Turning De-motivation Into Motivation

Back in the early 1980s, when Pacman ruled the roost and a condition known as Rubik's thumb was keeping people off work, nobody watched television while getting ready for work or school. The radio was a far better option because the only thing you were likely to see on television at that time of day back then was an Open University programme featuring a long-haired, bespectacled lecturer with splendid sideburns and a jacket with leather patches at the elbows, who'd quite possibly be talking about sine and cosine, before going off at a tangent. It was enough to put a person off their sugar puffs.

The full article appears here:
http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-812-turning-demotivation-into-motivation.html

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How To Prioritise Work Tasks

It can is often the case that colleagues and clients will have given you a long list of tasks. Each person categorised his or her own task as urgent, but there are too many for you to complete in one day. This can lead to you feeling overworked, guilty and out of control. In order to regain control over your workload, it is necessary to learn how to prioritise the work. There are many factors which will affect the priority you give to a task and it is important to remember that the actual priority may conflict with the priority the person who requested it has suggested. Part of the process of prioritising tasks is therefore dealing with the people who gave them to you.

The full article appears here:
http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-822-how-prioritise-work-tasks.html

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Stop Wasting Your Time! How To Reduce Time Wastage

As people take on more and more responsibility, time management skills become ever more necessary. Part of effective time management is prioritising and organising everything you need to do, be it recurring or ad-hoc tasks. Another element is learning how to reduce the time you waste or use inefficiently. Time wastage is defined as any time that is not productive, beneficial or purposeful. How can you manage your time to cut down on wasted time thus increasing your performance? The first step is to remember that there are only twenty four hours in a day and you are only one person or at best a member of one team. You will never be able to get everything done all of the time.

The full article appears here:
http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-821-stop-wasting-your-time!-how-reduce-time-wastage.html

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Stop Wasting Your Time! How To Reduce Time Wastage

As people take on more and more responsibility, time management skills become ever more necessary. Part of effective time management is prioritising and organising everything you need to do, be it recurring or ad-hoc tasks. Another element is learning how to reduce the time you waste or use inefficiently. Time wastage is defined as any time that is not productive, beneficial or purposeful. How can you manage your time to cut down on wasted time thus increasing your performance? The first step is to remember that there are only twenty four hours in a day and you are only one person or at best a member of one team. You will never be able to get everything done all of the time.

The full article appears here:
http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-821-stop-wasting-your-time!-how-reduce-time-wastage.html

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Using Technology To Help Your Employees Manage Their Time

It used to be so simple in the eighties! We all knew where we were with the white board and black magic markers. There were forty seven yellow post-it notes around every monitor. Each person had a scribbled to do list covered in a few doodles. Of course the dream was shattered when some bright spark introduced pink and green post-it notes and blue and red markers. It was clear that things were about to get complicated and technical and technology would be the answer. There are a million ways a manager can use technology to give employees the tools they need to manage their time more effectively. This does not mean using word to scribble a to-do list! These days one task might have four relevant emails, two phone calls and three meetings just as a start. How can you allow your team to consolidate everything they need to complete a task and plan their projects and working day?

The full article appears here:
http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-820-using-technology-help-your-employees-manage-their-time.html

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Motivating Yourself Via Personal Goals

Motivation is important to all people and it can come from different places. Some people are lucky enough to be self-motivated. This means they can look objectively at their life and see exactly what they want to do with it and what they want from it. Such a person will have a list of things they want in the short and long term and are motivated to spend their time achieving these things and will not need to be constantly motivated by a third party. Third party motivation can also be a positive force. An example would be a manager attempting to motivate you to learn something new by sending you on a training course with the promise of a promotion should you be successful in your endeavours.

The full article appears here:
http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-817-motivating-yourself-via-personal-goals.html

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Assertiveness In The Workplace

Assertiveness is a vital skill for all people, regardless of whether they use it in the workplace or not. A mother must learn to be assertive in order to bring up a healthy and well-rounded child. A child must learn to be assertive in order to overcome bullies, get the most from their education and learn to set about achieving their life goals. Assertiveness in the workplace is unique in that it must be combined with a professional approach. Every action you take within the workplace is likely to leave another person, be it client or colleague, with an impression of you. If that impression is negative in any way then complaints will be made and careers can be jeopardised. It is therefore necessary to learn how to be assertive in order to feel confident, achieve your goals and the company's goals while building a good working relationship with clients, contacts and colleagues.

