Improve Your Note-taking Skills With Minutes Training

If you have ever trouble deciphering your written record of a meeting's events you could benefit from taking a Taking Minutes course. The decisions made during company get-togethers can have a large impact on firms and their organisations. During meetings workers get the opportunity to voice their feelings on specific matters and actions are decided.

The full article appears here:
http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-695-improve-your-notetaking-skills-with-minutes-training.html

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Using PowerPoint In An Observed Exercise

For many of us, the challenge of applying for a new job or promotion can sometimes be overshadowed by the prospect of having to perform an observed exercise. Often this is set as delivering a presentation, for example to highlight your industry skills and achievements. If you plan to create a presentation in PowerPoint, then you already have the medium to help you deliver a professional presentation. Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 has an array of tools including SmartArt and a host of Themes which guarantee that you will create a winning slide show.

The full article appears here:
http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-769-using-powerpoint-in-observed-exercise.html

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Essential Dos And Don'ts When Designing PowerPoint Slides

When used effectively, PowerPoint 2007 is a powerful tool which can help you create professional presentations. However, it is worth reminding ourselves of some basic dos and don'ts when designing slides.

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http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-702-essential-dos-and-donts-when-designing-powerpoint-slides.html

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Thinking Outside The Box With Widescreen In PowerPoint

Sometimes it pays to think outside the box. Take a typical PowerPoint presentation. A blank page slide will be set to default as landscape, with sizes in proportion to most screens. However, there is nothing to stop you creating a slide show entirely in portrait format if this lends itself better to your delivery. When presenting a continuation of portrait images, for example, you can select the portrait set up for your slides. The images don't have to be sized into landscape shapes, or have floating space around them which might spoil the effect of the composition.

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http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-595-thinking-outside-box-with-widescreen.html

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Using Music To Hit The Right Notes In Your Presentation

Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007 has a range of functions that enable you to add in sounds to your presentation, but music is often an afterthought when it comes to designing and delivering the finished creation. Music is frequently used for nothing more than background noise during a presentation. However, by using some thought about how music is going to be used in your PowerPoint presentation, you can help create a number of benefits for you and your audience.

The full article appears here:
http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-735-using-music-hit-right-notes-in-your-presentation.html

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Discover The Missing Link In PowerPoint

There has been a lot of debate about whether using a hyperlink to a web page is really necessary when a simple screenshot of a page might work just well in PowerPoint 2007 presentations. However, as slide shows become more professional, audience expectation of what's interesting has also become more sophisticated. A hyperlink in a presentation is just one of the tools in PowerPoint 2007 that can really sort the wheat from the chaff.

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http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-594-discover-missing-link-in-powerpoint.html

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So What's New In PowerPoint 2007?

Perhaps you're an existing PowerPoint user thinking of upgrading to PowerPoint 2007 or perhaps you just wondering what's different in this latest version? This article summarises the key changes. The major change is the introduction of the Ribbon navigator at the top of the screen replacing the traditional menus and sub menus. There are other interesting changes too.

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http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-570-so-whats-new-in-powerpoint-2007.html

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Proper Preparation In PowerPoint

It is often said that preparation is the most important part of a job. The decorator fills, sands and primes before applying paint, and in a busy restaurant the chef doesn't start peeling potatoes when you order chips, there are lots already prepared.

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http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-775-proper-preparation-in-powerpoint.html

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Find Out How Visio 2010 Can Stand The Test Of Translation

There is anything from 3,000 to 6,000 different languages spoken across the world; Mandarin is the most popular, with approximately 882 million primary or first language speakers. Next is Spanish with 325 million speakers, and then English with 312 to 380 million.

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http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-1012-find-out-how-visio-2010-can-stand-test-translation.html

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Using The Templates In Visio 2010

There are many, many templates within Visio 2010 and although they are ordered in logical groups, it can be very overwhelming for the new user. Visio can be a useful tool in many different areas of our working life and the templates can help even the novice user get started. When considering the best way to use Visio templates, let us examine some key uses. The templates within Visio do not work in the same way as a template in Word. Because the purpose is the creation of diagrams, the templates are broken down into types of symbols that would go into a particular type of diagram rather than a set document where you personalise set items. For example, selecting the flow diagram will give all the flow diagram symbols which can be clicked and dragged onto the diagram.

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http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-1023-using-templates-in-visio-2010.html

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Using Colour Themes In Visio 2007

Microsoft Visio 2007 is an invaluable tool in the war against dry data and sterile statistics. Every professional faces a constant challenge to present information in the most accessible and attention grabbing fashion possible and a boring report or impenetrable graph could be the difference between glorious success and embarrassing failure. Nobody is inspired by a sheet full of dull statistics.

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http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-755-using-colour-themes-in-visio-2007.html

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Driving Your Business Forward With Microsoft Visio

A car is a complicated thing. From when you turn the key, many things have to happen for the engine to start. To make it move requires further complications and more still to keep it running. The process may be mostly invisible, at least to those of us for whom the machinations between pedal and wheel are blanketed in a fog of inscrutable mystery, but if one little part of the process develops a problem, then the whole can be affected - it might stop working altogether or it might begin to develop an extra, secret problem for you to happen upon in dismay some time in the future. Similarly, if you want to change something, a little improvement to the performance perhaps, it needs to be fitted into the process correctly to get the best results.

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http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-677-driving-your-business-forward-with-microsoft-visio.html

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MS Visio Brings Vision To Your Documents

The backbone of many workplace documents and presentations is a series of figures that reflect the workings of your department or company. Microsoft Visio gives you the opportunity to translate this important data into graphs and other diagrams that get your message across in an informative and interesting way. No longer will you have to fiddle with flipcharts to show the impact of these figures, as the software can help you transform numbers into meaningful images, which is sure to bring more variety to your meetings. Whatever kind of information that you need to portray, MS Visio is likely to have the ideal diagram for you.

