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I get asked a lot if it still pays to hone your skills on Office 2003, with 2007 out now for 3 years and 2010 on the horizon. While the installed base of Office 2007 is going up all the time, there are still many organizations on previous versions. What I want to know from […]
My writing usually focuses on technical tips and tricks. But in all honesty, the best tip I can offer is to get trained. Most of us are self-taught in the office software products we use. Unless you are the type to read all your manuals thoroughly before touching the mouse or keyboard, it’s safe to […]
There are three types of messages Excel gives us that aren’t technically error messages, but they are notifying us that something MIGHT be wrong. In this second half of my Excel Error Messages training, we’ll explore #N/A, FALSE and circular cell references. #N/A#N/A actually means no answer. The most common place you’ll see an #N/A […]
Excel error messages aren’t always terribly clear to us. We know we have a problem, but we don’t know where to go to start fixing it! In this and next week’s article we’ll examine 6 common errors in Excel and how they show up, including 2 error messages that may not be errors at all! […]
We’ve taken that old, ugly PowerPoint presentation and whipped into shape with respect to content and consistency. The layouts all look good. And, we’ve chosen an appropriate background and color set. We’re almost happy with the finished product except for a few font choices and the need for some additional slide layouts. We would also […]
PowerPoint makeover: Working with design and layouts for version 2003In recent weeks, we’ve explored the best way to transform an old, ugly presentation into an effective PowerPoint presentation. with a Word outline, and how to overcome one of the hurdles of using the method: one bullet per slide. This week we’ll take our plainly laid-out […]
In my previous two posts, we explored the best way to transform an old, ugly PowerPoint presentation with a Word outline, and how to overcome one of the hurdles of using the method: One Bullet/One Slide This week we will take our plainly laid-out content and create an effective PowerPoint presentation in PowerPoint 2007. Next […]
Last week you learned about the best way to compose a PowerPoint presentation. I promised that we would troubleshoot a few of the common mishaps with that method. The first, and perhaps most frustrating one is the “one bullet point per slide” mishap. This usually occurs when outline numbering is added manually, rather than by […]
Not too long ago, one of my seminar attendees let out a disgusted sigh right in the middle of a Microsoft PowerPoint presentation. As it turned out, she was upset by not having the seminar information 72 hours earlier. She had been handed a 30+ slide presentation on Friday afternoon, which she was expected to […]