susan harkins

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Office challenge: How quickly can you count the number of cells in a selection?

December 28, 2011 1:52am PST

This week test your Excel and math skills by sharing a quick method for determining the number of cells in a selection.

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Add calculating rows and columns to a Word table

December 19, 2011 7:46am PST

Excel isn't your only option if you need to evaluate values and your primary need is word processing. Use Word's formula feature to perform simple calculations.

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My 12 favorite Office tips for 2011

December 19, 2011 1:13am PST

The MS Office blog published a lot of tips in 2011. See which tips Susan Harkins likes the most from the past year.

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Work more efficiently by changing Excel's chart defaults

December 16, 2011 7:35am PST

If you make the same changes to every chart, STOP! Make them once and save your altered chart as the default.

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How to selectively use clip art components using PowerPoint

December 16, 2011 12:46am PST

See part of a clip art file that you like? Insert it into PowerPoint and use its tools to separate the objects and use them individually.

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Office challenge: Why does Word replace ADN with and and how can you make it stop?

December 15, 2011 9:17am PST

This week, share your Word skills by exposing why Word replaces the three-letter acronym ADN with the word "and."

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Use a rule in Outlook to delay email messages

December 14, 2011 7:54am PST

By creating a delay rule, you can control when Outlook sends specific messages. Susan Harkins explains.

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How to insert multiple rows in a Word table

December 13, 2011 7:59am PST

Adding an new row to a Word table is an easy task. Adding multiple rows is just as easy, if you know this simple trick.

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Use Spike to copy multiple blocks of Word text or graphics

December 12, 2011 7:46am PST

In Word, the Clipboard has an extended feature named Spike. Use Spike to copy multiple blocks of text to the Clipboard and then paste them all at once.

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Office solution: Printing different views of the same Excel sheet efficiently

December 9, 2011 11:52am PST

This week, learn the solution to last week's Office challenge: What's the most efficient way to print different areas of the same Excel sheet?

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Office challenge: What's the shortcut for unhiding columns and rows in Excel 2007?

December 8, 2011 8:17am PST

This week, Excel 2007 has dropped a favorite keyboard shortcut; can you help a TechRepublic member find a new one?

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Get help entering Excel functions with a keyboard shortcut

December 7, 2011 7:41am PST

This keyboard shortcut displays function arguments, syntax, and helps guide you through the input process.

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Add color or a picture to a Word document's background

December 6, 2011 12:00pm PST

There's nothing wrong with a white background, but Word lets you change the color of a document's background. You can even use a picture, but don't get carried away.

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Microsoft Word 101: A quick look at formatting styles

December 5, 2011 7:54am PST

Using Word styles will help you work more efficiently and create consistent documents that are easy to maintain and modify.

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Office solution: What to do when [Ctrl]+Z stops working

December 1, 2011 12:23pm PST

This week, learn the solution to last week's Office challenge: Why doesn't [Ctrl]+z work anymore?

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Office challenge: What's the most efficient way to print different areas of the same Excel sheet?

December 1, 2011 8:31am PST

In this week's challenge, test your Excel skills by showing readers how to print selected views of their data, efficiently.

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Use conditional formatting in Excel to highlight important dates

November 30, 2011 7:08am PST

If you don't want events slipping up on you, or past you, use Excel's conditional formatting as an alert system.

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Save time by creating an Excel workbook workspace

November 29, 2011 8:22am PST

If you open the same group of Excel workbooks every day, you can save yourself some time by creating a workspace.

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Why Outlook sometimes fails to find an email address

November 28, 2011 12:43am PST

Ever had Outlook refuse to offer an email suggestion when you enter a contact name? Learn why, and how to work around this limitation.

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Office solution: You can change the defaults for PowerPoint text boxes

November 23, 2011 12:39am PST

Learn the solution to last week's Office challenge: Can you change the defaults for PowerPoint text boxes?