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http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-1031-ms-visio-brings-vision-your-documents.html

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Your Business, Your Demands, Your Visio.

For all the billions of people in this world, there's only one of you, one of me, one of anyone. We're all unique and individual. Yet the software we use is not; approximately eighty percent of businesses, (according to a recent report by Forrester Research) use Microsoft Office in some form or another and of those rare exceptions, many will use either OpenOffice or Lotus. We need applications that work with ourselves, but we accept that the tools we use are designed for everyone.

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http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-675-your-business-your-demands-your-visio.html

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What Is Visio And Do I Have A Use For It?

Microsoft Office users are usually familiar with Word and Excel at the very least. For other versions of Office, PowerPoint and Access usually join the fray in the realms of common knowledge, too. There are a few applications and features that currently don't come bundled with Office, so the majority of people never use them, or have even heard of them. Visio is one of these such applications.

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http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-610-what-is-visio-and-do-i-have-use-it.html

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Visio Pivot Diagrams - A Pivotal Role In Understanding Your Business

Microsoft Visio is not amongst the best known of the Office suite - certainly not in comparison to Word, Excel or Powerpoint. Yet this is not to say that it is any less useful for your organisation. Visio is a diagram creation program, designed to make it easier for businesses and professionals to better visualise and display complex information.

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http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-584-visio-pivot-diagrams-pivotal-role-in-understanding-your-business.html

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Create An Excel VBA Add In

If you have created VBA code and want the sub procedures and functions to be available in all existing and future workbooks you create, then the best way to access your VBA code is to create an Excel Add In. An add in for all intent and purpose, is a regular Excel Workbook with VBA which has a .xlam (or .xla in Excel 2003 or earlier) file extension. Once saved and installed as an Add In, the workbook is automatically opened and hidden so the VBA procedures and functions are accessible to all other workbooks. The Add In is hidden in a special way so that it can only be seen from the Project Explorer in the Visual Basic Editor (VBE) and can not be unhidden from within Excel. Add Ins are an ideal way of distributing VBA code. Excel comes with Add Ins that are not installed by default like Analysis ToolPak, Solver etc.

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http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-625-create-excel-vba-add-in.html

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How Passwords Can Preserve Your VBA Macros

Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) is an excellent tool for writing and protecting computer programmes that you have written and wish to safely store.

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http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-566-how-passwords-can-preserve-your-vba-macros.html

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Step Into The Unknown With VBA

As a computer user who is expanding their knowledge of Microsoft products you may start to hear about the benefits of Visual Basic for Applications (VBA).

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http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-630-step-into-unknown-with-vba.html

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VBA - Not Just For Programmers

VBA carries with it a sense of clique - it's for programmers only, not the average Office user who is well versed in the applications, but would never think of manipulating them to suit your taste. No, it's not coding (or rewriting code) as much as you may think and it's not risking making a programme unworkable. VBA is, in fact, a way to make your life easier - and who wouldn't want that?

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http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-692-vba-not-just-programmers.html

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How VBA Can Add Power To Your PowerPoint Presentations

Personalising your presentations may help to give you more confidence that you are getting your message across in the best way possible.

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http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-722-how-vba-can-add-power-your-powerpoint-presentations.html

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VBA With Excel - Making The Working Day That Little Bit Easier

Samantha is very familiar with Excel. There's no shortage of articles much like this one devoted to the complete Excel novice - but Samantha has spent quite a lot of her working days staring at Excel, running through the same processes over and over again. So it's fair to say that she's not a novice - although it's also fair to say that she's grown decidedly frustrated with having to hit the same buttons and click the same choices over and over again, time after time. If only there was a way to reduce these repetitive tasks to a single click or keystroke, she'd have more time in her day, and a much more cheerful time at that.

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http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-1018-vba-with-excel-making-working-day-that-little-bit-easier.html

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Dazzle Clients With Your Publisher Ads

In the high tech advertising world where dazzling television commercials and slick websites rule there is still room for more traditional campaigns that will get your company noticed.

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http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-565-dazzle-clients-with-your-publisher-ads.html

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Converting Colour Space In Publisher

Many moons ago when I was a young man I produced my own music fanzine, a very crude publication that consisted of photocopied A4 sheets stapled down the left side. Getting each issue onto the streets was a lengthy chore that saw me painstakingly type out interviews and articles on a huge manual typewriter. I would then hand the completed typing over to my mother, who took it to work to have the text reduced on a photocopier. Finally I would lay out the pages, creating headlines using lettering transfer kits and sticking down blocks of text and photographs when I was happy with their positions. This was a tricky operation on which the visual impact of the fanzine depended as back in those days cut and paste meant scissors and a glue stick and once something was stuck down it was pretty much permanent.

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http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-604-converting-colour-space-in-publisher.html

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Use Prince2 And Celebrate Project Success

Floundering projects can be turned around with the application of the Prince2 management system. The technique is used around the globe to make sure campaigns run smoothly and that all members of a team are working together effectively. If you have experience of project management you will be aware that small problems can quickly escalate and can delay the success of your tasks. However, if you apply the system before your assignment kicks off, you may find that you can limit the chances of problems arising and issues that do crop up can be effectively tackled using the technique.

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http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-561-use-prince2-and-celebrate-project-success.html

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Prince2 Training Can Make Your CV Shine

If you find yourself competing in a tough jobs market to secure a project management post your CV may shine above the others if you take part in Prince2 training.

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http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-672-prince2-training-can-make-your-cv-shine.html

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Create Winning Project Boards Via Prince2

Creating a team that can help oversee the running of tasks may mean pulling in representatives from other organisations that are affected by your assignment.

