Hints and Tips

What I often hear from my course participants is that they came away with new tricks, tips and shortcuts that they never would have found on their own. In my quest to try and help you make the most of your time while using your computer I began publishing weekly tips back in the beginning of 2003. Below is an archive of tips I've cranked out so far. Feel free to reprint any of the tips (with full copyright and subscription information) in your newsletters and message boards.

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• Tip # 317: brighten up your Google homepage background
• Tip # 316: How to manage a large number of open documents and programs (Windows XP)
• Tip # 315: how to keep your documents within easy reach (Windows)
• Tip # 314: mark your document as draft, confidential or personal (Word 2003-2007)
• Tip # 313: Convince Excel you want to type July 2010 (Excel 97-2007)
• Tip # 312: Delete trick (Word 97-2007)
• Tip # 311: Sort your software programs alphabetically (Windows XP)
• Tip # 310: Drag cell contents to a different sheet (Excel 2003-2007)
• Tip # 309: Customize your Status Bar (Word 2007)
• Tip # 308: move text or bullet points with a single keyboard shortcut (Word and PowerPoint 2003-2010)
• Tip # 307: Display thumbnails of all open web pages in a single window (Internet Explorer 7)
• Tip # 306: quickly select a range of cells (Excel 2000-2007)
• Tip # 305: I spy with my little eye (Word 2003-2007)
• Tip # 304: quickly open a folder or document from within Internet Explorer (Internet Explorer)
• Tip # 303: Add a cover page (Word 2007)
• Tip # 302: finding posh synonyms (Office 2003-2007)
• Tip # 301: Turn off the startup and exit sound (Windows XP)
• Tip # 300: Insert Spanish characters using keyboard shortcuts
• Tip # 299: Insert international characters using keyboard shortcuts
• Tip # 298: Make your cursor more visible (Windows XP)
• Tip # 297: quickly book appointments or meetings longer than half an hour (Outlook 2000-2007)
• Tip # 296: quickly fill data down or to the right (Excel 2000-2007)
• Tip # 295: New year, new decade, new look (Windows XP)
• Tip # 294: Find even more needles in that haystack (Outlook 2007)
• Tip # 293: My favourite select trick (PowerPoint 2000-2007)
• Tip # 292: Find that needle in a haystack (Outlook 2007)
• Tip # 291: Insert pictures or shapes in the middle of your slide (PowerPoint 2003-2007)
• Tip # 290: Select text using your keyboard (Word 2000-2007)
• Tip # 289: Open your favourite web pages in one go (Internet Explorer 7)
• Tip # 288: quickly view specific dates in your calendar (Outlook 2000-2007)
• Tip # 287: Hide the arrow pointer during a slide show (PowerPoint 2000-2007)
• Tip # 286: Ditch the filofax and show the calendar by default (Outlook 2003-2007)
• Tip # 285: take a shortcut (Excel 2003-2007)
• Tip # 284: Top 10 keyboard shortcuts to create new items (Outlook 2003-2007)
• Tip # 283: spot the difference (Excel 2007)
• Tip # 282: Switch from one signature to another (Outlook 2003-2007)
• Tip # 281: Download Microsoft's free interactive 2003 to 2007 guides (Office 2007)
• Tip # 280: Rule one of email netiquette
• Tip # 279: keyboard shortcut to copy all formatting from one place to another (Office 2000-2007)
• Tip # 278: Using Google to track flight status
• Tip # 277: Quickly find buttons in the Office 2007 Ribbon Interface (Office 2007)
• Tip # 276: How to sort your folder list the way you want it (Outlook 2000-2007)
• Tip # 275: Count the number of words as you add or delete content (Word 2000-2007)
• Tip # 274: shortcut to log off your computer (Windows)
• Tip # 273: editing text in Print Preview (Word 2000-2007)
• Tip # 272: Close a window without clicking in the upper-right corner (Office 97-2007)
• Tip # 271: quickly rename or copy a file or folder name (Windows)
• Tip # 270: Automatically display the clipboard when copying items (Office 2007)
• Tip # 269: copy and paste multiple items gathered from various programs (Office 2003-2007)
