Microsoft Office

Archive: 02-2012

• Office challenge: help this user quickly rearrange slides in a PowerPoint presentation

  This week, test your PowerPoint skills by helping a PowerPoint user rearrange slides quickly.

  Posted by Susan Harkins | February 29, 2012, 8:00 AM PST

• Office solution: Replacing spaces with hyphens to create a hyphenated phrase

  This week, learn the solution to last week’s challenge: How would you add hyphens to create a hyphenated phrase?

  Posted by Susan Harkins | February 29, 2012, 7:58 AM PST

• Quick Tip: Print a single envelope in Word

  Printing a single envelope in Word is an easy task but there are lots of options, so make sure you get exactly what you expect.

  Posted by Susan Harkins | February 28, 2012, 8:46 AM PST

• Replace default Excel chart legend with meaningful and dynamic messages

  With just a bit of work, you can replace Excel’s default chart legends with messages that are meaningful and dynamic.

  Posted by Susan Harkins | February 27, 2012, 8:00 AM PST

• The Show Margins feature in Excel 2010 is revealed

  Moving margins in Excel 2003 is easy using Show Margins. Many users can’t find it in the ribbon versions, but it’s still there.

  Posted by Susan Harkins | February 24, 2012, 7:53 AM PST

• Office challenge: How would you add hyphens to create a hyphenated phrase?

  This week, test your Word skills by helping a user that needs to insert hyphens between several words to create a hyphenated phrase.

  Posted by Susan Harkins | February 23, 2012, 9:01 AM PST

• Office solution: How to sum every other value in a column

  This week, learn the solution to last week’s challenge: How would you sum every other value in a column?

  Posted by Susan Harkins | February 23, 2012, 8:59 AM PST

• Two ways to add checkbox controls to a Word document

  Use a customized bulleted list or a content control to insert checkboxes into a Word document, depending on how you are going to use it.

  Posted by Susan Harkins | February 22, 2012, 8:16 AM PST

• Simple steps to convert a list into a formatted Word table

  Lists are great, but sometimes, a table is better. Learn how to quickly convert a list in Word into a formatted table.

  Posted by Susan Harkins | February 21, 2012, 11:53 AM PST

• Track accrued work hours or mileage using Outlook Tasks

  Outlook tasks can help you track hours for specific projects and mileage for travel to see clients.

  Posted by Susan Harkins | February 17, 2012, 10:39 AM PST