An easy way to add
multiple boxes to an organization chart in PowerPoint
When creating an organizational chart on a PowerPoint slide, you
use the Organization Chart Auto Layout. By double-clicking on the
chart, you open the applet Microsoft Organization Chart. Adding boxes
can be tedious by clicking on the particular box type (Subordinate,
Coworker, Manager, Assistant). When you need to add several boxes of
the same type, try this trick. Hold down the [Shift] key, click on the
box button then release the [Shift] key. This keeps the button active
so you can just click on an existing box to add the selected box type
to it. To add multiple boxes, just keep clicking on the existing box.
To turn off this feature, click on the Select tool (looks like an
arrow) on the toolbar.
Uncompressing the display
of weekends in an Outlook 98 calendar
When you're looking at an Outlook calendar in the Month view, each
weekday has its own column but Saturday and Sunday share a column.
Outlook does this to give you more room in the weekday columns for
entering text. However, if your weekends are as busy as your weekdays,
you'll probably want to make more room for your weekends. To give
Saturday and Sunday their own columns, first display the
Day/Week/Month view and click on the Month button. Then choose View |
Current View | Customize Current View to open the View Summary dialog
box. (Another way to open this dialog box is to right-click on the
calendar view and choose Customize Current View from the shortcut
menu.) Click on the Other Settings button. Then deselect the Compress
Weekend Days check box in the Month panel and click OK twice. When you
do this, Outlook gives Saturday and Sunday their own columns.
Consequently, the width of all the columns in the calendar will be
smaller in order to accommodate the extra column.
Easily align objects to
Excel's columns and rows
If you're having a hard time aligning objects on a worksheet, try
this shortcut. Hold down the [Alt] key when dragging a chart or
graphic, and the object's frame will snap to the cell.
Create desktop shortcuts
to Access objects
If you frequently work with a particular Access object, you can
create a shortcut to it on your desktop. Right-click on the object in
the Database window and choose Create Shortcut. By default, Access
creates the shortcut on your desktop, but you can specify a different
folder in the Location text box. If the database is accessed through a
network, select the appropriate check box and enter the UNC path to
the database in the Full Network text box. Finally, click OK.
