These sample PowerPoint presentations (ppt and pptx versions) demonstrate the techniques described in this 10 Things blog post.

These sample PowerPoint presentations (ppt and pptx versions) demonstrate the animation technique described in this 10 Things blog post.

These sample Excel workbooks (xls and xlsx versions) illustrate the custom sorting technique described in this 10 Things blog post.

These sample Word templates (dot and dotm versions) illustrate the addressing technique described in this 10 Things blog post.

These sample Excel workbooks (xls and xlsx versions) illustrate the scroll bar technique described in this 10 Things blog post.

These sample Excel workbooks (xls and xlsx versions) illustrate the summarizing techniques described in this 10 Things blog post.

These sample Excel workbooks (xls and xlsx versions) illustrate the creative conditional formatting techniques described in this 10 Things blog post.

Here’s a cool attention-grabber: a countdown to kick off your presentation or lead into a big announcement. This download includes a walk-through that explains how to create your own, along with ready-to-use slides you can drop into your presentations.

The superiority of surrogate versus natural keys is a hotly debated topic among database developers. Susan Harkins offers some insights into when — and why — you might choose one over the other. This download is also available as an entry in our 10 Things blog.

Even your least technical Access users can improve the performance of their databases. Susan Harkins shares some basic tips those users can put to work right away. This download is also available as an entry in our 10 Things blog.