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Author: Senior Instructor Created: 5/26/2006 6:06 PM
Tips & Traps from MicroAssist's Instructors and Staff

By Senior Instructor on 12/28/2009 1:22 PM

Shortcuts for moving windows around your screen in Windows 7.

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By Senior Instructor on 12/28/2009 9:38 AM

Tips for selecting an Excel worksheet

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By Senior Instructor on 12/28/2009 8:52 AM

Open up various Word dialog boxes by double-clicking items on the user interface.

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By Senior Instructor on 12/28/2009 8:49 AM

 Use the Alt-Shift keyboard shortcut for short moves

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By Senior Instructor on 12/10/2009 9:33 AM

Microsoft announces ship date for Office 2010

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By Senior Instructor on 12/10/2009 9:09 AM

 HTML 5 is coming, and it promises some big changes for web pages.

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By Senior Instructor on 12/26/2008 9:37 AM

Do you want to quickly aggregate web content that interests you?  Target articles with RSS (really simple syndication) feeds to stay on top of newly updated content without becoming overwhelmed with information.

 

Using a feed reader, you can easily navigate the familiar file tree structure to see the articles that most interest you.  ... Read More »

By Senior Instructor on 12/26/2008 9:33 AM

You know you want to hold a meeting exactly one week from today.  You may type in the text “next week” in the "Start time" field and Outlook will automatically find the date one week out from the current date.  You may also use the text “next month,” “next Friday,” etc to find additional dates.

By Senior Instructor on 10/20/2008 3:01 PM

Have you ever wanted to look at multiple, maybe non-consecutive dates in your Outlook calendar?  You can access multiple dates side-by-side by clicking on the first date you want to see in the Date Navigator in the Navigation Pane in the upper left corner, and holding the Ctrl key + click on the other dates you want to see.  The dates will appear in the Calendar window as separate days.

By Senior Instructor on 10/20/2008 3:00 PM

You’re working through your Inbox, and suddenly you need to look at your calendar or add a task list item.  Often people click in the navigation pane to switch to the appropriate area.  You can right click on any of the navigation buttons and right click on “Open in New Window” to keep each pane open on its own.  You can select Alt-Tab to switch between windows.