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Use Excel's REPT function to visually display data comparisons
This cool trick uses the REPT function in a slightly unorthodox way: to create a worksheet-style 'progress bar' that presents a quick visual comparison of data in specified cells.
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Create a self-running PowerPoint presentation
Setting up a presentation to run all by itself -- at a kiosk, say, or on your Web site -- requires just a few steps. Mary Ann Richardson explains how to set slide transitions and c...
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Let Access enter today's date automatically
Your users shouldn't have to manually type the current date over and over into an Access form. Save them some time and effort by automating the process.
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Make your Access reports more readable by numbering detail items
One simple way to improve your report design is to number each item. Mary Ann Richardson steps through an example that demonstrates this technique.
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Clean up your data with this easy-to-use Excel function
Here's a truly efficient way to get rid of garbage characters that have tagged along with imported data: Just let the Excel CLEAN function remove them for you.
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How to space controls evenly across an Access form
Access offers a handy command that makes it easy to give your forms a more polished look. See how equally spacing controls can improve the effect.
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Create a custom PowerPoint presentation from a set of slides
Custom presentations enable you to deliver a selection of slides from your main show -- handy if you're pressed for time or need to tweak the information for a particular audience....
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Use Excel's Text To Columns command to separate first and last names
If you need to split a list of names into two columns, you don't have to do it manually. See how this Excel wizard can quickly knock out the task for you.
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How to convert imported text into numbers
Reformatting data you've imported into Excel can be tricky if it comes in as text. Here are two tricks for working around this problem.
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Enhance your training with online interactive slide shows
Let your users watch instructional presentations at their own pace. Using PowerPoint's slide show setup options, you can easily make a presentation viewable online.