Controlling Spell Check in PowerPoint

When the wavy red line became a part of the Spell Checker feature, I fell in love with it. I like that I know immediately when and where there is a problem. On the other hand, I also know that I spend more time actually composing my writing, since I frequently stop, go back and fix … Continue reading Controlling Spell Check in PowerPoint

MS Office: Add Your Locations to the My Places Bar

Some people have one central location where they open Office files from on a regular basis... but others have several locations, and it's a bit of a pain to constantly navigate from one location to another. The more files you open, the bigger that pain becomes until it's an all out headache. You've got to … Continue reading MS Office: Add Your Locations to the My Places Bar

Google Cloud Connect Add-in for Microsoft Office

Do you work with a lot of Google Docs documents? Do you have spreadsheets, Word documents, PDF reports, PowerPoint presentations stored in your Google Docs account, and are looking for an easier way to create or manage these documents from Microsoft Office desktop UI? There are tons of desktop apps available for managing Google Docs … Continue reading Google Cloud Connect Add-in for Microsoft Office

Pictures and Shapes in MS Office

MS Office: A Picture of a Different Shape Today I want to point out a very simple and quick way to change the way pictures and graphics are displayed in your documents, presentations, worksheets, etc... We're going to take a look at how the fill of a shape can really make a difference in the … Continue reading Pictures and Shapes in MS Office

Using Character Spacing in PowerPoint

Powerpoint: Making the Difficult Fonts More Readable When putting together a document and using some more interesting fonts, I'm sure that you've run into the same thing that I have... the font is cool, what you want, but not very readable for some people. The design of the font just makes it feel "squished" together. … Continue reading Using Character Spacing in PowerPoint

Preventing File Overwrite in MS Office

We've all done it at one time or another... you need to create a new file that's pretty much identical to another one, so you open the file that you have, make the changes and then save it. In that very, very short time while you watch the file being saved you are struck speechless … Continue reading Preventing File Overwrite in MS Office