May 24, 2008

Add hyperlinks that open in a new window

Date: May 20th, 2008

Author: Mary Ann Richardson

Hyperlinks make it easy for users to quickly go to a Web page without leaving their Word document, but you can make it even easier if the page viagra where to buy opens in a new window outside of Word. Follow these steps:

Click where you want to insert the hyperlink in your document.
Type the following code:

HYPERLINK "http://www.microsoft.com"no "This Web Page will open in a new window."

Select the field code.
Press CTRL + F9.
Click in the code.
Press F9.

Pressing F9 converts the code to an actual hyperlink to the Web address. When the user hovers the mouse over it, the hyperlink is displayed in the document with a screen tip, as shown below:

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May 21, 2008

Quick Clicks to Add a New Contact

Is MS Outlook your preferred e-mail program? Do you dread all the typing involved in adding addresses to your address book?

What would you say if you could have Outlook do all of that typing for you? Sounds like a plan to me!

Well, you're in luck, because with just a couple quick clicks, that's exactly what Outlook will do.

Here's the scoop:

First, you need to open an e-mail from the contact you're looking to add to your address book.
Now, right click on the address to add it (it's located in the header of the e-mail).
From the menu, select Add to Contacts.

Poof! A new contact window will open with the e-mail address already entered.

Simply add any additional information you'll need and then click Save and Close.

For such minimal effort, you just have to love those results!

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Mouseless Smart Tags

Do you often find yourself using an MS Office version with smart tags? You know, the little icons that appear in files when the program is offering paste options viagra samples or when the AutoCorrect feature starts making changes.

If you've got them and you use them, you know what I'm talking about.

The real question is: "Do you sometimes avoid using them, because you have to use the mouse to access the options?"

If that's the case, I've got just the thing you need! How about access to the smart tag options without the mouse?

Yeah, I thought you'd like that idea!

With the smart tag still displayed, try Alt + Shift + F10.

Instantly, the menu of options for the smart tag opens.

With the arrow keys, scroll through the options and then hit the Enter key to make your selection.

That's all there is to it. Mouseless smart tags with one simple key combination!

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Always Looking for a Shortcut?

Have you recently made the switch over to MS Word 2007? If so, do you miss your custom keyboard shortcuts from previous versions?

Looking for a way to get those back?

No problem!

They're still there, but the route you take to get to them is slightly different.

You either need to get into the Word Options via the Office Button, Customize section or you can right click on the Quick Access Toolbar and choose Customize Quick Access Toolbar.

Now, take a look at the bottom of the Options dialogue window. See it?

Yep, that's right. It says "Keyboard shortcuts" with a Customize button. Click it.

You'll now find yourself in a somewhat familiar place. Obviously, there are some changes, such as you're looking through commands that are grouped based on the ribbon where they're found instead of a menu, but the rest is pretty much the same.

Select a category on the left and choose a command from the right.

Click into the "Press new shortcut key" field and then actually press the key combination you're looking to use.

Check the key combination's availability below the "Current keys" box.

If it's listed as unassigned, you have one you can use without consequence.

If it lists something else, that combination is currently in use and you can either find something else that's unassigned or go ahead and assign that one anyway. Keep in mind that whatever was already used will no longer have that shortcut, so make sure it's not something you may need in the future.

When you have something you're ready to use, verify that Normal is selected in the "Save viagra pro in" field (so that it's available in all of your documents) and then click Assign.

There you have it. Keyboard shortcuts done just the way you like them!

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Multiple Categories

Do you use MS Outlook 2007's category colors?

If you do, you're probably like me and you have quite a few different categories, each with its own color code.

Still, I'm sure there are times when you wish you could combine two viagra prescription cost categories together for a single message, without defining yet another new one that's just simply a hybrid of what you already have.

Seems like a waste of time, doesn't it?

Yeah, I thought so too. So, as you can imagine, I was very happy to learn I could assign multiple categories to the same message. And you can too!

All you have to do is right click over the category section of the message listing.

The category list will then open, allowing you to pick an additional category.

You'll find that Outlook puts two category rectangles where there used to be only one.

In fact, if you repeat the process, you can continue adding categories.

So, no more creating new categories just for the sake of combining the ones that already exist. With multiple category labeling, you can mix and match them to your heart's content!