http://www.microsofttraining.net/hints-tips-microsoft-office-20.html Software application hints and tips from our Microsoft certified trainers en Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:27:45 GMT Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:27:45 GMT http://www.microsofttraining.net/rss-feeds.php The Windows Key,(WK) typically found at the bottom left hand corner, can be found on most keyboards, and has a number of different uses: To open the Start menu: WK To minimise all windows WK+ D To open all windows again WK+ shift + M To open Windows Explorer WK + E To move across the Task Bar WK + tab To open the Search window WK + F To open the Run dialogue box WK + R To open the System Properties dialogue box WK + break You may be able to perform other actions with the windows key depending on which programs you have installed on your PC. http://www.microsofttraining.net/tip-266-windows-keyboard-key.html Tue, 24 Oct 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://www.microsofttraining.net/tip-266-windows-keyboard-key.html To get rid of a file without sending it to the recycle bin, hold down the shift key then press the delete key. !WARNING! A word of caution - using this method will mean that you will not be able to recover the file. It will be gone forever! http://www.microsofttraining.net/tip-273-delete-files-instantly.html Tue, 24 Oct 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://www.microsofttraining.net/tip-273-delete-files-instantly.html One of the developments in Microsoft Office is that the Menu system has been optimized. This means that only recently used functions are displayed initially when you SINGLE CLICK on the menu. There are many ways of getting around this: 1. DOUBLE CLICK on the menu bar, it will automatically expand 2. click on the DOUBLE ARROW you see on the bottom of the menu. 3. Wait for the menu to expand If you always want to have the menus expanded: 4. On the menu bar, click TOOLS, then CUSTOMISE. Select OPTIONS, then uncheck the “Menus show recently used commands first” box. Click OK. http://www.microsofttraining.net/tip-297-expand-full-menus.html Tue, 24 Oct 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://www.microsofttraining.net/tip-297-expand-full-menus.html If you ever have a serious error with Office 2003, there is a backup of the work that appears in the Recovery Pane when the application stats up again. You can choose to delete or save the files so that you can spend more time on creating documents, not recreating them. http://www.microsofttraining.net/tip-298-recovery-pane-backup.html Tue, 24 Oct 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://www.microsofttraining.net/tip-298-recovery-pane-backup.html You can rename and delete files any time you are using a FILE > OPEN or a FILE > SAVE dialog box. When you see the list of files when browsing in the current folder, you can treat is just like the windows explorer window, by selecting and then editing. To rename, just give the file a single click to select, then a second to enter the file name. Type the name you want, and press enter. To delete, a single click and hit the delete key. http://www.microsofttraining.net/tip-299-rename-delete-open-close.html Tue, 24 Oct 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://www.microsofttraining.net/tip-299-rename-delete-open-close.html Instead of closing or savng all your files one by one, you can do this in one step by holding the SHIFT key whilst clicking on the FILE menu. You will then see a Close All and Save All option in the menu http://www.microsofttraining.net/tip-300-close-save-all.html Tue, 24 Oct 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://www.microsofttraining.net/tip-300-close-save-all.html Macros are automated programs that can help you speed up your work. They can be embedded in caommands like AutoExec which will make them run as soon as an application like MS Word or MS Access are launched. Sometimes it is useful to be able to switch off this function, and then can be done by the following method. Hold down the SHIFT key when you click on the icon to start the program. This will suppress any automated macros. http://www.microsofttraining.net/tip-301-autoexec-macro-suppress.html Tue, 24 Oct 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://www.microsofttraining.net/tip-301-autoexec-macro-suppress.html If you dont like having to point to the double chevron to see the full menus, you can click on Tools, Customise and the options tab. Clci on Always show full menus to see the full drop down menu bar. http://www.microsofttraining.net/tip-225-menu-bar-drop-down.html Mon, 23 Oct 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://www.microsofttraining.net/tip-225-menu-bar-drop-down.html Instead of jsut seeing the default setting of screentip names, when you place the mouse pointer over the toolbar, you can also see the keyboard short cut for accessing the button as well. To this click on Tools, Customise, options tab. Under Other you will see the option of Show shortkeys in screentip http://www.microsofttraining.net/tip-226-short-cut-key-tips.html Mon, 23 Oct 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://www.microsofttraining.net/tip-226-short-cut-key-tips.html Click on the Rectangle or Oval button on the Drawing toolbar. (If necessary, click Customize on the Tools menu, and then click the Drawing check box on the Toolbars to display the toolbar.) Press and hold down both the [SHIFT] key and the mouse button. Drag the mouse pointer diagonally downward and to the right until the rectangle or circle drawn has your preferred measurements. Release the mouse button. Release the [SHIFT] key. In short, simply hold down the SHIFT key while dragging the mouse pointer! http://www.microsofttraining.net/tip-130-draw-perfect-square/circle.html Tue, 03 Oct 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://www.microsofttraining.net/tip-130-draw-perfect-square/circle.html