Pointer Options in Microsoft PowerPoint 2010

Did you know that you can easily illustrate your PowerPoint presentations? When you are in presenting mode, if you right click and scroll down to Pointer Options you can change your pointer to a pen or highlighter to easily emphasize on a certain aspect of your presentation.

Google Calendar Essential Training with Jess Stratton - Lynda.com

"Manage your personal and professional schedules better with Google Calendar. This course shows you how to get started scheduling events, keeping track of your to-dos, and accessing it all on the go. Author Jess Stratton first shows you how to change the way the calendar looks and acts to make it better suit your needs, and then moves straight into creating single or repeating events, inviting guests, and adding rooms and resources to an event. Then learn how to respond to invitations and the ins and outs of pop-up reminders and email notifications. You'll learn how to create an additional calendar and share your calendar with others, as well as create a task list where you can assign tasks to others. The last chapter of this course covers Google Labs as well as accessing your Google Calendar on your phone or tablet."

Shortcut to Time/Date Stamp in Microsoft Excel 2010

Here is a quick short cut you can use to add a time and or date stamp into a cell in Excel.  For a Date Stamp, first select your cell and then press CTRL+; (Control Key and the Semi Colon key).  For the Time Stamp, once again select your cell and then press CTRL+ SHIFT+: (Control Key, Shift Key, and the Colon Key).

New Website for Author

One of the many benefits of a WordPress site is its ability to grow with your company, your budget and your needs.  Your Computer Lady built a two page site for author, Mary Simonsen.  Mary has written three books in her new Patrick Shea Mysteries series. All she needed right now was a small site and a blog.  But we have a plan in place for the future!  We can add a page for each book that will offer excerpts. We can add pages for new books. We can add additional social media connections.  Mary has already used the site for an Amazon promotion.

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App for a Traveler – Pocket Guide (iPhone & Android)

There are hundreds of self guided tours for cities around the globe. The tours are free via a data connection or for a few dollars you can download the tour in advance.  It’s important when you travel to allow yourself time to visit the city. Smell the roses!  Often your host for the meeting will be willing to be your guide. If not, Pocket Guide will help you.

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Using Spike in Microsoft Word 2010

Many of us have used the clipboard to copy and paste information.  There is also a very similar tool you can use called Spike. One of the differences with Spike is that you can Cut multiple sections of text without having to paste in between, and have no fear of losing data.  Then when you do paste what has been Spiked, it pastes in the order it was Spiked which makes it much easier to rearrange large sections of text.  So, now that you know why you would want to use Spike, here is how you can use it. To add text to Spike first highlight your text and then press CTRL+F3 (Control key and F3), and you can continue using this step until you have Spiked all your content in the new order you would like it to appear.  Then to Paste all your information and clear your Spike simultaneously, press CTRL+ SHIFT+F3 (Control key, Shift Key, and F3).  If you would like to paste your information without clearing Spike, so that you can paste it again, you can type the word Spike and then press F3 and your information will paste where ever your selection point is.

Having Difficult Conversations with Britt Andreatta- Lynda.com

"Leadership coach and lynda.com director of learning and development Britt Andreatta shares her tips and strategies for having difficult conversations. In her four-phase model, you'll discover the situations that lead up to difficult conversations, decide when the conversation is warranted, prepare for the interaction, and monitor outcomes to ensure success."