How to change the Layout of the Chart in Excel 2010 ?
Microsoft Excel 2010 provides different chart layouts which provides some interesting looks for the charts . The layouts for the charts provides lot of different style , different positions for the data labels and also the colors for the legends and the text . How to change the Layout of [...]
How to make your FixeFox look like Microsoft Office 2010 ?
Here’s a beautiful Microsoft Office 2010 theme for FireFox . Its called “TwentyTen” developed by BoneyardBrew , DevianArt . The theme changes the look of Firefox to that of Office 2010 User Interface which the MIcrosoft Office users might love . The Theme is click and comes with Aero Glass [...]
How to save excel as xml file in Excel 2010 ?
XML is one of the most commonly used format along with Json in the internet nowadays . The Excel too supports the users to save the Excel wordsheet in the XML format . To save the Excel to XML or to convert Excel to XML , follow the below steps [...]
Categories: Excel, MS Office, Tools Tags: excel 2010, Office 2010, tips, tricks, XML
How to digitally sign a word document in Word 2010 ?
In this Blog post , i will explain what is digital signature and how one can use the digital signature in Microsoft Word 2010 . What is Digital Signature ? Digital signature is used to authenticate the information in the documents and emails which are in digital format . The digital [...]
Categories: MS Office, Tools, Word Tags: Digital signature, How to, Office 2010, tips, Word document
How to Auto Archive Email Messages in Outlook 2010 ?
The outlook might sometimes grow in size as and when you receive hundreds of emails everyday . The Auto Archive feature in outlook helps you maintain the Outlook pesonal file zine to be smaller by moving the old emails to a different file . To configure the Outlook 2010 for [...]
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How to sort numbers in Excel 2010?
This Blog post is a very simple one and is intended for beginners which will cover how to sort numbers in Excel 2010. You can sort the number based on Ascending or Descending order. To sort the numbers, select the cells that contains numbers and right click to select Sort [...]
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Alternate Row Coloring in Excel 2010
You can easily color / highlight the alternate rows in Excel 2010 worksheet with the Format Painter. To apply coloring for alternate rows, first select the 1st and 2nd and select appropriate colors to it. With the 2 rows selected now click the format painter icon from the Home Tab. [...]
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How to protect or lock a cell in Excel 2010 for read only access?
Do you want to protect a cell in Excel 2010 by making it read only and not allowing the user to edit it? Here’s a simple tip that lets the do the task. By Default , all the cells in the worksheet is marked as “Locked” which means when you [...]
How to edit the received Email in Outlook 2010?
Outlook 2010 has an interested feature that lets you edit the email that you received. To edit the received message 1. Start Outlook 2010 2. Go to Inbox and double click the message that you wish to edit. 3. Select Edit Message from the Action dropdown in the Move Section [...]
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How to color the complete line in Word 2010?
The Word 2010 allows you to apply a color for the complete line / region. This might be helpful in letting the readers know the importance of a sentence. Just place the cursor where the region / line should be colored and navigate to the Paragraph group in the Home [...]
Changing the Style of Underline in Word 2010
The Word 2010 has a number of styles which can be applied to the Underlines. It is also possible to define the color of the underline in Word 2010. To change the Style of the Underline follow the below steps 1. Select the text to be underlined and click the [...]
How to specify Page Size before printing in Word 2010 ?
In Word Document , you can specify or choose the page size according to your needs before you print the document . To specify or change the page size 1. Click File Menu – > Print and the click the Letter DropDown 2. This will show the list of available [...]
Delete the Complete Word in Word 2010 with shortcut
Normally , when we want to delete a character or a word , we use the BackSpace or the Delete button . If a word has to be deleted , we select the complete word and then use the delete key . For example , to delete the word sample [...]
How to disable the Splash Screen in Microsoft Word 2010 ?
When you start the Word 2010 , you will see a cool startup splash screen . Its good looking and harmless splash screen but it does take few seconds before the Word is launched . You can disable the splash screen with the help of the switch “/q” . Just [...]
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How to disable the update automatic links at open option in Word 2010 ?
When you open the Word 2010 document , sometimes you may have noticed that it takes some time to load the links contained in the document . When you look in to the default settings for Word 2010 , the option of updating the link at open is enabled . [...]
