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Format a number with optional decimal places in Excel
I have numbers in cells in Excel. I want the numbers formatted so that if they have decimal places they show to a maximum of two, and if they have no decimal places it doesn't show any.
For example.
15 should be formatted as 15, NOT…
Ray
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How to get parent PID of a given process in GNU/Linux from command line?
Resolved before asked: cat /proc/1111/status | grep PPid
Vi.
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How do I gunzip to a different destination directory?
How do I gunzip to a destination directory other than the current one?
This did not work:
gunzip *.gz /putthemhere/
Scott Szretter
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What's the (exact) naming scheme for Dell monitors?
Dell monitors have cryptic model names/codes such as "U2312f" or "E2318H".
The model names is made up of (at least) four elements:
Category (1 character):
E (Economy) / T (Touch) / P (Professional) / S (Studio) / U (Ultrasharp)
Diagonal length in…
einpoklum
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View past notifications in Windows 10 and 11?
New with Windows 10 seems to be the Notification Area. Now, I've seen a few notifications (in the Action Center). The problem is that I haven't understood any of them (actively using computers for 30 years now), and once I click them they are gone.…
Maarten Bodewes
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How can I control the master volume in Windows?
Some keyboards have volume controls on them that can be pressed anytime to control the master volume. My keyboard does not have that. Is there a way that I can create a key macro that will work like the volume controls on those keyboards?
It…
Phenom
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I accidentally closed my GIMP toolbox. Can I get it back?
While trying to quit the GIMP image editor, I inadvertently clicked the cross on the main toolbox (the one with selection/painting tools, etc). Now, the toolbox seems to be permanently lost, even after restarting.
Is there anything I can do to get…
mwfearnley
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How to stop Mac to convert typing double dash to emdash?
I think it's a Mountain Lion thing, when you type - (dash) twice, it becomes — (emdash). When you type tm, it becomes ™ (trademark symbol). Or when you type three . (dot), it becomes … (elipsis). Some are useful, some are very annoying. Overall, I…
beatak
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Is there a way to restart audio without restarting a Windows 7 computer?
Sometimes, when I start my machine, the volume control is set to 100, but it plays relatively quiet. I can fix it by rebooting my machine. Is there a way to restart audio devices, without rebooting the computer?
xylar
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How can I search a file by its name and partial path?
Often I have a file name and it's partial path, e.g. "content/docs/file.xml".
Is there a simple way to search for that file, without manually cutting into parts its name to provide directory name and file name separately?
It'd be great if find…
user69817
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Reload .vimrc in Vim without restart
It bothers me when I wrote something into .vimrc and I have to close it first and open to get my changes be applied.
Is there a way of reload .vimrc in Vim without closing it?
E.g. I've added set nu to ~/.vimrc and I want line numbers to appear for…
Nemoden
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How do I type the tick and backtick characters on Windows?
How do I type tick and backtick on Windows?
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What's the life expectancy of an SD card?
I have some SD cards that I use. Is there a limit to how many times I can write over them? If I leave information on a card, is there anything that can cause it to lose this information eventually (other than a magnetic field)? What's the preferred…
Yuval
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Change one colour to another?
In GIMP, I have a green button GIF image: it shades from dark green to light green, against a transparent background. I would like to change it to blue, and keep the shading, so it shades from dark blue to light blue.
How can I do this?
AP257
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How to switch the cursor between terminal and code in VSCode?
I just started using VSCode and I'm looking for a way of, while having both the code open and the terminal(the one inside VSCode), switch between typing on these parts of the editor with a shortcut.
Looked around the web but the best I could find…
sigmaxf
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