Change Case Short Cut in Microsoft Word 2010

Have you every accidentally typed up your information in Word and accidentally left the Caps Lock on?  With this tip, you won’t have to retype your information.  Just select the text you need to have the case changed on and press SHIFT+ F3, and each time you press this combination it will toggle between the different case options.

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Select Text Short Cuts in Microsoft Word 2010

Here is a quick short cut that you can use when selecting a paragraph without having to drag your mouse over the paragraph, which sometimes can prove to be difficult ending your selection exactly where you would like. Next time, just triple click anywhere inside your paragraph and the whole paragraph will be highlighted.  Also, if you just need a sentence highlighted, hold the CTRL key and single click anywhere in the sentence. 

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Password Protect Documents in Microsoft Office 2010

There are many reasons to password protect documents, and fortunately Microsoft Office makes it very easy to do so.  While in the document you would like protected, click on the File tab and then click on Info in the list on the left hand side.  Under Permissions, click the button that says Protect Document, and in the drop down list click Encrypt with Password.  Now enter the password you would like to use.  Make sure and note the point of Caution Microsoft gives you when creating your password, there is no way to recover your password if you happen to forget it, so make sure and note your password in a safe place. 

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Bookmarks in Microsoft Word 2010

Do you have a place in your document that you scroll to often? So much so, that you even know exactly what page it is on. Well, by using the Bookmark tool you can forget about remembering that page number anymore.  Simply place your cursor in the location you would like to bookmark.  Then click on the Insert tab, and in the Links group click on Bookmark.  In the pop up window type in a name for your bookmark, and then click Add.  Now, the next time you would like to go to that place in your document just follow these same steps, except when the pop up window opens select the bookmark you want to go to and click the Go To button.

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Repeat your Last Action in Microsoft Office 2010

This is a neat little shortcut when you need to repeat your last action and or command; just press F4.  It is a quick and easy way to quickly copy formatting and also many other actions in Microsoft Office.

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Backup Your Customizations Made to the Ribbon in Microsoft Office 2010

If you work on multiple computers at your office, or if you would like to have the same customizations set up at your office as you do at home or visa versa, you are going to love this tip.  You can save your customizations and export them to a USB, so you can import them on another computer without having reset everything manually.  First, open your favorite Microsoft Office Program and click on the File tab.  Next, click Options and then Customize the Ribbon.  Now look toward the bottom right for the button that says Import/Export and click it.  In the drop down list click Export all Customizations, and then select the location you would like to save to.  Now on your other device follow these same steps except click Import Customization File this time instead.

You can use these same steps to back up your Quick Access Tool bar as well, just Click Quick Access Toolbar under Options.  Unfortunately though, whether you are saving settings from the Ribbon or Quick Access Toolbar you will have to save your settings separately for each Microsoft Office Program.  

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Dock to Desktop View in Microsoft OneNote 2010

The Dock to Desktop view makes this program much more practical and easy to use. When using this view, it changes your view from taking up your whole screen to a small column on the side of your screen.  You no longer have to switch back and forth between programs to add your notes!  Both windows can now all be open at the same time. To switch to this view, just click the Dock to Desktop View button in your Quick Access toolbar.

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Templates in Excel 2010

There are many different projects that I have done in Microsoft Word where I have used Templates to save myself some extra work.  But did you know you can do the same thing in Excel? The next time you open up Excel click on the File tab and then New, and in the second half of your screen check out all the different templates you can use in Excel to help save you some time.  There are templates to help save you time on business projects and personal ones alike.  Depending on the template, some even have formulas already inserted and just ready for data to calculate.

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Text to Speech in Microsoft Word 2010

Here is a great tip I came across when reading this article “Proofreading by Listening: Text-to-Speech”, by Lynn Gaertner-Johnston. 

She talks about how there are many times when proofing our own writings we can fill in words we may have missed because we know they should be there, but with this tool in Microsoft Word you can have Word read back your document to you exactly as it is.  Here is how you can use this great proof reading tool.

1. First click on the File tab, and then Options in the list on the left of the screen
2. In the new pop up window click on Quick Access Tool Bar; once again in the list on the left of the window
3. In the drop down list under Choose Commands From select All Commands, and scroll all the way down to Speak and then click the Add button
4. Now in your Quick Access Tool Bar (Which is located above the ribbon) you will see a speech balloon with a little play symbol next to it, this is your Speech to Text Button
5. Lastly highlight the text you would like word to read, and then click the Speech to Text Button

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Easily Check Microsoft Excel 2010 Formulas

Many times with Excel Spreadsheets we are double and triple checking our data and formulas.  For me, sometimes it’s easier to get a visual picture when checking my formulas.  To do this, simply select the cell that contains your formula then press CTRL+ [ (open square bracket key). This will high light all the cells that are contained in that formula, so you can easily see them without having to scan through them using cell references.  You can also press the Enter key to scroll through all your referenced cells.