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
I choose Blue… No, Orange! Wait, maybe Lime Green?
Have you ever found the perfect clipart for your presentation, document or worksheet only to find that it seems to clash with other elements (maybe the background or other clipart)?
Did you find yourself wishing you could change the clipart color scheme so everything would look “right?”
Well, you can… if you have MS PowerPoint.
When you insert clipart into an… Continue reading
Keyboard Font Size Shortcuts
Over the years I’ve run into a couple of different keyboard shortcuts for changing font size and I thought it might be of interest to my readers who love a good keyboard shortcut.
To be exact, I have two different sets of key combinations for increasing and decreasing font size.
This first set will increase or decrease font by the increments listed in the font size… Continue reading
Headers and Footers?
What exactly is a header or footer?
I think that the MS Office Assistant gives the best definition for headers and footers. According to that cute little guy in the help window:
“A header or footer is text or graphics—such as a page number, the date, or a company logo—that is usually printed at the top or bottom of each page in a document. A header is… Continue reading
MS Word: Headers & Footers Demystified
So, now you know what they are, I’d bet that the next question you’re dying to ask is “How do I get to these wonderful little miracles?” (All right, I can hear the groans and moans from here. Maybe they’re not little miracles but they’re pretty useful little gadgets anyway.)
The way to access headers and footers is to go to the View menu… Continue reading
MS Excel: Headers & Footers Demystified
Let’s continue on our journey through the world of headers and footers. The train stops next at the MS Excel station.
To access headers and footers in Excel, you will go to the View menu, Header and Footer choice.
The Page Setup window will open with the Header/Footer tab already selected. (You can also get to this location via the File menu, Page Setup… Continue reading
Selecting Multiple Worksheets in an MS Excel Workbook
We all know that to select one sheet you simply click on the sheet tab. The next logical question might be “How do I select several consecutive sheets at once?”
Easy enough answer. First, you’ll need to locate the worksheet tabs in order to select the ones you want.
Then, simply select the first sheet by clicking on its tab then… Continue reading
Q:
Is there any way to clear the formatting of copied text?
A:
There sure is! Have you ever copied a hunk of text that was overly-formatted? You know, italic, underlined, and written in some really strange looking font that’s next to impossible to read?
Like this:
When you paste it into your word processor… Continue reading
Q:
How can I tell how much hard drive space I have left?
A:
We get this one a lot. To see how much space you have left, open the My Computer icon on your desktop (or under the Start menu for XP users) and right-click the drive you are curious about (for most people, this would be
Q:
What is a “Buffer?”
A:
A buffer is basically an area of memory a hardware device or software program uses when it needs a constant, uninterrupted flow of information.
For example, if you ever listened to any kind of streaming audio, the program you use probably “buffers” the signal a little before the music starts to play.… Continue reading
