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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: How would you add hyphens to create a hyphenated phrase?
February 23, 2012 9:01am PST
This week, test your Word skills by helping a user that needs to insert hyphens between several words to create a hyphenated phrase.
14 Latest comment by Rick_from_BC
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Office solution: How to sum every other value in a column
February 23, 2012 8:59am PST
This week, learn the solution to last week's challenge: How would you sum every other value in a column?
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Two ways to add checkbox controls to a Word document
February 22, 2012 8:16am PST
Use a customized bulleted list or a content control to insert checkboxes into a Word document, depending on how you are going to use it.
2 Latest comment by ian@...
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Simple steps to convert a list into a formatted Word table
February 21, 2012 11:53am PST
Lists are great, but sometimes, a table is better. Learn how to quickly convert a list in Word into a formatted table.
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Track accrued work hours or mileage using Outlook Tasks
February 17, 2012 10:39am PST
Outlook tasks can help you track hours for specific projects and mileage for travel to see clients.
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Squash an odd Excel charting bug that could drive you crazy
February 17, 2012 10:32am PST
If Excel fails to recognize a series, check the heading rows in the data range before reaching for a hammer.
9 Latest comment by Ray Baker
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Office challenge: How would you sum every other value in a column?
February 17, 2012 10:30am PST
This week, test your Excel skills with this unusual problem. Can you help this user sum every other value?
11 Latest comment by sk.tomar@...
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Office solution: Getting Outlook contacts into an address book
February 15, 2012 8:45am PST
This week, learn the solution to last week's challenge: How to get Outlook contacts into an address book.
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Office solution: You can't change Outlook's default Contact folder-at least, not the way you might think
February 14, 2012 10:52am PST
This week learn the partial solution to last week's challenge: How can I change Outlook's default contact folder?
2 Latest comment by gscott@...
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Use conditional formatting in Access forms and reports
February 9, 2012 11:45am PST
Access' conditional formatting feature is just as comprehensive, flexible, and powerful as Excel's, but many users aren't aware it exists.
1 Latest comment by rw2000
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Office challenge: How to get Outlook contacts into an address book
February 8, 2012 7:47am PST
This week, prove your Outlook prowess by solving this missing address book mystery.
14 Latest comment by gksrivastava.india
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Launch Word with the most recently used document
February 7, 2012 8:09am PST
Show users how to open the most recently used file when launching Word. Or, provide them with a shortcut that does the same thing.
21 Latest comment by radar_z
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Harness the power of Word's AutoCorrect feature
February 6, 2012 11:00am PST
Show users how to work more productively and accurately using Word's AutoCorrect feature.
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Run a list of rolling credits at the end of your PowerPoint presentation
February 2, 2012 11:57am PST
Acknowledge important credentials using PowerPoint's credits effect at the end of your presentation.
19 Latest comment by athineos59
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Office solution: How to select a specific cell when returning to a sheet
February 2, 2012 11:43am PST
This week, learn the solution to the challenge: What's the easiest way to select a specific cell when you return to a specific sheet?
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Office challenge: How can I change Outlook's default contact folder?
February 1, 2012 11:24am PST
In this week's challenge, Outlook users ask for the near impossible when it comes to contact management; can you meet their demand?
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Add space between table cells in Word to add visual interest
January 31, 2012 8:39am PST
Learn two easy ways to add visual interest to your Word tables by adding space between cells.
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Disable send and receive mail options in Outlook
January 30, 2012 7:59am PST
Users don't have to both send and receive email via Outlook; they can choose to do one or the other.
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Quickly highlight matching values in Excel with keyboard shortcut
January 27, 2012 6:42am PST
When you just need to see matching values and you don't want to filter or sort, try this Excel keyboard trick.
5 Latest comment by DBlayney
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Office solution: How to continue numbering from one table column to another
January 26, 2012 2:02pm PST
This week, learn the solution to the challenge: Can you continue numbering by column? Hint: It's not intuitive.
3 Latest comment by sheila@...
