Windows and Office

Archive: 12-2012

• Review: HP Compaq L2105 touch screen

  The L2105tm is proof-of-concept that touch-enabled displays can be productivity enhancing, even for business desktop PCs.

  Posted by Donovan Colbert | December 31, 2012, 7:54 AM PST

• Create an Excel data table to compare multiple results

  Suppose you want to view multiple possibilities within an Excel calculation. The answer is to create a data table.

  Posted by Susan Harkins | December 28, 2012, 12:57 AM PST

• Two easy ways to customize the ribbon interface

  If the ribbon doesn’t provide easy access to the options you use the most, put them on the QAT or add a new group to the ribbon.

  Posted by Susan Harkins | December 26, 2012, 12:28 AM PST

• The ten most popular Office tips of 2012

  Susan Harkins lists ten of 2012’s most popular Office tips published in the Windows and Office Blog, and the now inactive Office Blog.

  Posted by Susan Harkins | December 20, 2012, 12:20 PM PST

• Get the true story behind Windows 8

  Greg Shultz wants you to read and watch what he believes is one of the best explanations of how the Windows 8 operating system was developed.

  Posted by Greg Shultz | December 20, 2012, 11:31 AM PST

• Use a keyboard shortcut to quickly apply any Word style

  Bypass Word’s busy Styles gallery by using this easy-to-implement keyboard trick to apply styles.

  Posted by Susan Harkins | December 20, 2012, 7:40 AM PST

• Review: PrintMaster 2012 Platinum

  If you like to get creative with making posters, greeting cards, and banners, PrintMaster is a sound product that doesn’t cost a fortune.

  Posted by Matthew Nawrocki | December 18, 2012, 10:40 AM PST

• Add a Shutdown menu to the Windows 8 desktop

  Greg Shultz has found a technique that will allow you to recreate a reasonable facsimile of the Shutdown pop-up menu on Windows 8’s desktop.

  Posted by Greg Shultz | December 17, 2012, 1:42 PM PST

• Add a self-made Start button to the Windows 8 desktop

  Greg Shultz shows you how to create the CLSID shortcut to the Apps screen and set it up like a Start button.

  Posted by Greg Shultz | December 13, 2012, 9:48 AM PST

• Review: The new Corel Office

  Corel’s reboot of their fabled office suite brings a fresh look to WordPerfect and company.

  Posted by Matthew Nawrocki | December 12, 2012, 12:03 PM PST