Archive for November, 2005
Stop Your Windows Password from Expiring!
November 16th, 2005When you turn on your computer, does Windows sometimes force you to change your password?
You can stop this from ever happening again! Read on:
Note: You must be logged on to your computer with administrator privileges to do the following.
Click on the Start button.
Right click on My Computer
Select Manage.
Click Local Users and […]
Locking Part of an Excel Spreadsheet
November 11th, 2005This is a situation that often comes up in our Excel classes:
“I need to add data to my spreadsheet, but I want to lock the cells that contain formulas so they don’t get overwritten.”
It’s easy to Protect an entire spreadsheet from the Tools | Protection | Protect Sheet… menu item. However, this option protects […]
Are Your Web Images Accessible to Users with Visual Disabilities?
November 11th, 2005Not everyone who visits your Web site can see the page. Some people with visual disabilities use screen readers to have the page read to them. For this reason, it’s important that you include alternate text with each of your images.
To add alternate text to your images:
Select the image.
Click into the Alt Text […]
Link to a Named Anchor on a Web Page
November 11th, 2005Linking to a named anchor lets you link to a specific place on a page.
Linking to a named anchor requires two steps: (1) Create the anchor. (2) Link to it.
To create an anchor on a page:
Click into the page where you want the anchor to appear.
From the Common category on the Insert bar, […]
Close All or Save All Word Documents
November 11th, 2005If you often work with several docs open in Word, you’ll love this tip!
Hold down the SHIFT key when you click on the File menu. Close and Save will appear as Close All and Save All, allowing you to close or save all open files with one click!
(Note: If you select […]
Add Album Cover Art to Your Music Folders
November 11th, 2005If you love music and computers, you probably have a lot of albums stored on your hard drive.
Here’s a cool tip that lets you show the album cover on the folder. The picture below shows some of the Tom Waits albums on my hard drive:
Windows XP has a feature that […]
Add a Work Menu to Word for Quick Access to Frequently Used Documents
November 10th, 2005Word lets you add a Work menu to your Menu Bar that you can use to access frequently used documents. Although few people know about this Word feature, it can be quite useful.
To add the Work menu to the menu bar:
Select Tools | Customize, and click the Commands tab.
In the list of […]
Microsoft Producer — A Free PowerPoint Add-in
November 10th, 2005Microsoft Producer is an add-on tool for PowerPoint 2003 that lets you create dynamic, media-rich presentations.
You can run Producer on any computer running Windows 2000 or Windows XP.
Producer is a standalone application that lets you incorporate and synchronize audio and video files in a PowerPoint presentation. You can use audio and video that you […]
Edit the Custom Dictionary in Word
November 10th, 2005If Word flags words that you use frequently as misspelled, such as names or acronyms, you can add them to Word’s custom dictionary by right-clicking on the Word and selecting Add to dictionary.
You can also edit the dictionary directly. This is useful if you need to remove words from the dictionary that you previously […]
Two Design Tips for PowerPoint Presentations
November 10th, 2005Select a background for your presentation based on the room’s lighting:
In a dark room, select light text on a dark background.
In a light room, select dark text on a light background.
Don’t put too much text on a slide. Use these general guidelines:
The 6 X 6 Rule:
No more than six bulleted items per slide
No more […]