Archive for the 'Computer Software' Category

Select Large Blocks of Text in Word

Friday, September 25th, 2009

Click where you want the selection to start and scroll down to where you want the selection to end then hold down the shift key and click again – the text will be selected. This tip for Microsoft Word is particularly useful if you have a fast computer and you find the text shooting past [...]

PDF Benefits

Saturday, August 15th, 2009

PDF files are platforms independent, for example if you are creating your resume in Microsoft windows, and you obviously wants that your resume look the same on all platforms, whether computer has Mac, Linux and Microsoft windows. PDF is the great way to send your important documents to others in same and secure ways.

Useful Shortcut to Open C Drive

Monday, June 22nd, 2009

Are you busy in your work? lots of browser windows are open. Want to quick open drive C ?  do not worry.  Go to run command and press the  \  (slash) sign. You will go to your C drive immediately.

Excel Cells to Word with Usable Results

Saturday, February 14th, 2009

Copy in Excel and then use the Edit menu, Paste Special choice in Word. In the Paste Special window, you should then select Microsoft Excel Worksheet Object as the type and click OK. Your Excel data in Word is formatted in a way that allows for easy resizing and text wrapping.

Adding Diagonal Borders in Excel

Friday, November 28th, 2008

Borders on all sides of a cell are easy to do in Excel. You can also create diagonal borders that run right through the middle of the cell.

Removing Borders in Excel

Friday, November 28th, 2008

Want to quickly remove all the borders from a cell? There is no need to use the menus or display dialog boxes. Just use the handy shortcut provided in this tip. Microsoft Excel

Filtering in Excel

Thursday, November 27th, 2008

Excel makes it easy to filter a data table based on various values in that table. It isn?t so easy to filter according to whether a cell contains comments or not. Here?s a few ways you can make the filtering easier.

Determining Sorting Criteria

Thursday, November 27th, 2008

If you need to know how a range of data is sorted, the task is not as easy as you might at first think. This tip examines why such determinations are difficult and how you can go about trying to figure out the criteria.

Sorting a Range of Cells in Excel

Thursday, November 27th, 2008

When you sort data in a worksheet, you don?t need to sort everything at once. You can sort just a portion of your data by using the techniques in this tip. Microsoft Excel

How to turn off Automatic URL in Word

Wednesday, November 26th, 2008

1. Choose AutoCorrect (or AutoCorrect Options) from the Tools menu. 2. Click on the AutoFormat As You Type tab. 3. Under Replace As You Type, clear the Internet and network paths with hyperlink check box.

Change the Default Document Font

Wednesday, November 26th, 2008

To change default font, choose Font from the Format menu, then set all of the attributes you want for your default font. Click the Default button. Word will inform you that this change will affect all documents based on the Normal template.

Use Watermark in Microsoft Word

Sunday, November 16th, 2008

To use the watermark, click Format > Background > Printed Watermark. Make your selections and click OK. If you expect to use a watermark regularly, create a template (see No. 1 above). Remember that there is a fine line between cool and irritating. If people must struggle to read the document because of the watermark, [...]

Hair Loss is Common

Sunday, November 16th, 2008

Hair loss is a common problem among men and women. About 25 percent of men begin balding by age 30 and two-thirds begin losing hair by age 60, according to the American Medical Association.

The Euro Currency Tools Add in Excel

Tuesday, November 11th, 2008

Installing the Euro Currency Tools Add-In, From the Tools menu, select Add-In. Select the Euro Currency Tools check box, and click OK.

Reducing the Used Area in Excel Sheet

Tuesday, November 11th, 2008

To reduce the used area, Find the last cell that contains data in the sheet. Delete all rows after this cell, as well as the columns to the right of the cell that do not contain data. Press Ctrl+S to save the file. The address of the last cell in the used area is updated [...]

Add a cell or Row or column in Microsoft Excel

Monday, November 10th, 2008

In Microsoft excel, to add a cell or cells and row or rows, column or columns press Ctrl++(the plus sign).

Copy the Entire Sheet in Microsoft Excel

Monday, November 10th, 2008

Copying the entire sheet means copying the cells, the page setup parameters, and the defined range Names. Move the mouse pointer to a sheet tab. Press Ctrl, and hold the mouse to drag the sheet to a different location.Release the mouse button and the Ctrl key.

Search Shortcut in MS Word

Friday, October 31st, 2008

One of the handiest shortcut keys in all of Word is Shift+F4. Combining this shortcut with the Find feature allows you to quickly and easily repeat your searches.

Auto Correct in MS Word

Thursday, October 30th, 2008

AutoCorrect can help improve your documents by correcting errors common to your typing. Here?s a quick one-step method to add those corrections to the AutoCorrect list.

Background Text

Tuesday, September 9th, 2008

Using Microsoft Word, to insert your background text, click on FORMAT, Background, Printed Watermark. Now click on the “Text” button, type your text in the text box, choose a font, choose a size or use the “Auto,” pick a color for your text and a layout, either diagonal or horizontal. When finished, click on “Apply,” [...]

Auto Correct in MS Office

Sunday, September 7th, 2008

Auto Correct can help improve your documents by correcting errors common to your typing. Here?s a quick one-step method to add those corrections to the Auto Correct list. Microsoft Word versions: 97, 2000,2002,2003, 2007

Toggling Auto Correct Settings

Sunday, September 7th, 2008

If you need to turn AutoCorrect on or off, there is no built-in way to easily do it in Word. You can create your own toggle command, however, as described in this tip. Microsoft Word versions: 97 | 2000 | 2002 | 2003

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