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Google switches on Apps Script
News Enterprise users of Google's Web-based office productivity suite can now add customized scripts to automate various business processes.
Tags: Web browsers, Enterprise Search, Tool, Web Service, Google Search, finance, Google Apps, spreadsheet, team, Web browsers
IE flaw puts credit card info at risk
News A vulnerability in Internet Explorer 6.0, 5.5 and possibly earlier versions opens access to Web accounts that hold everything from credit card numbers to passwords.
Lotus Notes Training: Setting preferences in the Tools menu
Insight Teaching users how to take full advantage of Lotus Notes mail can be a chore. One way to accelerate the process is allowing them to add personal touches to their mail database.
Control where Word hyphenates a word
Techguide Follow this tip to determine where Word hyphenates your content.
Tags: Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., MsgBox, C, vbOKOnly, command button, Tools Menu, Microsoft Excel 2007, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Access
Open multiple Word 2003 documents in one window
Techguide Consolidate and streamline your Word document display to avoid the clutter of individual application windows.
Tags: Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., Data, List, Cell, Item, Record, Microsoft Word 2003, Chances, AutoComplete
Display hidden data in an Excel chart
Techguide By default, Excel displays only visible data in a chart. Consequently, if you hide worksheet data, Excel won't display that data in a chart.
Tags: Microsoft Office, Database, Option, Chart, Microsoft Corp., Tools Menu, Figure B, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, technique
Use a nonbreaking space to keep words together
Techguide Learn how to keep two words together when they happen to fall at the end of the line and Word pushes the last name to the next line.
Tags: Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., Backup, Item, Tools Menu, e-mail, keyboard, Microsoft Excel, Earth, built-In
A quick method for counting Access records in a form
Techguide There are several ways to count the records in a form's recordset. In fact, Access forms display the record count by default.
Tags: Microsoft Office, Method, File, Tool, Tools Menu, Microsoft Excel 2007, File Menu, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Access, dialog box
Quick sort for Word lists
Techguide Sorting lists with text, numbers or dates in Word isn't exactly intuitive, but here's what you need to know to get it done quickly.
Tags: Microsoft Office, Tools Menu, Microsoft Excel 2007, e-mail, Microsoft Excel, dialog box, window, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Word
Use SUM in an array function to count values that match multiple criteria
Techguide When you need to count values based on more than one criterion, the CountIF function won't do the job. The solution: build an array formula with SUM.
Tags: Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., C, Cell, Sales, Tools Menu, Microsoft Excel 2007, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Access, Microsoft Office
Use Excel's DGET function to zero in on information you need
Techguide You can save your users considerable time--and eyestrain--by setting up a handy formula that tells Excel to display a specific cell entry for them.
Tags: Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., Cell, Database, data entry, font, Tools Menu, Ctrl, DGET, Replace
Print gridlines and headings in Excel
Techguide A printout of data can be more useful if you print gridlines and column and row headings. The gridlines help keep you on track.
Tags: Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Excel 2007, page layout, Microsoft PowerPoint, printing, Microsoft Excel, spreadsheet, Microsoft Office
Windows XP Home Edition with Service Pack 2
Product Reviews Windows XP Home Edition with Service Pack 2
Tags: Security, Microsoft Windows Firewall, Service Pack, Service Pack 2, Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows, Automatic Update, PC, firewall
Use Wingdings to add graphics to Access forms and reports
Techguide You can insert a symbol or picture into a form or report, but embedded graphics consume a lot of resources.
Tags: Microsoft Office, Error, Microsoft Corp., Code, MsgBox, keyboard shortcut, Graphics, vbOKOnly, Alan Wood, Insert
Microsoft Windows XP SP2
Product Reviews Microsoft Windows XP SP2
