Setting defaults for Word Documents
Do you get really frustrated that every time you want to create a new document in Word, you have to select the text, the font and all the other settings your...
Using a list of choices to input data in Excel.
It can be so frustrating when you look over a database of information to find that how data was input can limit your ability to report on the data. This is...
Using the Keyboard to access tabs in Windows.
Do you get frustrated by a naughty mouse? Does your mouse die on you? How do you continue to work without a mouse or touchpad on a laptop?
To some, this is...
How to apply freeze panes in Excel
I really feel for people who struggle with their Excel spreadsheets not knowing some of the features that really help create and update the data that they are using. I wish...
Setting up validation rules in an Excel Spreadsheet
When you have a file with data that has been updated by several people, do you find that the data is not quite what you need?
Some fields could hold hold inconsistent...
Repeated Header rows in a Word Table
Microsoft Word is a great place to create a table for lists and the like. Sometimes my students have such long lists that they flow over to the next page and...
The use of footers in PowerPoint
Do you look closely at the slides of a presentation during a meeting? You need to! This will help you create even better presentations yourself. Each presentation you sit through is...
Typing numbers that start with a Zero in Excel
How frustrating is it when you type a telephone number or any number that needs to start with a zero in Excel and the result you get is a number without...
Indentation explained for MS Word
When you create a word document the default settings for a paragraph are to have a left aligning paragraph and no indentation for the second and subsequent lines within that paragraph.
I...
Exit from an application in Windows.
Do you get thoroughly frustrated when you have worked hard all day and then you need to spend what seems like half an hour closing and saving files you have used...