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  The key to computing efficiencies and speed is knowing the best way to complete a task and NSS is always on the look out for new methods to achieve this goal.

The following are NSS articles to assist you in making your computing life enjoyable and efficient. Just, click on a topic to open an article.

Look for the Printer Friendly Version link at the bottom of each article. 

Software:
Click on software name to view tips and tricks.
bullet Access
bullet E-Mail
bullet Excel
bullet Front Page
bullet Internet
bullet MS Office
bullet MS Office & WordPerfect
bullet Outlook
bullet Outlook Express
bullet PowerPoint
bullet Project
bullet Simply Accounting
bullet Windows Based Packages
bullet Word
  Access
bullet Auto Colour Text in Access Objects
bullet Auto Format Access Objects in Upper Case
bullet Creating an Access Object Shortcut on Desktop
bullet Customizing Toolbars in MS Office
bullet Enable and Lock Properties of a Form
bullet Format Painter
bullet Grouping Form and Report Controls in Access 2000 and Up
bullet Lost a Toolbar - OH, NO!
bullet Nudging Objects
bullet Organizing Objects in Access 2000 and Up
bullet Print Relationships Window
bullet Safeguarding Form Properties in Access 2000 and Up
bullet Size Controls to Specified Character and Line Count
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  E-Mail
bullet Actions and Contacts in Outlook 2000 and Up
bullet Change User/Sender E-Mail Name
bullet Colour Coding Inbox in Outlook
bullet Colour Coding Inbox In Outlook Express
bullet Empty Deleted Items Folder - With a Click of the Mouse
bullet Opening and Saving E-mail Attachments
bullet Privacy/Confidentiality: BCC
bullet Revising Mail Rules in Outlook Express
bullet Sending E-Mail Attachments
bullet Sorting E-Mail
bullet You Say WordPerfect, I Say Word...Now Let's Email
 
  More Outlook Tips
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  Excel
bullet AutoSum Keyboard Alternative
bullet Calculating Number of Hours Times a Dollar Rate
bullet Change AutoShape
bullet Change Shadow Colour of AutoShapes
bullet Change 3-D Colour of AutoShapes
bullet Closing All Files in Excel and Word
bullet Copying Hidden Cells In Excel
bullet Copying Page Setups Options to Multiple Worksheets
bullet Ctrl + Enter to Fill Non-Consecutive Cells
bullet Customizing Toolbars in MS Office
bullet Disable AutoFormat of Hyperlinks
bullet Entering Fractions in Excel
bullet Find and Replace - Match Entire Cell Contents
bullet Format Painter
bullet Formulas in Non-Contiguous Ranges
bullet Grouping and Selecting Sheets in Excel
bullet Hiding Errors in Excel Printouts
bullet Lost a Toolbar - OH, NO!
bullet Moving to a Different Sheet Within the Same Workbook
bullet Nudging Objects
bullet Page Break View
bullet ###'s AKA Long Numbers in Excel
bullet Printing A Selection Versus Entire Worksheet
bullet Print Preview
bullet Removal of Formatting Fast & Easy
bullet Resizing Column Widths to Fit Largest Entry
bullet View Results of Selected Cells in Status Bar
   
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  Front Page 2002 & Up
bullet Adding a Screen Tip to a Hyperlink
bullet Change AutoShape
bullet Change Shadow Colour of AutoShapes
bullet Change 3-D Colour of AutoShapes
bullet Close All Open Pages
bullet Customizing Toolbars in MS Office
bullet Lost a Toolbar - OH, NO!
bullet Moving Insertion Point Up/Down From a Table
bullet Recognizing Saved and Unsaved Open Pages
bullet Removal of Formatting Fast & Easy
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  Internet
bullet Finding Text on a Web Page
bullet Going Back in Internet Explorer
bullet Internet Search Tips
bullet Lost a Toolbar - OH, NO! (Internet Explorer)
bullet Print What YOU Want From the Internet
 