How to enable BCC in Outlook 2010 ?
BCC stands for Blind Carbon Copy that lets you send email to the receipients by hiding the email address in BCC from other recipients . When sending an email you might notice that this is disabled on Outlook 2010 by default . Enabling this option is very easy . On [...]
How do you want to end your Power Point presentaion in Office 2010 ?
While giving a presentation using PowerPoint , you would have noticed that a black screen is shown at the end of the presentation . It is now possible to disable showing the blank screen at the end of the slide using PowerPoint 2010 . To disable the black screen , 1. [...]
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How to disable protected view in Word 2010 ?
The Office 2010 has a feature called protected view where the documents by default open in this mode which fails come kind of validations where the document is downloaded from internet and other unsafe locations and includes attachments . With the Protected View , the document is opened in the [...]
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Repairing the pst File with Microsoft Outlook 2010 Inbox Repair tool
Sometimes it may be possible that the Outlook PST file might be corrupted and you might need to repair the pst file with a tool to fix it . The PST file contains all the mails other information… This was an error that i was receiving recently “Cannot start Microsoft [...]
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3 ways of translating Document in Word 2010
You can easily translate the text in Word 2010 to different languages . Just go to the Review Tab in the Ribbon and click the Translate Button to see different options on translating the document . Microsoft Word 2010 offers 3 different ways to translate a document . These include [...]
How to Create Labels in Word 2010 ?
The Mail Merge feature in WOrd 2010 enables the user to create labels and print on sheet of paper . To create labels in Word 2010 , follow the steps as described below . 1. Click Labels Button in the Mailings tab on the Ribbon . 2. Type in the [...]
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Convert a word document to PDF in Microsoft Word 2010
Do you want to save word document to PDF ? . The word 2010 allows you to save the document to PDF easily . Follow the below steps to see how to convert the word document to PDF . 1. Open the word document you intend to convert to PDF [...]
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Fuzz Testing in Microsoft Office 2010 Suite
Microsoft has made few changes in how they develop and test the office software resulting in Office 2010 being onf of the most secure version of the Office . Microsoft in its Office IT Pro Blog describe some of the steps that was followed along with some interesting facts like [...]
Categories: MS Office Tags: Fiule Fuzz, Fuzz Testing, IT Pro, Microsoft, Office 2010
7 Default Templates in Excel 2010
The Excel 2010 comes up with seven default templates when you install Office 2010 . These templates include Timecard Sales Report Expense Report Billing Statement Blood Pressure Tracker Loan Amortization Personal Monthly Budget To use the template , just click on the File Menu and then New . This [...]
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Run Office 2010 in Safe Mode
If the Office 2010 ( Excel , Word , Powerpoint etc. ) has some issues on the PC and becomes unresponsive , then running it in a safe mode is a better option . To run the Office 2010 softwares in a safe mode , follow the below steps . [...]
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How to change the default view for new Excel worksheets in Office 2010 ?
When you open Excel , you can see the worksheets that are newly created will be displayed in NOrmal view mode . There are actually 3 different views for the new Excel sheet . Page Layout View Page Break Preview Normal View Changing the layout might be useful when you [...]
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Protect your Word document with password in Word 2010
In Word 2010 , you can easily protect your word document by adding password it to so that only the users who know the password are authorized to open the document . To apply password to protect a document from opening , follow these steps: 1. Open the word document. [...]
Microsoft Office 2010 SP1 and SharePoint 2010 SP1 is on its way during summer 2011
Today , Microsoft announced that it is on track to deliver Microsoft Office 2010 SP1 and SharePoint 2010 SP1 during mid-summer 2011 . Microsoft in its Technet blog stated that During the coming weeks, you will see various teams updating their blogs with specific information about changes to appear [...]
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Change the Default file format from docx to doc while saving in Word 2010
In Word 2010 , when you save a document it saves by default in docx format . One can easily change this in Office 2010 from docx to doc format . To change the default file format to be used while saving , follow the below steps . 1. Click [...]
How to enable the Developer tab on the Ribbon in Word 2010 ?
Are you a developer who would like to work more with templates ? The Word 2010 includes a developer tab which provides access to the templates and AddIns in Word 2010 . You can display the Developer tab in the ribbon by following steps. 1. Click File Menu – > [...]
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