12 Tips for Creating Better PowerPoint Presentations

Ever wonder how to create a good PowerPoint presentation? Creating professional, unique PowerPoint presentations with the latest version of Microsoft Office is much easier than you think. This article will help you find the tools to create exactly the presentation you want.

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Microsoft Word - Changing the Default Margins

Follow these steps to change your default margins in Word 2007.

1.     In the ribbon, click the Page Layout tab.
2.     Click the Margins tool in the Page Setup group.
3.     Click Custom Margins.
4.     Change your right and left margins to one inch.
5.     Click the Default button.
6.     Click Yes.

It's that easy.  Now all of your new documents will have this setting.

Camtasia Studio 8 Essential Training with Lynda.com

Join author Chris Mattia as he demonstrates how to set up, record, edit, and share a professional looking screencast that you can use for software demonstrations, interactive elearning projects, and more with Camtasia Studio.

Follow along as Chris creates an elearning project from start to finish with Camtasia Studio’s tools. Discover how to add animation, PowerPoint slideshows, quizzes, and other effects that boost the interactivity and visual interest of your screencasts. The final chapter shows how to incorporate your Camtasia projects into an overall teaching strategy.

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Microsoft Excel 2007 - Select All with One Click

There are several ways to select an entire worksheet:

1. Click on the little gray box in the top-left corner of the worksheet.
2. Press CTRL+A

This is very useful when you need to apply formatting to all cells or to copy an entire worksheet.

Speed up your PC: Automate your Computer Maintenance Schedule

Most people do one of the following when their computer begins to slow down (besides get angry):

1. Speed up their computer by buying more memory.
2. Try to tweak their computer's settings.
3. Give up. They figure that their computer is old, there's nothing else they can do, and it's probably time to buy a new computer.

All these solutions can help increase PC speed. However, what's to keep your newly blazing PC from slowing down again after a couple months or years? A badly fragmented hard drive will bring even a top-of-the-line new computer to a grinding halt.

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Twitter for Business with Lynda.com

Join author Anne-Marie Concepción as she shows you how to leverage the power of tweeting for business promotion and customer engagement. This course reviews the basics of tweeting for business and shares smart ways to set up an account that reflects your brand. It explains how to tweet strategically in order to engage customers and attract followers. Anne-Marie also offers suggestions for creating a richer Twitter experience, managing your feed and activity using third-party apps and utilities, and integrating Twitter with other marketing endeavors.

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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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Microsoft Excel 2007 - Date & Time Shortcut

Below are some quick keyboard shortcuts to add the current date and time to your worksheet.

• To insert current date, press CTRL+;
• To insert current time, press CTRL+shift+;

SEO: Link Building in Depth with Lynda.com

There are two sides to search engine optimization (SEO): on-page and off-page optimization. Off-page means getting links from other websites to point back to your site, which strengthens your site’s position in search engine results. In this course, author Peter Kent dissects the anatomy of a link, explains how links affect page ranking, and reveals the properties that make an excellent inbound link. The course also evaluates reciprocal linking; link building via press releases, blogs, and articles; and the importance of using quality links that are search-engine friendly.

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Microsoft Word - Applying Bullets from the Keyboard

Did you know that you can apply bullets by using a keyboard shortcut?

If you press Ctrl+Shift+L, Word will automatically apply the predefined bullet style to your paragraph.

To remove bullets, you could also use the Ctrl+Shift+N shortcut, which applies the Normal style.

Try it!