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Daniel Miller

Daniel spent five years as an IT support specialist, walking colleagues through Windows, Office, printers and file problems before moving into tech writing. He covers the desktop side of 9sBlog: Windows 10 and 11, Microsoft Office, PDFs and the everyday software fixes that used to land on his support desk.

121 articles

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Software

How to Add Animations in PowerPoint

Add animations in PowerPoint in three clicks: pick an entrance, emphasis, exit, or motion path effect, then set the timing, order, and how each one plays.

3 min read
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Software

How to Convert a PDF to Excel

Excel for Windows imports PDFs natively through Data > Get Data > From File > From PDF. Here is that route, plus Acrobat, Tabula, and fixes for scans.

10 min read
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PC

USB Device Not Recognized on Windows 11

Windows 11 says a USB device is not recognized? Read the Device Manager error code first, then apply the fix Microsoft documents for that exact code.

10 min read
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PC

Windows 11 Stuck on Restarting

How to tell whether your PC is really frozen on the Restarting screen, power it off without corrupting anything, and repair it from the Windows recovery menu.

11 min read
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Software

How to Schedule an Email in Gmail

Schedule send in Gmail on the web, Android and iPhone: where the queued message waits, how to cancel it or move the time, and the limits Google documents.

7 min read
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PC

Bluetooth Not Working on Windows 11

Headphones or a mouse that will not pair on Windows 11? Work through Microsoft's own checks in order, from airplane mode to a full driver reinstall.

7 min read
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PC

Touchpad Not Working on Windows 11

A dead touchpad is usually a toggle, a connected mouse, or a driver. Check the Windows 11 Touchpad page first, then restart properly and reinstall the driver.

10 min read