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Thursday, December 31, 2009 – Permalink – Forms in WordWith and without codeData entry forms can be designed and presented using VBA code. Another simpler way to do it is to construct a form directly in the Word document. "Have you ever been asked to fill out a form in a word processor, only to discover that when you attempted to enter information, the lines on the form moved all over the page? Not to mention that the form was difficult and time-consuming to fill out? Most people don't realize that you can easily create professional-looking forms in Word."
By Dian Chapman at TechTrax Also: Fun with Forms Cindy Meister See all Topics word Labels: Formatting, General, Tips, Tutorials <Doug Klippert@ 3:13 AM
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Saturday, December 19, 2009 – Permalink – Notes from WordImport it allOne technique that can be used when preparing a PowerPoint show, is to import material from an existing Word Outline. If the Word document is formatted with Heading styles, Heading 1 will become a new slide and the subsequent headings, 1 through 6 will become bullet points on the slide. It may be desirable to prepare notes for each slide while developing the Word outline. Notes don't appear on the slide, they are placed on a separate page that can be printed out for the speaker or handed out to the audience. Bill Dilworth has written a macro that moves information that has been formatted, say at Heading 6, and places it on the notes page: "This macro outline allows the user to use Word's "Send To PowerPoint" feature, then run this macro to get notes from MS Word to PowerPoint as notes. The macro allows you to set the text level you want to become the notes. Word Outline to Notes Page in PowerPoint See all Topics word <Doug Klippert@ 3:25 AM
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Tuesday, December 15, 2009 – Permalink – Change Insert Picture TargetFile locationIf you would like to specify the folder Word will default to when you go to Inset>Picture:
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Thursday, December 10, 2009 – Permalink – Templates are Digital StencilsMake your ownIf you have a document; such as a report or reoccurring newsletter, one way to reduce the production time is to create a template. These preformatted, boiler plated documents can then be fleshed out without having to reinvent the sardine. Here are some tutorials to help you along: AddBalance.com Template Basics About.com Word Templates See all Topics word Labels: Templates <Doug Klippert@ 3:55 AM
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Wednesday, December 09, 2009 – Permalink – SparklinesQuick graphic reinforcementA graph or chart can give the reader a visual representation of a great deal of data. Concepts or results can be more easily grasped by a well formatted graphic. Charts, usually, take up more space in a document than is absolutely required. Edward Tufte has come up with the concept of Sparklines (Sparklines:Intense, Word-sized Graphics) . These are small graphs about the same height and width as common words. They are not out of place in the text of a document. Sparklines give the reader a snapshot of the data that quickly supports the material being discussed.  See: Bisantz Sparklines The Sparkmaker can create Sparklines for Word, Excel, or PowerPoint. They can also be produced in HTML. See all Topics word <Doug Klippert@ 3:27 AM
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Monday, December 07, 2009 – Permalink – Hidden Macro Names and ShortcutsRevealedWord has built in macros to perform routine actions such as using the Format Painter to copy formatting. Rather than trying to guess the name or look up the shortcut keys, use this seldom mentioned trick to find toolbar macro names. Press the three key combination of Ctrl, Alt, and + (the plus sign on the Numbers keypad). The mouse pointer changes to a 4-leaf clover. Click on a toolbar icon. Word will display a form revealing the macro name and the assigned shortcuts.  (It works the same way in 2007-10) See all Topics word <Doug Klippert@ 7:22 AM
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Friday, December 04, 2009 – Permalink – Password BackgroundUnencryptedAlan Myrvold has written a background article on how Office handles passwords and what password strength means."Word, Excel, and PowerPoint have been able to password protect documents for several versions by setting the 'password to open'. What we felt could be improved was the ability to enforce password strength rules, similar to what may be required when logging into your computer at work."  See all Topics word <Doug Klippert@ 3:56 AM
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Tuesday, December 01, 2009 – Permalink – REDUSE MISSPELLINGSYou might be missing typos in tablesIf you've ever found typos in a table or list that you're positive you remember spell checking, chances are that the typos are in words that are purposely skipped during the spell check.By default, SpellChecker ignores words that are all upper-case or that have numbers in them. In most cases, this is probably fine. However, especially with purchased data, you'll occasionally come across tables where everything is capitalized. Fortunately, you can change the way SpellChecker works so that all words are included. To do so, run the SpellChecker on a data selection that will cause the Spelling dialog box to be displayed. Then, click the Options button and clear the Words In UPPERCASE and Words With Numbers check boxes. Finally, click OK and then Cancel. See all Topics word Labels: Spelling <Doug Klippert@ 3:46 AM
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