• Tip # 268: convert an existing bulleted list to a SmartArt graphic (PowerPoint 2007)
• Tip # 267: Change the number of times you can you click the Undo button (PowerPoint 2007)
• Tip # 266: improve legibility of your workbooks (Excel 2000-2007)
• Tip # 265: Switching between multiple browser tabs (Internet Explorer 7)
• Tip # 264: Find websites you visited in the past (Internet Explorer)
• Tip # 263: Searching for whole words only (Word 2000-2007)
• Tip # 262: Quickly close a dialog box (Windows/Office)
• Tip # 261: Quickly format text using your Mini Toolbar (Office 2007)
• Tip # 260: Turn words, pictures or cells in a document into a hyperlink to a website (Office 2000-2007)
• Tip # 259: Quickly jump between the various Outlook components (Outlook 2003-2007)
• Tip # 258: Quickly increase a list of numbers by one (Excel 2000-2007)
• Tip # 257: Quickly send an active document by email (Office 2003-2007)
• Tip # 256: Display two or more tables side-by-side on the desktop (Access 2003-2007)
• Tip # 255: Display an RSS feed in Outlook (Outlook 2007)
• Tip # 254: Make the background of a picture transparent (Office 2003-2007)
• Tip # 253: Set a prompt to open a file as read-only (Office 2003-2007)
• Tip # 252: setting calendar work days, times and holidays (Outlook 2000-2007)
• Tip # 251: Using Google as a currency converter
• Tip # 250: unhide all rows and columns (Excel 2000-2007)
• Tip # 249: searching for data using the new user-friendly Search box (Access 2007)
• Tip # 248: Create a new folder on the fly (Office 2000-2007)
• Tip # 247: Use a picture as your desktop background (Windows)
• Tip # 246: Pin a file on the Recent Documents list (Office 2007)
• Tip # 245: select cells using your keyboard (Excel 97-2007)
• Tip # 244: Open an Office 2007 document in an earlier version of MS Office (Office 2000-2003)
• Tip # 243: Save documents by default in an old MS Office file format (Office 2007)
• Tip # 242: Faster form filling, using your keyboard
• Tip # 241: Display your open database objects in separate document tabs (Access 2007)
• Tip # 240: Show slide number x of y on every slide (PowerPoint 2000-2007)
• Tip # 239: Assign a keyboard shortcut to your desktop shortcuts (Windows)
• Tip # 238: Switch between displaying formulas and their values (Excel 2000-2007)
• Tip # 237: Make more space on your screen - minimize the ribbon (Office 2007)
• Tip # 236: Filter for unique value (Excel 2000-2007)
• Tip # 235: Quickly insert sample text (Word 2000-2007)
• Tip # 234: Keyboard shortcut to turn superscript/subscript on/off (Word 2000-2007)
• Tip # 233: Keyboard shortcut for replying to a message (Outlook 2000-2007)
• Tip # 232: temporarily hide data you don't want to see (Excel 2003-2007)
• Tip # 231: calculate the totals for numeric entries in a table (Word 2003-2007)
• Tip # 230: draw three concentric circles with text in each (Office 2003-2007)
• Tip # 229: Delete unwanted copyright symbols (Word 2003-2007)
• Tip # 228: Convert your Word documents to PowerPoint presentations (Office 2003-2007)
• Tip # 227: Customizing the Quick Access Toolbar (Office 2007)
• Tip # 226: Sort favorites by name (Internet Explorer)
• Tip # 225: Split first name and last name into separate cells (Microsoft Excel 2007)
• Tip # 224: Count the number of selected rows or columns (Microsoft Excel 2000-2007)
• Tip # 223: Quickly refresh data on a web page (Internet Explorer)
• Tip # 222: Remove a name from the automatic name fill-in list (Microsoft Outlook 2003-2007)
• Tip # 221: Save time typing web site addresses (Internet Explorer)
• Tip # 220: Selecting commands without using your mouse (Office 2007)
• Tip # 219: Keyboard shortcut for sending a message (Outlook 2000-2007)
• Tip # 218: Adding your favourite commands to the Quick Access Toolbar (Office 2007)
• Tip # 217: Rehearse and time the delivery of a presentation (PowerPoint 2003-2007)
• Tip # 216: locating your favourite Office 2003 commands (Microsoft Office 2007)

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