Archive for December 13th, 2007

#60: Freeze Column Heading Row in Excel

Thursday, December 13th, 2007

When scrolling down in a spreadsheet you will at some point lose sight of the row containing the column headings. To show your column titles no matter how far down you are in the spreadsheet:
1. Highlight the row UNDER the last row you want showing by clicking the row number.
2. Click on Window in the [...]

#59: Student Award Templates to Download

Thursday, December 13th, 2007

It’s that time of year when student awards assemblies are held. A variety of award templates are available for download on the Microsoft Office site at:
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/templates/CT010872361033.aspx

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#58: Using Paste Special for Web Sites

Thursday, December 13th, 2007

The Paste Special command in the Edit menu of Microsoft Word
is the best way to copy and paste entire Web pages from the
Internet so you don’t lose special formatting.
1. Select the text from the Web page and go to Edit- Select All, then Edit-Copy.
2. Place the cursor where you want to paste the text in [...]

#57: Quick Line-Spacing Keyboard Shortcut in Microsoft Word

Thursday, December 13th, 2007

To quickly change the line spacing in selected text in
Microsoft Word:
Press Ctrl-1 to single-space
Press Ctrl-2 to double-space

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#56: INSERT A WATERMARK IN MICROSOFT WORD

Thursday, December 13th, 2007

When you wish to label a document as “draft” or some other designation, but don’t want that text to cover up any part of the document, you can create a diagonal watermark.
1. Go to the Format menu and choose Background.
2. Choose “Printed Watermark”.
3. Click on Text Watermark.
4. Type in or select the text you want [...]

#55: USE GOOGLE SUGGEST FOR EASIER SEARCHES

Thursday, December 13th, 2007

To get suggestions of search terms, go to Google Suggest http://www.google.com/webhp?complete=1and Google will provide you with search suggestions, in real time, while you type. Key in a few letters of a search phrase and Google Suggest displays a list of matching words. For example: type in “graphic organizer rubric” or “powerpoint rubric” and get a [...]

#54: QUICKLY ADD WEB PAGES TO YOUR FAVORITES LIST

Thursday, December 13th, 2007

To quickly put a Web site on your Internet Explorer Favorites list, simply press CTRL+D (Windows) or Command+D (Mac) while on the page you want to add. The site is added at the bottom of your Favorites list.

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#53: MAKE QUICK WEB PAGE SHORTCUTS IN INTERNET EXPLORER

Thursday, December 13th, 2007

Here’s a quick way to make a Web page shortcut appear on your desktop: Just right-click anywhere in the page and then click Create Shortcut.

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#52: PAGE BORDERS IN MICROSOFT WORD

Thursday, December 13th, 2007

You can add borders to any or all sides of each page in a Microsoft Word document. You may choose from a variety of line styles, colors and graphics. Borders work well for creating student achievement certificates, especially when printed in Landscape view.
1. Go to the Format menu and select Borders and Shading.
2. In the [...]

#51: VIEWING INTERNET EXPLORER PAGES OFFLINE

Thursday, December 13th, 2007

It is possible to view a Web page offline in Internet  Explorer. This is handy when you want to view a page or an embedded multimedia clip when Internet access is unavailable. To make a Web page available for offline viewing:
1. Open the Web page.
2. Go to the Favorites menu and select “Add to Favorites”.
3. [...]