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http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-757-create-winning-project-boards-via-prince2.html

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Harness The Guiding Force Of Prince2

Project managers tasked with controlling assignments from their outset to their conclusion may appreciate the assistance that Prince2 can offer.

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http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-759-harness-guiding-force-prince2.html

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Effective Communication For Managers

Effective communication is a staple of good management. It is partly about learning the difference between communicating and merely talking. You can talk for an hour without properly conveying a message. To communicate effectively, never waffle, but use concise, clear and intelligible language. Good communicators coherently assert ideas and commands so they are fully understood. It is also about receiving ideas and information from employees. To effectively communicate, understand the different kinds of communication both verbal and non-verbal and know when each one is appropriate. A modern workplace encourages and depends upon an exchange of ideas and information to achieve maximum productivity, innovation and efficiency. This cannot be achieved by a one-sided issuing of commands, but only by fully engaging with staff, clients and suppliers.

The full article appears here:
http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-781-effective-communication-managers.html

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How To Manage A Multi-Cultural Office

Having lived outside of London for several years I worked at some offices where the majority of staff were white, middle class English people. When I moved to London I worked in a place where every person on my six seat desk area was from a different country and a different religion. I found this experience enriching and interesting since the people had such wide and varied experience and this tended to filter through to the work. Solutions were varied and innovative since the knowledge base was extensive. Some managers find it challenging to manage a multi-cultural office since the extreme differences in religion and culture can be daunting as well as causing a range of issues. What steps can you take to successfully manage a multi-cultural office?

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http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-947-how-manage-multicultural-office.html

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How To Avoid Managing A Negative Office Environment

Employees that are relaxed and happy in their working environment tend to work harder and are more solid in their performance. Obviously as a manager it is not your responsibility to fulfil every wish and dream of the employee in order to achieve this. It is worth remembering that happiness is often comparative. An employee who has worked in a very negative environment will benefit from a few simple things you can do as a manager to make a positive space.

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http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-946-how-avoid-managing-negative-office-environment.html

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How To Manage Women In The Workplace With Equality

Nobody would argue the fact that there are differences between men and women. These differences however are no barrier to work. A rich cultural environment full of different kinds of people, experiences and cultures can cultivate better performance and ideas. In a working environment a manager must be sure to manage women with equality. Managing women is not about giving them preferential treatment or negative treatment based on the fact that that an employee is a woman. There are some women who are wonderful, productive employees and some who are not just as there are for men. How can a manager manage women while avoiding often unintentional issues arising?

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http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-944-how-manage-women-in-workplace-with-equality.html

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How To Recruit The Right Person For The Job

As a manager, one of your key responsibilities is finding competent, skilled staff that fit the role and the company well. They must be able to fulfil the skill set you need initially, with the potential to learn more and adjust easily to the style and atmosphere of the team and the working environment. Recruiting staff is an expensive process, particularly when you take into account the administration and training costs. It can be several months before they are full functioning members of the team .Due to this process and the lack of productivity if the staff turnaround time is high, it is important to find the right person as quickly as possible.

The full article appears here:
http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-887-how-recruit-right-person-job.html

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What Makes A Good Manager?

A manager is judged by a different set of criteria for different people. Each time you come into contact with a person, be it your boss, a colleague, a prospect contact or a client, you will be assessed on how you handle the situation. While it is not always possible to please everyone, it is vital to develop a strong set of skills necessary to make decisions, manage your time and employees successfully and give value to the company in order to promote yourself. So how do different groups judge a person as a manager? What skills make a good manager?

The full article appears here:
http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-885-what-makes-good-manager.html

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Go Green With Support Materials And PowerPoint

Most of us are taking serious steps to try to reduce our carbon footprint and this is often reflected in a "think before you print" philosophy in business today. By reducing the amount of unnecessary printed materials generated in every office we can all play a useful part in saving energy and becoming more aware of waste. One area where you can pro-actively help to reduce waste is when you are planning to create support materials to go with a Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007 presentation.

The full article appears here:
http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-643-go-green-with-support-materials-and-powerpoint.html

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Fluency With Slide Transition In PowerPoint

If we regard PowerPoint 2007 as the vehicle to deliver a professional presentation, then Transition is the driving technique that makes the journey more fluent.

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http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-593-fluency-with-slide-transition-in-powerpoint.html

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How To Review And Add Comments To A PowerPoint Presentation

A unique advantage of using the Comments tool in PowerPoint 2007 is the ability to save on materials by reducing the need to print out copious amounts of paper proofs. Comments are commands which can be added to your PowerPoint presentation rather than manual mark up on paper proofs. If you need a colleague to review your presentation and have others endorse comments and amendments, you don't have to print out multiple copies of the file to circulate round the houses.

The full article appears here:
http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-644-how-review-and-add-comments-powerpoint-presentation.html

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How To Create A PowerPoint Slide Show To Run Without PowerPoint

You've spent hours creating a top class PowerPoint slide show which you're going to send to some friends or colleagues or you might want to make the presentation available in a folder on a shared drive and you're just not quite sure who has and who hasn't got PowerPoint installed on their PC. And even if you do know you may not know if it's PowerPoint 20003 or PowerPoint 2007.

The full article appears here:
http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-647-how-create-powerpoint-slide-show-run-without-powerpoint.html

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Creating A Photo Album In PowerPoint 2003

If you're gathering an increasing number of digital photographs and you already have PowerPoint 2003 then why not consider using PowerPoint to create your very own photo album? PowerPoint can build a photo album automatically - all you have to do is to select the pictures, organise them in order, perhaps choose a picture frame shape, and PowerPoint will do the rest. You could then add some animation features to the photos to add impact when the presentation is displayed.

