Although Word’s AutoCorrect  feature makes us a bit careless with what we type, it does heck of a job to increase our productivity. It corrects typos, capitalizes words for us, and makes sure that we capitalize the correct words. It also does a great job of being really annoying at times because it will automatically…Continue Reading

Have you ever worked on a monstrous paper only to have Word crash? Luckily the AutoRecover feature backed up the file and you are saved, but what about the work you got done in the past 10 minutes? If you haven’t changed the default value that Word uses for AutoRecover, then you might have just…Continue Reading

Are you a fan of Word’s reference tool? If you don’t know what I’m referring to then you are missing out on one of the easiest and quickest ways to generate citations that meet APA and MLA formatting standards. So back to those of you that use this awesome tool, wouldn’t it be nice to…Continue Reading

After months of offering Office 2010 as a free Beta download and after thousands of smileys and frowns (using Microsoft’s feedback system) Office 2010 is finally here. It hasn’t been since Office 2007, that Microsoft has drastically changed a product like they have in Office 2010 (with the exception of Windows 7 of course). The…Continue Reading

How many times have you found cells with errors or the famous ##### entry? These can all be attributable to errors or improper formatting. In this tutorial we are going to focus on the error part. In Excel you have the ability to compose simple formulas that add a list of numbers or you can…Continue Reading

How often do you find yourself opening the Windows calculator to quickly find the solution to a problem? How often do you create a formula in Excel to find the answer to a silly calculation? If any of these apply, then you might want to add the Calculator command to the Office Ribbon in Excel…Continue Reading

Want to make your Excel spreadsheets stand out? Use the header and footer. Like Word documents, Excel spreadsheets have the ability to use a header and a footer to display important information about the spreadsheet/chart you are working on. The header and footer are usually visible when the Page Layout view is enabled and when…Continue Reading

If you are upgrading from a Word version other than Word 2007, chances are you are wondering where the heck the ruler is. The default view in Word 2010 excludes the ruler as part of the Print Layout View while editing documents. I for one, like the inclusion of the ruler because it’s a reminder…Continue Reading

Do you have more than 20 different folders in Outlook that you use to keep your emails organized? If this is the case you most likely use a couple of these folders more often than others. Rather than scrolling up and down each time you wish to look for a folder or expanding folders (if…Continue Reading

If you really want to differentiate yourself from others who use the default color scheme in Office 2010 applications, then read on. Office 2010 (beta) ships with three color schemes to help customize the look of all Office 2010 applications. To change the color schemes on your Office 2010 installation, follow the instructions below. Note:…Continue Reading

How many times have you started writing a new email message in Outlook and tried to insert a link and couldn’t? Chances are that your default email format is Rich Text or Plain Text. In either case HTML code cannot be used when composing your message. If you wish to use HTML code in your…Continue Reading

Pretty soon everyone with a SkyDrive account will be able to create and edit Excel spreadsheets, Word Documents, PowerPoint Presentations, and even their OneNote notes online. So…how exactly do you create these files using SkyDrive? Well, follow the instructions below. Before we get started, you first need to have a SkyDrive account, which you can…Continue Reading

How many times have you gone back and forth between an email message and your contact list to add a new contact? Fortunately there’s an easier way to add contacts from an email message. Outlook allows users to create new contacts from an open email message by right-clicking on the users name in the From:…Continue Reading