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.

Building Creative Organizations with: Nancy Napier- Lynda.com

Have you wondered how you can be creative on short notice and sustain that spark throughout your organization? Creative principles like imagination, innovation, change, and play enhance a business's productivity, its marketability, and the bottom line.

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

Migrating from Windows 7 to Windows 8 with: David Rivers- Lynda.com

"Upgrade to Windows 8 quickly and securely. David Rivers takes a step-by-step approach to transferring files, saving settings, and determining the best data migration option for any system."

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.