Tag Archives: Powerpoint
Google, MS Office: Short tip: work in the cloud with Google Cloud Connect
For those of you don’t have too many firewall and Information Protection issues at work this could help a lot. And if you are working from home, it is something to consider! Google Cloud Connect is a plug-in for Microsoft … Continue reading
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Tagged cloud, Excel, Google Docs, Google Drive, MS Office, Powerpoint, Short Tip, Word
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Excel, Powerpoint: common pitfalls when building dashboards
13 COMMON PITFALLS IN DASHBOARD DESIGN Knowing what to avoid isn’t everything, but it’s a good start. Here’s a list of the top 13 mistakes: 1. Exceeding the boundaries of a single screen 2. Supplying inadequate context for the data … Continue reading
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Tagged business intelligence, dashboard, Excel, Level-EXPERT, Level-INTERMEDIATE, Powerpoint
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Word, Powerpoint, Outlook: keyboard shortcuts to copy and paste line and paragraph formatting
I find these shortcuts extremely useful when working with Word, Powerpoint and Outlook. Select a character, line, or paragraph. Press CTRL SHIFT C (copy) Select another character, line, or paragraph. Press CTRL SHIFT V (paste format) This is a huge … Continue reading
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Tagged copy, keyboard shortcut, Level-BASIC, Outlook, paste, Powerpoint, Word
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MS Office: keyboard shortcut to Save File As…
I’ve been using MS Office products for a long time. And I’ve gotten used to ALT F and A to “Save File As…” There is a better shortcut to “Save File As…” and that is F12 One simple keyboard shortcut … Continue reading
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Tagged Excel, keyboard shortcut, Level-BASIC, Powerpoint, save, save file as, Word
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MS Office: hide the ribbon to gain screen space
Very easy to do! Right click anywhere on the menu bar and toggle on “Minimize the Ribbon” Repeat to display the ribbon again. Anthony said: You can also do this thru keyboard…CTRL + F1
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Tagged Excel, keyboard shortcut, MS Office, Powerpoint, ribbon, Short Tip, v.2007, Word
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MS Office: repeat the last action that you’ve just taken
This would be like the Olympic tip of the month ! When you want to repeat the last action that you’ve just taken, just select the range of cells where you want to repeat it an press F4. Try this … Continue reading
MS Office: add the Format Painter button to the QAT
Part 1: Saves a lot of time: Add the Format Painter button to your quick access toolbar (if you don’t know how to customize the QAT, click here) The format painter is in a handy place in the Home ribbon, … Continue reading
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Tagged Excel, format painter, Level-BASIC, MS Office, paste special, Powerpoint, QAT, Word
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MS Office: inspect your files before you share!
There is a lot information stored in your files that you may not be aware of. In MS Office 2007 you can quickly “inspect” your file by doing the following: Save your file first (local drive or folder preferred at … Continue reading
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Tagged Excel, files, Level-BASIC, MS Office, Powerpoint, prepare, properties, QAT, sharing, Word
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MS Office: don’t start from scratch, use MS Office template galleries
Has it ever happened to you that you started a new blank MS Office document, and half way through, you feel like you are re-inventing the wheel? Before you start from scratch, check the MS Office Online template gallery. You … Continue reading
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Tagged Excel, Level-BASIC, MS Office, Powerpoint, template, Word
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MS Office: customize the Quick Access Toolbar
This is one basic thing you will benefit from in any MS Office product. Customizing the Quick Access Toolbar. It is very easy and you will have one click access to any of your frequently used menu functions. Hopefully the … Continue reading
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Powerpoint : working with layers (Part 2)
(I’m using Powerpoint 2007) Start with a new file, and blank slide. In Part 1 I taught you how to open the Selection Pane. Activate it. Your work area should look like…: Open the “Insert” ribbon and insert a rectangle: … Continue reading
Powerpoint : who says PPT can’t do layers?
I hear it and read it all the time… “Powerpoint doesn’t do LAYERS. You can’t have layers in PPT.” Well…, maybe it doesn’t have something that will jump at you with a banner that says LAYER! But sure enough you … Continue reading
Powerpoint, Word : paste special as PNG, GIF, or JPG and not bitmap or WMF
It is amazing how many people paste huge pictures in Powerpoint (or Word) and then save the file, and, oh surprise, the file is monster big! Examples of objects that could be VERY BIG: people pasting spreadsheets, maps, objects copied … Continue reading
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Tagged compress, Level-INTERMEDIATE, paste special, pictures, Powerpoint
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MS Office : open, close, exit with shortcut keys
Save clicks by using the following VERY BASIC shortcuts: Open file – [CTRL] O Close file (but not the application) – [CTRL] W , also works with browser windows (MS IE, Chrome) and Windows Explorer Exit (close the application) – [ALT] [F4]. Works … Continue reading
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Tagged browser, Excel, keyboard shortcut, Level-BASIC, MS Office, Powerpoint, Word
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