We’ve all done it at one time or another… you need to create a new file that’s pretty much identical to another one, so you open the file that you have, make the changes and then save it.
In that very, very short time while you watch the file being saved you are struck speechless with the horrible realization that you just made a
MS PowerPoint: Who Knew That the F2 Key Has a Use Here Too?
As I’m sure you already know, the F2 key when used in MS Excel will put you into the editing mode for the contents of a selected cell.
It’s a really handy little tool, since you can navigate through the sheet
How much time have you spent customizing the Quick Access Toolbar in your MS Office 2007 programs?
If you’re anything like me then it’s quite a lot…
When you move to a new computer – or maybe decide that you want the one at home to match the one at work – what do you do?
If you’ve recently given up your Microsoft Office 2003 for the “latest, greatest” version, Office 2010, you may be a bit disoriented.
You’ve heard the hype about the new Ribbon User Interface but now you’re faced with actually having to use it…
If it’s not something you’re taking to easily or just feel like you need more guidance, I have a suggestion or two
The other day we talked about a method to copy and paste the OFFICEUI files (which contain all the custom User Interface information for one of the Office 2010 programs). It’s a good method, but it requires you to know where to look for the files.
It’s a great way to save your customizations, in case something happens to your system
If you’re a person who likes to use transition effects when moving your presentation from one slide to the next and favor consistency in your choice of transition, then you’ve probably found yourself looking at something like this, while you select a slide, apply the transition effect, move to the next slide, apply effect, move to the next slide… Continue reading
Do you “undo” a lot in MS PowerPoint?
Ever run out of undo steps and wish for more?
If your response was yes, here’s what you need to know about PowerPoint to get a few (or a lot) more undo steps added to your list.
Use
When you open a file in one of your MS Office programs, do you find that you’re always navigating away from “My Documents” to some other folder?
Ever wish that it would just open up to that location in the first place?
If so, here’s the good news… you can set each program to go directly to whatever location you desire, when you
So, here’s the scenario… you’re happily working in one of the newest versions of an MS Office program and things are progressing nicely.
Then suddenly it happens – the program window goes “wacky” and you find yourself looking at the file after a zoom in or zoom out.
What happened there?
To be quite
MS Office 2007 & 2010: Let the Program Bring the Templates to You
At one time or another, we’ve all found ourselves searching online for just the right template to do the job we need.
Even using the Microsoft templates site, which is quite organized and easy to use, can be tedious and frustrating, as you try search after search after search.… Continue reading
I can’t speak for everyone but I love to the recent files list… I mean what’s not to love?
You can bypass the whole Open dialog box and the sometimes complicated navigation, to actually pull up any recent file just by looking in one place.
If you’ve investigated in Office 2010 then, you know that the recent files list is found under… Continue reading
Monica, from Wisconsin asks:
I can’t open PowerPoint presentations that come in my e-mails. I tried the PowerPoint Viewer, but it’s not working, either! What am I missing?
Having problems opening a PowerPoint slide show/presentation that’s been e-mailed to you? Don’t worry, you’re not alone. If you are one of the many experiencing this problem, follow these steps to finally get that… Continue reading
The other day, we discussed the AutoRecover feature of the 2007 & 2010 Office Suite of programs and the advantages of a backup system for unexpected and unstoppable closures of a program.
Well, for those of you with Word, Excel or PowerPoint 2010 I’d like to extend that discussion to a feature that I consider to be a bonus of AutoRecover… … Continue reading
If you’re a regular user of PowerPoint animations, then I’m sure that you’ve used some sort of effect when introducing a list of text.
You know what I mean… you’ve got a list of 5 things and each one will slide in on their own click.
This is great because your audience can’t spend their time ignoring you and reading ahead. (Well OK… the… Continue reading
Did you know that you can view multiple presentations at the same time in MS PowerPoint?
It’s not a bad thing to know when you’re trying to compare presentations, or moving items from one to another.
To accomplish this goal, we’re going to need to open all the presentations… obviously, the more you open, the smaller they’ll appear on the screen, so be sure… Continue reading
Give a lot of MS PowerPoint presentations?
If you do, then I’m sure you know to click the left mouse button to advance your presentation, right?
You probably even know that you can spin the mouse wheel down to advance the show or up to retrace your steps.
But, did you know that there are a variety of keys that will advance… Continue reading
Now I know we’ve all thought that just at the moment of no return when we’ve clicked the wrong icon and instead of starting Word we’ve started Excel… or instead of PowerPoint you’ve started Publisher.
We’ve all done it and it can be a royal pain – especially if your computer doesn’t start programs instantaneously.
So now you wait while the wrong program loads… Continue reading
Anne asks:
This afternoon I finished typing a letter and went to save it and Word would not let me! I have tried and tried; I changed the name a bunch of times and it just kept giving me a bunch of gibberish! It said something about the location and format not being valid; what does that mean? I can’t get it to save and it is
We’ve all seen and used the standard PowerPoint handouts.
Without a doubt they’re often helpful for the audience but let’s face it, there are times when you want to give your audience a bit more in a handout without actually adding that information to the slide.
Given that situation, you’ve got to wonder if there’s a… Continue reading
Have you ever put together a PowerPoint presentation where it seems that the slides have way too much unused space on the left and right sides?
I know that when I put together presentations for teaching my students tax forms the slides begin to look like this:
In order to have the whole form from top to bottom… Continue reading
Looking for another way to say it?
Need a synonym? Need it quick?
Well, then I have a little treat for you…
Next time you need a quick word, try a right-click.
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Yep, that’s all it will take. Just right-click over the word for which you need the synonym. (You don’t have to select the word – just… Continue reading
If you’re a fan of the SmartArt feature in Office 2007 then you may have experienced the frustration of trying to select a single shape in the diagram.
Or worse yet, when you’re looking to select several shapes and you have the Ctrl + click thing down, too bad you keep accidentally clicking on something already selected… which deselects it, of course.
At this… Continue reading
Do you have a PowerPoint presentation containing slides that you just wish you could make into your screensaver?
Maybe you had a presentation sent to you containing a bunch of pictures of the grandkids.
Or maybe you’d just love to create a screensaver out of a variety of your favorite quotes.
Either way, if it’s in a PowerPoint presentation, we can… Continue reading
Here’s a cool trick for custom presentation backgrounds that really has a ton of possibilities… basically, there’s a setting that allows you to take whatever is on the clipboard at the moment and turn it into a slide background.
Which means you can use any Clip Art, SmartArt, graphic or screen shot. If you can select and copy it then we can paste it from the clipboard… Continue reading
OK – so I’m not able to give you PowerPoint for free but I can direct you into a few sites for free presentation templates…
I don’t know about you but I’m always looking for something “new” to use – I’m a teacher and I have the same audience day after day (for at least 180 days of the year!) and rotating through the same old set… Continue reading
Here’s yet another great one for my PowerPoint 2007 users.
Ever have a bulleted or numbered list and wish that you’d thought to put it into SmartArt from the beginning?
Well don’t start kicking yourself for not thinking of it earlier and don’t retype it all into a diagram. In fact, don’t even start with the copy / paste thing… you really don’t need… Continue reading
Many of us know that when you run a slide show with timings (meant to progress automatically based on the timings) you can exit the presentation using the Esc key.
This works great if you’re ready to close it up for the day but not so great if you simply needed to stop it or maybe you need to move back or forward in the presentation…… Continue reading
