“Categories” is one part of Outlook that you’ve probably seen, but never used. AN OUTLOOK ON CATEGORIES “Categories” is one part of Outlook that you’ve probably seen, but never used. That’s no surprise, since it is an imposing and poorly executed part of Outlook. But despite the difficulties of use that Microsoft hasn’t addressed (Why? […]
In this issue we’ll discuss smarter ways to use the replace function plus a more advanced method to insert dynamic text. DYNAMIC TEXT IN WEB PAGES – PART 2 In the last issue of Office for Mere Mortals we talked about the idea of updating a web site using dynamic text so you can change […]
A minor media flap began last week when someone tried to sell an Excel flaw on eBay. Fortunately the ‘product’ has since been withdrawn. WHAT EXCEL FLAW? A minor media flap began last week when someone tried to sell an Excel flaw on eBay. Fortunately the ‘product’ has since been withdrawn. The seller alleges that […]
Outlook 2003 with Service Pack 2 installed has a new feature designed to tackle the problem of phishing. Outlook 2003 with Service Pack 2 installed does have one new feature. It’s a small tilt at the problem of ‘phishing’ – faked messages that appear to come from banks or other institutions to trick you into […]
You are probably aware that Microsoft Excel can be used to put all of your data in order, but Microsoft Word has some pretty powerful sorting capabilities of its own, as long as you know how to enter the information into Word in a format that it can understand. SORTING PARAGRAPHS AND MORE USING MICROSOFT […]
