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susan harkins
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About Susan Harkins
Susan Sales Harkins is an IT consultant, specializing in desktop solutions. Previously, she was editor in chief for The Cobb Group, the world's largest publisher of technical journals.
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Office challenge: What's the easiest way to select a specific cell when you return to a specific sheet?
January 25, 2012 12:28pm PST
In this week's challenge, help a user preserve the cursor location in a sheet whenever he/she returns to it.
22 Latest comment by foreigner
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A quick tip for entering names into an expression
January 25, 2012 12:27pm PST
Show users this quick tip for entering range names into formulas and functions. It's easy to use and reduces errors from typos.
9 Latest comment by sanjmeh
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What to do when Excel's Custom Views option is disabled
January 24, 2012 8:27am PST
Custom views are handy if users need to view data in different ways, but sometimes it isn't available. Learn why and what to do when this feature is disabled.
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Office solution: Two ways to eliminate Excel grid lines from a PowerPoint slide
January 19, 2012 10:52am PST
This week, learn the solution to the earlier challenge, how would you eliminate Excel grid lines from a PowerPoint slide?
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Three things you must do when you inherit an Excel workbook
January 19, 2012 10:49am PST
When you inherit a workbook, don't put it into play without checking it out first with these three vital steps.
20 Latest comment by CharlieSpencer_Palmetto
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Use Access validation rules to ensure accurate data entry
January 18, 2012 8:02am PST
Your Access database is only as sound as the data it stores. Data types can only do so much. The next step is to constrain input values using validation rules.
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Office challenge: Can you continue numbering by column?
January 18, 2012 7:54am PST
This week, test your Word skills by out-smarting Word's Numbering option to force numbering by column before by row.
7 Latest comment by smileyface522
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The 10 most important things to teach your Access users
January 18, 2012 7:29am PST
Access is a powerful tool -- and for many users, it's a confusing one. This list of basic concepts will help them develop their database skills.
4 Latest comment by oldbaritone
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How to delete duplicate values and duplicate records in Excel 2007 and 2010
January 17, 2012 8:51am PST
Using Excel 2007 and 2010, you can use the same built-in feature to to delete duplicates in columns as well as duplicate rows.
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Office solution: How to quickly add numbers in Word without a table
January 12, 2012 10:43am PST
This week, learn the solution to last week's Office challenge: What's the quickest way to sum a series of numbers in Word?
7 Latest comment by wob@...
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Save replies in folders other than the Sent folder to increase productivity
January 12, 2012 7:47am PST
Finding messages in the Sent folder isn't for the meek; save replies with the messages instead. You'll never hunt for another reply.
14 Latest comment by kindozo
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Office challenge: What's the quickest way to sum a series of numbers in Word?
January 11, 2012 8:06am PST
In this week's challenge, test your Office skills by explaining how to sum numbers in Word without using table formulas.
7 Latest comment by dexterg3
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Save keystrokes with this simple shortcut for copying in Word
January 10, 2012 8:01am PST
Save a few keystrokes by using this keyboard shortcut for duplicating text and objects in Word.
2 Latest comment by luismatoso
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Double-click shortcuts provide quick access to Word formatting options
January 9, 2012 1:26pm PST
Don't wander around a tab or a menu looking for a command when a double-click can get you where you want to go.
3 Latest comment by RFairbrother
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Office solution: How to quickly count the number of selected cells
January 6, 2012 8:02am PST
Learn the solution to the Office challenge: How quickly can you count the number of cells in a selection?
3 Latest comment by zimmerwoman
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Change Word's default line spacing to what you want it to be
January 6, 2012 7:59am PST
Word 2007 and 2010's line spacing default isn't the same as it was in 2003. Here's how to change it to what you want it to be.
9 Latest comment by spiessa46
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Office challenge: How would you eliminate Excel grid lines from a PowerPoint slide?
January 5, 2012 11:52am PST
This week's Office challenge tests your Excel and PowerPoint skills! Is it an Excel problem or a PowerPoint problem?
4 Latest comment by MargieC
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A quick way to delete blank rows in Excel
January 5, 2012 11:48am PST
Deleting blank rows in an Excel data range is easy with this technique, but watch out for unintended consequences.
3 Latest comment by jbenton@...
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Office solution: How to make Word stop replacing the string adn with and
January 4, 2012 7:05am PST
Learn the solution to the December challenge: Why does Word replace ADN with and and how can you make it stop?
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Save mouse clicks with Word's highlight shortcut
January 4, 2012 6:57am PST
There's a quick keyboard shortcut in the ribbon version of Word for highlighting text. If you're still using 2003, you can add your own.
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