Create Greeting Cards in Microsoft Word 2003
If you want to create something in Word that will just dazzle someone, try your hand at customized greeting cards. To set up Word to create a greeting card from a single sheet of standard letter-size paper [more…]
Creating a Report with Crystal Reports 10
When you start Crystal Reports 10, generally you want to do one of three things: create a report, modify a report, or run a report against the data in your database. Reports take data from a database, [more…]
Restoring a Backup in Norton Ghost
You know all the grousing you do about having to back up your data? Well, if all your folders and files suddenly disappear from your drive, you won't need to stress because you can restore it all with [more…]
Setting Up Norton Parental Control
Child safety is a big issue anywhere, but the online world presents special challenges in the form of virtual bogeymen, pitfalls, and the kind of Web sites that can fluster or enrage a mature adult. Parental [more…]
Free Software: Image-Editing with GIMP
GIMP, which stands for GNU Image Manipulation Program, has all the major features of Adobe Photoshop but is available for free under the GNU General Public License. With the GIMP, you can create or open [more…]
Free Software: Migrating Your Mail to Thunderbird
Thunderbird is a great (and free!) e-mail program that offers you much better security than programs like Microsoft Outlook. Because Thunderbird doesn't allow scripts to run automatically, attachments [more…]
Crystal Reports 10: Understanding Object Linking and Embedding (OLE)
The primary purpose for a report is to present database data to users in a form that's easy to understand. Crystal Reports gives you all the tools you need to do that. Sometimes, however, you want a report [more…]
Running Norton's One Button Checkup
Norton SystemWorks and its Norton Utilities tools work something like a PC emergency room and triage center trying to identify and fix the things that go bump and beep on your system. But what if you just [more…]
Crystal Reports 10: Adding a Hyperlink to a Report
One of the most valuable features of Web-based content is the capability to quickly move between pages by using hyperlinks. By clicking a hyperlink associated with a word, a phrase, or an image, you can [more…]
Creating a Basic Spreadsheet Formula in WordPerfect Office 2002
You can enter formulas in two ways in WordPerfect: Type the formula directly into the cell, or use a combination type-and-click approach. The following sections give you the lowdown on both methods, plus [more…]
Numbering Pages in WordPerfect 11
Few things are more annoying than a sheaf of pages with no page numbers that have gotten (or may have gotten) out of order. Don't look like a schnook; number your pages. [more…]
Reusing Slides in PowerPoint 2007
Among the fascinating features in PowerPoint 2007 is the option that enables you to reuse slides from old presentations. The Reuse Slides feature also lets you [more…]
Working with Graphics in WordPerfect 11
A few basics before you jump into using graphics: [more…]
Adding Borders and Backgrounds in WordPerfect 11
For some reason, nothing looks as neat as having a nice fancy border around your text. At least, that's what the folks at WordPerfect must believe, because their border features are yet another case of [more…]
Working with Templates in WordPerfect 12
Templates are prototypes for different types of documents. Templates are sort of like blank forms. They don't necessarily contain text, though. A template might contain only a collection of the particular [more…]
Placing Charts in Excel
In Excel, making charts is most of the work, but that's not all of it. You still have to decide where to put the charts. First, you need to figure out whether to put a chart on a separate chart sheet. [more…]
Defining Excel Dashboards and Reports
In Microsoft Excel 2007, it isn't difficult to use reportand dashboard interchangeably. Often, reports are referred to as dashboards just because they included a few charts. Likewise, many dashboards have [more…]
Free Software: Working with Simply MEPIS
GNU/Linux is a free open source alternative to Windows. Hundreds of versions of GNU/Linux exist because it's free — people download it and tinker with it, and then distribute it. SimplyMEPIS Linux is a [more…]
PowerPoint 2007 Line Spacing and Alignment
Efficient use of line spacing is one of the most neglected options in PowerPoint 2007 presentations, but it's one of the easiest to manage. (Line spacing [more…]
Taking Action When Norton AntiVirus Can't Repair an Infected File
Assume for a minute that the worst has happened: Norton AntiVirus finds something it really believes is a virus but doesn't seem to be able to act upon the file to repair, quarantine, or delete it. If [more…]
Knowing How Crystal Xcelsius Works
In a nutshell, Crystal Xcelsius imports a snapshot of your Excel file, allows you to build a visual model by tying components to your data, compiles your final dashboard to a Flash SWF file, and then publishes [more…]
Is Your Excel Dashboard or Report Accurate?
Nothing kills an Excel dashboard or report faster than the perception that its data are inaccurate. Before you send out your finished Excel dashboard or report, be sure to check your reporting mechanism [more…]
Inserting a Chart in PowerPoint 2007
Instead of using boring and hard-to read tables in your presentations, insert colorful charts with PowerPoint 2007. Charts make it easy for your audience to visualize trends and patterns — and can prevent [more…]
Cracking the Codes in WordPerfect 11
Every WordPerfect document consists of content (the stuff you type) and formatting instructions (the appearance of the document and text). Normally, you work only with the content and the visual results [more…]
Creating Your First MindManager Map
Creating maps is what MindManager is all about, but creating a useful map can take some effort and creative energy. You want to use maps that are already started, called [more…]
