Mobile presents a huge opportunity for small businesses marketing

This is an article from Constant Contact blogs that talks about this great opportunity.

http://blogs.constantcontact.com/fresh-insights/mobile-marketing/

Skip to a Specific Page in Microsoft Word 2010

Many of us work with large documents on a regular basis, and many times we become so familiar with a document that we know exactly what page we want to go to. Here is a tip that will help save you time from scrolling all the way through to that specific page each time.  You can use the shortcut F5 to open up the Find/Replace/Go To window, and make sure you are clicked on the Go To tab.  Then just enter the page number you would like to go to and no more scrolling. 

Blog for your business- Lynda.com

"In social media, there’s a fine line between what's acceptable for individuals and what’s expected of businesses. In Blogging for Your Business, author Morten Rand-Hendriksen walks through the goals and strategic reasons for engaging your audience, and shows how to create a content strategy, determine the best location for your blog, and use it to foster meaningful conversations with your customers."

Blogging for Your Business | by Morten Rand-Hendriksen

Built in Thesaurus in Microsoft Word 2010

Did you know that Microsoft Word has a built in Thesaurus? This is a great tip to help you from repeatedly using the same word in a document, or if you just need a word that fits better with the same meaning.  It is super easy to use, just place your insertion point at any point in the word you would like to look up and right click.  Towards the bottom of the drop down list click on Synonyms and you will see a list of synonyms for your selection.

Instapaper App

This is an app that Harry McCracken talks about in Time Magazine, April 8, 2013. Ask the Expert.

“Instapaper (3.99 for iPhone, 2.99 for Android). When you come across something interesting to read on the Web but don’t have time to read it, use Instapaper to save it for later perusal.  The app strips out ads and other detritus and renders everything in crisp typography that makes even epic-length articles easy on the eyeballs.”

Remove Duplicate Cells in Microsoft Excel 2010

When compiling data from several different locations we are bound to end up with duplicate information.  Instead of scrolling through this data trying to find and delete the duplicate data, Excel now has a tool to help you do this with just a few simple clicks! First select all the data you would like Excel to check.  Then click the Data tab, and in the Data Tools group click Remove Duplicate Cells.  In the pop up window add a check box next to the column(s) that might contain duplicates. If your data has headers, make sure that box is checked and then click ok.  Lastly a pop up screen will appear telling you how many duplicates were removed.

Understanding How Your Emails Make it to the Inbox

“Every day, 14.5 billion spam messages are sent globally, and nobody wants those messages in their inbox. As an email marketer, the thought that your recipients might think your message is spam is even worse. Once you click "send," you're often left wondering whether or not your message ever arrived. In this 35-minute webinar, we’ll show you how to improve your email marketing results by discussing:”  This article and video are from Constant Contact Blogs.

Pinning Recent Documents in Microsoft Office 2010

There are certain documents that all of us use more than others, so wouldn't it be nice if there was a quick and easy way to get to those documents, and still have them nicely organized in their correct file? Here is how you can do that using the Microsoft Office Suite.  First, click on the File tab and then in the list on the left hand side click Recent.  This will show you a recent list of your opened documents, now to the right of each document there is a little push pin.  If you click the push pin, it will keep that document at the top of that list forever, or until you remove the push pin.  

Tripit Pro App

This is an app that Harry McCracken talks about in Time Magazine, April 8, 2013. Ask the Expert.

“Tripit Pro ($49 per year, iPhone, Android, Windows Phone, BlackBerry). As with Evernote, this travel-info organizer has a free version.  But frequently flyers will go gaga for the Pro edition’s instant alerts about flight delays and gate changes—and the feature notifying you when you are entitled to a post-purchase fare reduction might actually save you money.”

Keyboard Shortcuts for Microsoft Outlook 2010

We all use our basic keyboard shortcuts every day for things like copying and pasting, but did you know there are some great shortcuts that you can use for your everyday tasks in Outlook? Here are a few that you can use every day while using Outlook.

• Press CTRL+D to delete the current e-mail message
• Press CTRL+R to reply to the current e-mail message
• Press CTRL+F to forward the current e-mail message

Shoebox Report Tracker App

With Shoebox you can easily keep track of all your receipts from your last business trip.  Simply snap a picture using Shoebox and then you can add all the information you need to view later to submit expense reports or reimbursements.  With Shoebox you can add notes to your receipts to categorize them appropriately.  To learn more about this app click here.

Restart Page Numbering in Microsoft Office 2010

There are instances where you may want to restart your page numbering for different sections of a document.  And yes, you can do this without having to manually enter in all your page numbers. First insert your page numbers as you normally would by clicking Page Number under the Insert Tab.  Next, place your insertion point at the place in your document where you would like to restart your page numbering, and click on the Page Layout tab.  In the Page Setup group click Breaks, and under Section Breaks select Next Page.  Now without moving your insertion point, go back and click on Page Number again, but this time click Format Page Numbers.  In the pop up window select the option “Start At” under Page numbering and select the page number that you would like to start with at your new section.

Scanner Pro App

This is an app that Harry McCracken talks about in Time Magazine, April 8, 2013. Ask the Expert.

“Scanner Pro($6.99, iPhone). This program lets you snap pictures of printed documents with your phone’s camera then upload crisp, cleaned-up digital versions to cloud services like Dropbox.  I use it for every receipt I submit as part of an expense report, and it’s the least onerous part of that dreaded process.”

Using Jumplists with Microsoft Outlook 2010

Did you know that Outlook was incorporated to work with Windows 7 Jumplists? Sometimes when you open Outlook it takes it several minutes to load and do a send/receive of emails.  If you have a quick email you need to send or event to add to your calendar, you can use Jumplists without having to fully reopen Outlook.  When you right click on your Outlook Icon on your tool bar you will see a list of tasks pop up. Just select the task that you need, and now you can easily send an email, add a new appointment, meeting, or contact without having to fully open up Microsoft Outlook.

Mint App

Here is another great app you can use to keep track of your finances.  With your free account you can add all your bank accounts, credit cards, home loans and investments, to easily see all of your accounts in one place with one log in.  Mint uses bank level security so all your information is safe.  Mint also categorizes all of your spending so you can see where exactly you are spending all of your money. Click here to learn more about Mint.

Re-send an Email Message a Different Recipient in Outlook 2010

Sometimes we need to re send a message to different person.  Outlook has an easy way of doing this without the extra steps of copying and pasting information.  Just follow these easy steps.

• First go click on your Sent Items Folder, and then double click the message you would like to resend.
• Select the Message tab and in the Move group select Actions, and in the drop down box select Resend This Message.
• Now you have a new window open up with your original message in it. From here you can easily change your recipient, and edit your email before re-sending it.

Tweetbot App

This is an app that Harry McCracken talks about in Time Magazine, April 8, 2013. Ask the Expert.

“Tweetbot  ($2.99, iPhone). My go to Twitter app, Tweetbot is a better looking more potent alternative to Twitter’s official client.  Still a cinch to use, it’s got industrial strength options like the ability to temporarily mute a person’s tweets—handy if someone you follow for sports commentary suddenly starts blathering about politics or vise versa.”