The full article appears here:
http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-666-creating-photo-album-in-powerpoint-2003.html

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Playing Sound And Movie Files In PowerPoint2003

If you've used PowerPoint to show lists, tables, graphics and shapes, with accompanying animations, you'd be forgiven for thinking that was it. But you can do more, and this article looks at how to add and play sound and movie files as well. We'll first look at using sound files, then later look at movie files.

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http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-665-playing-sound-and-movie-files-in-powerpoint2003.html

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Time Management Up Against The Clock

When I was a child I sometimes watched an Australian-made television programme called The Magic Boomerang. The premise of this show, you may not be surprised to learn, was that a young lad by the name of Tom found an old boomerang that held magical properties. When the boomerang was thrown, time stood still for everyone except Tom and it restarted again when he caught it. It was as though he were in possession of a flying pause button. Of course, children's television being what it was back then, Tom used the boomerang's powers for the good of the local community, thwarting bank raids and rescuing people from precarious situations.

The full article appears here:
http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-975-time-management-up-against-clock.html

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Word In The World Of Typography

The language of typesetting has many anomalies that have survived the transition from the printer's block to the computer desk top. This unique set of words and phrases which relate to typefaces, punctuation, spacing and the use of margins, has remained in vogue thanks to the unison of tradition with technology.

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http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-768-word-in-world-typography.html

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Word Reflects The Latest Sign Of The Times

As we step ever nearer to the paperless office, it makes sense to reduce any unnecessary waste of paper and make use of the latest Office Word 2007 tools which help transfer paper systems from desk to digital documents on the desktop.

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http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-681-word-reflects-latest-sign-times.html

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Saying No To New Demands, And Saying Yes To Progress

Time isn't a limitless resource. It's hard enough trying to find time for everything that you really have to do, even before you look at squeezing in some things that you would like to do around the sides - and it becomes a lot harder if you're expected to find gaps in your schedule for the demands and requests and hopes and could-you-pleases and if-you-have-a-moments that others may send your way. In business as in life as a whole, you need to keep these extras under control. Of course, there's never anything wrong with helping someone else out - but there must be limits, and it's a good idea to start drawing that line at the point at which you or your business will start genuinely to suffer from the overstretching of your valuable time.

The full article appears here:
http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-854-saying-no-new-demands-and-saying-yes-progress.html

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Time Management: If The Lord Didn't Do It All In A Day - How Can You?

Okay, so you finally made the decision to study for that career which has followed you from infancy through to puberty and now pseudo-adulthood. I use the term pseudo adulthood because University, to most students equates to how many pound a pint evenings you can withstand before you finally topple over. For many, the term university means freedom, breaking free from the restraints of home life and taking the world by the horns or in most cases, by the pint glass. Although, this playground of fun may entice even the less studious, the aim of the three year plus stint is to come away with those sought after qualifications needed to jump the queue when it comes to interview time.

The full article appears here:
http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-872-time-management-if-lord-didnt-do-it-all-in-day-how-can-you.html

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What To Do When You've Run Out Of Time

There's an interesting aspect of time management that is very rarely discussed. Everyone presumes that with a bit of training and a lot of organisation, you'll always have the skills to manage your time effectively and never run out of it. There are some incidents that happen in working lives though, that mean you really do run out of time. What do you do then? No time management guru can help you - you're already too late, the clock has ticked its way down, the deadline is here. It's not the end of the world - and if it happens often, that's a clear indication that you've not managed your time - but never mind that. Let's see what can be done when there's no time to be had.

The full article appears here:
http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-972-what-do-when-youve-run-out-time.html

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Top Trumps- The Time Management Set

Prioritising your workload is the key to efficient time management. It stands to reason that those jobs that are most urgent should be done first and the less urgent ones left in the pile until tomorrow, (although when tomorrow comes you will usually find that these tasks have taken on a new urgency overnight: it is the nature of the beast.) But it is never simply a case of adopting an attitude of 'this job makes the most money and so it should take priority,' there are many more factors that come into play when deciding the order of the tasks you have to do and I shall demonstrate this with assistance from a rather unexpected source.

The full article appears here:
http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-977-top-trumpsthe-time-management-set.html

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Tools You Already Have - To Manage Your Time

With the vast improvements in office software and technology, Blackberries, mobile phones and the ubiquitous ipads and iphones, there are more and more tools at our disposal to manage our time: but are we really using them? In this day and age, it's surprising that so many of us rely solely on our wristwatch to manage our time. Or rather, let us know if we're ahead or behind a schedule. In a fast paced environment, it's probably not going to be good enough. You need to know how many tasks you have left within the remaining timescale, and how long each task will take before you can even make the decision that you're late. Here are some ideas on how you can use equipment or software - that you more than likely already have - to help you manage your time better.

The full article appears here:
http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-1015-tools-you-already-have-manage-your-time.html

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Time Management: When The Boss Doesn't Manage His Time, How Can You?

As humans, we feel naturally attuned to organization within our lives so we openly accept a daily routine in our day to day activities. However, when your boss is having difficulty managing his time in an orderly manner, the office can soon turn into organised chaos.

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http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-992-time-management-when-boss-doesnt-manage-his-time-how-can-you.html

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Time Management For Professional Mums

Okay, let's run through a typical daily routine... the alarm shrills with a deafening sound at the crack of dawn, you bolt upright and then snuggle back down striving for an extra two to three minutes sleep because you think it will make all of the difference. However, time is of the essence so you reluctantly flick back the duvet and pray that the shower will make you feel half human. Then, it's time to get dressed for the office as you rush down into the kitchen to prepare the children's breakfast.

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http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-993-time-management-professional-mums.html

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When Time Management Goes Wrong

No matter how you look at it, time management is a wonderfully effective tool. The sole aim is to use the hours of the day wisely and efficiently. However, there are people who take the organisation of time to the extreme.

