(Tech Tip: Office) How to password protect a Word / Excel document
(Tech Tip: Office) How to password protect a Word / Excel document
Microsoft Office documents can be protected in several ways.
Opening the document requires a password (via Save As)
Modifying the document requires a password (via Save As)
Note: There is another area that offers template-style protection (via the Review tab) that only protects changing certain cells or sheets from modification.
(Tech Tip: Word) How to format numbers in a Word mail merge (sourcing Excel)
(Tech Tip: Word) How to format numbers in a Word mail merge (sourcing Excel)
Don’t struggle getting number formatting like $ signs, to show up correctly in a Word mail merge. This happens because Word looks at the underlying numeric value and ignores the cell formatting.
For what I consider the commonest of mail merge methods (Word sourcing Excel) , this is way harder than it should be.
(Tech Tip: Outlook) Create a desktop shortcut to an Outlook folder
(Tech Tip: Outlook) Create a desktop shortcut to an Outlook folder
Here’s how create a desktop shortcut that opens Outlook to a specific folder.
(Tech Tip: Outlook) How to prioritize your Address Book so your Contacts show up first
(Tech Tip: Outlook) How to prioritize your Address Book so your Contacts show up first
The address book is what you see when you click on ‘To’ in Outlook. Most people want to see their contacts in that list. Outlook defaults to showing your corporate global address list (GAL). Here’s how to switch it.
(Tech Tip: Office) How to password protect a Word / Excel document
(Tech Tip: Office) How to password protect a Word / Excel document
Microsoft Office documents can be protected in several ways.
Opening the document requires a password (via Save As)
Modifying the document requires a password (via Save As)
Note: There is another area that offers template-style protection (via the Review tab) that only protects changing certain cells or sheets from modification.
(Tech Tip: Outlook) Scheduling in another Time Zone
If you are a New Yorker going to London and have a 5pm meeting (UK time), it's tempting to schedule your appointment at 5pm (in NY time). Don't do that!
(Tech Tip: Internet Explorer) Reset your browser
When your IE browser starts acting strange there are two things you can do: Clear the cache and Reset your configuration
(Tech Tip: Windows) How do I know if I can install Windows 7 64 bit
If you’re even thinking about Windows 7, your computer can probably can handle 64 bit (most recent processors can). But use this no-install tool to be sure.
(Tech Tip: Hardware) How to detect what kind of card is in your computer
If you look at device manager, you may see '?' items next to cards that it doesn't have drivers for.
Here's how you can use the ID info from PCI devices to figure out the model of the card. From this info you can search and find drivers.
(Tech Tip: Windows) How to put a program in your Startup folder
If you want a program to automatically load when you start Windows, put its Icon in your startup folder.
