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Tables are great ways to hold and display data in Microsoft Word 2013. There are special tools built into the program that make it easy, and if you understand tables in Word, you’ll be able to apply that same information to Tables in PowerPoint and Excel. Caution: tables should only be used to hold and… Keep Reading
A lot of the more advanced features in Word are accessed through a tab that the majority of people never see; that tab is called the Developer tab. The most common reason people turn on the Developer tab is to access tools that create Macros and Forms. I’ll show you how to use some of… Keep Reading
It’s so exciting that Microsoft won’t commit that it will be ready in time to ship, but the scuttle butt is that real time co-authoring is in our future. What does this mean for you? Team members will be able to store documents in the cloud on OneDrive for Business and Office 365 SharePoint servers,… Keep Reading
Features that make computer software accessible are often over-looked by mainstream bloggers because they don’t understand them. People who work with the disabled, and those who work for organizations that want to communicate with them, however, know that this is the place where we need to put our strongest efforts. Like most people, I hadn’t… Keep Reading
I have often lamented when teaching classes that Microsoft’s Help features are so… yucky. In fact, I have a running gag: I offer people a secret website address where they can find all of the latest help information. It is spelled g-o-o-g-l-e-dot-c-o-m. The new Office 2016 Tell Me feature is trying to put my career… Keep Reading
In fact, it is coming sooner than many people expected. Even though Microsoft had already launched Office 2016 for Macintosh earlier this year, some people were expecting the launch of the Windows version to be delayed. Microsoft seems to be having a lot more success with their Windows 10 rollout, however, and is looking more… Keep Reading
A lot of professionals hear the phrase Cover Page, and they think back to fifth grade book reports. The plain fact of the matter is that most reports and other professional documents need a Cover Page, and a lot of folks don’t know that Microsoft Word comes with several that are built-in. My boring document….… Keep Reading
There are plenty of documents you might want other people to fill out for you. These documents could be form letters, or like the example in the video, a time card. Regardless of what type of document is involved, you only want people to be able to edit parts of the document. Since you want… Keep Reading
We hear about security breaches and data hacks all of the time. Isn’t it nice to know that you’ve got a very secure way to protect your files built right into Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint and Word? One caution needs to be stated up front: there is no Lost Password feature for encrypted documents in Office… Keep Reading
The introduction of the Ribbon in Microsoft Office 2007 programs rocked a lot of peoples’ worlds. In fact, it was the number one reason many long-time users felt compelled to go back and starting taking software classes. It’s ubiquitous today, but there was a time when many people predicted its demise. And that day is… Keep Reading
