How to Use Comments Effectively in Word 2007/2010
Posted on April 5, 2011 - Filed Under MS Office Tips | Leave a Comment
As the years have unfolded, Microsoft has added features, and then upgraded them with each new release of its flagship word processor, even if hardly anyone used those features; one of them is comments, a tool that can be very handy if you are someone that works with Word very often, especially if you work on long documents or collaborate with others.
To be clear, comments, are embedded bits of text to remind you of something about the context of your document; they are sort of like electronic sticky notes and are useful, because they can be easily turned on and off, and because they don’t show up when you print the rest of your document.
How to use AutoText and Quick Parts in MS Word 2010
Posted on March 30, 2011 - Filed Under MS Office Tips | Leave a Comment
For several of the past iterations of Word, Microsoft has had an AutoText feature that allows users to capture a piece of text and then to use it over and over again in other parts of their documents, or even in other documents; Microsoft has added to that feature by including something it calls, Quick Parts, which are in essence, still AutoText, but offer users a little more flexibility.
To see how AutoText works with Quick Parts, type some text into a test document; in this example, an address will be used:
Link Cells Between Tabs and Workbooks In Excel 2010
Posted on March 22, 2011 - Filed Under MS Office Tips | Leave a Comment
A common thing to do in Excel is to use one sheet for collecting raw data, such as sales totals, and then to use another tab, or even a workbook to create summations or reports; the thing is though, doing so requires you to have to link cells between them. Fortunately, this is a lot easier than it sounds.
To see how it works, first create or open a sheet that has some data in it; here, we’ll use the data sheet shown below:
Create and Use Bookmarks in MS Word 2007/2010
Posted on February 28, 2011 - Filed Under MS Office Tips | Leave a Comment
Bookmarks are a feature that has been present in Word for several iterations but have never really been used by most people. With Word 2007 and now 2010 though, Microsoft has made it easier to create and use bookmarks, so if you’ve ever considered jumping in, now’s the time.
To see how bookmarks are created and used, first create a dummy document with a lot of text and pages in it. Then, divide your document into sections; in this example, we’ve created a dummy document that is eight pages long with four chapter headings in it.
Share a Word 2010 Document Simultaneously with Multiple Users on Windows Live Skydrive
Posted on February 27, 2011 - Filed Under MS Office Tips | 1 Comment
You’ve no doubt seen it advertised either online or on television, Microsoft’s Windows Live product that allows two or more people to edit one Word document at the same time.
It works just as advertised, though the process is anything but easy, simple or streamlined. It all comes down to everyone involved obtaining an account with Windows live, then creating groups on Skydrive. Here’s what you have to do.
First, go to Windows Skydrive and create yourself two accounts, one for you, and one for the other person who will be working on a document with you.
Use the New Screenshot Feature in Word 2010
Posted on February 21, 2011 - Filed Under MS Office Tips | Leave a Comment
By now a lot of people know that Microsoft added the screen capture feature, “Snipping Tool” to Windows Vista and then improved upon that with Windows 7; what many people may not know however, is that Microsoft also added a screen capturing feature to Word 2010, called, appropriately enough, Screenshot.
But recognizing that there was little point in simply reproducing what the Snipping Tool does, Microsoft made the Screenshot feature in Word behave differently.
To access the Screenshot feature, click Insert on the main ribbon menu; the Screenshot icon is at the near midway point: