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How To Get a Free Office Suite

radioactive73 — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 16:09:50 -0600

Ever wanted to open or edit an Office document but soon realized you needed to fork out $200 on a Microsoft Office suite? Thanks to the wonderful world of Open Source, you no longer have to! Sure it's not as fancy, but that only means better performance.

How To Speed Up Windows XP Installed on Your Personal Computer

pmzlabis — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 23:15:58 -0600

Before we begin, you must understand that adjusting your Windows settings is a risk on your part. Your PC's hardware maybe be damaged due to incorrect software settings! So knowing that a risk exists, this article lets you know only those settings that are safe for your Windows XP operating system. Follow the instruction below to modify your current settings:

How To Do Web Design Using Web Page Maker

pmzlabis — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 12:49:24 -0500

There is a lot of web design software out there on the market. But, in this instance, I highly recommend that you use Web Page Maker v 2.5 because it's free and so far it has the most user friendly graphical interface.

How To Install PowerPoint

Waheedaleko — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 14:19:24 -0500

Today we will learn how to install PowerPoint application software on your PC. PowerPoint is a very powerful software product offered by Microsoft for presentation proposes. MS PowerPoint has almost all the required tools you will need to prepare quick and professional presentations in no time. So let's get started. But before we do, I would like to remind you that this article assumes that you are already somewhat familiar with the Microsoft Operating system environment and that you have a licensed Microsoft Office CD and a well functioning CD drive on your computer!

How To Assess Information Security Risks

A Woodward — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 13:31:32 -0500

Find the specific risks to your company's data resources with information security management. Here are the first-step basics for calculating those risks to your assets. For the first steps in managing the security of your data and information, professionals should answer four main questions:

How To Simply Mail Merge

sbiddy — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 23:11:24 -0500

It sounds so difficult, but one of the most effective and efficient tools in Microsoft Word goes unused because too many people think they cannot do it. I use Mail Merge to write letters, address envelopes and labels. And that is just the beginning of what you can accomplish with Mail Merge. There are two components to mail merging: The database and the document.

Each year, I write welcome back letters to all staff for my boss. Here are the steps I take to set up a mail merge for this action:

How To Sign Up for a Salesforce.com Personal Edition Account

eykao — Thu, 16 Nov 2006 13:58:00 -0600

What is Salesforce.com?
Salesforce.com is a company that creates online business applications that allow anyone in your company that interacts with customers and prospective customers to share information in a collaborative, web-based environment. Unlike traditional software companies, Salesforce.com pioneered the concept of "Software-as-a-Service" (SaaS), where its customers pay for a yearly subscription to its services.

Originally designed to have people in Marketing, Sales, and Customer Support have access to the same customer information (to avoid the classic "he said, she said" syndrome), Salesforce.com's products have evolved to now allow partners and other departments within your company to have a unified and real-time view of information.

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How To Get Free Background Music For Power Point Presentations

Stacy451 — Tue, 12 Sep 2006 12:16:00 -0500

Power Point presentations are commonly used and some people may say, overused. You can make your presentation more interesting by adding background music to your slides. This music can be found for free on the Internet and easily inserted into your Power Point presentation.

Make sure the file is supported. Power Point only supports some sound clip formats such as .MID (MIDI), .AIFF, and .MP3. Some formats require special players and setup so make sure you have the correct players for the music you want to play. You also have the option of converting files to a file that is supported. When you are looking at your free background music selections, make sure that they fit one of these file formats or you know you will be able to convert the file.

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How To Choose Desktop Publishing Software

Stacy451 — Tue, 12 Sep 2006 09:20:00 -0500

As desktop publishing software becomes more accessible and affordable to the everyday computer user, more people are using it to create high-quality printed documents from the comfort of their own home. To help you make an educated decision before choosing desktop publishing software, you will need to evaluate your needs, learning curve, budget, and equipment.

Evaluate your desktop publishing needs. The most important question to ask yourself is, "What do I want to do with this desktop publishing software?" The desktop publishing software that is right for you will depend heavily on this answer.

If you are looking for desktop publishing software that you and your family can use to create simple documents such as posters, greeting cards, and business cards, then I suggest The Print Shop Deluxe 21.

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How To Create Forms in Microsoft Word

Stacy451 — Mon, 11 Sep 2006 08:32:00 -0500

If you need a custom made form there is no reason why you need to go out and hire someone to create one for you. Creating a form using Microsoft Word can be a fairly simple task. Creating your own form will allow you to specify the fields that your form requires and make the decision on what fields a user can edit. This article will step you through how to create a form using Microsoft Word 2003 but many of the steps are the same for other versions.

You will first need to create a template in order to create a forum in Microsoft Word. Do this by choosing File, New. On the New Document taskbar, choose On my computer under the heading Templates. Make sure Blank Document under the General tab is selected and press OK.

The easiest way to create forms in Microsoft Word is to use the Forms toolbar. To access this toolbar, choose View, Toolbars and then choose the Forms toolbar.

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