Hi Steve, I am reading your solutions for more than one year. I’ve a problem. When I type in MS word the character in displayed one by one. I mean the characters are displayed very slow. what may be the reason and it solution. Thanks. There’s more than one thing that could be responsible for the problem. But I do have a handy free tool provided by Microsoft that can help with many Office issues. Continue reading
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Typing Is Slow In MS Word
Wednesday, May 22nd, 2013How Do I Get A Return Receipt In Outlook?
Sunday, May 5th, 2013C.E. from Mobile, AL writes: How can you get a receipt requested on Email, I know it used to be on the task bar, showing that the email had either been read or deleted without being read. You don’t specify which program you’re using, so I’m offering the instructions for Outlook. Here’s the procedure to get receipts for the more recent versions of Outlook. Continue reading
Saving An Image From PowerPoint
Sunday, April 28th, 2013Michele from San Diego CA writes: I have another question regarding desktop pictures. I receive emails with Microsoft PowerPoint slide show attachments containing pictures I want to use for desktop backgrounds on my PC. How can I capture pictures separately from PowerPoint? Michele, it’s pretty easy… Continue reading
Adjusting Line Spacing In Word 2010
Saturday, April 27th, 2013Natalie from Florida writes: You recently wrote about adjusting Line Spacing in Word 2007. Can you also write about Adjusting Line Spacing for Word 2010 as I could not use the instructions that were for Word 2007. Thank you very much. It seems that the more features they add to Word, the more difficult it becomes to do simple tasks like line spacing. Here’s out to find the necessary settings in World 2010. Continue reading
Can You Translate Documents To Spanish/Other Languages?
Thursday, April 25th, 2013David from Minnesota writes: Is there a way to translate a OpenOffice Writer document to Spanish? Thanks Answer: There are over 6800 distinct languages and more then two dozen used by tens of millions of people. There is… Continue reading
Microsoft Ends Support For Office For Mac 2008
Saturday, April 13th, 2013Microsoft ended support for Office for Mac 2008 on April 9. The company reminded users in a blog post on their website. Office for Mac 2008 will continue to function on computers, but Microsoft will no longer be providing security updates or bug fixes. Continue reading
EssentialPIM: Free Appointment / Contact / Password Manager
Wednesday, April 10th, 2013Imagine a program that does most of the things Microsoft Outlook handles, but is absolutely free. EssentialPIM takes care of appointmens, to-do lists, contacts, e-mail and tracks and manages passwords. And it won’t cost you a penny. Here’s how it works and where you can get it,,, Continue reading
Cropped Pictures In Word 2010 Don’t Save
Sunday, April 7th, 2013Betty from Aledo, TX writes: I frequently download graphics and photos then crop them to use in my Word 2010 documents. I would like to save just the cropped version and do not need to be able to “uncrop” or restore them to their originals later. Is there a way to save the document with just the reformatted version of my graphic? Continue reading
Microsoft Changes Its Mind – Office 2013 Now Transferable
Monday, March 11th, 2013Microsoft has changed its mind about Office 2013. The company had previously announced that if you purchased Office 2013 and the computer it was installed on failed, you were just out of luck. But thanks to angry consumers, that policy is changing. Continue reading
Help! Copy/Paste Isn’t Working
Tuesday, March 5th, 2013Question: My copy/paste operation has failed. Is there a way to fix it ? HP Pavilion Windows 7 Home Premium. Answer: I’m not sure what type of copy/paste operation you’re trying to perform, but I can think of one possibility. Continue reading
Saving E-Mail From Outlook
Monday, February 25th, 2013Bill from Chattanooga, TN writes: We receive our emails on Microsoft Outlook. Is there a way to copy emails form M. S. to a flash drive/USB Port? Thanks. Answer: There are two main ways to save an e-mail onto a flash drive. The first method saves just the single e-mail, the second method saves your entire e-mail box. I recommend Continue reading
How Do I Save Works Files For Word?
Tuesday, February 19th, 2013Question: I have all my bids and statements on MS Works, but when I send them, some companies can’t open them. They tell me to send on MS Word. I have that, but how do I copy the form from Works to Word? Thanks, Don Continue reading
How Do I Send Office Documents In Gmail?
Sunday, February 10th, 2013I have Windows 7 64bit – Microsoft Office 10.Whenever I go to Excel or Word and try to send something by email, I get the following message: “There is no email program associated to perform the requested action.” Please let me know what I am doing wrong. Continue reading
Microsoft Gives Students Price Break On Office 365 University
Wednesday, January 30th, 2013Microsoft is offering a significant price break to college students on its Office 365 subscription service. Office 365 University will cost $79.99 for a four-year subscription, just $1.67 a month. Continue reading
Want Microsoft Office? $9.95 Could Get You A Copy
Sunday, January 27th, 2013The most popular office productivity software is Microsoft Office with millions of users in schools, businesses and at home. The major complaint of almost everyone who uses office isn’t about the quality of the software, but the price. The full version of Office 2013 Plus runs close to $500. How would you like to get a completely legal official copy from Microsoft for only $10? Continue reading
LibreOffice: The Ideal USB Office Suite
Wednesday, December 12th, 2012Ever wished you could carry a fully-equipped office suite with you on a USB drive? I’m not talking about notepad or some basic word processor, but rather, a portable version of the incredibly popular and open source LibreOffice. LibreOffice includes Writer, Calc, Impress, Draw, Base and Math. These programs are 100% compatible with Microsoft Office and Corel Office document formats, and operate much like Microsoft Office 2003. Continue reading
How Do I Convert Word Files To PDF Documents?
Tuesday, December 11th, 2012Use this tip to freely convert any of your Word or Excel files to a PDF document. Continue reading
Fixing Outlook So You Can Click Email Hyperlinks
Tuesday, October 2nd, 2012This tip helps you turn off features that prevent Outlook email links from working properly. Continue reading
Kingsoft Office for Android
Wednesday, August 29th, 2012Kingsoft Office Free for Android enables users to view, create, and edit Microsoft documents on an Android phone, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. Continue reading
Outlook 2013 Preview
Thursday, August 23rd, 2012Microsoft Outlook 2013 includes the traditional ribbon style interface of the 2007/2010 versions of Outlook with ascetic changes mostly focused around the new look of Windows 8/Metro style.. Continue reading
PowerPoint 2013 Preview
Friday, August 17th, 2012Microsoft chose not to make any radical changes with PowerPoint 2013 but to make existing features either easier to use or more helpful… Continue reading
Excel 2013 Preview
Thursday, August 9th, 2012Office 2013 Consumer Preview is out and Microsoft Excel 2013 has some exciting new changes. Read part 2 of our series of articles discussing those changes and why this may be the best version of office yet. Continue reading
Word 2013 Preview
Monday, August 6th, 2012Microsoft Word 2013 includes the traditional ribbon style interface of the 2007/2010 versions of Word, with some exciting improvements – especially when it comes to how you save and share documents. Continue reading
The Case of the Unique Series
Monday, June 25th, 2012How can I create non-repeated numbers between 100 and 300 in Excel? What you’re talking about here is creating a “unique series” – and there’s actually a pretty easy way to do it. Continue reading
Enabling and Disabling the Insert Key in Microsoft Word 2010
Monday, May 28th, 2012In this tip, we show you the check boxes that control the function of the Insert key in Microsoft Word 2010. Continue reading
Protect Individual Cells from Being Edited in Excel 2007
Monday, April 23rd, 2012Ever wonder how to make individual cells locked so you don’t mistakenly edit formulas in Excel? Read this tip to find out the easy way how! Continue reading
