The Productivity Hub
Set Your Text Free by Linking Text Boxes in Publisher
Some projects take a lot of tweaking in Publisher—anewsletter, for example. What I want to do...
Date: 07/30/2012
Get the Latest Scoop in SharePoint
Keeping up on changes to my company SharePoint site is essential in my job. I need to know about...
Date: 06/22/2012
Microsoft Publisher—Using the Right Software for the Job
With all of the templates and features available in Microsoft Word, I have a tendency to never leave...
Date: 06/21/2012
The Best of Both Worlds—Sync IE and Outlook RSS Feeds
In my last post I talked about how great it is to be able to use RSS feeds in Outlook. Well,...
Date: 06/19/2012
Have a Blissful Day—RSS Feeds in Outlook
When blogs first started to go big, it was exciting to checkall your favorites for updates. Then you...
Date: 06/18/2012
No More “Who’s Doing What?” with Assigned Tasks
Working as a team means dividing up the work. Clearly dividing project tasks and assigning roles is...
Date: 06/08/2012
Tagging in OneNote
OneNote is the quintessential notepad because you can use it just like you would a pad of...
Date: 05/30/2012
Keeping in Control: Document Set Versioning in SharePoint
When you’ve worked hard on a project, sending your documents off for approvals is a bit like...
Date: 05/15/2012
Keeping it Together: Documents in SharePoint
Between the research, edits, and approvals for all the projects on your desk, does it ever feel like...
Date: 05/07/2012
Cut Down on Meetings - Well, at Least Meeting Invites
Ah, meetings. Can’t live with ’em, and probably can’t do your job without...
Date: 04/20/2012
Learning to Share in SharePoint
Remember when learning how to share meant taking turns with your Batman action figure during recess?...
Date: 04/13/2012
Perfectionist? The Alignment Tool is for You
If you cringe when objects on the page are just a little bit off, listen up. It doesn’t have...
Date: 04/11/2012
Viewing a SharePoint calendar in Outlook
Using a calendar out on your SharePoint team site has a fewadvantages: Everyone on your team can...
Date: 01/19/2012
Oops! I Forgot to Save It!
One of the best things about Office programs (and just about any other application, for that matter)...
Date: 01/17/2012
Download new SmartArt for Office 2010
If you already know how to use SmartArt to convert ideas into engaging graphics, you won't hesitate...
Date: 06/30/2011
Crowd control for your desktop: Managing multiple windows in Windows 7
It's not unusual—in fact, it's typical—for PC users to keep a number of windows open on the desktop....
Date: 06/29/2011
Create a pull quote in Word
If your Word document looks like a wall of text and you have no pictures, tables, or diagrams to...
Date: 06/28/2011
Embed Office 2010 documents on the Web
If you have a blog or web site, you no longer need to worry about whether your site visitors have...
Date: 06/27/2011
Give yourself more room to work in Outlook
Depending on what you're working on throughout the day, you may want to de-clutter your view in...
Date: 06/24/2011
Save time with Excel shortcuts
If you've spent any time with Excel, you probably know that the Enter key advances you to the next...
Date: 06/23/2011
No rabbits needed: Pull these IE9 tricks out of your hat
Here, presented for your entertainment (and for the benefit of anyone who values your productivity,...
Date: 06/22/2011
Formula Watch - Working with DOLLARs
In most cases, you want to keep your dollar values in Excel as numbers so they can be used in math...
Date: 06/21/2011
Add popular commands to your Office 2010 ribbons
The Office team has compiled customers' favorite commands across all Office 2010 applications, which...
Date: 06/20/2011
Let Office read documents to you
Too busy to read all of the documents on your To Do list? If you want, you can have your Office...
Date: 06/17/2011
Styles at your fingertips in Word
If you spend a lot of time working with styles, this next tip is for you. And it works in both Word...
Date: 06/16/2011
How Internet Explorer 9 helps you browse worry-free
Stress is a fact of life, and I even read somewhere that a certain amount of it can be good for you....
Date: 06/15/2011
Use object anchors to help place images in Word
If you've ever grappled with positioning an image in Word in just the right spot in relation to your...
Date: 06/14/2011
Save time with OneNote 2010 linked notes
One of the best features you may have missed in Office 2010 is the tight integration between Outlook...
Date: 06/13/2011
Modify clip art for your presentations
If you use pictures in your Word documents and PowerPoint presentations, you probably hunt regularly...
Date: 06/10/2011
Restrict data entry in Excel with lists
I recently shared how you can restrict data input in Excel to certain number ranges, such as whole...
Date: 06/09/2011
The Windows 7 Desktop Gadget Staff Meeting
Imagine a whole conference room full of highly visible Windows features, and you've got... The...
Date: 06/08/2011
Save time with Outlook shortcuts
If you've been using Outlook for a long time, you probably know the basic shortcuts: New message:...
Date: 06/07/2011
Using Actions in Office 2010
If you're an old pro at Office, you may be wondering what happened to Smart Tags when you upgraded...
Date: 06/06/2011
Casual Friday: Use OneNote TripBooks to help plan your vacation
The OneNote team invited 40 travel bloggers to create OneNote documents covering major travel...
Date: 06/03/2011
Adding (and removing) fancy dividers in Word
There are a few different ways to create horizontal divider lines in Word 2007 and Word 2010. The...
Date: 06/02/2011
How Windows 7 prevents bad things from happening to good PCs
Even my pet crocodile Spike (a rescue from the pound) can't give my PC the kind of protection he...
Date: 06/01/2011
Compare and merge slides in PowerPoint 2010
One of the little trumpeted but extremely valuable features in PowerPoint 2010 is the ability to...
Date: 05/31/2011
Automatically close mails when responding in Outlook
If you find Outlook getting cluttered with windows when you're replying to mails, there's an easy...
Date: 05/27/2011
Manage templates in OneNote 2010
If you struggle with creating and applying templates in OneNote, the Template Manager add-in has...
Date: 05/26/2011
With Internet Explorer 9, sites take center stage
The web has always been about the browser, yes? Browsers are our windows on the online world. And...
Date: 05/25/2011
Restrict data input in Excel
We all enter bad data into Excel from time to time. Maybe you're rushing, or someone distracts you,...
Date: 05/24/2011
Automatically download images from trusted senders in Outlook 2010
When receiving HTML emails, you know doubt have noticed that Outlook 2010 blocks images by default,...
Date: 05/23/2011
Change the default width of your Excel cells
If you're always expanding the width of your cells in Excel, perhaps the default width isn't working...
Date: 05/20/2011
Restrict style changes in Word
If you want to limit the use of styles and themes in a Word document that you and your teammates are...
Date: 05/19/2011
A candid conversation with the Windows Action Center
Feature Interview: Want some action? Talk to this guy. He was walking so fast and keeping such a low...
Date: 05/18/2011
Set your own default reminder alert time in Outlook
If you're like me, you like to be prepared for your meetings. This can mean extra time for reviewing...
Date: 05/17/2011
Get the new Outlook Hotmail Connector
If you use the Outlook Hotmail Connector, you may have already been prompted to update to the new...
Date: 05/16/2011
Customize the Word grammar checker to match your style
Tired of the Microsoft Word grammar checker underlining mistakes that are actual part of your...
Date: 05/13/2011