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Author :: Meryl K. Evans  |
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| Article Title :: Microsoft Word Merge |
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| As an editor for a few newsletters, I write to readers who write or complete feedback surveys. One of the newsletters gets several hundreds of responses with every issue. If that sounds overwhelming, the first issue alone got over 1000 responses! I use a few methods for handling large email jobs and use whichever depending on the mood. This one covers Word merge.Anyone who has used Word's merge features for letters and envelopes can do this using the same method by choose "E-mail messages" as the document type instead of the others. It works seamlessly with Outlook. Although, the help file indicates email merge works with any MAPI-compatible email program.Information on merg (read full article) |
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| Category :: Software Articles |
Author :: Meryl K. Evans |
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| Article Title :: Email Templates |
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| This method of creating fast email replies involves creating a simple template with no merging. The text is the same and all you have to do is add information and send it. We'll do it for Mozilla / Thunderbird, Outlook, and Outlook Express. Mozilla and Thunderbird are exactly the same.This method is good for small jobs of repetitive emails and responses / requests especially for newsletters like eNJ and Shavlik. I do a monthly interview column and constantly send interview requests, so I use a Mozilla template for this and it works great.Outlook 'Regular'Start by creating the email complete with the Subject, greeting, body, closing, and the sig. Skip the To. If (read full article) |
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| Category :: Software Articles |
Author :: Scott Morris |
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| Article Title :: Open Source Software (OSS) and Its Uses |
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| What is Open Source Software?Open Source Software (OSS) is software that is available under a special license that allows everyone to access the program code as well as the executable program. This means that anyone is able to edit the program code and therefore customise the software for their own needs.This ability to access the source code is protected by the license under which the software is released. There is a great many Open Source licenses, but they all have one thing in common, they protect the right of the user of the software to access and modify it in any way they desire.This ability to modify applications is in direct contrast to the Closed Source Softw (read full article) |
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| Category :: Software Articles |
Author :: John Morris |
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| Article Title :: Great Payoffs from Workflow Software |
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| When it comes to the terms, “Streamline Operations” or “Reduce Operating Expenses” and “Cut Labor Costs”, do you really have any idea what these terms actually mean? How much money does the company actually want to save? And how does workflow software help the company to achieve this seemingly insurmountable goal?When it comes to workflow software, every company definitely has their own sets of procedures as well as methods that they implements when it comes to handling all sorts of day-to-day operations in and out of their companies such as the following: invoicing, time sheets, status reports, new account setup and you might as well include everything else that will b (read full article) |
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| Category :: Software Articles |
Author :: Carol Bentley |
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| Article Title :: Microsoft Word: Business Writing 1; Stop The Hair-Tearing Frustration of Word |
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| Direct Response Business writing is different to ordinary business writing and many of the automatic features in Word are an absolute nightmare!I use Microsoft Word to write all my material; books, articles, letters, adverts, newsletters – you name it I use Word to write it.And because I have done so for the last 15 years of my 30+ years in business life I am well aware of the irritating, hair-tearing frustration Word gives you when it won’t do what you want it to.Here’s a series of mini-articles showing you how to ‘get a grip’ on the program and make it do what you want, not what it ‘thinks’ you want.In this first article are 4 ‘preparatory tip (read full article) |
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| Category :: Software Articles |
Author :: Carol Bentley |
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| Article Title :: Microsoft Word: Business Writing 2; Check out These 24 Time-Saving Keyboard Shortcuts |
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| Direct Response Business writing is different to ordinary business writing and many of the automatic features in Word are an absolute nightmare!In the first of this series of mini-articles I explained how to stop Word being ‘bossy’ and taking over your document.Now you can discover 24 of the keyboard shortcuts (split into 5 categories) you can use whilst typing. Some, I’ve no doubt, are familiar. Others are neat tricks that can save you having to reach for the mouse and so save you a considerable amount of time (and maybe even RSI problems!)…(Valid for Word 97 and later)Formatting – Characters1) Format text as you type with (read full article) |
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| Category :: Software Articles |
Author :: Phil Gerbyshak |
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| Article Title :: Free Picture Editing for the Novice and Intermediate Photo Taker |
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| As a technology guy, I'm often asked about the software I use for various applications. The most recently asked for application is "How do I edit my pictures after I take them with this neat new digital camera?" The simplest, best program I have found is one called Picasa offered free by Google. Why Picasa? Ease of use is the first reason, as it's just double click on an image and you can crop, reduce red eye, or brighten a picture in just a few easy clicks. My favorite reason for using Picasa is one that has nothing to do with editing pictures, and everything to do with finding my pictures on my hard drive. When you first launch Picasa, it asks you if you want to search your whole hard d (read full article) |
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| Category :: Software Articles |
Author :: Carol Bentley |
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| Article Title :: Microsoft Word: Business Writing 3; 8 Tips To Save More Time |
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| Direct Response Business writing is different to ordinary business writing, which is why I decided to share this mini series of tips for stopping the hair-tearing frustration when working with Microsoft Word.These 8 tips share insights to how to get your page looking exactly the way you want it to…1) Start a new page by pressing Ctrl + Enter not by pressing the enter key until Word starts a new page for you. Doing it this way means that any additional text you add before your page break does not push your text further down the next page.2) Add a border to your page when creating an Order Form (See my article: Direct Mail Campaigns: 10 Rules to Cr (read full article) |
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| Category :: Software Articles |
Author :: Carol Bentley |
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| Article Title :: Microsoft Word: Business Writing 4; Time Saving Tips for Reports or Books |
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| If you are writing a report, manual, reference document or even a book, you may want to create a table of contents. You can do this automatically and update it at the press of a key in Word.To start with you must use heading styles for your section titles; use these 3 shortcuts to apply headings styles as you type:Ctrl + Alt + 1 ……Heading Style 1Ctrl + Alt + 2 ……Heading Style 2Ctrl + Alt + 3 ……Heading Style 3Create a Table of Contents for your report or book: position the cursor where you want the contents to be listed.From the menu: Insert (then in X (read full article) |
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| Category :: Software Articles |
Author :: Carol Bentley |
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| Article Title :: Microsoft Word: Business Writing 5; 4 Tips for Successful Paragraph Numbering |
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| One of the most irritating things with Microsoft Word is paragraph numbering or bullets.You start off the numbering or bullets; press Enter at the end of the paragraph and then press Enter again to give a gap between the paragraphs… to make it easier to read. And what does Word do? Cancels your numbers or bullets!Here’s 4 tips on how you can get nicely spaced paragraphs and keep your numbering or bullets working perfectly…1) Set your numbered paragraph format to have a spacing of 12 pt (i.e. 1 line) before it. When typing numbered paragraphs you will find it easier to keep the spacing and the numbering sequence that you want.Increase the spaci (read full article) |
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