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http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-995-when-time-management-goes-wrong.html

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The Tell-tale Signs Of Stress

Despite being a major problem affecting many more people than perhaps we realise, stress is often not taken as seriously as it should be. A mug bearing a cartoon of a wild-eyed character tearing his hair out above the word 'stressed' may make an amusing gift to a colleague, but if the recipient is genuinely suffering from stress then it is anything but a laughing matter.

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http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-657-the-telltale-signs-stress.html

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Eight Major Stress Traps To Avoid

Managing stress at work is increasingly difficult for us in these tough times. Squeezed budgets, looming redundancies, economic downturn and general doom and gloom doesn't always make for a happy, productive workforce. With more people doing more work with less staff, employees feel under more and more pressure to perform well. If you're stressed, or this is causing stress, you need to recognise and alleviate certain "stress traps" that will only make the problem worse. Here's eight of the worst culprits that contribute to stress in the workplace:

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http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-691-eight-major-stress-traps-avoid.html

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Managing Stress In The Workplace

In the 1999 film Pushing Tin a huge rivalry erupts between a cocksure air-traffic controller and a new arrival. Their spats are carried out in front of the rest of the control team, which comprises a collection of oddball characters into whose hands you would not really want to place your life. One such character, nicknamed Doctor Freeze, makes a brief appearance but not in his job as a controller guiding planes onto the runway. We learn that Freeze earned his nickname because he froze under the stress of the job some time earlier and he lost his nerve to the extent that he has not been able to return to work since, as each attempt he makes ends in retreat. The entire workforce is alerted to Freeze's arrival in the car park and bets are taken on how far he will get this time before he crumbles. As he prepares to leave his car Freeze repeatedly assures himself that "it's a big sky; lots of room." By the time he reaches the doors of the building, however, he lives up to his name and then bolts back to his car as the winners collect their money.

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http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-738-managing-stress-in-workplace.html

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Turn Stress To Your Advantage

Many employers and employees across the UK feel the impact of stress at some point during their careers but techniques are available to reduce it and strengthen teams. From experienced chief executives to the newest members of staff, stress is felt by all and its management can greatly improve you and your colleagues workings lives. There has been much research into the topic as the condition is striking down greater numbers of workers throughout the UK and it is now considered the number one reason why people are off sick.

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http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-562-turn-stress-your-advantage.html

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How To Use Freeze Panes In Excel 2007

The incredible increased capacity of Microsoft Excel 2007's workbooks is a massive benefit for users as it enables them to create exhaustive worksheets without fear of inadequate memory.

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http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-607-how-use-freeze-panes-in-excel-2007.html

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Time Management In No Time At All

There are thousands of books on the market which have been written for go-getters wanting to take the bull by the horns and make success their middle name. But how many of them actually practice what they preach. A course combined with an expert tutor will transform you into an unstoppable powerhouse when it comes to task managing and thwart the idle book that is just staring at you from the bookshelf offering a lot of empty promises.

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http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-875-time-management-in-no-time-at-all.html

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Time Management: Keep Everything Ticking Over Smoothly

Do you feel as though life has dealt you a poor hand? Are you dissatisfied in your career and feel that you are worth more? Do you feel unappreciated, unfulfilled and unhappy? Do your efforts remain unnoticed by your superiors even though you are jumping through hoops to impress them? In a way, this is good as you are listening to your intuition, that little voice that tells you that things are not quite right. These feelings are probably vibrating across the length and breadth of thousands of offices up and down the country. But how can you alleviate these feelings of woe?

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http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-877-time-management-keep-everything-ticking-over-smoothly.html

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The Advantages Of Personalising Time Management

Meeting deadlines and completing tasks within and outside of your employment could feel like a daily battle, but time management tips are available to help you structure your day.

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http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-919-the-advantages-personalising-time-management.html

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I Owe, I Owe, So It's Off To Work I Go... Time Management Tips For The Workaholic

In everyday life and your professional career, effective time management is one of the most valuable tools that you can use. The proper use of time can help us to achieve all of our goals at a steady pace and complete tasks without stress or pressure.

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http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-931-i-owe-i-owe-so-its-off-work-i-go-time-management-tips-workaholic.html

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Time Management - The Tortoise And The Hare

When I was a child I had a book of Aesop's Fables. I don't know how popular these tales are these days, but I remember being struck by the cleverness of them. For example, in The Crow and the Pitcher, a thirsty crow cannot reach the water in the bottom of a pitcher to drink. However, this crow had clearly brushed up on his problem-solving skills and he dropped stones into the pitcher until the water level had risen enough so that he could drink. Clever.

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http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-930-time-management-tortoise-and-hare.html

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Managing Time Effectively By Considering Unforeseen Events

Time and activities can be planned out to the last minute so a person feels in control and organised. The problem with schedules is that unforeseen events and problems can wreak havoc with your time management. How do you go about managing your time while minimising the damage from such events? Such things can range from the simple, such as it rained on a sunny day and now I have to go change before I go to the meeting, to a sick child that needs you to leave now and pick him up. Solutions therefore range from the simple, as in always carry an umbrella, to the complicated as in make sure some else always has information on your critical tasks. Nobody can plan for everything, but considering unforeseen events can help you manage your time by lessening their impact.

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http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-895-managing-time-effectively-by-considering-unforeseen-events.html

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Time Management: Do Not Become A Prisoner Of Time

The clock is constantly ticking away as we remain a continual slave to the days, hours, minutes and seconds which lie before us counting down silently in the background. Time waits for no-one and every human being, animal and insect is functioning on a pre-set time span. Going back through the ages, mankind seems to have coped relatively well without set agendas to adhere to. This begs the question...why does time management really matter?

