Adding an Access Date/Time Stamp In some Microsoft Office Access tables, it’s important to keep track of the date or the date and time when a new record is added. This is often referred to as a date or time stamp. If you find yourself constantly entering whatever today’s date is in your Access forms or tables, you are wasting valuable time. Access can do that for you, and you don’t[…]
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Save Multiple Word Documents at Once in Word 2007 and Newer
Save multiple Word documents instantaneously Microsoft Word allows users to save multiple Word documents at once, then close them in one click. If you make changes to multiple open documents and then want to quickly save and close all of them, this can be achieved with very little effort. In previous versions of Word 2003 or earlier, when holding the “Shift” key and clicking the “File” menu, the “Save” command[…]
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Scheduling meetings can be tricky, especially when one or more of the attendees has a jam-packed schedule. Sending several emails back and forth suggesting meeting options is a waste of valuable time. Here’s how to ease the process of communicating schedule details. Ease scheduling woes: Share your calendar via email One way to simplify your scheduling process is to share your calendar information with an Outlook Calendar Snapshot. Because this sends a copy of your schedule as[…]
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Using Word’s headers or footers for file-specific information Word document headers and footers can be helpful for providing file- or document-specific information such as page numbers, dates, and author’s name. The header is a section of a document that appears in the top margin, while the footer appears in the bottom margin. Material placed in the header or footer will appear on each page of your document unless you choose to exempt[…]
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In the Microsoft Office 2013 version of Outlook, you can view your mailbox and calendar at the same time with just a few simple steps, saving yourself the trouble of clicking back and forth between your schedule and your email. To do this, you’ll open two windows in Outlook and then tile them side-by-side for simultaneous access and viewing. You can even save these settings so that this is your default display. Get free[…]
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When Microsoft introduced the ribbon in 2007, there were mixed reviews. Some users found it convenient and easier to navigate while others found it cumbersome and confusing. In either case, everyone can benefit from a great feature that allows you to create a customized tab. Rather than looking through each tab to find the desired command, you can create a custom tab and include your most commonly used tools. The[…]
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If something can be done in only two clicks, why use more than necessary? New to Outlook 2010 is a Windows 7 integration feature that allows you to access a “jump list” menu with options to create an e-mail message, appointment, meeting, contact, or task by selecting an item. Rather than opening Outlook and navigating to the correct section (and of course being distracted by all of the new emails[…]
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