Microsoft Word - Displaying the Ruler

Did you know that you can turn the ruler on and off?  The ruler is used to adjust formatting and align elements of your page.

To turn the ruler on, simply select the Ruler option from the View menu. This is a toggle; every time you select it, the display is changed.

AutoCAD Essentials 3: Editing and Organizing Drawings Training with Lynda.com

Properly managing a drawing is essential to being productive in AutoCAD. In this course, author Jeff Bartels concentrates on the Autodesk AutoCAD tools and features dedicated to organizing and editing geometry. The course covers making selections, creating and adjusting layers, identifying objects with hatch patterns, and scaling, exploding, and joining elements. It also includes lessons on creating fillets and chamfers, copying existing objects into rectangular or circular patterns, and accessing specialized tools that make measurements and calculations a lot easier.

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It’s All About Attitude

A little boy was overheard talking to himself as he strutted through the backyard, wearing his baseball cap and toting a ball and bat: "I'm the greatest batter in the world," he announced. Then, he tossed the ball into the air, swung at it, and missed. "Strike One!" he yelled.

Undaunted, he picked up the ball and said again, "I'm the greatest hitter in the world!" He tossed the ball into the air. When it came down he swung again and missed. "Strike two!" he cried.

The boy then paused a moment to examine his bat and ball carefully. He spit on his hands and rubbed them together. He straightened his cap and said once more, "I'm the greatest batter in the world!" Again he tossed the ball up in the air and swung at it. He missed. "Strike Three!"

"Wow!" he exclaimed. "I'm the greatest pitcher in the world, too!"

Excel 2007 - Worksheet Copy

Here's an easy way to copy an entire worksheet.

Click on the sheet name tab and hold down the Ctrl key and simply drag it to the position you want it.

It's as simple as that.

Word 2010 Power Shortcuts with Lynda.com

In this course, author Alicia Katz Pollock shares the keyboard shortcuts, workflows, and commands that can transform the casual Word 2010 user into a pro. This course covers helpful and lesser-known techniques for making document navigation, content creation, formatting, layout, working with data, graphics integration, and publishing easier. Alicia also includes her favorite top 10 formatting tips in Word, from clearing existing formatting to inserting lines and creating abbreviations with AutoCorrect.

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6 Smart Ways to Keep in Touch Online

We now have more ways to stay connected online than we ever imagined when email first entered our lives. With the right tools and know-how, you can stay tuned in to your friends, family, and colleagues—no matter how different your time zones, schedules, and pace of life.

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6 Quick Tips to Improve Your Survey Response Rate

Surveying your clients and prospects is an excellent to find out what they think of your products or services. It is a good way to spot trends in your industry.  But getting people to answer the survey is hard. 

I’ve found that you have to build a reputation over time to eventually get good survey results.  Send 2-4 short surveys. Talk about the results in your social media, newsletters, web site, etc. to show how the information is being used. Be sure to explain why participating in a survey benefits your respondents. The old “What’s In It For Me?” question.   After your clients see results from the initial surveys, they will be more likely to participate in future surveys.

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Latest Benchmarks Prove Email Still an Effective Marketing Channel

Good news for small businesses!  I’ve been an email proponent for a long time. It’s effective. It’s cost efficient. Read this article from eMarketer to see the research results.

Note that their averages for Open Rates and Click-Through Rates are lower the Constant Contact’s.  Compare your most recent email traffic reports to see how you are doing.

Microsoft Word 2007 - Use Reading Highlight

Reading Highlight lets you search for words and highlight them even after you have closed the Find box.  So the next time you need to find a word or phrase, use "Control" and "F" together and select "Highlight All" from the Reading Highlight drop-down menu.  Now your target phrase will be highlighted in a color.

This is a neat "trick".   Try it.

Check out MailStop Mobile

Take a pic of junk mail, & they'll get it stopped! How cool....and green is that? 

Check out this application on the App Store.

