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No matter how big or how small  your cleaning company is, you are no doubt keeping most of your records on a computer and using the internet to research new products, procedures and other topics. 

It's tough to keep on top of everything computer related!  The computer tips articles will help get you on the right track when working with word documents, pdf files and more!

Putting Your Cleaning Business Website on the World Wide Web
Jean Hanson
Putting Your Cleaning Business Website on the World Wide Web Is your cleaning company on the World Wide Web? If not, you could be missing out on potential customers. Don't even know where to begin? You can hire a professional website designer, a student or even do it yourself. But before you begin you need to sit down and plan what will go on your cleaning business' website. . . . keep reading
Business Software - It Pays to do Your Research
John Major BetanCourt
You as the business captain wearing many hats need to do your homework when it comes to providing software to your office manager who is looking to improve the efficiency of your business office. Or, are you a one-person business owner as well as office manager who is looking for easier ways to effectively do your job? . . . keep reading
ONLINE VIDEO - How to Use Autotext in Microsoft Word to Save Time When Typing
Jean Hanson
ONLINE VIDEO - How to Use Autotext in Microsoft Word to Save Time When Typing Do you use Microsoft Word? Did you know there is an easy to use feature that will automatically fill in your company name, slogan or any other text you use frequently? . . . keep reading
E-mail Etiquette for Cleaning Companies
Jean Hanson
E-mail Etiquette for Cleaning Companies In the past few years the use of e-mail has exploded. We're using e-mail more than all other methods of communication. The exact number of e-mails sent daily is unknown - estimates vary from 2 billion to 170 billion - and that's each day! What do all these e-mails going back and forth mean for your cleaning business? . . . keep reading
Back UP Your Cleaning Company's Computer Data or Risk Losing it Forever
Jean Hanson
Back UP Your Cleaning Company's Computer Data or Risk Losing it Forever There is an old construction saying, "measure twice, cut once". Now with so many of our business records stored on computers, that saying should be "save once, backup twice". Why backup your files? There are lots of ways computer can lose information and if you don't have a backup system in place, that information might be gone forever! . . . keep reading
ONLINE VIDEO: How to Create a Table in Microsoft Word
Jean Hanson
ONLINE VIDEO: How to Create a Table in Microsoft Word Using tables in Microsoft Word allows you more flexibility in how you format your documents. Once you start using tables to format information into organized columns and rows you'll wonder how you ever got by without using tables! Watch this video demonstration of how to create tables. . . . keep reading
How to Create a Table in Microsoft Word
Jean Hanson
Using tables in Microsoft Word allows you more flexibility in how you format your documents. Once you start using tables to format information into organized columns and rows you'll wonder how you ever got by without using tables! . . . keep reading
ONLINE VIDEO: How to Update Your Employee Cleaning Schedule
Jean Hanson
ONLINE VIDEO: How to Update Your Employee Cleaning Schedule Would you like an easy way to schedule your cleaning company employees? Simply download the Employee Schedule Excel spreadsheet from the Download Library and then watch the online video that explains how to edit and update the schedule. . . . keep reading
How to Set Cookies in Internet Explorer 6 & 7
What are cookies? Cookies are very small files that are placed on your computer by web sites that you visit. The cookie contains information that identifies you to websites. A cookie's purpose is to tell the server that you have returned to the web page. TheJanitorialStore.com uses cookies, so members need to have them enabled. This article shows you how. . . . keep reading
How to read Microsoft Word documents if you don't have Word
If you don't have Microsoft Word on your computer you may have trouble opening some the documents on our site. If so, this article will show you how. . . . keep reading
What are PDF files?
This article explains what a PDF file is and what you I need on your computer in order to download and view the files. . . . keep reading
How to Unzip Files
Jean Hanson
This article explains what Zip files are and how to download and "unzip" them. . . . keep reading
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