Microsoft Office

Archive: 12-2011

• Office challenge: How quickly can you count the number of cells in a selection?

  This week test your Excel and math skills by sharing a quick method for determining the number of cells in a selection.

  Posted by Susan Harkins | December 28, 2011, 1:52 AM PST

• The most popular tips in the Microsoft Office Blog for 2011

  The most popular tips in the Microsoft Office Blog run from the simple to the most complex, but include something for everyone.

  Posted by Mark Kaelin | December 20, 2011, 12:09 AM PST

• Add calculating rows and columns to a Word table

  Excel isn’t your only option if you need to evaluate values and your primary need is word processing. Use Word’s formula feature to perform simple calculations.

  Posted by Susan Harkins | December 19, 2011, 7:46 AM PST

• My 12 favorite Office tips for 2011

  The MS Office blog published a lot of tips in 2011. See which tips Susan Harkins likes the most from the past year.

  Posted by Susan Harkins | December 19, 2011, 1:13 AM PST

• Work more efficiently by changing Excel's chart defaults

  If you make the same changes to every chart, STOP! Make them once and save your altered chart as the default.

  Posted by Susan Harkins | December 16, 2011, 7:35 AM PST

• How to selectively use clip art components using PowerPoint

  See part of a clip art file that you like? Insert it into PowerPoint and use its tools to separate the objects and use them individually.

  Posted by Susan Harkins | December 16, 2011, 12:46 AM PST

• Office challenge: Why does Word replace ADN with and and how can you make it stop?

  This week, share your Word skills by exposing why Word replaces the three-letter acronym ADN with the word “and.”

  Posted by Susan Harkins | December 15, 2011, 9:17 AM PST

• Use a rule in Outlook to delay email messages

  By creating a delay rule, you can control when Outlook sends specific messages. Susan Harkins explains.

  Posted by Susan Harkins | December 14, 2011, 7:54 AM PST

• How to insert multiple rows in a Word table

  Adding an new row to a Word table is an easy task. Adding multiple rows is just as easy, if you know this simple trick.

  Posted by Susan Harkins | December 13, 2011, 7:59 AM PST

• Use Spike to copy multiple blocks of Word text or graphics

  In Word, the Clipboard has an extended feature named Spike. Use Spike to copy multiple blocks of text to the Clipboard and then paste them all at once.

  Posted by Susan Harkins | December 12, 2011, 7:46 AM PST