Microsoft Office

Archive: 10-2011

• Use VBA to make PowerPoint AutoShape bigger and smaller

  You can use VBA to increase and shrink an AutoShape inside an Microsoft PowerPoint slide with a simple click.

  Posted by Susan Harkins | October 31, 2011, 11:14 AM PDT

• Office solution: How to use the current input value as a control's default value in an Access form

  This week, learn the solution to last week’s Office challenge: How to use input values as default values in an Access form.

  Posted by Susan Harkins | October 27, 2011, 8:27 AM PDT

• Office challenge: How to close all open files in Word 2007

  This week, test your Word skills by solving the mystery of the disappearing Close All command in ribbon versions of Word.

  Posted by Susan Harkins | October 27, 2011, 8:22 AM PDT

• Use styles for quick Word to PowerPoint exchange

  If you’re lucky enough to have presentation information in a Word document, you don’t need to start from scratch to build your presentation. Start with Word.

  Posted by Susan Harkins | October 26, 2011, 8:56 AM PDT

• Convert and format values into decimal values that Excel can interpret as time

  Date arithmetic isn’t for the timid, but this short lesson will help get your users headed in the right direction.

  Posted by Susan Harkins | October 25, 2011, 8:51 AM PDT

• Change Outlook's startup folder to match your preference

  You don’t have to start out in your Inbox every time you launch Outlook; take control and open Outlook to the folder you want.

  Posted by Susan Harkins | October 25, 2011, 8:43 AM PDT

• Office challenge: How to use input values as default values in an Access form

  This week, test your Access skills with this fairly common efficiency request from data input personnel.

  Posted by Susan Harkins | October 24, 2011, 11:05 AM PDT

• Office solution: How to delete a page number from a title page

  This week, learn the solution to last week’s challenge: How do I delete the page number from a title page?

  Posted by Susan Harkins | October 24, 2011, 7:47 AM PDT

• How to add a graphic to an Access label report

  A graphic to a label can add information or just a bit of fun to an Access database and it doesn’t require any special expertise.

  Posted by Susan Harkins | October 24, 2011, 7:43 AM PDT

• Inserting the current Monday's date in a Word document

  Use this easy-to-implement Word macro to return the date for the current Monday, any day of the week.

  Posted by Susan Harkins | October 24, 2011, 7:19 AM PDT