Tag Archives: Word

Google, MS Office: Short tip: work in the cloud with Google Cloud Connect

Posted on October 6, 2012 by GUILLE

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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Word: Short Tip: keyboard shortcut to remove all hyperlinks at once without deleting anything else.

Posted on August 11, 2012 by GUILLE

Select all with CTRL A Remove hyperlinks with CTRL SHIFT F9

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Word, Powerpoint, Outlook: keyboard shortcuts to copy and paste line and paragraph formatting

Posted on August 1, 2012 by GUILLE

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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MS Office: keyboard shortcut to Save File As…

Posted on July 30, 2012 by GUILLE

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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MS Office: hide the ribbon to gain screen space

Posted on July 28, 2012 by GUILLE

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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MS Office: repeat the last action that you’ve just taken

Posted on July 26, 2012 by GUILLE

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 →

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MS Office: add the Format Painter button to the QAT

Posted on July 26, 2012 by GUILLE

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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MS Office: inspect your files before you share!

Posted on July 21, 2012 by GUILLE

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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MS Office: don’t start from scratch, use MS Office template galleries

Posted on July 20, 2012 by GUILLE

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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MS Office: customize the Quick Access Toolbar

Posted on July 20, 2012 by GUILLE

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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MS Office : open, close, exit with shortcut keys

Posted on June 22, 2012 by GUILLE

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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Word : change the Paste Special default to “Text Only”

Posted on June 22, 2012 by GUILLE

Word’s paste special feature retains the source formatting. If you’re pasting from foreign sources (for example, you copy text from a web page), you probably reformat it once it’s in your Word document. If you do this a lot, change … Continue reading →

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Word : Insert a line above a Word table at the top of the page

Posted on June 22, 2012 by GUILLE

I decided to post this because I’ve experienced the problem and it is very frustrating. I read this in TechRepublic and I think it is a good bullet proof work around. Method 1 [Ctrl] [Home], Enter Method 2, just in … Continue reading →

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Outlook, Word (and also Powerpoint) : easily move table rows, bullets and paragraphs up and down

Posted on June 20, 2012 by GUILLE

This tip is probably most useful when you’re working in a table, although you can use it to reorder paragraphs outside a table, too. It also works with bullet and numbered lists. Let’s say you decide you want the third … Continue reading →

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