Sometimes an inserted picture needs to be cropped to remove certain unnecessary portions of the picture. Cropping removes these portions and also reduces the size of the picture, so it can fit nicely into your document. Cropping is easy to do this and it can drastically change the look of your document. Here’s how it’s done using the Picture Toolbar:

·        First access your Picture To ... Read More »

Recently my zoom tool in Photoshop CS3 started zooming out instead of zooming in.  The only way I could solve it was to reset all the preferences.  To reset all preferences in Photoshop CS3 hold down the Ctrl+Alt+Shit key while starting up Photoshop.  Photoshop should confirm that you want to delete your preferences file.  If you click OK, your preferences will be reset.

You’re running your booth at a trade show, and you want your slide show to play in the background while you concentrate on your customers.

Create the messages you want to convey in your PowerPoint presentation.  If you have not yet created transitions within your presentation, single click on your first slide in “Normal View” or “Slide Sorter View.”  Hold the Shift< ... Read More »

In Crystal Reports (CR), when printing or previewing a report, the Group Header displays at the bottom of the page and the group's records appear on the following page instead of on the same page as the Group Header. This is also known as an orphaned group header.

How do you prevent an orphaned group header?  There are two ways.

Method One:

You can select the 'Keep Group Together' option available in the 'Group Expert', similar to the option found in the 'Section Expert'. You can access the Group Expert through 'Report' on the menu ('Change Group Expert' in CR 8.5 and earlier).

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Method Two:

1. Insert a section below the Group Header to create Group Header 1a and Group Hea ... Read More »

Have you ever brainstormed an idea in Word and wanted to sort your list?  You may sort paragraphs, bulleted lists, numbered lists.  You can even separate your list items with a common character, such as a comma, tab or other character for lists of last and first names, phone numbers, etc., and perform a multi-level sort.

After you type your list, highlight it and select “Table” and “Sort.” You may select your Read More »

You have multiple worksheets, and now you would like to compile your data spread among those worksheets.  To do this:

1)      Select the cell where you would like the formula to appear, probably on a new “Summary Worksheet.”

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You’ve typed your document, but it’s the same ol’ boring Times New Roman 12 point text.  Themes customize link bars, background colors, body and heading styles, lists, hyperlink colors, and tables, and they help you create professional, well-designed looking documents.

Click “Format” and click “Theme.”  Select a theme and click “OK.”&n ... Read More »

Double-Click on a word to select the word

Triple-Click on a word to select the paragraph< ... Read More »

You’ve got your list together, but you want to number your items.  Here’s how you do it:

Click on the column where you want to insert the numbered list to highlight the entire column.  Right click your mouse and left click “Insert.”  This will insert a new column for your list items.  Type the nu ... Read More »