Q: Here’s my problem. Whenever I open a Word document, I get this message: “The command cannot be performed because a dialog box is open. Click OK, then close open dialog boxes to continue.” I don’t ...

It’s easy to never go beyond the basics of Open and Save dialog boxes, despite their being perhaps the most-used feature of the Mac interface. Instead of simply working with the basics, make these ...

I recently wrote a column on how to open a dialog box in an ASP.NET MVC application. In that column, I had the HTML for the dialog box dynamically generated at runtime from a Partial View and ...

Working with Windows 11/10 is getting pretty simple these days, thanks to the tricks and tweaks available. All of us have seen that with every new major release, Windows OS is evolving. But what we ...

Finally, go to the Settings section and select Change high DPI settings button. This will open a new dialog where you have to mark the checkbox next to the Override high DPI scaling behavior. If ...

Here’s a simple trick you can use in OS X 10.5’s Open dialog box. Say you’ve decided to open a saved file in a given application. You press Command-O (or select File -> Open if you’re menu-inclined) ...

Sometimes, you discover the coolest Mac OS X tricks by accident. That happened recently to Hints reader philostein. And philostein’s accident is our gain. First, copy a file path to your Mac’s ...

This section illustrates how to use the FILE and INCLUDE commands to access external files. Commands provide the same service as the Save As and Open dialog boxes discussed in Opening and Saving Files ...

Learn how the search box works in Excel’s file open dialog to quickly find your files. Tips for faster and smarter navigation ...