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http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-870-time-management-do-not-become-prisoner-time.html

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Mentoring - Ensuring Past Experience Helps Your Company's Future

Experience is a valuable resource, one that can only be earned through living. Most businesses will have a number of highly experienced individuals amongst their staff; most managers understand the benefit brought by employees who've built a wealth of knowledge and skills throughout their working life. Just as a successful football team benefits from a mixture of sprightly youngsters of prodigious skill and seasoned veterans of the contest, their reading of the game and ability to deal with situations enhanced by the effects of hundreds of matches, so too can any business gain from such a blend.

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http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-889-mentoring-ensuring-past-experience-helps-your-companys-future.html

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The Myth Of Mentorship

This may not surprise you but the role of "mentor" is a very old one. From trainee samurai warriors to the echelons of the business place, mentorship is everywhere. It's important to distinguish between being mentored and being an apprentice, (the latter has to learn a lot more). Mentorship is more of a hands-off guidance and nurturing rather than the role of trainer and trainee.

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http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-555-the-myth-mentorship.html

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Learn To Delegate Carefully To Tackle Overworking

Passing on jobs to your colleagues ought to be a well-thought out process that looks at the impact of delegation to the individuals and the team in general.

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http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-918-learn-delegate-carefully-tackle-overworking.html

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How To Delegate In The Workplace

I can sympathise with the view that if you want a job done properly then you should do it yourself. It can be hard to let go and trust someone else with something that others may judge you upon. Another school of thought says that if you have a dog you don't bark yourself. You wouldn't send your team to the pub and work long into the night just to do everything yourself. So should you do it all yourself or should you give all the work to someone else? Neither! You should learn to properly delegate which is a happy compromise. It is impossible to do everything yourself and you may not have the skill set necessary to do so. It is therefore practical to balance your time and workload by finding people to help you. Use well trained, competent staff who can be trusted with tasks. Let them show you how well they can handle things while at the same time keeping some appropriate tasks for yourself and assuming a guidance and overseer role.

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http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-748-how-delegate-in-workplace.html

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Delegating Tasks Effectively In Microsoft Project

When considering how to go about organising and meeting the goals of a current assignment it may be easier to break down your project into a series of smaller challenges.

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http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-563-delegating-tasks-effectively-in-microsoft-project.html

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What's Mine Is Yours: The Art Of Delegating

The biggest myth about delegation is that it's essentially "getting someone else to do your job". Not so. In fact, it's an essential skill that helps YOU do your job. Unfortunately, some people misunderstand what delegation is and act accordingly. Use it the right way, however, and you'll make your working life a lot easier.

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http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-551-whats-mine-is-yours-art-delegating.html

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Access And Its Uses On The Web

You don't just need FrontPage or Dreamweaver to create webpages: many people don't realise that you can use Access to get creative. In fact, webpages are often database driven rather than static these days and it pays to know how to create more dynamic content.

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http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-729-access-and-its-uses-on-web.html

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User-Level Security In Access

"Permission Denied". Aaargh! Although frustrating when you are denied access to Access (no pun intended), it can be a godsend if there is someone else trying to access YOUR database and your data, if the security holds firm.

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http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-728-userlevel-security-in-access.html

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A Quick Intro On How Access Uses SQL

Being a Microsoft program, it makes sense to choose to work with a compatible Microsoft SQL server when creating databases in Access. The two are streamlined very well, although Access will work with a variety of other programs and formats.

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http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-727-a-quick-intro-on-how-access-uses-sql.html

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How To Take Control Of Your Data And Save Money In The Process

Businesses need customers and clients. Where else is the money going to come from? Hopefully, your company will have a fine surplus of regular customers. For the overwhelming majority of businesses, knowing who your regular customers are and being familiar with some important details about them, can be very beneficial for the progress of the enterprise; although some businesses rely on one-off customers who happen to be passing, most companies need to help ensure that the reliable clients keep coming back again and again.

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http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-676-how-take-control-your-data-and-save-money-in-process.html

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Practice Microsoft Access Database Decorum To Reap The Rewards

Before you enthusiastically enter all your information into a Microsoft Access database it is wise to apply some organisation to the process.

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http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-671-practice-microsoft-access-database-decorum-reap-rewards.html

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Interested In The Golden Rules For Building Access Databases?

You can, by following a few golden rules, build Access tables and relationships which use your data in the most efficient way possible. These rules are often called Normalisation Rules and by following them you can learn to build Access databases which allow you to query and display results in the most effective way possible.

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http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-713-interested-in-golden-rules-building-access-databases.html

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Happy Table Relationships In Access 2007

A happy table relationship? While it may conjure up images of a couple clasping hands across their entrée in a restaurant, it has a more serious meaning in business - removing data that you don't need.

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http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-715-happy-table-relationships-in-access-2007.html

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Getting To The Nitty-gritty Via Microsoft Access

Although it is helpful to collect the majority of your business information into one database, it is unlikely that you will need to review it all at the same time, which is where Microsoft (MS) Access can be an important tool for your company.

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http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-721-getting-nittygritty-via-microsoft-access.html

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What You Need To Know About New Security Features In Access 2007

When you start working with Access 2007 for the first time you may have been surprised with the security warning message you see every time you open a database file. You can thank the Access 2007 Trust Center for guarding the file in this way. The Trust Center blocks all Access functions which can potentially run malicious code - hence the warning message. And Access 2007 will do this for files created under any Access version. This is one of a number of new security features of Access 2007. This article looks at the two most important of these features; the Trust Center and Password encryption.

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http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-667-what-you-need-know-about-new-security-features-in-access-2007.html

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Access 2007 Is All About Systems

When you start using Access 2007 you need to think SYSTEMS! That's because an Access database consists of several components all linked together to form a single system. A database system can be seen as a set of input items, data storage areas, processing elements and output items such as paper printouts. At the heart of Access is the data storage area consisting of one or more tables. To input information into these tables you can use Forms, to process information you can use Queries and to output information you can use Reports. This article takes a look at Access 2007 from a systems point of view and summarises how the various elements link together.

