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Help with the Office 2007 ribbon

Microsoft has a rather creative and helpful tool for finding options and features in Excel 2007, PowerPoint 2007, and Word 2007. It’s an add-in that helps you find features that you know are there, but you just can’t find in the new ribbon hierarchy.   First, you download and install the tool. Then, the next time you open Word 2007, Excel... [Read more of this review]

Office challenge: How do you display a picture in an Excel comment?

Pictures aren’t common in Excel workbooks. Inserting a picture into a sheet is easy enough, but can you display a picture in an Excel comment? Last week we asked… How do you copy a style from one file to another? Instructions in Help are clear enough, in my opinion. Here’s how you copy a style from one file to another. Open the file... [Read more of this review]

Disable Word 2007’s Mini Toolbar

When you highlight text, Word 2007 displays the Mini Toolbar. It’s a neat addition that puts a number of formatting options at your fingertips (versus searching through the Ribbon options). However, not everyone likes the Mini Toolbar. In fact, some readers report that they find it downright annoying. If that’s you, just disable it, as follows:... [Read more of this review]

Office poll: Support personnel — how much of your time is spent helping Office users?

Note: There is a poll embedded within this post, please visit the site to participate in this post’s poll.  Read More →

Determine how Outlook displays unread messages

By default, Outlook displays unread messages in your Inbox using a bold font. It works, but you might prefer another way of making unread messages stand out. If that’s the case, read on: In Outlook select the Inbox. Choose Arrange By from the View menu. Select Current View from the resulting submenu. Select Customize Current View. Click Automatic... [Read more of this review]

Use PowerPoint’s advanced animation to imply growth or movement

You can make your PowerPoint presentations far more engaging with a little animation sleight of hand. Susan Harkins walks through the process and shares a sample presentation to demonstrate the results. An easy way to bring a presentation to life is to imply growth or movement. Insert a few AutoShapes, perform a bit of animation magic, and a simple... [Read more of this review]

The 10 most useful Word shortcuts

How many Word shortcuts do you remember and use on a regular basis? Fifty? Twenty? How about just 10 solid go-to shortcuts like these? When you go looking for a shortcut — one you can’t quite remember or one you know must surely be out there somewhere — you’ve got plenty of resources: Help files, Google hits, and even comprehensive... [Read more of this review]

Create a Picture Link to keep an eye on Excel data

It’s hard to keep an eye on data in Sheet A while you’re working in Sheet B. You could jump back and forth between the two sheets, but that’s inefficient. An easier method is to take a picture of the data you want to watch and insert it into Sheet B. While you’re working in Sheet B, you can see the data in Sheet A. To copy... [Read more of this review]

Free animated text effects template for PowerPoint 2007

Create stunning build slides, animated title slides, and professionally-designed logs using the examples and instructions in this template.  Read More →

Create a "snake trail" animation effect

Do you want to create an image that “slithers” across your slide? Read this tutorial on PowerPoint Heaven on how two create a snake-like animation effect.  Read More →

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