Microsoft Word 2007 - Add a Drop Cap

Do you want to add some flair into your Word 2007 documents?

For artistic reasons or to separate groups of text, you may choose to add a drop cap to one or more of your paragraphs. A drop cap is simply the first letter of a line or paragraph of text written in a larger font.

To insert a drop cap in a Microsoft Word 2007 document:

1. Move your cursor to the line or paragraph where a drop cap should appear.

2. Click the "Insert" tab in the ribbon at the top of Word 2007.

3. In the "Text" group, select the "Drop Cap" command.

4. Select whether you want a "Dropped" or "In Margin" drop cap, and you can also select whether to remove a previously-placed drop cap. Or, click "Drop Cap Options" for more advanced options including:

Microsoft PowerPoint – Base Your Content on Your Audience

When you create the content of your presentation, first consider the needs and desires of your audience.

Ask and answer this question:

• What does the audience want to get out of the presentation?

You can refine this question as follows:

• What knowledge does the audience want to get?

• Why is the audience attending?

You may have to do some research to get the answers. For example, if you're speaking at a conference, you may be able to get some demographics from the conference organizers. Look on the conference's Web site to see what the conference is promising the attendees.

Write down your answers to the question (or questions). Then write your content with this in mind. When you're finished creating the entire presentation, go back to the answers you wrote down.

Does your presentation meet the needs and desires of the audience? If not, it's time to rewrite!

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Microsoft Excel – Short Cut Keys

Short cut keys are very useful, especially for those people who like to keep their hands on the keyboard. Here are some common Excel short cut keys. Try them!

• F2 - Edit the selected cell.

• F7 - Spell check selected text and/or document.

• F11 - Create chart.

• Ctrl + Shift + ; - Enter the current time.

• Ctrl + ; - Enter the current date.

• Alt + Shift + F1 - Insert New Worksheet.

• Ctrl + B - Bold highlighted selection.

• Ctrl + I - Italic highlighted selection.

• Ctrl + K - Insert link.

• Ctrl + U - Underline highlighted selection.

• Ctrl + 5 - Strikethrough highlighted selection.

• Ctrl + Z - Undo last action.

Microsoft Word 2007 – Text Boxes

Text boxes will give you control over the position of a block of text in your document. You can place text boxes anywhere in the document and format them with shading and borders.

To insert a text box in your Word 2007 document:

1. Click on Insert

2. Click on Text Box. You will see a gallery of pre-formatted text boxes. These are an easy way to add well-designed text boxes to your document. Scroll through the list and click one to insert it in your document.

3. Your text box appears with a border that you can use to resize or reposition the text box.

4. Click inside the text box to start typing.

You can also draw your own text box. To draw your own text box, click Draw text box. Position the cursor where you would like to place the corner of your text box. Click and drag to draw your text box.

Text boxes are very useful whether you want to add a caption under a picture or image or just to have text stand out differently in your document.

Experiment and have fun!

Microsoft Word 2007 - Quick & Easy Way to Create Tables

Quickly and easily create tables in Microsoft Word 2007 by typing a plus (+) to start the table and tab until you want the table cell or table to end and then press the enter key.

It's great way to really customize the column widths instead of using the insert table function.

Try it!

Microsoft PowerPoint – Slide Master

Are you taking advantage of the Slide Master?

The best tip I can give you about PowerPoint is to use the "Slide Master" page to design the style of your pages BEFORE you start designing your presentation.

This is the place to put your company logo, instead of placing it on every single slide put it on the slide master. This is also the place to set up all your fonts, size, and "slide color scheme". This will save you hours of extra work formatting every single slide

To access the Slide Master in 2007:

1. Click on View.
2. Click on Slide Master