Shortcut keys in Internet Explorer v7.0
By Jane H
Ok, I admit I love shortcut keys. As you know Internet Explorer version 7.0 has those wonderful tabs so you can have multiple web sites open at the same time (instead of multiple windows). Well if you love shortcut keys as much as I do, here are a few that will allow you to navigate between tabs without the mouse.
- CTRL + T - to open a blank new Tab
- Alt + D - to select content of address bar
- CTRL + W - to close the active web site
- Alt + Home - to go to your home page(s)
- CTRL + Tab - to go to the tab on the right
- CTRL + Shift + Tab - to go to the tab on the left
- CTRL + n - to go to a specific tab number (where n is a number 1 thru 8). Note: this only works with the numbers above the letters and not the numeric keypad at the far right of your keyboard
Filed Under General |
Mouseless Formatting in Word
By Jane H
Basic formatting can be done quickly from the keyboard, reducing the amount of time you spend using the mouse. As with any formatting it starts with selecting text, which also can be done from the keyboard. To select text, try the following:
- Use the directional arrows located between the keyboard and numeric keypad to position the insertion point at the beginning of the target text.
Filed Under Word |
Benefits of Training
By Sheri T
People are either thrilled or upset when their company tells them they have to attend a training. I do understand that when you are already very busy, it just makes your day more stressful to be away from your desk for several hours. BUT, when you take the time to learn the most efficient way of performing task, you will be more efficient. Training.com states that you will actually be 230% more effective than someone who has not been trained. This means that the few hours you give up in a training class, you will make up for in efficiency multiple times over!
In today’s economy the best thing you can do for your career is to be up-to-date with the latest technology as well as being an efficient user of that technology.
Don’t consider training a burden on your day. Consider it a benefit, one that no one can take from you (even if you do have to change jobs). It is reassuring that your company is spending their money investing in your skills.
Filed Under Access, Desktop Education, Excel, General, Office, Outlook, PowerPoint, Visio, Word |
I have a BAR TAB!!
By Jane H
Image via WikipediaYup! And I’ve been meaning to talk to you about it. As you know, tabs control the flow of text in your Word document when you use the Tab key on your computer keyboard. You can set Left, Right, Center, and Decimal tab stops to control your text placement. However, the Bar tab doesn’t control text placement. It does help you to quickly display a vertical bar, which can be used to visually define columns. Kind of nice when you don’t want to bother with creating a table. Read more
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Software Assurance Packaged Services
By Gerry V
In the “product off years” at Microsoft (no new OS, no new Office), internal focus often shifts to other components of Software Assurance that can add value to the investment since there is no compelling argument for upgrade rights. It is no surprise then that 2008 is bringing us new choices in what Microsoft calls “Packaged Service Offerings.”
In a nutshell, these are Microsoft-funded consulting packages provided to SA customers at no charge, with the goal of allowing those customers to explore new technologies for deployment at their Enterprise. The newest is SDPS – or –SharePoint Deployment Planning Services. SDPS provides the client with bundles of consulting days for anywhere from 1 to 15 days (length is driven by size of licensing agreement) where a certified Microsoft Partner will provide anything from Requirements Gathering for a SharePoint Deployment right up to a full-blown Pilot on site. Springhouse consultants are currently engaged in a number of these and the initial feedback has been outstanding. If SharePoint is anywhere on your radar, consider opening the discussion to see if your enterprise qualifies for SDPS.
Considering a migration to Office 2007? Springhouse is working with Value Prism and Microsoft to beta test Microsoft’s latest packaged Service, Office System Business Value Planning Services – or - OSBVPS. The idea of this bundle is to help customers identify, unlock, and capture the business value of Office System. This service will deliver a current state process analysis, future state process design, a high-level business case for the proposed solution, as well as a high-level adoption/implementation plan and a proposal for additional services to implement the solution. The Springhouse team will engage some candidate enterprises at no charge for this service in the coming months. Please reach out immediately to gvogler@springhouse.com if an Office 2007 migration/implementation is under consideration to learn more.
Filed Under Microsoft, SA Benefits, SharePoint Designer, Software Licensing |
Microsoft is introducing a new level of certification called Microsoft Certified Master Program. Registration is scheduled to start in July 2008. Classes are scheduled to begin in the third quarter of 2008.
Who should apply?
Qualified program candidates are highly skilled technical experts in their discipline with several years of experience designing, deploying, and managing solutions by using Microsoft technology. To be eligible for Master certification, the candidate must be a current Microsoft Certified Professional (with a Microsoft Certification ID) or an eligible Microsoft employee. Specific technology requirements vary by platform.
Microsoft offers three Master-level technical certifications, all of which deepen and broaden the technical skills of experienced IT professionals.
The first three specialization areas will be:
- Microsoft Certified Master: Microsoft Exchange Server 2007
- Microsoft Certified Master: Microsoft SQL Server 2008
- Microsoft Certified Master: Windows Server 2008, Active Directory
The following specialization will be coming soon:
- Microsoft Certified Master: Office Communications Server 2007
- Microsoft Certified Master: SharePoint Server 2007
To learn more about this program there is a Live Meeting event on July 30 with the program owners.
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Pie charts are great for data that is arranged in one column. Pie charts show the size of items, proportional to the sum of the items. The data points in a pie chart are percentages of the whole pie. But what do you do when some of your values are so small that they display as slivers of the pie (see following image)? It’s really difficult to evaluate kumquats, kiwis, and cherries in this traditional pie.
Filed Under Excel |
Happy Independence Day
By Jeff T
Happy Independence Day!
Springhouse would like to wish all of our blog readers, clients, customers a Happy Independence Day.
Please remember to be safe and enjoy the holiday!
Filed Under General |
We launched our first email marketing campaign in May 2008 to deliver our upcoming class schedule to our clients, customers and students. Our first mailing was very receptive receiving above industry averages for open rate, click-thrus and we even received a few nice emails in return! Here is one of them.
I just wanted to say thank you for adding me to your email list (announcing upcoming classes). I was really impressed with your facility when I recently took my Access class and mentioned it to my coworkers.” — Megan H.
What Is In Our Newsletter?
Our newsletter is sent out twice a month, typically. (To view a sampling of our monthly newsletter click the thumbnail to the right.)
Around the 1st of the month our customers will receive an email containing upcoming events and seminars hosted by Springhouse. These events are part of our Executive Briefing Series and are complimentary. The topics covered focus on Enterprise Project Management, SharePoint Solutions and Professional Development. For more information and to see a schedule of our upcoming events visit the our Executive Briefings Events Page or sign-up for our newsletter.
Filed Under General |
A while back a client was having some problems with an imported text file in Excel. There were date columns that he needed to be formatted as dates so that he could calculate with them (i.e. # of days elapsed between two dates). In Excel, he tried a Text to Columns and change the date columns to dates, but the date displays as a series of ###.
Filed Under Excel |
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