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.
Users will appreciate a chart that updates right before their eyes. In Microsoft Excel 2007 and Excel 2010, it’s as easy as creating a table. In earlier versions, you’ll need the formula method.
Multilevel number headings are easy to implement, even if you don’t want to use Word’s built-in heading styles. Simply link the levels to custom text styles–it couldn’t be simpler.
Word’s table of contents feature only seems like magic. The truth is, you have control–simply toggle the table of contents to its underlying field code and modify the appropriate switches.
If you’ve have lots of data and lots of analysis to do, but little time or skill, you need Excel’s Power Pivot feature. Here’s how to get started with it.