Fix HTML DataTables Interactive Search Box Missing

On my Contextures Excel Tutorials website, there are a few pages with long lists. To make it easier to find information in those lists, I’ve used DataTables, so people can sort the columns, and search for specific text.

Broken DataTable Features

This week, I noticed that, on one page,  the table wasn’t showing its interactive features. The Search Box, the column sorting arrows, and the items per page drop down, were all missing.

It took me a while to find and fix the problem, but it’s working correctly now. If you have a similar problem with DataTables, I hope the notes below help you fix the problem.

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How to Fix Microsoft Access Warning Messages Not Working

Yesterday, while I was working on monthly reports in Microsoft Access, I noticed that the standard warning messages weren’t appearing. Here’s how I fixed the problem, with an easy solution. And it’s not one of the 2 suggestions that you’ll see in most places!

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Stop YouTube Pop-Up-Allow Google Cookies-Firefox

Last week, when I tried to add a video in a Community post, a Google cookies pop-up message appeared. It would NOT close when I clicked the Accept button.

Here’s how I finally fixed the problem, to get ride of the Google cookies pop-up message in YouTube.

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Long Ago Work From Home Macintosh Computer Modem 1200

Way back in 1985, I started working from home, using one of the original Apple Macintosh 128K computers. I’ve got a much faster computer and modem now, but was happy with that early computer equipment.

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Ode to Excel for Robert Burns Day by ChatGPT

If you’re celebrating Robert Burns Day at the office today, here’s a poem that you can recite, before you dig into your first spreadsheet of the day. This Ode to Excel was written by ChatGPT, based on my prompts, and I hope you enjoy it!

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Remove Photo Background with Easy iPhone Trick

Last week, I learned a new iPhone trick, that lets you extract a person, or other things, from the background in a photo. You could use this to make images for your blog, or for personal projects. Continue reading “Remove Photo Background with Easy iPhone Trick”