9 Tips to Manage Your Files Better

You work with documents, presentations, graphics, and other files all day—and chances are, you have a lot of them. That means it takes some time to find the documents you need. Even if it's just a couple of minutes here and a couple of minutes there, it all adds up.

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Up and Running with Online Surveys with Lynda.com

Have you ever wanted to get employee or client feedback quickly, without having to print and collect forms? In this course, author David Rivers shows how to create surveys online, while explaining when surveys are useful and how they can help collect the input needed to drive key business decisions.

The course also gives an overview of top online survey tools, including SurveyMonkey, Google Forms, QuestionPro, and SurveyGizmo. The final chapter shows how to use SurveyMonkey to create a survey from start to finish, as well as smart ways to collect more responses.

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7 Things You're Doing Wrong on LinkedIn

Good article by Tom Searcy of Hunt Big Sales from Inc. magazine

Microsoft Excel 2007 - Quickly Copying Worksheets

Did you know that there is a quick way to copy an entire worksheet?  All you need to do is follow these steps:

1. Select the tab of the worksheet that you want to copy.
2. Hold down the CTRL key and use the mouse to drag the worksheet tab left or right. A small plus sign should appear next to the mouse pointer.
3. Release the mouse button when the pointer is between the tabs where you want the worksheet copy to appear.

It's that easy!

7 Design Mistakes That Make Readers Trash Your Emails

It’s heartbreaking to think that people are making snap judgements about whether or not to read your emails based on a quick glance.

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10 Ways You Should Never Describe Yourself

Another great article by Jeff Haden from INC. magazine. I love Jeff's down-to-earth advice.  This article pertains to the words you use in your brochures, web pages or other marketing literature. He explains why these 10 words are "no-no's."  Any of you who write copy for your company (or for yourself) should review this list!

The ALT - TAB Fast Switching Window

Have you ever used  ALT - TAB?  

ALT - TAB switching is a quick way to move between open documents and programs in Windows.  When you press ALT - TAB, you can see everything that is up and running on your computer.

Using the keyboard to accomplish a task on a computer is usually much more efficient than using a mouse or other pointing device, and ALT - TAB Fast Switching is one of the most used of these keyboard shortcuts.

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Twitter Essential Training from Lynda.com

In this course, author Maria Langer explains how to use Twitter, the social network for sharing short bites of information instantly. The course walks through building and customizing an individual profile, reading and sending Twitter updates (called tweets), and building a network of followers. The training also describes how to get the most out of Twitter by following trending topics, configuring privacy settings, establishing a business presence, and tapping into third-party resources that make it easier to follow, send, and schedule tweets.

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Mobile Phones are Changing the World of Retail – at a Remarkable Speed

This is an important trend to watch. First mobile phones will change the way retail businesses function then it will trickle down to other businesses. You need to stay alert and be ready to move when your time comes!

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Vacation Checklist: Prepare your PC

Whether you're leaving the office for the holidays, going on vacation, or taking a business trip, there are a number of things you can do to prepare your computer for your time away.

Great article from Microsoft at Home for all of us getting ready to take our summer vacation.

Microsoft Word 2007 - Changing the File Save Location

By default, Word 2007 stores your documents in the My Documents folder in Windows XP.

However, you may want to store your documents in a different location, such as an external hard drive. In that case, using the Save dialog box's navigation controls to navigate to a different folder can be a hassle.

You can specify a new default save location that will save you time, and you can be certain that your documents will be stored in the folder of your choice.

To change Word 2007's default file save location, follow these steps:

1. Click the Office button.
2. Select Advanced.
3. In the General section, click File Locations.
4. Select Documents in the File types list.
5. Click Modify.
6. Use the navigation controls to select the new location for your files.
7. Click OK on each of the dialog boxes to close them.

The Secret Reason People Aren’t Liking Your Facebook Page

Please read this article by Blaise Lucey with Constant Contact.  It will help you in putting together future social campaigns.