Susan Harkins

If you don’t use My Documents to store your files and you’re tired of working around it, try one of these tips for quickly accessing your frequently used files.

Sometimes, Word won’t let you delete a page break. The fix is usually simple — although the cause might surprise you.

You can’t export slides within PowerPoint, but you can still work with individual slides outside it.

When written words just won’t do, provide a personal touch by inserting a voice comment into a Word document.

Handling dates in Access is often a little tricky and nonintuitive. These tips will help you avoid the most common date-related headaches.

When you want to produce the neat alignment of a table without a visible grid, create the table and turn off the border lines.

Splitting your Access database offers numerous advantages, including increased flexibility, security, efficiency, and scalability.

Help your users by adding an easy-to-implement search control to your Access forms.

If your graphic elements require captions, let Word automate some of the process.

Inserting a blank row between existing rows of data in an Excel spreadsheet can be a tedious task if you insert each row individually. Fortunately, if you know this trick, inserting rows between existing rows is a snap.

Complex formulas and repeated references can bog Excel down in a hurry. These basic rules will help optimize your workbook operations.

Excel won’t display hidden data in a chart unless you flip the switch. Learn which option controls this behavior.