When you find your header is almost overlapping the first line of text in your Word document, you do not need to make your header smaller; you need to increase the distance of the header text from the rest of the content on the page. Mary Ann Richardson shows you how.
Measure twice, cut once — or, in the case of Word tabs, get rid of the ruler entirely. Mary Ann Richardson explains how you can use the Tabs dialog box to easily set multiple tabs with one dialog box.
Excel spreadsheets may be good for calculations, but reading them can be challenging. Here’s how to convert your Excel 2007 spreadsheets to easy-to-read tables.
It may be catchy to use an alphanumeric phone number of your business, but Access data entry comes to a grinding halt when you or your users convert the numbers from the nearest telephone keypad. Here’s how you can make Access automatically convert lettered phone numbers to digits.
Need to add a calculated field to an Access form? It’s easy, and you can do it on the fly. Just add a new text box control with the appropriate formula as its control source.
Need to summarize the information in your Word document in a hurry? By using Word’s AutoSummarize feature, you can condense your document into the length of your choice.
Analyze your Excel information by creating high/low lines for your data charts, allowing you to easily view parameters of a given range. Mary Ann Richardson gives you the lowdown.
When you resize an Excel chart, the text may be scaled accordingly, which in turn may make the words harder to read. Mary Ann Richardson explains how to turn off this default option by disabling auto font scaling.
You aren’t stuck with the same fields you began with when you first created an Access query—it’s possible to rename your queries without going back to square one. Mary Ann Richardson shows how to add versatility to your Access queries.