The full article appears here:
http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-816-assertiveness-in-workplace.html

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Using Negotiation Skills For A Pay Increase

When negotiating a salary increase, it is vital to select a favourable time for the manager and for the company in general. Begin by considering the company's economic position overall. If the country is in the middle of a recession for example, then do not make yourself seem foolish by asking for a pay rise the company cannot possibly give. Sometimes you just have to wait! It is also necessary to pick a time when your manager will be able to give you complete focus and attention without being too stressed, tired or distracted. It is true that your manager will always be busy so ask him/her for a set meeting in the morning when you are both fresh. Make sure this time is not right before a big sales meeting etc so full attention can be shared on both sides.

The full article appears here:
http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-815-using-negotiation-skills-pay-increase.html

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How To Begin Managing Your Time Effectively

Managing time can be extremely difficult due to the way a modern office works. Managers want the best value for money from their employees and the highest profit margins. This can often mean less staff doing more work. When this is the case, learning how to effectively manage your time becomes a critical skill. If you do not have a decent time management plan then you may well become disorganised. This will lead to mistakes, poor performance, missed deadlines, disgruntled colleagues or clients and will leave you feeling overwhelmed and miserable. It is therefore vital to consider the best way of managing your time according to the type of work you do.

The full article appears here:
http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-819-how-begin-managing-your-time-effectively.html

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Learning How To Say 'No' For Effective Time Management

Time management would be so easy if it weren't for other people! Every morning I arrive at my desk and take a look all the tasks I have to do, prioritise them accordingly and plan out my day. I even plan out an additional 'spare' half hour in case any little things crop up. Managing time in this way is effective because you can schedule in a realistic day of work and maximise your productivity. The problem with this theory however is that my colleagues are constantly adding tasks throughout the day.

The full article appears here:
http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-818-learning-how-say-no-effective-time-management.html

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Setting Goals - The SMART Route To Success

Time is a valuable commodity for any business. However, unlike so many other resources - such as money, or labour, or materials, or space, or brand exposure - it's not something that can be increased. No matter how hard you try, you can't eke an extra minute out of a day, you can't make a move that will give you more time to work with. But you can make more of it, and fill each unforgiving minute with sixty-seconds worth of distance run.

The full article appears here:
http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-855-setting-goals-smart-route-success.html

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Why And How Do We Procrastinate?

Everyone has experience with procrastinating and not getting a job done. Procrastination is a thief of time, and a destructive force to time management. It's usually not productive, it usually has a negative effect on how effective our time is managed, and it usually needs to be nipped in the bud. We all do it - but why? There are some underlying reasons why we procrastinate - some more telling than others.

The full article appears here:
http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-843-why-and-how-do-we-procrastinate.html

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Beat The Monday Blues With Time Management

It's a scary fact (to employers) that most of us do far less on a Friday than we do on a Monday. Friday is the winding-down-the-week stuff, and some of us (the lucky ones) even go home early at the end of the week. The "I'll finish that next week" syndrome just before the weekend will usually cause problems in the long run. You start lagging behind with your work, and then it's almost tempting to take some work home or - shock, horror - come in during the weekend for "just an hour" to clean up the various things you abandoned.

The full article appears here:
http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-842-beat-monday-blues-with-time-management.html

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Technology Based Versus Paper Based Diary Keeping

Many people have used a paper book style diary for years and it has worked perfectly well for them. Some of them even have beautiful leather bound ones to look extra official when planning out their day. These days a lot of people would not consider a paper diary as there is plenty of diary software to use and it has almost become second nature to use the technology available to us. But what are the advantages of moving to software based diary versus a paper one? Can technology ever fully replace paper?

The full article appears here:
http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-830-technology-based-versus-paper-based-diary-keeping.html

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Managing Your 'Me' Time

The work/life balance is one of the crucial time management skills shared by those who are most successful in business. Knowing how to manage time for yourself is not selfish. On the contrary, "me time" boosts your general well being, self esteem, happiness levels and quality of life. Sadly most people are ineffectively managing their time at work, so they take it home with them. Then it's not just the individual that starts to suffer, but so will family, friends and social life as the domino effect of "not enough hours in the day" takes its toll.

