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Get your "ACT" together!

We get lots of requests for software to help you keep your contacts organized. Granted, Outlook can do this, but we have an even better program for you to look at!

It's called ACT 2000 (don't let the name fool you - it's the current version). It's probably the most powerful contact management software on the market. It normally retails for $199.95, but we have the CD only version for just $34.97! (All documentation is in the programs help file.)

Yup, it's a heck of a deal!!

It keeps track of all your contacts (you can even divide them into sub-groups), manages your schedule, sends e-mail, keeps a "to-do" list, and has templates to make letter writing a snap (you can even produce personalized bulk-mail letters from your database). Basically, it's about the best software for contact management on the market.

In addition to the above, it can also share data between your computer and Palm Pilot, use caller ID to locate contact records for incoming calls (that's handy), is completely customizable, and can even dial your customers for you!

Frankly, this only scratches the surface of what this program can do. My father has been a salesman all his life and uses this program every day. The amount of time and effort ACT has saved him is incredible. After seeing the success he's had with it, I have no problem recommending it to other people.

Let me put it this way - If you paid full retail for this, it would STILL be a heck of a deal! However, your price is not $199.95, it's only $34.97!

To find out more, head to:

http://www.worldstart.com/store/act2000-MST.htm

PS - Shipping is FREE if you live in the US, plus you have our 30 day satisfaction guarantee - If you don't think it's as great as we say it is, you can send it back for a prompt, courteous refund. Nothin' to lose and plenty of productivity to gain!

Do yourself a favor and at least take a look at the link above - you'll thank me for it ;-)

MS Office 101

Are you one of the many users out there who are always afraid you'll "mess up" your documents? Always afraid to try something new for fear you won't know how to reverse the changes?

If this is you then let me introduce you to your new best friends. They're called the Undo and Redo buttons. (They're a part of the Standard Toolbar you can choose to display under the View menu, Toolbars.)

The arrow on the left, going counterclockwise, is the Undo. It will reverse your actions a step at a time (text will come in bits and pieces not a character at a time). If you make a change you don't like, click on the left arrow to reverse the change.

Should you change your mind again and want to keep the change just click on the right arrow, the Redo arrow.

These two little wonders keep a pretty long list of your actions so you'll be surprised to find out how much can either be undone or redone by a click on the appropriate arrow.

PS:
I also recommend frequent saving of files, especially after you've done something you really like.

Should you change a file too much and not like the results, simply close the file, without saving, and then reopen it again. This will return you to your last save without all the unwanted changes.

Remember - this only works if you save frequently or just before you start experimenting.

Office Tip of the Day

Excel Cell Quick Copy

Here's a quick copy and paste trick for Excel. This one is so quick it's copy and paste all in one!

Have you ever needed to copy a something from one cell to an adjacent cell or cells? Most Excel users have at one time or another.

There's always the old standby of highlighting the cell, copy, then highlight the destination and paste. This works well; but when the cells are adjacent, there's a faster method.

Here's one of the best copy/paste tips I've ever learned. I just love this one when I'm working in Excel.

Highlight the cell that needs to be copied (in other words, it's just outlined). In the bottom right-hand corner of the highlight you will see a very small square.

Run your cursor over this until it turns into a small plus sign (not the large white one but a small bolded plus sign).

Once you have the little plus sign click and hold.

Now drag your mouse in any direction, outlining the cells where the paste will occur.

Release the mouse button and instantaneously the copy/paste is done. No menus or extra buttons needed!