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Fri
03
Oct
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Make a Presentation Template in MS PowerPoint 2007

You can turn any PowerPoint presentation into a template that can be used at a later date. I know that more than a few of you have received PowerPoint presentations in emails and thought to yourself "Wow, what a nice background, I wish I could do ... that." Well guess what --- you can! Follow the steps below to find out how: First remove any unnecessary slides or information from the presentation. Click on Save As | Other Formats. Select PowerPoint Template (*.potx) from the Save As Type drop-down list. Congratulations! You have now saved your very own template to use in PowerPoint whenever you ... (view more)

Thu
02
Oct
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Set a Language Style in MS Word 2007

When you enter text into your Word document that is something other than English, chances are that MS Word will not recognize it and will interpret it as being misspelled. If it is necessary for you to have sections of non-English text within your ... English-language Word documents, then you know how annoying it is when Word checks the spelling of the non-English text using its English dictionary. Word is programmed to automatically proofread your document for the language version that is installed on your computer. If you purchased your licensed copy of MS Word in the United States, your text ... (view more)

Tue
30
Sep
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Auditing Errors in MS Excel

I hate it when an error message shows up in my Excel spreadsheets! Doesn't everyone? When you see an error message it generally means that somehow, somewhere, a typo has made its way into one of your formulas or a piece of information is either ... incorrect or missing. If you were the author of the formula that is returning the error, you may not have too much difficulty in determining where the trouble is located. However, if you are working in someone else's spreadsheet it may not be as easy to spot that error. That is when you use the Auditing Tools in MS Excel to sniff out the cause of the ... (view more)

Wed
24
Sep
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Add a total Row to your MS Access 2007 Access Table

Prior to Access version 2007, you could calculate totals of your data in query, report or form view. Now, Access 2007 lets you add a Total row field to your tables which seems to make a lot more sense doesn't it? Let's suppose you want to find out ... the average number of hours your employees worked per week in August. Follow the steps below to add a total row to the hours field column in your Employees database: Open your Employees database. In the Navigation pane, double-click the tale that records the hours worked for the month of August. Click the Hours field name in the open table. Click ... (view more)

Tue
23
Sep
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Add a Header to your MS Word 2007 Documents Easily

It's very easy to add a simple header in Word 2007. Don't be intimidated by the sophisticated looking, complex headers that are included in this latest version of MS Word. Follow the easy steps below to add your header: In the Ribbon, click the ... Insert tab. Click Header under the Header Footer Group. Click Edit Header. In the blank header area, you can add your name and page numbers or whatever information you desire. Follow the steps below to accomplish this task: Press CTRL + R. Type your name and press Enter. Type Page. Click the Insert tab. Click Page Number in the Header Footer Group. ... (view more)

Mon
22
Sep
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Using the Clipboard to your Advantage in MS Word

I am sure you knew that you can copy multiple blocks of text in MS Word - at least I hope I have taught you that much! But did you know that you can paste multiple blocks of text rather than the last chunk that you copied? Well guess what? You can! ... Follow the steps below to learn how: To make use of this feature, turn on the Clipboard toolbar in MS Word version 2003, or the clipboard menu in the latest version of MS Word - 2007. When you do this, you will see all the snippets that you have copied, in the order that you copied them. You can now be selective about what you pick and choose to ... (view more)

Wed
17
Sep
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Find Huge Attachments in MS Outlook 2007

Are you tired of receiving the notice that your mailbox has gone over its size limit in MS Outlook? Well you can now take care of that in short order! Follow the steps below to find out how: Click on Tools | Advanced Find | More Choices. In the Size ... drop-down menu, select greater than. Enter a kilobyte variable. Click Find Now. Then drag those huge messages to your personal folder or, better yet, delete the suckers! When you become a member at CarolsCornerOffice.com, you have access to this and many, many more articles that include screenshots. Don't delay: visit us today! (view more)

Tue
16
Sep
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Use a Picture File as a Background in MS PowerPoint

Sometimes you want to get a little fancy with your PowerPoint presentation. Suppose you had put together a little presentation for Grandma and you wanted to do something special for her. Sure, that snazzy template is great but it won't mean a lot to ... Grandma. Wait! I bet Grandma's eyes would light up if she saw her old house in the background of this presentation, wouldn't they? Follow the steps below to learn how to accomplish this task: To use a picture file, rather than the template's defined background, select Format | Custom Background. Check the Omit Background Graphics From Master box. ... (view more)

Mon
15
Sep
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Speed Up Paragraph Movement in MS Word

Not many folks know about this little tip that can save you lots of time when you are tasked with moving paragraphs around in a long document. You can move your paragraphs using nothing but the keys! That's right -- just the keys. Follow the steps ... below to learn how: Place your cursor at the front of a paragraph. Press Alt + Shift. Now use the Up and Down Arrows to move the paragraph text up or down. Slick trick isn't it? When you become a member at CarolsCornerOffice.com, you have access to this and many, many more articles that include screenshots. Don't delay: visit us today! (view more)

Thu
11
Sep
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Apply Multiple Formats in an MS Word Document Quickly

When applying formatting to a single word or the random phrase I usually will do it manually, but we all know that I am the queen of saving time and keystrokes and so, if I have lots of changes to make in a document, you can bet that I will be doing ... it in the quickest manner possible. It simply is not efficient to keep manually repeating the formatting process. Fortunately, there is a key combination that will greatly simplify this and I am going to share it with you! The key combination is CTRL + Y. This key combination remembers the last set of formats applied. By set, I mean multiple ... (view more)

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