The full article appears here:
http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-829-managing-your-me-time.html

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Are You A Time Waster?

Your immediate answer to "are you a time waster?" is probably "of course not!" right? Most of us consider ourselves to be hard working, productive employees. Then why do we sometimes complain that we don't have enough hours in the day to complete our tasks? Why do we sometimes bring our work home with us? Why do we end up working late at the office? These are symptoms of wasting time - not on useless things - but on work with lower priority. There are common traps that catch people out, and make them end up wasting time at the office.

The full article appears here:
http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-828-are-you-time-waster.html

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Ways To Rescue Lost Time

"Just when will I have the time to do that?" we all hear people (or perhaps ourselves) cry when confronted with another new task on the workload. This not only happens in work life, but in our personal lives too: pick up the kids, do the shopping, go to the gym, see friends- but when? Not enough time! There are little tips and tricks you can do to change your lifestyle and grab back some of that lost time.

The full article appears here:
http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-827-ways-rescue-lost-time.html

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How To Start Prioritising Your Time

The prioritising of time is something that we frequently (and mistakenly) think about in terms of work only. It's true that it is a very important professional skill, but if you're supremely effective at managing your work time, but your personal life is a mess - you still need to learn one or two prioritising skills.

The full article appears here:
http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-841-how-start-prioritising-your-time.html

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Achieving Time Management Success With Goals

You may already have excellent time management skills. Or so you think. You do not miss deadlines, you never seem to be really pushed to finish things, you don't feel that your workload is getting on top of you. Good! Even if you're not this way inclined (and let's face it, few of us are 100% of the time), there can be something lacking from your time management techniques - and that is the setting and achieving of goals.

The full article appears here:
http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-840-achieving-time-management-success-with-goals.html

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How Productive Is Your Time?

Many of us embark on a career and then get into a comfortable routine with our job. After the initial training and learning curve, we settle back, knowing what is expected of us and how to do it. How often do you challenge yourself continually at work? Perhaps the work itself presents challenges, but are they always outside your comfort zone, helping you grow as an employee or are they just (shock, horror) wasting your time?

The full article appears here:
http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-839-how-productive-is-your-time.html

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How To Stop The Internet Destroying Your Time Management

The internet is a wonderful business tool. What required hours of research, phone calls and the tracking down of experts is now possible with firing off a few emails and a couple of clicks of the mouse. Meetings are arranged without memos, diaries are organised in one go without pen and paper. The internet is here to stay in the working world, and for good reason. However, it's probably the biggest cause of distraction to employees, and destruction of working schedules. Here's how to stop the internet destroying your own personal time management.

The full article appears here:
http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-838-how-stop-internet-destroying-your-time-management.html

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Why 'Killing Time' Is A Management Crime

Picture the scene - if you're fortunate enough to be early or ahead of schedule (let's say, having 15 minutes spare before you need to set off and drive to work), do you ever find yourself "killing" time? Picking up a magazine or paper and skim-reading it, watching TV, picking fluff off your tie... there are any number of things we do just to pass the time until an event - such as work - happens. This is a crime in time management circles, since every precious minute counts.

The full article appears here:
http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-837-why-killing-time-is-management-crime.html

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Going Your Own Way: Why Use Influencing Skills?

Popular titles like "How to win friends and influence people" are symptomatic of the general opinion of being influential: it's a very good thing. If someone described you as an "influential" person - you'd be pleased, wouldn't you? Wielding influence comes with the notion of authority, respect and positivity... the trick is to know how to harness it.

The full article appears here:
http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-616-going-your-own-way-why-use-influencing-skills.html

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Cooking Up An Appealing Document - And In A Hurry!

Mankind, in all its inventiveness, has long devoted much of its time to not having to devote so much in future. Keeping an eye on the clock is a near-universal modern obsession; on the one hand, time is money, and on the other, time is something precious, extra portions of which can be used to keep the work-life balance in check. We all want to save time in our work - if nothing else, it saves us a lot of hassle, and gives us the opportunity to find something better to do.

The full article appears here:
http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-615-cooking-up-appealing-document-and-in-hurry!.html

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VBA - What Is It, And Should You Learn It?

Intermediate or Advanced Office users may well be asking themselves "what next?" after they've mastered many of the more complex tools in most applications. Visual Basic is something that many people have heard of, but aren't sure exactly what it is, or if it's relevant to them. VBA is a programming language, so if you're merely looking to gain further knowledge of Office without tweaking it directly with your own macros or additions to applications, it might not be for you.

