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Nov 21

Utilize Automatic Macros In Word 2010

Word 2010 is filled with advanced features that can enhance your word processing experience. One such feature you may not be aware of is the inclusion of standard macros that automatically run, dependent on the context.

For those unfamiliar with them, macros are Word commands that are stored in one file, but then executed in another, like a small program. For example, let’s say you have a document that includes many tables. You could create a macro that generates a table, chooses a style, formats it and adds some initial data. Then, each time you need a new table, you could just run the macro. The key with a macro is the automation of redundant tasks. Read more

Oct 21

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How To Add A Watermark In Word 2010

Microsoft Office is a veritable powerhouse of office productivity, but the numerous options (and that damn ribbon interface!!!) may sometimes make it difficult to find that one feature you’re looking for. If you need to either create your own watermark or insert a template-based watermark into a Word document, this post will help steer you in the right direction. Read more

Sep 19

Create Charts With Aplomb Using Word 2010′s Automated Chart Features

Charts are an excellent way to visualize data. They can help take something that seems abstruse, and make it accessible enough to identify trends and patterns that can inform further action.

If you are intimidated by the chart creation process and are using Microsoft Word 2010, you should explore its Automated Chart feature. Read more

Aug 19

Add A Tabbed View To Microsoft Office With Office Tabs

Windows only: Tabbed browsing, whether in a web browser or in an operating system’s file navigator, enhances your ability to attend to and shift between multiple tasks. After spending some time with it, it is hard to go back to applications that lack this useful feature.

If you use Microsoft Office for Windows and you’ve either had a clandestine desire for tab implementation, or you’re simply looking for a novel way to get things done in your favorite productivity suite, you might want to check out Office Tabs. Read more

Aug 5

Use Windows Update To Get Updates For All Microsoft Products

If you use a PC, the odds are strong that you have other Microsoft products installed on your system. Normally, it is required that users manually update these applications in order to get the latest hot fixes, patches and service packs available. Wouldn’t it be better if there was an easier way to keep your Microsoft software up-to-date? Read more

Jul 15

How To Utilize The Obscure “Spike” Command In Word 2010

Buried deep in the Microsoft Word arcana are features that, while relatively unheard of, can be quite useful on a day-to-day basis. If you’re looking to score some brownie points with the cube farm administrators, you need to learn about “Spike.” Read more

Jun 13

How To Unlock A Protected Excel File

Whether you need to correct a colleague’s mistake, or you forgot the password you secured a file with, getting locked out from mission critical data can be a frustrating experience.

If you’re using Microsoft Office and are looking for ways to regain access to a protected Excel file, you might want to give these options a shot. Read more

Jun 6

Making Microsoft Office And Google Docs Work Together

No matter how attractive shifting our computing to the cloud becomes, we are still tied to certain client-side applications, at least for the time being. While we are experiencing this transition period, it is beneficial to try and find ways to take advantage of the benefits of both cloud-based and local computing platforms.

Microsoft Office and Google Docs demonstrate this phenomenon well. Office is powerful and comprehensive, but was developed with local computing on the Windows OS in mind, and is behind on collaborative functionality. Google Docs was designed from the ground-up to be light, dynamic, collaborative and platform independent.

Instead of making an either/or choice, wouldn’t it be nice if you could somehow utilize both of these office productivity juggernauts? Read more

Apr 29

Upload And Stream Your Videos With Google Docs

Google Docs is a free, web-based office applications suite that enables you to create all of the same types of files (e.g., spreadsheets, presentations) that a traditional product, such as Microsoft Office or OpenOffice, does. Since it is a cloud-based product, Google is able to frequently update it and is continually adding new features and streamlining its operation.

Now, Google Docs has one more innovative feature. Read more

Feb 25

Easy Ways To Obtain Your Windows Product Key

Whether you’re performing a clean install on your tried and true PC or are trying to recover from a cataclysmic system crash, dealing with product keys and the associated activation process is an inevitable aspect of the Windows experience. Subsequently, knowing how to obtain this crucial piece of information for future reference should be a concern for anyone riding the Microsoft train. V. Laurie from Gizmo’s Freeware has a solution. Read more

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