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How to Be More Efficient on Your Computer

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Here's some tips on how to navigate your computer faster for work or personal use... more »

How to Change a Word Document to JPEG Format

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It is possible to convert a Microsoft Word document into the JPEG picture format using the Microsoft Paint application. Paint is a free application that comes standard with Windows. With this technique, you can convert a Word document into a ... more »

How to Change Paragraph Options in Microsoft Word

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Paragraph formatting changes the entire look of your document. Making the decisions on what kind of spacing to use or which alignment, left or right, best meets your writing needs is a design choice, but knowing how to change these traits is ... more »

How to Change the Background Color in a Microsoft Word Document

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You can change the background color in a Microsoft Word 97 and 2000 (for PC) and 98 (for Macintosh) document if you don't want the default white background. This feature is available only in Online (or Web) Layout view and doesn't print. You see ... more »

How to Create a Custom Slide Show in PowerPoint

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A custom slide show is like a show within a show or chapters in an electronic book. You can create the slide show in PowerPoint 98/2000, then go to the various "chapters" during the show and view those sections of the presentation... more »

How to Create a Fax Cover Letter in Microsoft Word

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Creating a fax cover letter using Microsoft Word is a small extra step that you can take to help you look professional. Read on to learn how to create a fax cover letter in Microsoft Word... more »

How to Create a Four-Fold Greeting Card in a Word-Processing Program

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Personalize the holidays with your own four-fold greeting card, designed on a standard word-processing program... more »

How to Create a Numbered or Bulleted List in Microsoft Word

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Lists provide a great way to present a lot of information in an easy-to-understand format. Two types of lists are commonly used: bulleted and numbered... more »

How to Create a Simple Table in Microsoft Word

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Tables present complex information in an easy-to-read format. You can insert text, numbers and graphics in tables. These instructions work for Microsoft Word 97 or 98... more »

How to Create Links in a PDF (Acrobat) Document

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Creating bookmarks is one way to make your Acrobat (PDF) document easier to navigate. You can also add in-text clickable links directly to a page. This is especially useful in a table of contents or an index. To create or modify PDF documents, ... more »

How to Design a Microsoft Word Template

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If you find yourself creating documents using Microsoft Word, consider creating templates that reflect your style and needs. A style template saves any information you choose, such as your name, address, signature, your favorite logo, margin ... more »

How to Get a Microsoft Office Professional 2007 Referral Key Free

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I know the feeling. You get your new computer set up, you test it out, and you use and enjoy all the programs, including the word processor. Everything is going great until you start getting those annoying messages asking you to key in your ... more »

How to Insert a Page or Section Break in a Microsoft Word Document

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Sometimes you may want to insert a page break or a section break in a Word document before the application does it automatically. Section breaks are especially helpful when creating books or reports. For each section, you can specify formatting, ... more »

How to Insert Clip Art into a Microsoft Word Document

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Enliven your Microsoft Word document by inserting clip art onto the page. Microsoft Word comes with many pre-installed pictures that you can use. Follow these steps... more »

How to Make a Certificate Using Microsoft Word

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Microsoft Word is useful for many tasks, including creating award certificates for individuals, groups, and classes. A certificate acknowledging that a person has gone above and beyond expectations can be a nice token of appreciation. Plus, it ... more »

How to Make Business Cards on a Computer

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You can make simple business cards or add fancy graphics, a logo or even a picture of yourself with the right software. There are application programs to choose from, but here are basic instructions for using Microsoft Word... more »

How to Make Footers Appear Automatically in Word and Excel Documents

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This article is to show you how to make your headers, margins, and footers automatically appear in Word or Excel 2003... more »

How to Prepare to Get Microsoft MOUS/MOS Certification

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Do you want to show you have the skills needed to be a competent office worker? One way you can do that is to take the Microsoft MOUS/MOS Office Certification tests. Employers have found that those who are certified are competent in their ... more »

How to Send a Personalized Letter or E-mail to a Mailing List

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If you want to send a personalized letter or e-mail to a list of people, you can do this with your MS Office program. The easiest way to begin is by personalizing the salutation, so instead of "Dear Sir:", your letter actually has the ... more »

How to Set Up Shortcut Keys in Microsoft Word

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To save time, you can assign shortcut keys to complex functions or to functions you perform often in Microsoft Word 97 and Word 2000 (for PC) and Word 98 (for Macintosh)... more »

How to Track Changes Within a Microsoft Word Document

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You can "track" the changes you make to a Microsoft Word 97 and Word 2000 (for PC) and Word 98 (for Macintosh) document by setting the Track Changes preferences, then turning on the feature. When you track changes, your additions and deletions ... more »

How to Transfer a Word 2003 Dictionary to Another Computer

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When you conduct a spell check, Word searches the standard dictionary as well as your custom dictionary before alerting you of a possible misspelling. The custom dictionary can contain user-specific words that you choose to add to the dictionary ... more »

How to Turn Off Automatic Spell Checking in Microsoft Word

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You can turn off automatic spell checking (and do away with those annoying little wavy marks) if you want to do all of your spell checking after completing the document. These instructions work for Word 97, 98 and 2000... more »

How to Use a Circumflex Accent in a Windows Document

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A circumflex is a special character used with a vowel. For example, the letter "E" with a circumflex looks like this: Ê. Circumflex accents are used in European and Asian languages written in the Roman alphabet... more »

How to Use a Grave Accent in a Windows Document

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Grave accents occur in European and Asian languages that are written in the Roman alphabet. The grave accent is used over a vowel. The letter "E" with a grave accent looks like this: È... more »

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