The full article appears here:
http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-614-vba-what-is-it-and-should-you-learn-it.html

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An Introduction To Microsoft Project

If you're a project manager (more of us are than we think, even if it's not your 'official' job title) then you'll have your own ways of managing projects. Whether you're a spreadsheet and flowchart aficionado, or you stuff everything into a folder or outbox and strike tasks off one by one, everyone has their own ways of project managing. What if there was a software program designed solely for this purpose?

The full article appears here:
http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-613-an-introduction-microsoft-project.html

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Turning The Tables At Interview

Many 'professional skills' centre around the many issues you would face in a job role or management position. What if you're still trying to get that job? Being a successful interviewee is a professional skill in itself, and one that is often overlooked.

The full article appears here:
http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-612-turning-tables-at-interview.html

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An Overview Of Microsoft Office SharePoint Server

If you're in business, you should really consider learning about and then using Microsoft's Office SharePoint Server. For any organisation that shares data on a daily (or perhaps hourly) basis, you need a server, but one that pulls together all the Office Applications without conflict or bugs. The Sharepoint Server was designed exactly with this in mind.

The full article appears here:
http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-611-an-overview-microsoft-office-sharepoint-server.html

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How Diaries Form The Backbone Of Time Management

Making great use of your time is possible if you practice efficient diary management. Common mistakes that team leaders make can be revealed once activities are recorded as this highlights areas that may need improvement. Quite often managers move from task to task intending to use similar techniques in order to bring the initiative to a successful conclusion. However, methods that may have proved useful in the past may not be easily applied to bigger and more successful projects.

The full article appears here:
http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-860-how-diaries-form-backbone-time-management.html

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Excel: Survival Of The Fittest

The world of nature is awash with examples of the dominance of one species over another; from weeds taking over a flower-bed, to the grey squirrel forcing out the weaker red, survival of the fittest is nature's law. Yet this law sometimes applies itself to the non-natural world of technology, where one innovation can force out a rival because of superior design of the former, or weaknesses of the latter.

The full article appears here:
http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-548-excel-survival-fittest.html

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Correct In, Garbage Out

GIGO, or Garbage In, Garbage Out, is a term that was devised way back in the early days of computing to remind us that if we put incorrect information into our machine, then we will get incorrect information back out. This may seem rather obvious, but you'd be surprised at the expectations some people have of computers. The man generally acknowledged as the inventor of the computer, Charles Babbage, was more than once asked of his new machine, if the operator puts the wrong figures in, will the machine still provide the correct answer? Babbage gave a splendid summing-up of such people's train of thought when he said

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http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-547-correct-ingarbage-out.html

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Microsoft Excel, Tailor-Made For Your Business Thanks To VBA

You're probably familiar with Microsoft Excel. Whatever your line of business, whatever role you have in the organisation, whatever size of company it may be, you've probably come into contact with Excel fairly frequently. It is the standard spreadsheet, by far the most popular and widespread application for managing accounts and related data. The essentials of what Excel can do for you are almost as well known; it can add, subtract, multiply and divide, it can produce graphs, it can automatically update the results of your equations as you alter the figures.

The full article appears here:
http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-546-microsoft-excel-tailormade-your-business-thanks-vba.html

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Need To Make A Key Presentation? Get Smart!

The presentational slide show is not a new idea. From text printed or handwritten onto acetates for an overhead projector, to the same text typed into a PowerPoint presentation, perhaps with the odd brightly coloured piece of clipart dropped in for good measure. As you click through from one slide to another only slightly different, you have to put more of yourself in, to give the show more of your energy and your belief in what it is that you're trying to say, in order to stop minds from wandering away behind eyes that feign to watch. Let's be honest, shall we? This conventional approach to a presentation isn't exactly thrilling, and it can be hard work ensuring that it shows both the subject and yourself in a positive light.

The full article appears here:
http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-545-need-make-key-presentation-get-smart.html

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Playing To An Audience With PowerPoint

From primary schools to universities, from hospitals to board rooms, Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 is one of the preferred tools used to communicate quickly and professionally to an audience. But as more of us use the program in our everyday lives, there is a danger that we might forget how to communicate and worry more about the method of communication.

