

Deleting the Locked File in Windows 10

If you are planning to open a locked folder the system will not allow you to perform any task with the locked folder like opening it, moving it or deleting it. Now for performing these tasks you require a password. Now for all the folders which are locked by the others opening is not an option but you can delete the locked files. And deleting is not as simple as clicking the Delete.You can also learn about Charts in MS PowerPoint 2016. Now if you want to delete the locked files you are required to follow these simple steps.

  • 1st of all you are required to locate the files which you want to delete.
  • Now you need to download Process Explorer from Microsoft Website (https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/downloads/process-explorer) and after this click OK on the pop up window which will appear.
  • Now in the next step you are required to double click processexp64 in order to extract the file.
  • Now select Extract All and after that click Open.
  • Double click the procexp64 application in order to open the application.
  • Now in the next step select Run and after that read the terms and then press the Agree button.
  • Now in the Process Explorer window select File>Show Details for All Processes.
  • Now let the application to make changes by pressing the Yes button.
  • Now go tot he Find menu located at the top and then select Find Handle or DLL.
  • Now in the next step type in the file name and then hit Search.
  • Right click the process in the bottom of the Process Explorer screen and select Close Handle.
  • Now after this you need to just delete the file which you will do normally.
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Microsoft Office

Charts in MS PowerPoint 2016

Chart is a tool which can be used for communicating the data graphically. Charts will make it very easy to visualize the comparisons and trends. PowerPoint has got several types of charts letting you to select the one which fits your data the best. For using the charts in PowerPoint effectively you need to understand about different types of charts. You can also learn about Inserting Video in MS PowerPoint 2016.

Column Charts are the ones made up of vertical bars which represent data. Column Charts work with various different types of data but they are mostly used for comparing the information.

Line Charts are the ones which are ideal for showing the trends. All the data points are connected with lines thus making it very easy to see whether the values are decreasing or increasing over time.

Pie Charts are the ones which are used for comparing the proportions. Every value is shown as a lice of the pie thus it is very easy to see which values make up the percentage of a whole.

Bar Charts are the ones which are similar to the column charts but the difference is that they use the horizontal bars in place of vertical bars.

Area Charts are the ones which are similar to the line charts except the areas under the lines are filled in.

Surface Charts are the ones which will elt you display the data across a 3D landscape. These charts will work best with the large data sets this letting you to see a wide variety of information simultaneously.

Inserting a Chart in a Presentation:

MS PowerPoint uses a spreadsheet as a placeholder in order to enter the chart data like MS Excel. The process of entering the data is the very simple but if you are not familiar with Excel you need to review your knowledge about MS Excel.

For inserting the charts in a PowerPoint presentation you need to follow these simple steps.

  • 1st of all you need to select the Insert tab and then click the Chart command in the Illustrations group.
  • A dialog box will appear where you need to select the Category from the left pane and review the charts which appear in the right pane.
  • Now select the desired chart and then click OK.
  • Now a chart and spreadsheet will appear and the data that appears in the spreadsheet is placeholder source data and you will replace with your own information. The source data is used for creating the chart.
  • Now you need to enter the data into the worksheet.
  • Only the data enclosed by the blue lines will appear in the chart and this area will expand automatically as you type in.
  • Once you are done with it just click X in order to close the spreadsheet.
  • The chart will be completed.