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Archive: 09-2011

• Use custom formats in an Excel chart's axis and data labels

  Adding a custom format to a chart’s axis and data labels can quickly turn ordinary data into information.

  Posted by Susan Harkins | September 19, 2011, 10:45 AM PDT

• Office challenge: Why aren't my formulas calculating correctly?

  This week, test your Excel skills against a workbook that suddenly stops calculating correctly.

  Posted by Susan Harkins | September 14, 2011, 7:50 AM PDT

• Office solution: Why the reverse print option might not work

  The solution to last week’s Office Challenge: learn how easy it is to solve the reverse printing mystery.

  Posted by Susan Harkins | September 14, 2011, 7:42 AM PDT

• How to unhide row 1 and column A in an Excel sheet

  The typical unhiding techniques don’t work everywhere in Excel. Learn an easy to remember method for unhiding row 1 and column A.

  Posted by Susan Harkins | September 13, 2011, 7:51 AM PDT

• Quickly format subtotaling rows to increase your productivity

  Use this easy selection trick when you apply formatting to subtotaling cells or rows to save yourself some time.

  Posted by Susan Harkins | September 12, 2011, 1:01 PM PDT

• Keep up with your favorite sites and blogs using Outlook's RSS feed

  Susan Harkins explains how to use Outlook’s RSS feed feature to have newly published content delivered right to your Inbox.

  Posted by Susan Harkins | September 9, 2011, 8:11 AM PDT

• Office challenge: Why doesn't reverse print work?

  This week, test your Word printing skills when Word’s reverse printing option doesn’t seem to work.

  Posted by Susan Harkins | September 8, 2011, 1:05 PM PDT

• How to print a section of a Word document

  There’s no obvious way to print the sections of a Word document, but you can still do it! Susan Harkins reveals the secret.

  Posted by Susan Harkins | September 8, 2011, 1:01 PM PDT

• Use Excel's Find feature to find and select cells

  When you need to select several cells with a similar attribute, you can use Excel’s Find feature to make the process eaiser.

  Posted by Susan Harkins | September 7, 2011, 7:36 AM PDT

• Display page-dependent messages in a header or footer

  Use Word field codes to display informational messages in headers and footers, depending on the current page.

  Posted by Susan Harkins | September 1, 2011, 8:25 AM PDT