WordArt Designed By You
Are you a person who likes and frequently uses Microsoft’s WordArt?
Yeah, me too.
But don’t you sometimes find yourself wishing there was a way to have a “toned down” version?
You know, a way to pick and choose a few elements of the whole WordArt feature?
If this is you then here’s a tip that’s sure to add to your ability to jazz up your… Continue reading
The Spaces Too?
In MS Word, what’s the difference between Ctrl + U and Ctrl + Shift + W?
Give up?
The answer is one little word: “spaces”.
Let me explain.
I’m sure we all know that Ctrl + U will underline text, spaces and all like this.
In contrast, the Ctrl + Shift + W will underline only the text.
See how the spaces are not underlined?… Continue reading
Fast And Efficient Envelope Addressing Using MS Word
You just finished a letter. It’s beautifully written, printed, and ready to go. Now all you need is an envelope.
For this next step I’m sure most of us are aware of the nifty little function in the Tools menu of MS Word that allows you to go in and address envelopes for printing.
You go to Tools menu, Envelopes and Labels… Continue reading
Keyboard Menu Magic
Here’s one for those of you who prefer the keyboard to the mouse, but don’t really know many of the “tricks of the keyboard trade”.
Have you ever noticed the underlined letter in the title of each menu at the top of your screen? (You know – the F, E, V, etc..)
Ever wonder what that was all about? I mean, there has to be a… Continue reading
Click, Click – Auto Fill It
OK, so you’ve got a long column of data in MS Excel and… in an adjacent column you’re going to apply the same formula to each and every item in the list.
What do you do?
For many of us we simply write the formula in the first cell and then use either copy / paste or the fill handle to drag the formula… Continue reading
Cell Formatting Trick
Do you constantly find yourself going to the Format menu, Cells choice to make changes in MS Excel? (You know, for things like data format, text direction, borders, fill color, etc.)
Do you hate using the mouse for all this?
Looking for a faster, keyboard-driven method to access the Format Cells window?
Yes?
Good, then you’re in the right place.
Next time skip the menu and highlight… Continue reading
Finding Excel Record Lengths
Here’s a tip I received from a reader who finds Excel’s function for determining data length (number of characters in the data) to be a useful tool.
Maybe you too have data sets in Excel through which you must search to find the longest or shortest element.
At any rate, I thought it might be a good idea to pass this one along so let’s get… Continue reading
Get Right to Business in MS PowerPoint
Are you using PowerPoint 97 or 2000 and find yourself tired of seeing this screen every time you start the program?
Looking for a way to bypass this altogether and just get right to business?
If this is you then here’s the scoop.
Take another look at that Startup Screen… maybe take a look way at the bottom?
See it?
Yep… Continue reading
AutoFit in MS PowerPoint XP
OK, so we’re all here for the same reason—to learn to control PowerPoint’s AutoFit feature. With that in mind, let’s get right down to business.
You actually have two types of control over this feature.
One type is when you choose to turn the AutoFit feature on or off globally (at the overall program level so it affects all presentation elements).
Another point of control… Continue reading
Why Does That Text Keep Shrinking?
Is this a question you’ve asked yourself while working in PowerPoint XP?
Have you ever noticed that when working in a title or text placeholder that the font will just shrink as the text fills the box?
A good thing if you want PowerPoint to help take care of the “making it fit” issue, but, not so good if you want text to be… Continue reading
