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Use the new Excel 2007 WordArt feature for your Word documents
Techguide The enhanced WordArt version is not available in Word 2007, but you can create objects in Excel and PowerPoint for use in Word documents.
Tags: Microsoft Office
Collaborate more easily by routing Word documents
Techguide Use Word 2002/2003’s Routing Slip feature to send the document as an e-mail attachment to each reviewer in your preferred order.
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Share Word 2003 documents with other users
Techguide Each time you save a Word 2003 document for users still running older versions, you don't need to manually "save down"--simply set Word to automatically save your documents to a more universal format.
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Using Microsoft Excel with SharePoint 2007
Techguide Excel and SharePoint 2007 offer interactive features that simplify many collaborative tasks. Here's a look at what's in store.
Tags: Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., Data, Table, List, Workspace, SharePoint List, Datasheet, Refresh, Microsoft Excel
10+ things that are broken in Access 2007
Techguide If you switch to Access 2007, you'll encounter more than just a radical new interface--some things are just plain broken. See what you can hotfix and what you'll have to live with.
Tags: Microsoft Office, Field, Slide, Microsoft Windows Vista, Tool, shortcut menu, Microsoft VBA, Microsoft PowerPoint, printer, toolbar
Position a logo along the side of a page in Word
Techguide Objects created in WordArt may be convenient, but you can't move them around like other images. Mary Ann Richardson shows you how to get around this default setting by making the logo a floating object.
Move or resize multiple Word objects at once
Techguide A drawing in Word is more than the sum of its parts--that is, until you try to move it. Mary Ann Richardson shows you how to move or resize layered drawings or objects in Word without them falling apart.
Compute your entire Excel worksheet with a click of the mouse
Techguide Excel’s AutoSum feature lets you enter all formulas with just one click.
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Build related tables with the Access 2007 Lookup Wizard
Techguide The Access 2007 Lookup Wizard makes it easy to create a related table. This walkthrough demonstrates how it works.
Tags: Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., Table, C, job title, keyboard shortcut, Strikethrough, AVERAGEA, keyboard, Microsoft Word 2007
Quick Tip: Correct Paste errors in Access before they happen
Insight Do you support clients who paste data directly into Access tables? If so, you probably often get calls from users who receive a message that Access is adding data to the Paste Errors table when they're trying to paste. When that happens, you can usually explain and resolve the problem pretty quickly by considering all the usual suspects.
Use these character formatting shortcuts to save retyping
Techguide Take the shortcut! Whether you need to change the case or switch formats, it's easy with these Word shortcuts.
Add a header to documents with three mouse clicks
Techguide Word 2007 makes dealing with headers easier than ever. Here's how to create a basic header that you can edit and adjust as necessary to streamline your Word documents.
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Create a simple Web page in Word
Techguide You don't need to be an HTML wizard or own special software to build a simple Web page. Mary Ann Richardson explains how you can use Word to create a Web-ready page that can be uploaded to your server.
Avoid errors by checking a form's closed/open status
Insight Knowing that a form is open isn't always enough to error-proof your code. Knowing what view the form is currently opened in can be just as important. As this article explains, checking on both conditions is the best way to prevent unexpected errors.
Prevent table rows from breaking between pages
Techguide Word automatically inserts page breaks when the last row of a table reaches the bottom page margin. Depending on the margin setting, Word might add these page breaks in the middle of a row, causing a part of the row to drop to the next page.
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