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http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-694-access-2007-is-all-about-systems.html

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Getting To Grips With Templates In Access 2007

One of the greatest myths about Access is that you have to be a programmer to use it or even know how to begin with databases. This isn't so. The Office Suite gets more user friendly to the layman with every new release, so naturally 2007 is the easiest entry-point into the word of databases so far.

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http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-697-getting-grips-with-templates-in-access-2007.html

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Easy Updating With Microsoft Access

Microsoft (MS) Access is a great tool for helping you to keep on the ball regarding facts and figures generated by your company. If you regularly use the software you have the advantage that the newest information is at your fingertips and can be easily located in its databases. So if you need to attend a meeting to discuss the latest sales figures from your department or perhaps you are required to find the updated address of a client, Access can help you accomplish your goals. Many computer users are likely to be aware of the benefits that MS Access and MS Excel can have for businesses as both programmes can hold a large amount of important data.

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http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-629-easy-updating-with-microsoft-access.html

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Bring Access Up To Speed

As you add more and more information to your Microsoft (MS) databases you may find that the programme starts to run a bit more slowly. Luckily the software is designed so you can make small adjustments to it and keep it operating at its fullest capacity. This database programme is essential to many businesses that need to create virtual locations to store all the information about the company and its clients. In addition, the self-employed and students are likely to find the product beneficial as it can hold as little or practically as much data as you wish.

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http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-628-bring-access-up-speed.html

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Be Top Of The Form With Access 2007

In all aspects of life filling in forms is one of the most tedious and soul destroying of activities. If you have multiple forms to complete you end up entering the same information over and over again until the data in question becomes almost meaningless. What is more, if you are a manager in a relatively large organisation the chances are you will be spending an increasing amount of your time engaged in this task. But it does not have to be this way. There is now a feature in Microsoft Access 2007 which allows you to quickly and simply assimilate data from a third party. It does this in conjunction with Microsoft Outlook via email.

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http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-627-be-top-form-with-access-2007.html

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Have You Ever Wanted To Create A Combo Control On An Access Form?

Once you can comfortably build tables, queries and forms in Access, you may want to focus further on your forms design to ensure your database is really user friendly. One way to do this is to use one or more Combo controls for data entry. Combos let the user select data from a list rather than having to type it in from scratch, so it can be a quicker and easier way to add data and avoids the problems of users typing incorrect spellings or abbreviations. This article shows you how to create a Combo on an existing form.

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http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-622-have-you-ever-wanted-create-combo-control-on-access-form.html

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So You Want To Create Forms In Access 2007?

Perhaps you've started to use Access 2007 and you've created one or more tables containing your data. The next step might be to create forms for each of your tables. Forms are used to enter view and edit data and you can design the form layout to suit your users. For example one form may contain lots of extra instructions for inexperienced users whilst another might contain just the barest of details for more experienced users. You can design forms to show one record at a time in a vertical column type layout or to show all the records in separate rows in a table type layout.

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http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-620-so-you-want-create-forms-in-access-2007.html

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Making The Transition To Access - Why You Might Need It

Whether it's a business, a home office or your day to day life that you organise using other Office applications, you might find out that it's all getting a bit much. Microsoft Access is a well-known database program, but many people are not sure if they need it or not.

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http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-605-making-transition-access-why-you-might-need-it.html

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Mining For Data With Access

So you excel at Excel and find Access more than accessible. You are a confident user of the whole Microsoft Office suite, at home with its user interface and comfortable with its functionality. You have utilised the programs to collate data and efficiently organise your business projects and budgets. Where do you go from here?

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http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-580-mining-data-with-access.html

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A Brief Guide To Table Relationships In Access

If you're starting to use Microsoft Access you may be able to create tables and queries and perhaps Forms and Reports. During your work with tables you may have also created links between tables. This article describes some of these linked relationships and how they can be used. For a fuller understanding of table relationships it is best to consider attending a Microsoft Access training course to learn lots more about this.

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http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-577-a-brief-guide-table-relationships-in-access.html

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Go Live With Microsoft Office

For years now Microsoft Office has been the market leader for productivity suites providing reliable, professional service across a wide range of programs. Excel, Word and Outlook are programs familiar to even to non-computer users and the format and design of the entire suite is instantly recognisable to the layman.

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http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-576-go-live-with-microsoft-office.html

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So You Still Haven't Learned How To Use Access Yet?

Most Microsoft Office computer users learn Word or Excel first, usually Outlook at some point and maybe PowerPoint later. But Access is the one which tends to be learned last. Why is this? Many MS Office users already have Access installed on their computers but the application can often sit there unused, just waiting to be launched.

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http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-575-so-you-still-havent-learned-how-use-access-yet.html

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Learn About Financial Ratios To Help Businesses Succeed

Launching a business is an intimidating prospect for the majority of potential entrepreneurs, but learning how to manage and understand finances may see a fledgling firm succeed.

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http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-797-learn-about-financial-ratios-help-businesses-succeed.html

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Mail Merge Memories In Word

In today's highly sophisticated world of technology, information can be passed from one person to another in the blink of an eye via such media as email and text messaging. Amidst this frenetic to-and-fro of data, however, there is room still for a more sedate mode of information transportation; a cruise liner in a world of supersonic aircraft, so to speak. I am, of course, referring to those hand-delivered packets commonly, if somewhat unkindly, referred to as snail mail.

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http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-640-mail-merge-memories-in-word.html

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How Many Different Ways Can You Sum In Excel 2007?

We tend to take summing for granted in Excel. After all there's the Autosum button to help us, or we could type in the formula from scratch. That's all there is to it isn't it? There are a number of other ways to sum in Excel which may be of interest. This article describes various methods to sum in Excel and perhaps some may be new to you.