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http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-544-playing-audience-with-powerpoint.html

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Tune Into Sound And Vision With PowerPoint 2007

Sound, like smell, can evoke all kinds of memories and past associations. Long before we could talk, we learned to listen to everything around us. Indeed, throughout our early lives some of the key stages of development can be linked to hearing and response. It's easy to tap into this sense and use hearing and sound as an aid to getting attention, enforcing a message and evoking feelings of excitement, calm, or even alarm. Think about how effective a catchy tune or jingle is in any advertising campaign - sound really helps to send that message home.

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http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-543-tune-into-sound-and-vision-with-powerpoint-2007.html

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It's A Wrap With Word 2007

Quite often it can be a case of hit or miss when you are working with pictures and text. For example, you want to place your logo - saved as a jpeg and inserted into your Microsoft Word 2007 document as a picture file - into a an area of text in order to create a personalised presentation. The logo seems to be the right size, but as soon as it's placed next to your text, the type jumps down a line, or there's too much white space above the image. You don't want your presentation to give the wrong message - you need to have a document which looks polished and reflects the effort you've put into getting the wording right, too.

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http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-541-its-wrap-with-word-2007.html

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A Change Over Time For Microsoft Office 2007

Our lives are constantly subjected to change and modification. Gadgets are getting smaller, journeys take less time, and technology is definitely helping to speed things up. And with this faster-paced environment, we like to think we're saving time, money and resources. As we get accustomed to working with technology which allows us to operate 24/7, we all demand more of the products and services that impact on our daily lives. Even our home life has been transformed from a place of leisure and relaxation to a multiplex cinema, home gym and concert arena.

The full article appears here:
http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-538-a-change-over-time-microsoft-office-2007.html

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Why Is Dreamweaver So Popular?

Dreamweaver is by far the most popular web creation software amongst users ranging from novices to experienced web site designers. Why is this? It's a relatively expensive package and there are lots of other web creation applications out there to choose from, so what makes Dreamweaver so special? The answer lies in the way Dreamweaver has been designed and supported, first by Macromedia and now by Adobe. We'll look at the design features first then the support features.

The full article appears here:
http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-537-why-is-dreamweaver-so-popular.html

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How Microsoft Project Is Your Secret Boardroom Weapon

Taking on the responsibility of leading a team through a project may seem daunting to some business men and woman but there is a secret weapon that can help catapult you to success.

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http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-536-how-microsoft-project-is-your-secret-boardroom-weapon.html

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Taking The Office To Homes

As more properties in the UK are receiving broadband it is becoming common for people to work from home.

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http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-534-taking-office-homes.html

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Create High-functioning Teams With Emotional Intelligence Training

Behind every successful business are hardworking managers and staff who push companies to new heights.

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http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-533-create-highfunctioning-teams-with-emotional-intelligence-training.html

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Develop Websites More Effectively With Dreamweaver

As a web surfer you are sure to have noticed that many sites you visit contain a lot of content that changes and updates regularly.

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http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-532-develop-websites-more-effectively-with-dreamweaver.html

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Dreamweaver And The Importance Of Website Feedback

After you have spent some time designing the perfect website for your company you may like to get feedback from your visitors.

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http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-531-dreamweaver-and-importance-website-feedback.html

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Build International Databases With Microsoft Access

Creating a complex database that pulls in information from across the globe is possible with Microsoft Access.

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http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-530-build-international-databases-with-microsoft-access.html

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Transform Dull Data With Microsoft Visio

Complex data and impenetrable tables can flummox even the most savvy professional. If information is presented in a dry, dense fashion it becomes much more difficult to assess and analyse resulting in a lack of focus and interest in the user.

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http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-529-transform-dull-data-with-microsoft-visio.html

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Seeing Your Business In A New Light

Every business runs more smoothly if all concerned know what they're doing, how they're to be doing it, and why. Whether it's ideas to improve the business for the future, or a report on how things have gone in the past, the better informed individuals are, the more efficient and more effective the business can be. But if you have information that needs to be understood by others within or associated with the company, how best are you going to put it across? What can you provide to make sure that everyone is moving in the right direction?