  MS Office
bullet Change AutoShape
bullet Change Shadow Colour of AutoShapes
bullet Change 3-D Colour of AutoShapes
bullet Changing Case in Word and PowerPoint: Keyboard Shortcut Method
bullet Closing All Files in Word and Excel
bullet Customizing Toolbars in MS Office
bullet Deleting and Moving Icons: The Quick and Easy Method
bullet Disable AutoFormat of Hyperlinks
bullet Format Painter
bullet Lost a Toolbar - OH, NO!
bullet Nudging Objects
bullet Removal of Formatting Fast & Easy
 
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  MS Office & WordPerfect
bullet Customizing Toolbars in MS Office & Corel WordPerfect
bullet Deleting and Moving Icons: The Quick and Easy Method
bullet You Say WordPerfect, I Say Word...Now Let's Email
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  Outlook
bullet Actions and Contacts in Outlook 2000 and Up
bullet Change User/Sender E-Mail Name
bullet Changing Appointment Time
bullet Colour Coding Inbox in Outlook
bullet Customizing Toolbars in MS Office
bullet Empty Deleted Items Folder - With a Click of the Mouse
bullet Increasing or Decreasing Length of Outlook Appointment
bullet Lost a Toolbar - OH, NO!
bullet Sorting E-Mail
 
  Outlook Express
bullet Change User/Sender E-Mail Name
bullet Colour Coding Inbox In Outlook Express
bullet Empty Deleted Items Folder - With a Click of the Mouse
bullet Revising Mail Rules in Outlook Express
bullet Sorting E-Mail
More EmailTips
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  PowerPoint
bullet Change AutoShape
bullet Change Shadow Colour of AutoShapes
bullet Change 3-D Colour of AutoShapes
bullet Changing Case in PowerPoint and Word: Keyboard Shortcut Method
bullet Changing Screen to Black or White During Slide Show
bullet Customizing Toolbars in MS Office
bullet Disable AutoFormat of Hyperlinks
bullet Format Painter
bullet Hide Pop Up Toolbar in Slide Show
bullet Lost a Toolbar - OH, NO!
bullet Nudging Objects
bullet Removal of Formatting Fast & Easy
bullet Replacing Fonts in PowerPoint 97& Up
bullet Selecting Multiple Slides in PowerPoint 2000 & Up
bullet Slide Show Pointer Options in PowerPoint 97 & Up
bullet Starting a Slide Show from Current Slide
 
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  Project
bullet Changing the Format of Resource Labels in Gantt Chart
bullet Changing the Task Start/Finish Date Using the Pop-Up Calendar
bullet Lost a Toolbar - OH, NO!
 
  Simply Accounting
bullet Assigning Same Account To Customer/Vendor in Simply 2003 and Up
bullet Posting Multiple Invoices to Same Vendor/Supplier
bullet Redo Reports
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  Windows Based Packages
bullet Common Keyboard Shortcuts Keyboard Shortcuts (To Mouse or Not to Mouse)
bullet Inserting Accents (è,ç,ñ...)
bullet Inserting Special Characters and Symbols (÷,£,¢...)
 
  Word
bullet Change AutoShape
bullet Change Shadow Colour of AutoShapes
bullet Change 3-D Colour of AutoShapes
bullet Changing Case in Word and PowerPoint: Keyboard Shortcut Method
bullet Changing Default Margin and Font Settings
bullet Closing All Files in Word and Excel
bullet Customizing Toolbars in MS Office
bullet Disable AutoFormat of Hyperlinks
bullet Fancy Horizontal Lines in Microsoft Word 2000 and Up
bullet Format Painter
bullet Get Back in Word
bullet Go Quickly to a Page
bullet Horizontal Lines Made Easy...With Microsoft Word
bullet Inserting Accents In Word
bullet Inserting a Graphic in a Label in Word 2000 and Up
bullet Keeping Phrases on Single Line in Word
bullet Lost a Toolbar - OH, NO!
bullet Nudging Objects
bullet Removal of Formatting Fast & Easy
bullet Saving All Open Files
bullet Single Word Spell & Grammar Check
bullet Word (Character) Count
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bullet Stay tuned for more Tips & Tricks in the coming months.
 
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Many NSS Tip & Tricks have been published in Networking Today and edited by Susan Regier of Vantage One Writing.

 

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