August 18, 2008

Resend an Outlook message

  • Date: July 11th, 2008
  • Author: Susan Harkins

If you’re like me, you sometimes do things the hard way because you just don’t know any better. For years, I’ve been forwarding e-mail messages when what I really wanted to do was resend them. Forwarding a message requires you to enter an address. Why should you do that if you want to resend the message to the original address? Well, you shouldn’t.

To propecia finasteride generic resend a message, locate it in the Sent Items folder (or the folder where you store sent messages). From the Actions menu, choose Resend This Message. In Outlook 2007, you can find this in the Actions group.

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August 13, 2008

Setting Indents Using the Word Ruler

Have you ever wondered what all the little triangle symbols are for on the MS Word ruler?

If you haven't noticed them, take a quick look. See them now? They must be there for a reason, right? Want to know what it is?

Then you're in the right place, because that's exactly what we're going to cover today!

The "triangles" are actually markers for different paragraph indents. That means you can make changes to specific paragraph margins right in the Page/Print Layout or Normal views, without ever bothering with the Format menu or Paragraph window.

Cool, huh?

Okay, let's get down to business!

On the left side of the ruler, you'll find an hourglass type marker. That is actually three different settings all in the same place. (At least they are for now. As you'll learn, they can be separated).

The top triangle is the location for the First-line Indent. The first line of text in a paragraph will start wherever you put this on the ruler.

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The bottom triangle sets the location for Hanging Indents. That's where all lines of text, except the first, begin in a paragraph.

The little rectangle below the hourglass is the Left Indent. That will move both of them simultaneously, allowing you to set them in the same place, without having to do it twice.

On the far right side of the ruler, you'll find one more marker.

That's the location of the Right Indent. By moving it left, you can choose to change the right margin for a particular paragraph.

To move a marker, simply put your mouse pointer over it, left click and hold and drag it across the ruler to its new location. Release the mouse button when you've found the right spot.

You'll also probably notice that a vertical dotted line will appear below the marker, helping you align items as necessary.

So, now that you know what the triangles are for and how to move them, maybe we should quickly discuss what they'll affect.

  • If you make changes to the indent markers before a paragraph is typed, the setting will work on the current paragraph and all other paragraphs you create after it.

  • If you'd like to change just one paragraph that's already typed, simply place the cursor anywhere in the paragraph and move the markers as needed. The changes will only affect the current paragraph.

  • If you'd like to make changes for several paragraphs that are already typed, highlight them before moving the markers. The change will only affect the highlighted paragraphs.

There you have it. Use the ruler to make paragraph changes on the slide!

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Fix numbers that deviate from your numbered list format

  • Date: July 8th, 2008
  • Author: Mary Ann Richardson

If one of your list numbers appears in a different format from the rest, the problem isn’t the number format — it’s paragraph formatting. Here’s how you can eliminate the formatting to make the number match the others.


You’ve just typed a numbered list and notice that one number is formatted differently from the rest. For example, 2 is formatted as bold text, while the rest are not.

You try deleting the numbers and applying them again. Still, the number 2 is bold. In this case, it’s not the numbering format, but the paragraph format that’s causing the problem.

To correct this, click on the Show/Hide button in the Standard Toolbar. (In Word 2007, click on the Show/Hide button in the Paragraph group of the Home tab.)

To correct propecia dosage the format:

  1. Select the paragraph mark for the second numbered paragraph.
  2. Click the Bold button.
  3. Turn off the Show/Hide button.

All numbers now have the same format, as shown below.

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Easily change PowerPoint’s default bullets

  • Date: July 7th, 2008
  • Author: Susan Harkins

Bullets are everywhere and rightly so — a bulleted list is an efficient way to emphasize information in a meaningful way. If you’re a regular reader, propecia dosage hair loss you know that I use them often. You can also use them in a PowerPoint slide. In fact, that’s the default structure. Whether they work well in the presentation environment is up for debate, but PowerPoint makes them easy to use.

The default bullets are okay, but they might not be just right for every presentation because they’re … mundane. Depending on your subject and your audience, you might prefer something else. You might choose a dingbat that represents the subject or your business. Or you might just want to drop in a colorful graphic that doesn’t represent a thing, but brightens up the slide. As always, with PowerPoint, your subject and audience will determine your choices. In other words, don’t use a yellow smiley face to list the attributes of eternal internment at Shady Acres.

The good news is that you can change PowerPoint’s bullets quickly:

  1. Display the slide you want to change in Normal View.
  2. Highlight the bulleted items you want to change. Usually, that will be the entire list, but I want to point out that you can change the bullets for individual items within a larger list.
  3. Select Bullets And Numbering from the Format menu. Or right-click the selection and choose Bullets And Numbering from the resulting context menu. If necessary, click the Bulleted tab. In PowerPoint 2007, the menu separates Bullets and Numbering. Click the Bullets drop-down list and then click Bullets And Numbering (at the bottom). You’ll also find Bullets in the Paragraph group on the Home tab.
  4. From the Bulleted tab, simply select a different bullet. PowerPoint is flexible with bullets:
  • You can change the color and size from the Bulleted tab.
  • Click Picture to choose from a large variety of sizes and shapes.
  • Click Customize to substitute bullets with symbols. Change the Font setting to review hundreds of possibilities.

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After making your selections, click OK (once or twice, depending on which set you choose). You can change bullets in all Office applications and the instructions will be very similar to those for PowerPoint.

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Colorize your Outlook messages to identify e-mail from specific senders

  • Date: July 7th, 2008
  • Author: Susan Harkins

A simple but highly useful way to stay on top of important e-mail is to propecia does work have Outlook display messages from different people in different colors. Here’s a quick rundown of how to set this up.


Expecting important mail? Identify it as soon as it comes in by displaying it in a distinctive color. Start by select an existing message from the sender in question, if you have one. If you don’t, that’s okay; you can enter the sender’s name manually in a minute. Now follow these steps:

  1. In Mail, choose Organize from the Tools menu.
  2. In the Ways To Organize Inbox pane, click Using Colors on the left side (Figure A).

Figure A

  1. In the first condition statement (we won’t use the second), choose From in the first drop-down list (Figure B).

Figure B

  1. If you chose a message before starting, the sender’s name will appear in the text box to the right. If it’s the wrong name, enter the right name or the person’s e-mail address.
  2. Choose a color from the second drop-down list (Figure C).

Figure C

  1. Click Apply Color and close the pane.

Afterward, Outlook will display all messages, existing and new, from the person you specified in the color you selected.

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