Historic Twitter Event with President Obama

Article about the Twitter townhall held this week at the White House. Interesting!
http://techcrunch.com/2011/07/06/all-the-presidents-tweets/

Microsoft Word 2007 - Insert Another File

Everyone knows how to cut and paste, but did you know you could insert another Word document into your existing Word document?

To insert another Word document, start by placing the cursor where the second file should be inserted

1.  Click on "Insert" tab of the ribbon.
2.  Click "Object".
3   Click "Text from File."
4.  Locate the existing Word document you wish to insert and
     click “Insert”.

Give it a try!

Microsoft Office - Zoom in for a Better View

One feature that is really useful is the zoom slider at the bottom right-hand corner of Word and other Microsoft Office 2007 applications. Now, zooming out to see how text looks on paper before printing or zooming in to enlarge the font is easy.

For more precision, you can also click on the buttons beside the slider: Print Layout, Full Screen Reading, Web Layout, Outline and Draft.

Microsoft Excel - Paste Formatting with One Keystroke

If you have several disconnected cells to share a format, such as bold text, it can be a hassle to select each cell one at a time, open its cell-format dialog box, and make the changes you want.

The quick solution is to format one of the cells, and then select all of the others by pressing Ctrl, and clicking them one by one. Once they're all highlighted, press F4 to apply the formatting to all of them at once.

Quick and easy!

Pamela Bir Interviewed by Operation Franchise

It was great fun to be on the other side of a technical article. I was interviewed for a computer skills article for Operation Franchise. The magazine focuses on helping military personnel transition to civilian jobs. The concepts apply to anyone in the business world. You have to get your computer skills up to speed and keep them up to compete in today's job market. There's a solution for every type learner and every price range.

Read the article.

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S K from Colorado

Vacation Checklist: Prepare Your PC

Are you ready for your summer vacation?   Is your computer ready for your vacation?  Read this great article from Microsoft Office at Home to help you ensure that you are both ready.

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.

Cancelling appointments and letting people know you'll be gone are just a few of the things you should do to make sure your responsibilities are covered and let people know you’re not available to meet. Here are some best practices to see to it that your work goes on smoothly, even when you're gone.

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