The full article appears here:
http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-528-seeing-your-business-in-new-light.html

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Better Budgets And Projected Profits

No company makes so much money that they needn't care about wasting it. It's important, particularly if your business is new, both to keep a close eye on where the pennies are going, and to be aware of whether they're being put to optimal use. Effective and efficient management of the company's budget can mean the difference between success and failure in a competitive. But it's not always easy to do so; even if you're precisely monitoring incomes and expenditures, it's never as simple to calculate how those figures will pan out in the future, and what impact any changes you make will have.

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http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-527-better-budgets-and-projected-profits.html

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Outlook - It's Much More Than Just Email

Microsoft Outlook is not an unfamiliar name to the world's PC users. Many of the ninety-five percent of the world's PCs that run one form or another of Windows will have a spot in their program menu marked Outlook. So, it's probably fair to assume that we all know what it's there for - it sends and receives emails, a simple little application that allows you a straightforward means of communication with the wider world. Correct?

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http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-526-outlook-its-much-more-than-just-email.html

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How To Start Working With Task Bars In Microsoft Project's Gantt Chart

When you open Microsoft Project for the first time you may wonder how to add and use the task bars on the Gantt chart - the calendar display on the right. This article covers how to add your first task bars and how these can be used in two different ways, firstly to show a course schedule with unlinked tasks and secondly to show a project plan with linked tasks.

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http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-523-how-start-working-with-task-bars-in-microsoft-projects-gantt-chart.html

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Better Website And More Sales With Less Expense

For many years now, it's been universally accepted in business that a successful enterprise needs a website. More than that - increasingly, and in ever more competitive markets, you need a website that will stand out, that will appeal to existing and potential customers alike, and that will fulfil all their requirements quickly and easily. To have a website that both improves the online shopping and buying process and makes it more attractive and enjoyable can give your organisation a significant competitive edge.

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http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-525-better-website-and-more-sales-with-less-expense.html

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What's Changed In Inbox In Outlook 2007?

Outlook 2007 contains many new features. This article looks at some of the main changes to Inbox, starting with additions to the Inbox view and then covering additional Inbox features such as attachment previewing and email editing

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http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-524-whats-changed-in-inbox-in-outlook-2007.html

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Keep Control Of Your Budget With MS Project

As any project manager knows one of the most vital aspects of any project is costing. You can have the most detailed plan imaginable with meticulous time and task management and the clearest idea of goals and objectives. But if the budget goes out of the window then all your hard work and effort is invariably for nought.

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http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-522-keep-control-your-budget-with-ms-project.html

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When Does Your Training Become A Consultancy Requirement?

As well as being the UK's No1 Microsoft Office Training provider, we also provide a range of consultancy services.

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http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-157-training-consultancy-requirement.html

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Using Slide Masters In PowerPoint 2003

Ever wanted to create a slide presentation with every slide using the same design? You can think of it a bit like a template but only for a particular presentation. You may have created presentations with all slides having the same layout using PowerPoint's inbuilt selection of designs, but Slide Master lets you design your own slide layout from scratch.

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http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-514-using-slide-masters-in-powerpoint-2003.html

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Want To Run Different Versions Of Microsoft Office On Your Windows XP Computer?

You might want to install and use Office 2007 applications, but still keep your Office 2003 applications available on your computer because right now you are more familiar with them and maybe you have lots of files in the 2003 format.

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http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-513-want-run-different-versions-microsoft-office-on-your-windows-xp-computer?.html

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So What's New In Access 2007?

If you've used Microsoft Access before and want to know about the new features in Access 2007, then this article is a good starting place. It covers the main Access 2007 changes to the user interface and to table design, then summarises changes to forms and reports.

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http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-512-so-whats-new-in-access-2007.html

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Flexible Uses For Excel At Home

Excel has earned its reputation as a solid business application, and rightly so. The attraction is that most home users have heard of it, and often have it in their home office, too. The problem is that when people are asked to find a use for it outside of business or number crunching, most people are stumped. It's such a flexible application, there's really no need to pigeonhole it into the realms of something you just do at work with spreadsheets. Spread your Excel wings! You and your family will probably find it could do a lot more for you than you thought. Here are some suggestions on how you can use Excel to help you in daily life.

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http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-511-flexible-uses-excel-at-home.html

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Managing Stress In The Workplace

"Aaargh, I'm so stressed!". Who among us have uttered that woeful sentence at work, or heard others do so? The word 'stress' is thrown around a lot these days, and it seems all of us suffer from it at one time or another.. If you thought ALL stress was bad - think again. Stress is natural, we cannot exist without a little of it in our lives. It sounds counterintuitive, doesn't it? It's only the way each individual deals with certain amounts of stress that eventually factors in whether it's bad for you or not.

