Microsoft Excel Add-in December 7, 2006
Posted by iawalsh in : Misc , add a commentExTools is a free Microsoft Excel add-in program that offers a collection of powerful spreadsheet tools and utilities (Excel VBA macro), all accessible from the Extools menu on Excel’s menu bar.
If you use MS Excel, you’ll need to download and install ExTools add-in. This software is free and it’ll make your spreadsheet editing work so much easier and convenient.
13 Essential Keyboard Shortcuts December 7, 2006
Posted by iawalsh in : Cool Tricks , add a commentPower users, writers and anyone else who uses Word on a daily basis, might get something from this list of shortcuts. The Window Logo mentioned here is the Window’s ‘flag’ symbol on your keyboard.
• Windows Logo: Start menu
• Windows Logo+R: Run dialog box
• Windows Logo+M: Minimize all
• SHIFT+Windows Logo+M: Undo minimize all
• Windows Logo+F1: Help
• Windows Logo+E: Windows Explorer
• Windows Logo+F: Find files or folders
• Windows Logo+D: Minimizes all open windows and displays the desktop
• CTRL+Windows Logo+F: Find computer
• CTRL+Windows Logo+TAB: Moves focus from Start, to the Quick Launch toolbar, to the system tray
• Windows Logo+TAB: Cycle through taskbar buttons
• Windows Logo+Break: System Properties dialog box
• Application key: Displays a shortcut menu for the selected item
Interested in more?
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/126449
Download Trial Visio 2007 December 7, 2006
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Get your hands on a free trial of this powerful diagramming tool.
“Develop your own custom solutions and shapes, or use those from Visio Solution Providers. Embed and program the Visio drawing environment to include the power of Visio in any smart client application.”
Full link: http://us7.trymicrosoftoffice.com/
Windows Vista Step-by-Step Guides December 7, 2006
Posted by iawalsh in : downloads , add a commentMicrosoft has released guides for those involved in deploying or migrating to Windows Vista.
These provide step-by-step information on how to control device installation using Device Management and Installation (DMI) and manage ADMX files and also to protect data using BitLocker Drive Encryption, to administer the TPM Security Hardware in a computer using Trusted Platform Module (TPM) Services, and to help deploy better-managed desktops and mitigate the impact of malware using User Account Control (UAC).
- Deploying Vista Step by Step Guide.doc
- Managing Group Policy ADMX Files Step by Step Guide.doc
- Managing Roaming User Data Deployment Guide.doc
- Netsh Commands for Wired Local Area Network (LAN).doc
- Netsh Commands for Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN).doc
- Performance Monitoring and Tuning Step by Step Guide.doc
- Print Management Step by Step Guide.doc
- Step by Step Guide to Controlling Device Installation and Usage with Group Policy.doc
- Step by Step Guide to Device Driver Signing and Staging.doc
- Step-by-Step Guide to Managing Multiple Local Group Policy.doc
- User Account Control Step by Step Guide.doc
- Windows BitLocker Drive Encryption Step-by-Step Guide (September 2006).doc
- Windows Vista Beta 2 Migration Step by Step Guide.doc
- Windows Vista Beta 2 Trusted Platform Module Services Step by Step Guide (May 2006).doc
- Windows Vista Multilingual User Interface Step by Step Guide.doc
- Windows Vista Speech Recognition Step by Step.doc
- Windows Vista Windows Meeting Space Step by Step Guide.doc
- Winlogon Notification Packages Removed Impact on Windows Vista Planning and Deployment.doc
Full link at http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/
Vulnerabilities in Macromedia Flash Player December 7, 2006
Posted by iawalsh in : Adobe Products, Troubleshooting , add a comment
Warning for those who develop products or simply use Macromedia Flash Player.
“If a user is logged on with administrative user rights, an attacker who successfully exploited these vulnerabilities could take complete control of an affected system. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights. Users whose accounts are configured to have fewer user rights on the system could be less impacted than users who operate with administrative user rights.”
Read the full instructions over on http://www.microsoft.com/technet/
Mouse for left-handers December 7, 2006
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As a left-hander I found this link very tempting.
Finally a cool-looking mouse for us lefties. “Thankfully Elecom has had some sense to introduce a mouse that comes with a switch on it which will swap the left and right mouse button functions in a flash, making it simple for a left hander to use a public computer”
http://www.ubergizmo.com/15/archives/2006/12/mouse_for_lefthanders.html
Change the spacing between characters December 7, 2006
Posted by iawalsh in : Misc, How do I ?, Formatting, Style, Templates, Cool Tricks , add a comment
Change the spacing between characters
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Select the text you want to change.
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On the Format menu, click Font, and then click the Character Spacing tab.
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Do one of the following:
Expand or condense space evenly between all the selected characters
Click Expanded or Condensed in the Spacing box, and then specify how much space you want in the By box.
Kern characters that are above a particular point size Select the Kerning for fonts check box, and then enter the point size in the Points and above box.
Tip: Selecting Expanded or Condensed alters the spacing between all selected letters by the same amount. However, Kerning adjust the spacing between two characters to create the appearance of even spacing, or to fit text to a given space.
Changing the background to blue with white text December 7, 2006
Posted by iawalsh in : Misc, How do I ?, Formatting, Style, Templates, Cool Tricks, Tips , add a comment
From the Tools menu, choose Options.
In the General tab, select the Blue Background, white text checkbox.
How to go back to your last edit December 4, 2006
Posted by iawalsh in : Misc, How do I ?, Writing, Troubleshooting, Cool Tricks, Tips , add a comment
Did you know that you can tell Word to undo any mistake you’ve made and go back to what you wrote a few minutes ago? If you’ve made a mistake when writing, for example deleted a few paragraphs by accident, the first reaction may be to panic. How do I get it back? Do I have to write it all again?
One way to do this is to use the Undo feature in Word. This lets you go back in time, step by step, until you find the first version of the text you wrote.
Here’s how it works:
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Press Ctrl and Z. This performs one Undo. It undoes the last edit you made to the document.
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Press Ctrl and Z. This performs another Undo. It undoes the second last edit you made.
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Continue to press Ctrl and Z to undo as many edits as you want.
When you’ve found the text that you were after save the document, preferably with some naming convention that makes sense to you, for example, June Report Draft 2.
Rather than keeping one version of a document, especially one you’ll re-write many times, save it with a different version number as you work on it. This avoids losing all you work if the document crashes, which can happen if you repeatedly format a document and make changes to its layout.
At the end of the project, delete the initial drafts, then create a Gold Copy of the final draft and save it in the Archives.
Change the spacing between letters December 4, 2006
Posted by iawalsh in : Misc, How do I ?, Formatting, Templates, Cool Tricks, Tips , add a commentSelect the text you want to change. Click Format, Font, and then the Character Spacing tab.
Choose one of the following:
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In the Spacing box click Expanded or Condensed and enter the amount in the By box. This adjusts the space evenly between all selected characters.
Or -
Select the Kerning for fonts checkbox. Enter the point size in the Points and above box.
Tip: Expanded or Condensed alters the spacing between all selected letters by the same amount while Kerning alters the spacing between specific pairs of letters.