Computer software help and support
Updated: 12/05/2021 by Computer Hope
Software basics
- What is software?
- How to install software.
- Basic software troubleshooting.
- What are the differences between hardware and software?
- Full list of software terms.
Top software questions and answers
- How to back up your computer.
- How to view the programs installed on a computer.
- How to create a computer program.
- How to download software for free on my computer.
Internet and browser questions and answers
- What is the Internet?
- What is a browser?
- Internet browser help and support.
- E-mail help and support.
- Internet help and support.
Computer operating system questions and answers
- What is an operating system?
- How to install an operating system.
- How to find what operating system is on a computer.
- Computer operating system help and support.
- Microsoft Windows help and links to questions and answers.
Computer directory, file, and folder questions
- What is a file?
- What is a directory?
- What is a folder?
- How to create a computer file.
- How to open a jar file.
- What is the difference between a directory and a folder?
- All computer file questions and answers.
- All directory and folder questions and answers.
Word and word processing questions and answers
- What is Microsoft Word?
- What is a word processor?
- Where can I get a free word processor?
- How to create a document.
- How to spell check a document.
- How to open an existing document.
- All Microsoft Word questions and answers.
- How to view or restore document version history.
Excel and spreadsheet questions and answers
- What is Excel?
- What is a spreadsheet?
- Where can I get a free spreadsheet program?
- How to create a spreadsheet.
- How to start a new line in a spreadsheet cell.
- How to change a tab-delimited text file to a CSV file.
- Microsoft Excel questions and answers.
- Where can I find a template in Microsoft Excel?
PowerPoint questions and answers
- How to create or add a slide in Microsoft PowerPoint.
- How to change the background color of a slide in PowerPoint.
- How to insert a picture in Microsoft PowerPoint.
- How to track changes in Microsoft PowerPoint.
- How to add, modify, and remove a chart in PowerPoint.
- How to add a video to a Microsoft PowerPoint presentation.
- How to insert a sound file into a PowerPoint presentation.
- How to add or remove slide transitions in Microsoft PowerPoint.
- How to get letters with accent marks in Microsoft PowerPoint.
- How to insert a hyperlink in Microsoft PowerPoint.
- How to add or remove animations in a PowerPoint slide.
- How to add a header or footer in Microsoft PowerPoint slides.
- How to add or edit shapes in Microsoft PowerPoint.
- How to record your screen in PowerPoint.
- How to start and stop a PowerPoint slide show.
Computer game questions and answers
Computer image and image editor questions
PDF questions and answers
Driver questions
- What is a driver?
- What hardware device drivers should be updated?
- How to find computer software and drivers.
- How to install and update a computer driver.
- List of computer drivers.
Other software-related questions and answers
- How to get a new unique identification number if lost.
- Why are there so many programming languages?
- How to create icons for Microsoft Windows.
- How to create a Microsoft Office 365 account.
- How to scale a video in Adobe Premiere Pro.
- How to install and use Zoom for videoconferencing.
- How to install fonts on my computer.
- How to duplicate a document.
- Why is McAfee on my computer?
- How to change the font size on my smartphone.
- How to convert an Excel spreadsheet to a Word document.
- How to install a screen saver.
- How to set up an X account.
- How to create a GitHub repository.
- How to create a screen recording with OBS Studio.
- How to create a video slideshow in Adobe Premiere Pro.
- How to integrate Git with Dreamweaver.
- Make Link option grayed out in Dreamweaver.
- How to remove a misspelled word from spell check.
- How to enable dark mode on a computer or mobile device.
- How to change your default save location in Microsoft Word.
- How to download an app or game from the Google Play store.
- What is the difference between data and information?
- My program, game, or other software is closing to desktop.
- Why does a program encountered a problem and need to close?
- Can installed programs conflict with each other?
- How to create a logo.
- How to shut down a computer.
- How to set or change a computer's date and time.
- How do companies prevent software piracy?
- How to self-host a Jitsi Meet server with password protection.
- How to install and use Git on Windows.
- How to save a project in Audacity.
- How to change the pitch of audio in Audacity.
- How to draw a straight line in GIMP.
- How to make your handwriting into a font.
- How to enable and disable the ruler in WordPad.
- Anonymous alternatives to popular online services.
- How to create a photo slide show.
- My CD key or unique identification doesn't work.
- How to set a program as the default option.
- Windows Messenger 80048820 extended80048416 error.
- Audacity error while opening sound device when recording.
- How to enable the missing file menu bar.
- How to remove unwanted noise in Audacity.
- How to convert MKV video to AVI in Windows.
- How to create geometric lines and shapes in GIMP.
- How to find the size of a video file.
- How to copy information from one computer to another.
- How to find old computer software.
- Why am I unable to fast forward movie files?
- Where can I find abandonware and game emulators?
- How to resize a window.
- How to import a GarageBand project into iMovie.
- How to change security level in Microsoft Office applications.
- Is there a shortcut key to delete full line of text?
- How to create a bulleted or numbered list in WordPad.
- How to convert WMA to MP3.
- How to tell what font is on a page.
- How to configure and use Ventrilo.
- How to write a JavaScript.
- What is the difference between Java and JavaScript?
- How to disable or uninstall Java.
- What is the most popular operating system?
- Should I remove old versions of Java from my computer?
- How to apply patch in Oracle Fusion applications.
- How to log out of your computer operating system.
- What is the difference between Save and Save As?
- Does using a command line interface help to be a programmer?
- What was the first computer programming language?
- How to download and install AutoHotkey.
- What programs can I use for speech recognition?
- How to extract specific portions of a text file using Python.
- How to create a table in an Oracle database.
- How to install Oracle.
- How to get 3ds Max for free as a student or educator.
- How to insert a check mark.
- How to reset Adobe Flash Player settings.
- How to change default music or video player.
- What is the difference between cd .. and cd\ or cd / commands?
- How to jailbreak or root my smartphone.
- How to find information about my computer.
- How to install Perl on a computer.