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- Windows Vista -- Borg technology -- prepare to be assimilated
- Suffering the upgrade blues? Windows Vista is sure to make you feel worse, at least for a while. by Susan Harkins
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Susan Harkins
- Blog posts 2008-08-04
- Quickly apply multiple formats in a Word document
- Applying multiple formats throughout a document can be a tedious task. Bust the task with this easy-to-use keyboard shortcut. by Susan Harkins
- Tags: Format, Microsoft Word, Word Processors, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software, Susan Harkins
- Blog posts 2008-08-04
- Pass optional objects to VBA functions
- Not every argument has a value every single time you call it. When you need a function that's flexible enough to handle an empty argument, use VBA's Optional keyword. by Susan Harkins
- Tags: Susan Harkins
- Blog posts 2008-08-01
- Create a custom letterhead template in Word
- Printing your own stationery can save you significant bucks -- you can print on an as-needed basis and make changes whenever you want without incurring any charges. Here's what you need to know about using Word to set up a letterhead template. by Susan Harkins
- Tags: Page, Margin, Template, AutoShape, Susan Sales Harkins, Document Management, Microsoft Word, Word Processors, Printers, Microsoft Office, Enterprise Software, Software, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Office Suites, Hardware, Peripherals, Susan Harkins
- Blog posts 2008-07-30
- How to reference an Access subform
- Referencing a control on an Access form is easy. Referencing a subform and its controls is a little more complex. To Access, a subform isn't a form at all, but a control, so you must reference it as such. by Susan Harkins
- Tags: Microsoft Access, Control, Microsoft Office, Databases, Office Suites, Software, Enterprise Software, Data Management, Susan Harkins
- Blog posts 2008-07-28
- Quick access to Excel formula bar via keyboard
- A quick keyboard shortcut puts you right into the Formula bar. You don't need the mouse at all! by Susan Harkins
- Tags: Mouse, Formula, Keyboards, Microsoft Excel, Mice, Microsoft Office, Hardware, Peripherals, Office Suites, Software, Susan Harkins
- Blog posts 2008-07-25
- Backups aren't expensive, but they are necessary
- Data is money. There's no getting around it. Regardless of what your business provides, data is critical. Back it up, every day or risk losing money. by Susan Harkins
- Tags: Backups, Susan Harkins
- Blog posts 2008-07-23
- Quickly move extra text onto its own slide in PowerPoint
- Crowded slides are guaranteed to send your audience scrambling for the exits. Luckily, PowerPoint makes it easy to scoot excess text onto a new slide. by Susan Harkins
- Tags: Toolbar, Slide, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software, Susan Harkins
- Blog posts 2008-07-22
- How to get the Office spell checker to ignore Internet addresses
- Internet addresses fill our correspondence and documents, and those addresses confuse the spell check feature. If you don't want the spell checker to stop at each Internet address, tell it to stop -- permanently. by Susan Harkins
- Tags: Spell Checker, Microsoft Office, Internet, Office Suites, Software, Susan Harkins
- Blog posts 2008-07-21
- Why isn't my subquery updateable?
- The best of intentions often fail when writing a subquery. If you can't update your data via a subquery, there's an alternative. by Susan Harkins
- Tags: Query, Susan Harkins
- Blog posts 2008-07-18
- Secure your laptops, seriously
- Are your users loading laptops with sensitive data? If so, they probably do it without a thought for security. There are alternatives. Don't let your laptops and data become easy prey. by Susan Harkins
- Tags: Data, Laptop Computer, Training User, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Susan Harkins
- Blog posts 2008-07-16
- How do I... Reseed a SQL Server identity column?
- Microsoft SQL Server’s identity column generates sequential values for new records using a seed value. Seeding and reseeding an identity column is easy and relatively safe, if you do it correctly. Susan Sales Harkins shows you how it works. by Susan Harkins
- Tags: Microsoft SQL Server, Server, Column, Value, Identity, Table, Identity Column, Seed Value, Term Seed, TRUNCATE TABLE, Susan Sales Harkins, Databases, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Susan Harkins
- Blog posts 2008-07-15
- How to keep others from printing an Excel worksheet
- Use a simple macro to inhibit printing in an Excel workbook. by Susan Harkins
- Tags: Macro, Printing, Microsoft Excel, Document Management, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software, Enterprise Software, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Susan Harkins
- Blog posts 2008-07-14
- Resend an Outlook message
- Don't forward Outlook e-mail when what you really want to do is resend it. Use this simple approach instead. by Susan Harkins
- Tags: Message, Microsoft Outlook, Groupware, Microsoft Office, E-mail, Office Suites, Software, Enterprise Software, Online Communications, Susan Harkins
- Blog posts 2008-07-11
- Strong passwords-realistic or burdensome?
- You don't have to run a large IT shop to know that security is a major issue. However, when rules meant to protect data become too heavy a burden for users to maintain, rules have a tendency to fly out the window. Are your users applying the rules or ignoring...
- Tags: Password, Susan Harkins
- Blog posts 2008-07-09
- Easily change PowerPoint's default bullets
- Bullets are easy to insert in all Office applications, but the default bullet might not make the right impression in a PowerPoint presentation. Change bullets quickly and easily. by Susan Harkins
- Tags: Bullet, Microsoft PowerPoint, Default Bullet, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software, Susan Harkins
- Blog posts 2008-07-07
- Suppress the Office custom dictionary for faster spell checking
- If you've added specialized terms to your dictionary, Office applications will refer to it as well as to the main dictionary every time you run a spell check. To speed things up a bit, tell Office to ignore your custom dictionary unless you need it. by Susan Harkins
- Tags: Dictionary, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software, Susan Harkins
- Blog posts 2008-07-06
- Some early IT goals still not realized
- Our parents seldom changed jobs. Now the average worker changes jobs every few years. In addition, we're still commuting although the technology to work remotely exists. As fast as technology changes, some things have stayed the same. by Susan Harkins
- Tags: Employee, Information Technology, Telecommuting Cost, Telecommuting, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Susan Harkins
- Blog posts 2008-07-06
- Quickly document Excel formulas
- You can document an Excel worksheet easily by printing formulas. Store the hard copy with the application's documentation. by Susan Harkins
- Tags: Formula, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software, Susan Harkins
- Blog posts 2008-07-06
- What's in your stall?
- I think it's safe to say that most of you don't like public restrooms. But, I've never given much thought to what's on the other side of the wall, although, holes in the ceiling give me the creeps. I will admit that any humming I've heard was easy to identify...
- Tags: Stall, Construction, Susan Harkins
- Blog posts 2008-06-30
