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Tue
09
May
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Make Decorative Text: MS Word

You're about to start your first novel -- "Once upon a time..." Those beginning words just beg to have fancy lettering to evoke the feeling of your story don't they? Word has two features that let you create interesting lettering that goes beyond ... just changing the font and size. Those features are WordArt and Drop Caps. WordArt is an element of Word that allows you to define the shape, fill and text of decorative text -- everything from rainbow-colored and shaped words to the gleam of chrome on 3-D block letters. Many predefined effects are available for you to choose from, but you can ... (view more)

Fri
05
May
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Reading Layout View: MS Word 2003

Many times I receive articles and documents via e-mail and I have resorted to printing them so that they were easier for me to read. In Word 2003, this task has been significantly enhanced with a new Reading Layout Mode, which provides handy single ... and multiple page layouts for reading and editing documents. If you are opening a document primarily to read it, reading layout view optimizes the reading experience. Reading Layout view hides all toolbars except for the Reading Layout and Reviewing toolbars. To switch on Reading Layout view, click the Read button on the Standard toolbar. The ... (view more)

Thu
04
May
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Move and Resize AutoShapes with the Mouse: MS Word

The buttons on the Drawing toolbar have useful tools for drawing objects, such as shapes and lines. Not only can you make simple squares, circles, ovals, and lines, but Word provides AutoShapes, a gallery of typical shapes such as stars, pentagons, ... block arrows, and so forth. Word 2002 (and later) comes with a wealth of AutoShapes that you can use to build flow charts, room plans, and banners for your letterheads. These AutoShapes come with sizing handles that appear when you select the object. By manipulating the sizing handles with the mouse, you can change the size, shape and position of ... (view more)

Wed
03
May
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Print Delivery Point Barcodes on Envelopes: MS Word

Many people utilize the Envelopes and Labels feature of MS Word to create their own envelopes. One of the most often overlooked features of this tool, however, is Word’s ability to print delivery point bar codes on your envelopes. The delivery point b ...arcode is used by the sorting machines at the United States Postal Service to help route mail more efficiently. Depending upon what you’re mailing, you can save money on your postage by printing the delivery point barcode on an envelope. To learn more about saving money using this feature, you may visit the US Postal Service website ...ref="/news/1148/print-delivery-point-barcodes-envelopes-ms-word" class="more-link">view more)

Tue
02
May
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Show Full Menus and Organize Toolbars: MS Word

Whether you're working at home or at a remote location, the steps below will make administrating MS Word a breeze by placing commonly used controls at your fingertips. In this lesson, you'll learn how to: Always show full menus Show the Standard and ... Formatting toolbars on two rows List Font Names in their own font Show Screen Tips on toolbars Below are the steps to make that happen: Open Word if you haven’t already done so and Click on Tools and select Customize. In the dialog box that opens, select the Options tab. Make sure there is a check mark next to Always show full menus. Check ... href="/news/1145/show-full-menus-and-organize-toolbars-ms-word" class="more-link">view more)

Thu
27
Apr
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Start Menu Goodies: Windows XP

When you click your Start button, Windows XP by default, displays two columns. On the left, you see programs, etc. Then you see a faint horizontal bar, followed by a list of recently used programs. On the right, you see locations – Microsoft Office, M ...y Documents and lots of other “stuff.” Now if you’re an advanced Windows user, you might know that you can put any program you want at the top of the left side of the Start menu by navigating to the program, right-clicking on it and choosing Pin to Start Menu. This works no matter how you get to the program. Any way that ..."/news/1134/start-menu-goodies-windows-xp" class="more-link">view more)

Tue
25
Apr
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Opening Multiple Windows: MS Excel

One of the most frustrating problems for Excel users is viewing all the information they need, especially because it often lives in different worksheets. Below is a simple way to view multiple sheets in one session. Launch Microsoft Excel (if it ... isn't already open). Choose New Window from the Window menu. If you don't see the Window menu, it just means that you have to use the down arrow because you aren't set up to see full menus. To correct that, click on Tools | Customize | Options Tab | and check Always show full menus. Repeat this process for each of the worksheets you want to display. ... (view more)

Sat
22
Apr
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Insert Sequence Fields: MS Word

Here's a tip for all the legal secretaries and paralegals out there. Question: how many times has the attorney told you to prepare Interrogatories or Answers to Interrogatories? It takes a lot of time to type in the same word with a different number ... after it for each and every Interrogatory or Answer, doesn't it? Not any longer! Below are steps you can use to speed up this process and also give you an idea of how sequence fields work. Once you've mastered how to do this, I'm sure you'll find lots of different ways to use sequence fields in MS Word! Type Interrogatory and press the Spacebar. ... (view more)

Thu
20
Apr
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Make Descriptive Notes for Slides: MS PowerPoint

MS PowerPoint has a feature called "Notes Pages", or "Speaker's Notes" (depending on which version you're using) that allows you to create printable pages that have notes or descriptive text associated with each slide. To view the Notes page for any ... slide, go to the View menu and select Notes Pages. You will see an image of your slide there, and a placeholder for adding your script, notes, or any other text you wish. You can cut-and-paste text from MS Word here if you like. To print these pages, bring up the Print dialog, and at the bottom of the dialog where it says ... (view more)

Wed
19
Apr
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Design Your Own Template: MS PowerPoint

You've just started a new business and now you're going to be the keynote speaker at the Chamber of Commerce, trying to convince the townspeople to use your services. You then decide to put together a PowerPoint presentation with bullet points to ... convince folks that you're the best -- but how can you do it in such a way to show off your expertise? Of course! You need a Custom Template in PowerPoint -- one that will showcase your company logo, address, e-mail, phone number, and more! There are many reasons why you might want to have a custom template in PowerPoint. For example, you might want ... (view more)

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