Tag: Microsoft Office
How to Create a Mail Merge Document Using Microsoft Word
Want to send or mail out a document to a list of different people? Instead of typing out every single one, or copying and pasting information for each individual person you would like to send the document to, you can simplify things by using Mail Merge. Let’s take a look at creating a Mail Merge [...]
Remove A Photo’s Background Using Office 2010
Microsoft Office 2010 includes some advanced tools that let you easily edit your photos without the need to turn to a third party program, such as Microsoft Paint or Adobe Photoshop. With Remove Background you can easily remove the background in a photo. So, if you just want to have a foreground object such as a [...]
How to enable Read Receipts in Windows Live Mail or Microsoft Outlook (Quick Tip)
Ever send out an important email message and spent time after wondering if the recipient read it? Well you can confirm it from now on using Read Receipts. With Read Receipts you can verify when a message you send has been read by the recipient. Let’s take a look at how to set it up [...]
How to Reinstall or Repair Microsoft Office
If you are experiencing problems with your Microsoft Office applications, such as applications not opening, not responding or unexpected error messages, then a reinstall or repair might be in order. The first thing to try is a repair installation. A repair installation fixes broken program files that might be preventing Microsoft Office from functioning properly. [...]
How to create a side by side installation with different versions of Microsoft Office
If you want to have more than one version of Microsoft Office installed on your computer you can do so by creating a side by side installation. This can be for a number of reasons, including convenience and compatibility. For instance, you might need to share a database with users running an older version of [...]
How to create your first Microsoft Access database
Many of you have Microsoft Access installed on your computer and aren’t taking advantage of it. But a database can be a tool that solves many of your problems. What is a database? A database is a container which stores a variety of information. The principal way of storing information in a Microsoft Access database is with [...]
How to create Charts using Microsoft Excel
Charts help people process data, and Microsoft Excel can build a variety of charts with your data. Bar charts, area, column, and pie charts commonly get used to represent data visually. Each chart type has its own set of options and variations and can exist as an embedded object in the spreadsheet with your data [...]
How to use the new Windows Live Skydrive
Microsoft announced an update to Skydrive, the company’s cloud storage service that lets you store 25GB of documents, photos and even music for free. Although similar to other cloud storage services such as Dropbox and Apple’s new iCloud, Skydrive delivers much more storage for free. I’ve been using Skydrive for quite a while now and it has gradually [...]
How to Install Microsoft Office 2010 SP1
Microsoft has released the first Service Pack maintenance update for its Office productivity suite, Office 2010. Service Pack 1 contains cumulative and public updates for all Office 2010 suites and individual applications including Project 2010, Visio 2010, SharePoint 2010, Office 2010 servers, Office Web Apps, Search Server 2010, SharePoint 2010 Products and FAST Search Server [...]
How to backup and restore your Outlook Personal Folder (Outlook 2010, 2007, 2003 & 2002)
If you use Microsoft Outlook to manage your life, not having access to it can seem like hitting a dead end. That’s why it’s recommended you backup your Outlook Personal Folder often, especially if you want to transfer all your emails, calendar, contacts and tasks to a new computer. In this article, we show you [...]
