Utopia Unless you live in a utopian dreamworld, you most likely lock your windows and doors. Perhaps you even have a security alarm system or a video setup, or a big mean dog to scare off intruders! And why do you do this? Well of course, because you know that some very nasty things can […]
Background Images In Outlook Do you have a background in Outlook? If so, is it monochromatic or very colorful? You are not locked into a white background in Outlook. You can use any image as a background for an e-mail you compose. I don’t know that I would recommend having as a background, but lots […]
Vacation Auto-Reply Nowadays, taking your mail with you is so very easy! Apparently, what folks think is difficult, is leaving it behind! We all know that wherever you wander, taking all your e-mail with you is oh so easy, although perhaps leaving it home is the wisest choice. Outlook makes it very simple for us […]
How To Change Column Layout On the Page Layout tab of your Ribbon, Word provides a tool you can use to modify the number of columns in your document or in a text selection. Follow the steps below to learn how: In the Page Setup group, click on the Columns tool. Word shows a list […]
Find And Replace When you are working with longer presentations, it can be tedious trying to find and locate a specific word or phrase. The good news is PowerPoint can quickly and easily search your presentation using the Find feature and can just as easily and quickly replace words and phrases using the Replace feature. […]
Fonts are a necessary part of any computer system, but especially systems that use word processing programs (i.e., Microsoft Word). Very often, different systems have different fonts. There could be times when one may consider transferring fonts from one system to another. You should know that fonts are stored in files on your computer system. […]
Quick Print In Excel Should you need to quickly print the contents of a workbook without opening the workbook yourself manually, you can absolutely do this! Follow the steps below to learn how: Use the Explorer, My Computer or any Open dialog box to locate the worksheet that you would like to print. Right-click on […]
Microsoft Excel I saw an article recently regarding this topic. I had never really thought about doing this before, but it is nice to know that if I needed to, I could probably work it out. I thought it prudent to share this information with our readers in case you had a need like this. […]
Hyperlinks in MS Office Once a hyperlink is placed in your document, it is not out of the ordinary to periodically change that link somewhere down the road. Fortunately, Microsoft has made this task very easy for us. Follow the steps below to learn how: Place your cursor in the hyperlink, display the Insert tab […]
Engrave Text In Word Want to draw the reader’s eye to text in your document headings? Chapter headings? Etc.? Well, there is one sure-fire way to do that in Word. Make it elegant, make it interesting, make it professional looking! It’s called Engraving. When you engrave your text it gives the impression of being sunken […]
Numbering In Word There is a handy Word feature that will allow you to easily pick up numbering where you previously left off. This is great for numbered lists that are interspersed with paragraphs that are formatted differently. Follow the steps below to learn how: Key in the first part of your numbered list and […]
What Are File Attributes Windows files have several attributes, or properties. These attributes affect how your file can be manipulated. Below is a list of the available file attributes and their definitions: Read-only: The file cannot be accidentally edited and saved. Hidden: The file cannot be seen in Windows Explorer. System: The file is a […]
Straggling Headings Sometimes, there are paragraphs that naturally belong with another paragraph. For instance, section headings belong with the paragraphs that follow them, a signature line belongs with the explanation line that may be after it, and a figure belongs with the caption that may follow it. Fortunately, Word makes it very easy to keep […]
Word 2016 Style Gallery Did you ever wonder if you could change what is shown in Word’s Style Gallery? How to add your own styles to it? Or rearrange the order in which your styles appear in the gallery? Well, as it happens, changing what appears in your style gallery is actually easier than one […]