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Apr 16

Enhance Windows Search With These Simple Tweaks

Windows 7 search is already a great feature for finding things on your computer, but, with a few changes, it can become an ever greater go-to tool in your computing arsenal. So, if you feel like you’re up for making a few tweaks, read on. Read more

Jan 4

Learn How To Dynamically Link An Excel Spreadsheet Into A Word 2010 Document

Microsoft Word and Excel are excellent programs that easily stand on their own, but sometimes, a user may require linking data between the two programs. For example, if you have a data set stored in an Excel spreadsheet, you may want to embed it in a related Word document. Furthermore, you may want the embedded data to automatically update when you manipulate the original data set in the Excel spreadsheet.

This type of setup can be achieved using dynamic links with OLE objects. Read more

Dec 19

Become A Word 2010 Navigation Pane Pro

Recently, I covered how to utilize bookmarks to move around a Word 2010 document. While useful, Word also has a more versatile option set at your disposal through use of the built-in Navigation Pane.

Today, we are going to cover how to take advantage of this helpful feature to find text, Word objects and to move to specific pages and headings. Read more

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

Nov 7

Six Indispensable Keyboard Shortcuts

A recent article in The Atlantic contained a statistic that, if true in the computing population, is quite disturbing. According to a Google search anthropologist, Dan Russell, 90% of the US Internet population does not know that Control/Command+F is a keyboard shortcut that can be used to find a word/phrase in a document or web page.

Surely, this cannot be true, right? RIGHT? Well, if you are starting to turn red, please say a prayer to the Holy Trinity of Tech (Jobs, Brin, Paige) and buckle down for a crash course on essential, keyboard shortcuts. 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

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

Feb 16

Help!!! Microsoft Word Has Stopped Working

Microsoft Word is a venerable product that is used worldwide by millions of people, from high-powered CEOs and professional writers, to students banging out their next research paper. When such an important program falters, the resulting disruption can be a source of anxiety and frustration. Today, courtesy of Online Tech Tips, we are going to identify several steps you can take to get Word back on track. Read more