Quite often you’ll want to make a web site with Frontpage that has text that changes occasionally. In this issue we’ll cover the basics and the in-built Frontpage method. PUTTING CHANGING TEXT IN WEB PAGES Quite often you’ll want to make a web site with Frontpage that has text that
We continue our look at the “Replace” function in Office by examining more advanced replacing techniques. By Michael Barden In the last issue of Office for Mere Mortals we looked at how to search within a document in the various Office programs. There is a lot of hidden power accompanying the
We look at the basics of replacing text, followed by more specifics such as replacing formatting and special characters such as paragraph marks. By Michael Barden In the last issues of Office for Mere Mortals (part 1 and part 2) we looked at how to search within a document in the
In the second part of her “Sorting paragraphs using Word” article, Kara Monroe looks at delimiters and sorting options. SORTING PARAGRAPHS AND MORE USING MICROSOFT WORD By Kara Monroe You are probably aware that Microsoft Excel can be used to put all of your data in order, but Microsoft Word
Ever wondered how web sites put the same headings, sidebars and footer on each web page? For many versions, Frontpage has had a way to do that called ‘Shared Borders’.
Whether you get 5 emails a day or 500 – everyone feels that they get a lot of email. And the more email that we get, the more important it becomes to organize the email. ORGANIZE YOUR EMAIL Whether you get 5 emails a day or 500 – everyone feels
Office 12 will have a new and improved document format – known as OfficeML. All the ’tissues’ have been full of the news that the next Office release (known for the moment as Office 12) will have a new and improved document format – known as OfficeML. What is this
An introduction to XML as a primer for understanding the new Office document formats. THE BIG DEAL ABOUT OFFICEML All the ’tissues’ have been full of the news that the next Office release (known for the moment as Office 12) will have a new and improved document format – known
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
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
Adding text to an incoming message might help find it later – especially if the message isn’t clear or comes from an unusual source. After last week’s article, another use for editing an existing email message occurred to us and it relates to the much faster ability to search in
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
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
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
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
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