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Tip: Convenient Microsoft page to start most download searches

November 11, 2007 8:18am PST

I found a new page at Microsoft this morning. It might not be new, but it is new to me. On the linked page, click the Download & Trials link to the right. It appears to be a good place to...

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Tip: Office 2000 updates

November 10, 2007 6:53am PST

Thanks to Dan Waters for passing on the following link to Tony Toews blog. Apparently, Access 2000 security patches are not automatically included with Office updates. I won't repeat the...

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How do I... Select records for a dynamic label report in Access?

November 6, 2007 2:33pm PST

Generating reports is a big part of most database applications. Generally, a query or filter does a good job of passing only the data you want to see to the report. But it isn't always that easy....

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How to keep someone from turning off Track Changes in a Word document

November 6, 2007 8:24am PST

Word's Track Changes feature allows you to see changes that you and others make to a document. You enable this feature by choosing Track Changes from the Tools menu or by double-clicking the TRK...

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How do I... Select records for a dynamic label report in Access?

November 6, 2007 12:00am PST

Generating reports is a big part of most database applications. Generally, a query or filter does a good job of passing only the data you want to see to the report. But it isn't always that easy....

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Tip: Quick toggles on Word’s status bar

November 2, 2007 8:14am PDT

When I find a quick and easy solution, I do one of two things -- I cheer or I roll my eyes. This morning, I'm rolling my eyes at myself. Sometimes I wonder if I'm smart enough to make coffee, let...

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Office 2003 SP3 breaks AutoCorrect

October 24, 2007 11:32am PDT

The AutoCorrect feature does not work in Outlook 2003 after you install Office 2003 SP3 This one's making the rounds in the usual places this morning.

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How do I... Use quick flags to keep up with all that Outlook 2003 e-mail?

October 22, 2007 2:42pm PDT

Any trick or tool that helps you organize your work, your day, or even your life, has to make things easier. Outlook isn't a personal information manager (PIM), but you can use it to organize some...

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How to show filename extensions

October 22, 2007 12:37pm PDT

By default, Windows doesn't display filename extensions. They're there, you just can't see them. An extension is the three-character suffix at the end of a filename. The extension tells you the...

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Tip: Quick access to Word styles

October 22, 2007 12:00am PDT

Word comes with several predefined styles, but not all of them are available via the Styles control on the Formatting toolbar. In fact, only a few are in that control's drop-down list. When a...

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How do I... Use quick flags to keep up with all that Outlook 2003 e-mail?

October 22, 2007 12:00am PDT

Any trick or tool that helps you organize your work, your day, or even your life, has to make things easier. Outlook isn't a personal information manager (PIM), but you can use it to organize some...

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How to combine the Clipboard and Find/Replace feature for quick edits

October 19, 2007 12:00am PDT

Copying text is a simple task in Office applications. We're so accustom to this process that we don't even think about it. Even text that's not in the same document or same application easily...

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Access 2007 doesn't export to Excel

October 16, 2007 9:12am PDT

You cannot export a report to an Excel format in Access 2007 This might be a bit of a gotcha if you upgrade a database that exports Access reports to Excel.

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How to avoid an embarrassing mistake in Outlook

October 15, 2007 12:19pm PDT

Have you ever sent an e-mail to the wrong person? If you’re lucky, it didn't matter. However, it could be an embarrassing and even critical error. For instance, let's suppose you have two...

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Tip: Word patch for 2002, 2000

October 14, 2007 4:19pm PDT

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS07-060.mspx  "This security update resolves a privately reported vulnerability in Microsoft Word that could allow remote code execution if a...

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How to work around an annoying editing setting

October 11, 2007 11:34am PDT

One editing feature that seems to drive some people nuts is the way Word (and many Office applications) automatically selects an entire word when you highlight a partial word. For example, enter a...

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How do I... Retrieve a random set of records in Microsoft Access?

October 11, 2007 8:40am PDT

We usually think of data in sets of related values, but not always. Occasionally, you may need to supply someone with a set of unrelated records, retrieved completely at random. Perhaps a manager...

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How do I... Retrieve a random set of records in Microsoft Access?

October 11, 2007 12:00am PDT

We usually think of data in sets of related values, but not always. Occasionally, you may need to supply someone with a set of unrelated records, retrieved completely at random. In this How do...

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How do I... Create custom toolbar buttons in Outlook?

October 9, 2007 7:15am PDT

Running a macro is simple: Select Tools | Macros, choose Macros from the resulting submenu, select the macro you want to run, and click Run. Simple, yes. Efficient, no. Frankly, given the purpose...

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How to repair a missing library reference

October 8, 2007 12:33pm PDT

One of the most common questions I receive concerns an unexpected error. Everything's working fine and suddenly, the user gets a vague error message that says they're trying to use an undefined...