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http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-510-managing-stress-in-workplace.html

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Using And Creating Dreamweaver Templates

Time is money, as we all know - no more so than in the world of website design. If you've mastered the basics of Dreamweaver, or perhaps even some raw html coding too, you might be frustrated at just how long it takes you to plan, design, and execute a site. Unless you're a seasoned designer with a bespoke specification you promised to do for a client, then there are much simpler, stress-free ways of making websites quickly - you do it with templates.

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http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-509-using-and-creating-dreamweaver-templates.html

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Learning To Be Assertive At Work

We've all heard of aggression, but not many people know the true meaning of "assertiveness", mistakenly thinking that it's the same thing.

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http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-508-learning-be-assertive-at-work.html

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Mastering The Art Of Meetings

Meetings are often maligned by staff and managers alike for usually being unproductive and a waste of time. Then again, a great meeting will be confidence-inspiring, motivating, and energizing. There's no getting rid of meetings - they are a necessary evil in the corporate world. A meeting makes people feel included in the organisation and its goals and achievements. None of us can get away with never seeing our colleagues face to face, having a brainstorm, or simply making announcements to each other.

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http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-506-mastering-art-meetings.html

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Photo Album - Every Picture Tells A Story

From producing a bespoke picture album as a personal record of a unique event to presenting carefully selected images for an important presentation, Office PowerPoint 2007 is one of the best programs to use to create a Photo Album.

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http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-505-photo-album---every-picture-tells-story.html

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Getting The Most Out Of Shortcuts In Word 2007

Whether it's to save time, or for physical reasons, many people use keyboard shortcuts instead of the mouse. But to understand more about shortcuts, it's a good idea to learn why certain combinations of commands and keystrokes access the formatting required.

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http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-504-word-2007-in-short.html

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How To Paste Without Slicing Your Fingers

Many, many years ago when I first worked with words and pictures, my least favourite task in the art studio was cutting out type from paper galley proofs and pasting up. Using a Swann-Morton scalpel it involved carefully cutting along a fresh galley of printed type. It was important not to use a plastic ruler - the scalpel blade had a nasty habit of jumping off and slicing through a finger tip if it hit against the pliable edge. A metal one had much less chance of moving when working with a new blade.

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http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-503-how-paste-without-slicing-your-fingers.html

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SmartArt - Never Lost In Translation

As artificial intelligence becomes more developed and computers are programmed in speech recognition, there can still be some interesting cases of errors in translation. A 'mondegreen' is the term given to mishearing, usually accidental, of a phrase, so that it acquires a new meaning. An example of a mondegreen is: "I led the pigeons to the flag" (for "I pledge allegiance to the flag").

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http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-502-smartart-never-lost-in-translation.html

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Formatting Matters

Can you tell a pilcrow from a pica? If someone asked you to hide your pilcrow, would you know exactly what they meant? Do you know that it's one of the most prominent symbols on the Ribbon in Microsoft Office Word 2007? The pilcrow - or paragraph symbol - is the back to front P (�) which sits on the Paragraph tab.

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http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-501-formatting-matters.html

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Get Things Moving In PowerPoint

From banks, to soft drinks, to cat food, animation is used in a multitude of advertising campaigns to promote a diverse range of products and services. Animated advertising, in particular, can strengthen brands and convey the same message: "We can entertain you, our product can entertain you, please buy our product."

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http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-500-get-things-moving-in-powerpoint.html

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How Much Time Could You Save With Access?

Time is money; so goes the old truism. In a competitive market, any time that can be saved on one task can be put to something more useful. A great deal of time can be spent on managing the details of clients, customers or suppliers, on keeping the information updated, relevant, and all together in an accessible location; and the larger the list of people and organisations about whom information is kept, the more time is able to be thus used up.

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http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-499-how-much-time-could-you-save-with-access?.html

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Uniting Workforces With Microsoft Office

Through its many suites Microsoft has provided a variety of ways that you can keep in touch with your colleagues.

