A text box that you paste as a picture does not appear as expected in Word 2007 or Word 2010.
Consider the following scenario. In a Microsoft Office Word 2007 or a Microsoft Office Word 2010 document, you use the Copy command or the Cut command to move a text box to the Clipboard.
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12/13/2011
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An Expression to Obtain a Full Name from Three Separate Fields
(Justin Farrell) There is a very good reason why we separate name fields when we create an Access Table. If we store the Title, First Name and Surname in a single field, we limit the capability of our application to interrogate this part of our data.
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12/13/2011
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How to Fill Gantt Rows in Microsoft Project
(Adrian Grahams) Gantt charts provide a visual timeline for planning and implementing the various elements of a project, with each row in the chart representing a different project task.
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12/13/2011
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Start or Restart Numbering for Lists in PowerPoint 2010
(Geetesh Bajaj) Let us imagine that you have a long numbered list that forms the content of your PowerPoint slide. Now, it is not uncommon for slides to have numbered lists that comprise twenty lines, and that is singularly unfortunate because even if members of your audience have perfect eyesight, they won't be able to read the teeny-weeny sized text!
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12/13/2011
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Use conditional formatting in Excel to highlight important dates
(Susan Harkins) If you don’t want events slipping up on you, or past you, use Excel’s conditional formatting as an alert system.
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12/13/2011
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Unwanted Data Changes
(Allen Wyatt) Have you ever been typing data into a worksheet, only to look back and find that Excel had made changes to words or letters you entered. For instance, you may have a client named Hempstead-Gorton Enterprises, and you enter their initials into a cell as HGE. When you press the space bar or move to another cell, Excel changes the initials to HE.
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12/14/2011
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When is the Best Time to Distribute Handouts?
(Andrew Dlugan) Imagine that you’ve spent weeks preparing your presentation supporting the construction of a new community center. You’ve got wonderfully persuasive material, and you’ve prepared a concise 1-page handout summarizing your arguments.
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12/14/2011
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Holiday Newsletter? Make this one your own
(Joannie Stangeland) It's a busy time of year, and it can feel like a Herculean feat to dredge up a festive feel as you tick off items on your to-do list.
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12/14/2011
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Microsoft Access 2010 : Protect Databases - Assigning Passwords to Databases
You can prevent unauthorized users from opening a database by assigning it a password. Then Access prompts anyone attempting to open the database to enter the password, and will open it only if the password is correct.
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12/14/2011
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InfoPath 2007: After a Submit, make the view Read Only
(Sean Regan) I had what seemed like a pretty straightforward request: "After the user submits the form, we'd like the form to be Read Only from then on". Easy enough.
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12/14/2011
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Creating Curved Shapes in PowerPoint in PowerPoint 2010
(Geetesh Bajaj) PowerPoint provides an extensive array of built-in shapes which help you create great looking graphics for your slides. You can manipulate these graphics by dragging their diamonds or combining them -- but at times, you may not achieve the exact appearance you want.
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12/15/2011
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Microsoft Word 101: A quick look at formatting styles
(Susan Harkins) Using Word styles will help you work more efficiently and create consistent documents that are easy to maintain and modify.
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12/15/2011
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Auto Resize Excel Text Boxes
(Debra Dalgleish) If other people will be using the Excel files that you build, it might help them if you add some instructions in a Text Box. After you add the text, drag the handles to adjust the Text Box size, so all the instructions are visible.
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12/15/2011
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Microsoft Access Security Warning – How To Disable This Warning (Access 2007 / 2010)
(Ben Beitler) This quick 2 minute video tutorial shows you how to handle Access security warning for version 2007 (which is the similar for Microsoft Access 2010).
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12/15/2011
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How to Create a Flyer With Tear Off Tabs in Microsoft Publisher
(Erin McManaway) When you need a flyer that people will respond to, such as a sales flyer or an event flyer, you can use a layout that includes tear-off tabs. Each tab on the flyer includes contact information that interested readers can take and reference at a later time.
