You can insert a tick symbol in Word using the Symbol dialog box or keyboard shortcut.
It can be a difficult symbol to find, hidden amongst the myriad of symbols that Microsoft Word provide.
In this tutorial, we will see how to insert a tick mark in Word easily by using its character code 252 to find it.
Mail Merge can handle conditional rules such as If… Then… Else… to display different text depending on the information in the data source record.
Normally these rules are quite simple tasks such as; if the member joined within the last month, or if they have a family membership.
Sometimes though you may need to use multiple conditions. For example, you may want to check if a member of a club had a Gold, Silver or Bronze membership. The new price of their membership depends on what membership they have.
Begin by inserting a basic If… Then… Else… rule. This gives you a head start with typing the rules by inserting the structure of the condition. It’s easier to expand on this rule, than write one from nothing.
PowerPoint makes it easy for you to create new slide layouts in the Master Slide view of a presentation.
PowerPoint contains 9 different slide layouts which cover most situations. However the ability to create your own gives you the power to create unique PowerPoint templates that are built for purpose.
Many people use PowerPoint as a reporting tool and like to use charts to show the performance of the company, a product or a service. It may be that you want to create your own slide layout that incorporates two chart placeholders and a text box for bulleted points.
Click the View tab on the Ribbon and click the Slide Master button in the Presentation Views group
[Read more…] about Create a New Slide LayoutChange the default font in Word to prevent having the change it every time you create a new document. The default font in Word 2003 was Times New Roman and size 12. In the more recent Word 2007 and 2010 and later this has now been changed to Calibri size 11.
To change this;
Protected View in Office 2010 is used to open any potentially dangerous files in a restricted mode to protect your computer. This includes files from the Internet, potentially dangerous locations and also attachments from email.
Whilst doing a good job in today’s environment of working online and social networking, of protecting your computer. Many people find this over protective.
Fortunately these settings can be customised to match your requirements. This will prevent having to click the Enable Editing button on the yellow Protected View bar at the top of the screen when a file loads.
To disable protected view;
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