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http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-624-how-many-different-ways-can-you-sum-in-excel-2007.html

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What Is A Sparkline And How Do They Work?

With the release of Microsoft Office 2010 comes an interesting new feature within Excel. Sparkline charts are tiny charts that fit into a single cell. One advantage is that this allows the spreadsheet designer to give a tiny snapshot trend in the same place as a data. It will automatically fit into a single cell so trend can be given for each row of data.

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http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-945-what-is-sparkline-and-how-do-they-work.html

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Importing Useful Information From The Web To Excel

Spreadsheets are not the only sources of large amounts of useful data. Very often, such data is also on websites, as they are sometimes constructed in a database friendly way (like tables of information). If you've spotted some data online that you think would be very useful to you or your business, then it's time to learn how to import it into Excel.

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http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-608-importing-useful-information-from-web-excel.html

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An Introduction To Tracking In Microsoft Project

Once you start using Microsoft Project you'll soon be setting up new projects using the default Gantt Chart view, with the Entry table showing on the left and the Gantt Chart on the right. Each project consist of a series of tasks with different durations, all linked together to build the overall project plan. In this process you would normally also set a project start date and Project displays all the linked tasks on the Gantt Chart and determines the project end date. Alternatively you can set the project end date and Project displays all the linked tasks and determines the project start date.

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http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-578-an-introduction-tracking-in-microsoft-project.html

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Business Forecasting With Microsoft Excel

All businesses must plan for the future if they want to stay in business and prosper. Nobody really knows what the future will bring but sitting back and accepting what it may bring without trying to at least prepare for it, will set a course to failure.

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http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-636-business-forecasting-with-microsoft-excel.html

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How MS Project Can Make Your Business More Efficient

Everything works better if people move together. Roads flow, orchestras play, schoolchildren face the front, rugby teams carry the ball in the right direction, ballets are performed without catastrophe. Businesses run, too. Whatever kind of business it may be, however large or small, any organisation can gain from having a workforce that moves together and knows where it's heading and how to get there.

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http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-585-how-ms-project-can-make-your-business-more-efficient.html

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Which Is Better, Excel Or Access?

I am often shown Excel workbooks that have been set up as a database to store information. Nothing wrong with that! However, as an experienced Microsoft Office Trainer, I sometime feel that the workbook I am being shown is large, cumbersome and very user unfriendly and would be better if the data wasn't stored in Excel at all, but stored in a simple Access database. In this article I am going to examine in which circumstances Excel is best for databases and for which Access is better suited.

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http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-626-which-is-better-excel-or-access.html

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Communicating Your Project Without Microsoft Project.

You've spent a great deal of time working and refining your project plan and are ready to communicate it to others in your team who may or, as often the case, may not have access to Microsoft Project. Communicating the project effectively is key to the project's success and with all the task, resources, dates and times locked into Microsoft Project you may find that you are unable to share this information. Project therefore includes tools for communicating your project using other applications such as Word, PowerPoint or even publishing it on a webpage. One of these tools is the Copy Picture to Office Wizard.

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http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-661-communicating-your-project-without-microsoft-project.html

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Bin Plan 'B' With Microsoft Project

The more familiar you get with Microsoft Project the more likely you are to see that the software can be just as valuable to you as your team members.

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http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-632-bin-plan-b-with-microsoft-project.html

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Microsoft Project Helps You Lose The Jargon

Entrepreneurs may mistakenly believe they need to learn a lot of jargon in order to get to grips with Microsoft's project management software.

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http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-631-microsoft-project-helps-you-lose-jargon.html

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So What Printouts Can You Produce From Microsoft Project?

There you are with your newly created project - a neat arrangement of linked tasks on the left and an impressive looking Gantt chart for the visual impact on the right. Now you want to print out your work. Well in Project you can create many different printouts for different purposes. This article looks at a few of these and hopefully gives you some ideas for your own projects. Project has a wealth of in-built reports to choose from, but first we'll look at the more traditional printing options.

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http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-648-so-what-printouts-can-you-produce-from-microsoft-project.html

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Calendars In Microsoft Project

One of the most important steps when putting together a project plan is to make sure the calendar settings for the project reflect your organisation working hours and the working hours of the project if different. Also, specific resource like personnel and equipment may also have different time and date constraints.

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http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-654-calendars-in-microsoft-project.html

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Upgrading From Spreadsheets To MS Project

Spreadsheets are an excellent way to pool information on workplace tasks but if you would like to see the impact of one assignment on another then perhaps you should upgrade to Microsoft (MS) Project.

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http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-564-upgrading-from-spreadsheets-ms-project.html

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Share Your Improved Microsoft Products Via VBA

Several Microsoft products have been designed to help you bring out your computer programming skills so you can make adaptations and share them with others, if necessary, by using Visual Basic for Applications.

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http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-560-share-your-improved-microsoft-products-via-vba.html

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Browser Test Your Site Before Going Live

Before you proudly launch your Adobe Dreamweaver website on to the web you may like to see how it appears in multiple browsers.

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http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-559-browser-test-your-site-before-going-live.html

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Give Your Website An Image Overhaul With Abode Dreamweaver

Many websites are used as advertising platforms for businesses but unlike traditional commercials, such as billboards, an internet portal can be constantly adapted to suit your company.

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http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-558-give-your-website-image-overhaul-with-abode-dreamweaver.html

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Computer Programming Made Easy With VBA

As you become more familiar with Microsoft's (MS) software you may begin to think of ways in which it could be better suited to your needs.

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http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-557-computer-programming-made-easy-with-vba.html

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Now For A Little Word Play In 2007

The official title is Microsoft Word but after a name change from Microsoft Office Word to simply Microsoft Word, this application is commonly referred to nowadays as just plain and simple Word.

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http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-779-now-little-word-play-in-2007.html

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