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12/15/2011
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Self-Adjusting Column Widths
(Allen Wyatt) When setting up a Word document, it is typically most efficient to define your document margins first, then your page layout, then your paragraphs, and finally your individual character formatting. The reason for moving from the "larger picture" toward the smaller when formatting is because changes in the more encompassing elements affect those with a smaller scope.
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12/16/2011
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How to Make Reading a Speech Not Like Reading a Speech
(Andrew Dlugan) Reading a speech is not the recommended way to deliver a speech.
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12/16/2011
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Excel Watermark Step by Step Tutorial
(Ted French) Excel does not include a true watermark feature, but you can insert an image file into a header or footer to approximate a visible watermark.
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12/16/2011
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Database Naming Rules
(Mike Chapple) Whether you’re using a desktop database like Microsoft Access or you’re using SQL to create objects in a relational database, the time will come when you find yourself trying to come up with a logical name for a database object.
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12/16/2011
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Normal View in PowerPoint 2010
(Geetesh Bajaj) PowerPoint 2010 continues the tradition of previous versions of the program by providing several views that enable you to view and edit your slides.
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12/17/2011
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Using the REPT Function
(Allen Wyatt) Excel includes a worksheet function that allows you to repeat a text string any number of times: REPT. For instance, suppose cell B1 contains the value 5 and cell C1 contains the following:
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12/18/2011
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Drawing Trees in PowerPoint 2010
(Geetesh Bajaj) Although most people think of PowerPoint as a slide program, it's also a great drawing program that can in many ways be more easier to use than full-fledged illustration programs.
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12/19/2011
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Add color or a picture to a Word document's background
(Susan Harkins) There’s nothing wrong with a white background, but Word lets you change the color of a document’s background. You can even use a picture, but don’t get carried away.
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12/19/2011
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Limiting Spell Checking
(Allen Wyatt) When you run the spell checker in Word (or when Word checks your spelling as you type), the words in your document are compared against both the main dictionary and any custom dictionaries you may have opened. (The main dictionary is the one provided by Microsoft; custom dictionaries are those you create by adding your own words.) Sometimes you may not want Word to do this.
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12/20/2011
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Create quick, professional diagrams with SmartArt in PowerPoint 2007 & 2010
(Ellen Finkelstein) SmartArt was a new feature of PowerPoint 2007 and is a way to quickly create professional-looking diagrams from bulleted text. In the Tell ‘n’ Show method, you put a meaning title that tells the point on the slide. Then you add an image, graph/chart, or diagram that shows the point.
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12/20/2011
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Slide Sorter View in PowerPoint 2010
(Geetesh Bajaj) As you are aware, PowerPoint 2010 provides a plethora of views to play and edit your presentation. Other than Normal view, you can choose Slide Sorter view for editing slides -- this view does not let you edit individual slide objects on your slide, but the whole slide by itself.
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12/21/2011
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Get help entering Excel functions with a keyboard shortcut
(Susan Harkins) This keyboard shortcut displays function arguments, syntax, and helps guide you through the input process.
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12/21/2011
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Dress up your Text in Word 2010 Using Gradient Fills
(Aseem Kishore) Gradient fills might not seem like the most exciting thing in the word, but they can truly dress up an otherwise dreary document, and in learning all the ways that you can dress up your text using gradients, you also learn a lot about how to use other Word 2010 graphics features.
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12/21/2011
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Creating Individual Workbooks
(Allen Wyatt) If you use Excel quite a bit, you know you may get some rather large workbooks from colleagues. Often it is desirable to break the workbook down, so that each worksheet is in its own workbook. While this can be done manually, the process quickly becomes tedious if you have a lot of breaking down to do.
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12/22/2011
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How to Insert Block Quotes in Word 2007
(Andy) Using block quotes in Microsoft word 2007 has given many people a lot of hard times. When i shifted to word Microsoft word 2007 from Word 2007, i discovered first at first sight that Word 2007 was better and simpler. However, there are some things which where not so plain. One of such things is the quote feature.
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12/22/2011
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