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http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-498-uniting-workforces-with-microsoft-office.html

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Take The Online Marketplace By Storm With Dreamweaver

Internet shopping is now commonplace and competition among retailers to draw in potential customers is set to increase. As the high street takes a battering during the current economic climate it is more important than ever for your company to take advantage of the virtual marketplace.

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http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-497-take-online-marketplace-by-storm-with-dreamweaver.html

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Dreamweaver And The Changing Face Of Your Website

As your company moves with the times and constantly updates itself so must your website. Dreamweaver is an ideal product to use for building and maintaining your web pages. Potential clients who are surfing the internet looking for their ideal products may be put off by a website that offers outdated information and news.

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http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-496-dreamweaver-and-changing-face-your-website.html

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Utilise The Web's Information Banks With Microsoft Excel

Spreadsheets created using Microsoft (MS) Excel are often considered to be an integral way of investigating how your company is progressing.

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http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-495-utilise-webs-information-banks-with-microsoft-excel.html

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Microsoft Excel Provides The Building Blocks Of Shared Information

After you have spent some time collecting figures and transforming them into a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet you may need to present your workbook to clients and colleagues. Thanks to the huge array of features offered by the programme, you can design your workbooks in many different forms.

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http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-494-microsoft-excel-provides-building-blocks-shared-information.html

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Supersizing Your Databases Via Microsoft Access

As you begin storing important information in regard to the workings of your business it is helpful to be able to save all the data in one location. Microsoft Access gives you the option of creating vast databases that contain an array of files and attachments. For example, if you are trying to locate address details of a supplier on a table you no longer need to look elsewhere for this information, as it can be attached to records within databases.

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http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-493-supersizing-your-databases-via-microsoft-access.html

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How Microsoft Access Grows With Your Company

When you begin collecting information in regard to your company you may like to rely on a programme that can help with organisation and analysis of data. Many fledging entrepreneurs are likely to have started off by making written records of the workings, plans and income related to their business.

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http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-492-how-microsoft-access-grows-with-your-company.html

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Ever Considered A Mentor?

Who is your mentor? Most of us know someone who will happily pass on advice and guidance based on their own experiences, which is basically what a mentor does. And if such a person possesses specialist skills or knowledge, then so much the better.

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http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-491-ever-considered-mentor.html

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Unsupported Features In Excel 2007

Whenever a new version of an established program comes out many people um and err about whether or not to upgrade. If you have been using a particular edition of the software for a long time you wonder if it is worth the hassle of relearning basic commands and features. Will they have tampered with the user interface? Will it take forever and a day to locate cell alignment?

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http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-489-unsupported-features-in-excel-2007.html

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Groovy Kind Of Program

Just about everyone is agreed that the current update of Microsoft Office is a huge leap forward for office suites. Office 2007 is clear and aesthetically pleasing where previous versions were cumbersome and unattractive. Its revolutionary new user interface groups commands in a far more logical fashion whilst expanded memory and increased functionality makes for smoother, more efficient operation.

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http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-488-groovy-kind-program.html

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Your Own Online Business With Dreamweaver

Once upon a time, not so very long ago in fact, a business in the retail sector was just a shop, or a chain of shops perhaps. If you ran a company that sold things, you did so in a building with lots of shelves. Customers, meanwhile, would be those people who came into your shop, plucked items from said shelves, and queued up to pay for them. The whole process was expensive to start and to maintain, and restrictive in what it enabled you to do with your business. But it was also straightforward, with items physically placed around a space in order to sell them.

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http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-487-your-own-online-business-with-dreamweaver.html

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A One-to-one On Word

Way back in the 1990s a mobile phone network ran a series of TV ads where famous people were asked which prominent figures from the hereafter they would like to have a one-to-one conversation with. A couple I remember are ex-footballer Ian Wright choosing Martin Luther King, and top model Kate Moss opting for a chat with Elvis Presley.

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http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-486-a-onetoone-o-word.html

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Using Your Brains In Time Management

Meeting deadlines and clients on time can be more of a struggle for some workers whose time management skills appear to be lacking. Turning in work and getting to places without being late seems to come more easily for different kinds of people. This may have been termed disorganisation or even laziness in the past, but scientists are increasingly pinpointing our brains as a major component in whether we carry out tasks in a timely manner. The majority of people probably feel there are two main kinds of workers, those that consistently organise themselves well and those that do not.

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http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-862-using-your-brains-in-time-management.html

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