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Tip: Save Sent Messages in Personal Folders

June 7, 2007 10:02am PDT

When you reply to an e-mail, Outlook stores a copy of that message in the Sent folder by default. My Sent folder has hundreds of messages, and trying to find an odd message here and there is a...

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How to Generate a Cover Sheet in an Access Report

June 6, 2007 8:00am PDT

Access has a good report generator. It’s easy to use and performs well for the most part. You might think that a cover sheet or title page would be a built-in feature, but it isn’t. The hard...

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Do you use the minor products in Office?

June 2, 2007 7:26am PDT

Office is a huge suite of products, but we tend to focus on the most popular pieces: Word, Excel, and Access. The remaining products might not be as popular, but they’re still useful: FrontPage;...

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Daily 5 NCLEX Quiz Widget 1 (Windows)

June 1, 2007 12:00am PDT

The Daily 5 widget is a prep tool for nursing students. The tool will help them prepare for the NCLEX exam by giving them a daily 5-question quiz. This version is the first release on CNET...

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How to Alphabetize Lists In Word

May 29, 2007 12:13pm PDT

I learned something new the other day—Word can alphabetize a list. I’m sure many users already know this, but it’s brand new to me. Years ago, I could do this with WordPerfect, but I’ve...

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How do I... Obtain and use information about runtime errors in Access applications?

May 21, 2007 7:00am PDT

To make sure a runtime error doesn't derail your Access applications, you should include error handling that ignores or fixes the error and continues processing, requests information from the user...

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How do I... Query for multiple values in Access on the fly?

May 14, 2007 7:00am PDT

When you need a flexible way to filter a form or report on multiple values, a fixed query isn't your best bet. Find out how you can use a VBA function to add a versatile query solution that can...

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How do I... Query for multiple values in Access on the fly?

May 14, 2007 12:00am PDT

When you need a flexible way to filter a form or report on multiple values, a fixed query isn't your best bet. Find out how you can use a VBA function to add a versatile query solution that can...

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Reduce repetitive formatting for Access objects

May 7, 2007 7:00am PDT

If you find yourself constantly making formatting adjustments to Access objects on the fly, you're bogging yourself down unnecessarily. As Access expert Susan Harkins explains, a couple of tricks...

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10 tips for creating efficient Microsoft Access list box controls

April 18, 2007 7:00am PDT

Efficiency isn't always about performance -- sometimes, it's a about making tasks easier for end users. See how the effective design and implementation of list box and combo box controls in your...

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10 tips for creating efficient Microsoft Access list box controls

April 18, 2007 12:00am PDT

Efficiency isn't always about performance -- sometimes, it's a about making tasks easier for end users. See how the effective design and implementation of list box and combo box controls in your...

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10 tips for working more efficiently in Excel

April 12, 2007 8:33am PDT

Excel is so powerful that nobody knows everything about it. If you use Excel frequently, you probably run into situations, from entering data to calculating complex workbooks, that slow you down....

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10 simple tips for working more efficiently in Microsoft Excel

April 12, 2007 7:00am PDT

Excel is a highly sophisticated application, and users don't always discover the easiest or smartest way to accomplish various tasks. This list of tips will help them shave significant time off...

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10 simple tips for working more efficiently in Microsoft Excel

April 12, 2007 12:00am PDT

Excel is a highly sophisticated application, and users don't always discover the easiest or smartest way to accomplish various tasks. This list of tips will help them shave significant time off...

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How do I... Publish Microsoft Access check box controls to a Word document?

April 11, 2007 7:00am PDT

When you publish an Access report to Word, you'll lose any check boxes the report contains. Luckily, you can take advantage of a couple of workarounds: either display the literal values or use...

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How do I... Publish Microsoft Access check box controls to a Word document?

April 11, 2007 12:00am PDT

When you publish an Access report to Word, you'll lose any check boxes the report contains. Luckily, you can take advantage of a couple of workarounds: either display the literal values or use...

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10+ tips for working efficiently in Access' Query Design window

April 3, 2007 7:00am PDT

If you create Access queries, you probably know your way around the Query Design window. But there are some not-so-obvious tricks you can use to work more efficiently, maintain accuracy, and...

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10+ tips for working efficiently in Access' Query Design window

April 3, 2007 12:00am PDT

If you create Access queries, you probably know your way around the Query Design window. But there are some not-so-obvious tricks you can use to work more efficiently, maintain accuracy, and...

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Remove field codes from Word documents with this handy macro

March 27, 2007 12:00am PDT

Users sometimes need to clean up a Word document so they can send it to a production system or other publication platform without problematic elements like field codes. The Replace command can get...

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A simple solution for tracking changes to Access data

March 13, 2007 7:00am PDT

When you have a lot of users changing data, it's easy for things to go wrong. But if you keep an audit trail of data input changes, you'll be able to determine which operators are consistently...

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