Adding a few pictures or images to your PowerPoint presentation is quite simple. There are many ways to do it, the official way and others. Adding a few pictures or images to your Powerpoint presentation is quite simple. There are many ways to do it, the official way and others.
The Track Changes or Reviewing feature has been in Microsoft Word for many years though it has changed name and undergone many changes and improvements in each version. In a recent article we mentioned a submission to a US Senate committee and the use of the track changes feature in Word.
We take you through the basic Grammar checking options that work for English and other languages. WHAT ABOUT GRAMMAR? I pity people who have to learn English as a second language – the ‘language of Shakespeare’ is also the language of irregular spellings, strange pronunciations and grammar ‘rules’ that have
We look at some more printing options in Office and beyond. In particular the Print options under the Tools menu. This issue we’ll continue from last time with look at some more printing options in Office and beyond. In particular the Print options under the Tools menu. Most of these
We talk about the Print Dialog options available in most versions of Office and also some printer specific options that you might find. Despite all the options now available for disseminating information, we still rely on ink upon dried wood pulp. Today let’s have a look at the Print dialog
Nothing as simple as saving a document – right? Maybe you’ve figured out by now that nothing is simple in Office. SAVING IN OFFICE Nothing as simple as saving a document – right? Maybe you’ve figured out by now that nothing is simple in Office. If you go to Tools
We talk about some of the less obvious things you can do with the File Open and File Save dialog boxes in Microsoft Office (and many other programs for that matter). BEHIND FILE SAVE AND OPEN Over in an Office Watch article we’ve started a discussion on how people choose to
We look at Outlook’s drag feature which lets you can drag an item from one Outlook folder to another and create a new item based on the old one. After last week’s issue of Office for Mere Mortals on Outlook tips we had a lot of similar letters from readers, and
There are some things people do in Outlook that are very useful, but not obvious to others. We detail some of these “hidden” features. RESEND A MESSAGE It’s easy to resend a message you’ve sent in the past either to the same people or others. This is handy if the
Helen Bradley continues her series on the hidden and undocumented functions of Excel 2003. By Helen Bradley This article continues on from part 1 of Helen’s series on the not so obvious in Excel 2003. EVALUATE A STATEMENT There are some hidden or undocumented functions you can use in Excel. For example,
However long you’ve spent using a program, chances are that there are always some things hidden away that you didn’t know were there. We take a look at some of these hidden features in Excel 2003. By Helen Bradley However long you’ve spent using a program, chances are that there
The Word thesaurus has changed over the years but the basics have remained the same. Microsoft Word has had a thesaurus for years and for years it’s been the subject of complaint and jokes. The complaints come from censorship by Microsoft when some unfortunate link is made between words of
MS Office Picture Manager is a good choice of photo management software because many people already have the software even though they may not realize it. By Helen Bradley About two weeks into getting a new digital camera you’ll have discovered that photos, like wire coat hangers, have a habit
We address the problems related to certain types of searches that the AutoFilter in Excel won’t perform. By Helen Bradley In a recent article of Office for Mere Mortals I showed you how to extract data from a list using the AutoFilter tool. At the time I suggested there were
Excel worksheets are great tools for recording data. By Helen Bradley Excel worksheets are great tools for recording data. While some people use worksheets to record thousands of entries at a time, all some of us need is help recording and organizing the sort of day to day stuff that
We look at a few Excel functions that are beyond the basic level of the =SUM function. We see how they work and tell you when they can be applied. By Helen Bradley If you’re fairly new to Excel you’ve probably cranked out a few Sum functions and added and
When an Excel list gets big and complex, the issue of finding data in it, and extracting information from it, becomes important. We look at how to filter an Excel list to extract information from it. By Helen Bradley Excel is a great place to store lists and one reason
While Access or a database program is undoubtedly the best place to store complex data, Excel is great for simple lists and even more so if you’re using Excel 2003. By Helen Bradley You and I use lists for everything from Christmas shopping to packing for a trip. We also
PowerPoint Action buttons are a handy tool for creating side trips within your presentation. By Helen Bradley While you might think of PowerPoint presentations as proceeding from the first slide to the last without interruption, that’s not always the best solution for your presentation needs. Just like traveling on side
The Data table tool in Excel has been around for years and makes data tables very quickly and easily. By Helen Bradley Consider this situation, you’re about to borrow money for a house and you need a quick reference of loan amounts, interest rates and payments. You want it on
Collaborating with Word documents has become much easier over the years, it is a great way for someone to review, edit and comment on a document without altering the original text. Collaborating with Word documents has become much easier over the years, it is a great way for someone to
The last few versions of Powerpoint have included “Presenter view” which takes advantage of multi-screen mode in Windows to give presenters a much more effective way to manage their speeches. At the moment Office Watch editor-in-chief Peter Deegan is sailing the high seas on the Radisson Diamond and has been giving
One of the best ways to share photos with friends is to post them to a web site. It’s more efficient and practical than sending lots of emails with attachments. One of the best ways to share photos with friends is to post them to a web site. It’s more
We look at a particular timesaving technique that involves setting up a PowerPoint slide show so it runs all by itself. This week we look at a particular timesaving technique that involves setting up a PowerPoint slide show so it runs all by itself. That may sound like a ho-hum feature, but