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Play Your CD?s Automatically or Stop Them From.
2008-03-14 06:03:00
Today we have another Vista Tip and Trick that can either be a blessing or a curse. If you don’t like it you now know a way to stop your CD’s from playing automatically. To play your CD’s automatically you’ll need to take the following steps. Go to Start Select All Programs And click on Default Programs. And select Change ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Play Your CD’s Automatically or Stop Them From.", url: "http://www.theworldofoffice.com/vista-ti ps-tricks/play-cd-automatically-stop/" });
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Copy your Excel Sheet or Copy your Excel Sheet.
2008-03-13 06:39:00
There is in fact a difference between copying your sheet and copying your sheet. There are two ways. The first is to copy the entire sheet and the second is to copy and paste all the cells in your sheet. Both options seem the same but when you move a sheet your formula will adjust to ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Copy your Excel Sheet or Copy your Excel Sheet.", url: "http://www.theworldofoffice.com/excel-ti ps-tricks/copy-excel-sheet-copy-excel-she et/" });
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Change the Size of the Vista Desktop Icons.
2008-03-12 06:37:00
Here’s a cool Vista Trick that I know you’ll love. One of the visual changes in vista is that the desktop Icons are much bigger than they were in Windows XP. You’ll either love this or you’ll hate this. What most people don’t know is that it’s really easy to change the size of ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Change the Size of the Vista Desktop Icons.", url: "http://www.theworldofoffice.com/vista-ti ps-tricks/change-size-vista-desktop-icons /" });
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Make the Text in Vista Better Readable.
2008-03-11 06:16:00
The next Tip and Trick is a quick one for Vista . The normal and default text size in Vista is 96 DPI. But as most things in Vista this is pretty easy to adjust. Without using a customized setting you can adjust it to 120 DPI. If you want to use the more readable 120 ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Make the Text in Vista Better Readable.", url: "http://www.theworldofoffice.com/vista-ti ps-tricks/text-vista-readable/" });
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Remove all the Numbers From a Row or Column.
2008-03-10 06:27:00
Hi guys, I hope you all had a great weekend! I did, we hooked up with some old friends for my best friend’s birthday and we just had a great Saturday night. We had a quiet Sunday, my girl and I went to an exhibition and when we came back I had some work to ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Remove all the Numbers From a Row or Column .", url: "http://www.theworldofoffice.com/excel-ti ps-tricks/remove-numbers-row-column/" });
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Using Microsoft Outlook 2000 and Later as Your RSS Reader.
2008-03-09 13:33:00
Just a short message about something cool that I was reading this morning that might be interested for you. Most of you know that Microsoft Outlook 2007 can be used as an RSS Reader and if you have Outlook 2007 then you are probably using it since it really is a great reader. This morning I ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Using Microsoft Outlook 2000 and Later as Your RSS Reader.", url: "http://www.theworldofoffice.com/outlook/ microsoft-outlook-2000-rss-reader/" });
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Begin the Numbering in Word on the Second Page.
2008-03-07 06:05:00
Okay, it’s time for some cool Microsoft Word Tricks . Yesterday I showed you how to number you pages in MS Word. Well that wasn’t really special. Today I want to take it a step further. As I said yesterday; the standard setting of the page numbering in MS Word is that the numbering starts from ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Begin the Numbering in Word on the Second Page .", url: "http://www.theworldofoffice.com/word-tip s-tricks/begin-numbering-word-page/" });

An Important Off Topic Reminder.
2008-03-06 13:01:00
Hi, I just wanted to give you an off topic reminder. This weekend I wrote in my article Great eBay Strategies and a Fabulous eBay Tool how I was given access by Mark Ling to preview one of the greatest courses of this moment. This course is simply a fantastic course whether you want to ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "An Important Off Topic Reminder .", url: "http://www.theworldofoffice.com/news/imp ortant-topic-reminder/" });
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How Do You Number Your Pages in MS Word?
2008-03-06 12:14:00
Today I want to talk to you about the page numbering in Microsoft Word . The standard setting of the page numbering in MS Word is that the numbering starts from the first page which probably is your cover. If you are writing an e-book or some sort of other document then you don’t want to ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "How Do You Number Your Pages in MS Word?", url: "http://www.theworldofoffice.com/word-tip s-tricks/number-pages-ms-word/" });
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Some Excel Tips and Tricks for Using Comments.
2008-03-05 06:35:00
Today’s Tip and Trick is a pretty cool one for Microsoft Excel . Working in MS Excel can be a hard job especially when you are working with complicated formulas and lots of entries to fill in. If you are working in a complex spreadsheet it might be helpful to write some things down. Instead of ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Some Excel Tips and Tricks for Using Comments .", url: "http://www.theworldofoffice.com/excel-ti ps-tricks/excel-tips-tricks-comments/" });
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Opening a Location or Webpage much Faster with the Address Bar.
2008-03-04 06:07:00
Most people open a webpage with double clicking the IE button on their desktop or via start. Then when IE starts you’ll first get your default homepage and then you’ll have to open the page that you really want. The same goes for a location on your hard disk on in your network. As you ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Opening a Location or Webpage much Faster with the Address Bar.", url: "http://www.theworldofoffice.com/vista-ti ps-tricks/opening-location-webpage-faster -address-bar/" });
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Set MS Word 2007 on Standard .doc Saving Instead of .docx.
2008-03-03 07:04:00
Hi folks, I hope you all had a great weekend. I did; Lonneke and I had a great weekend. We went out and saw a movie and just enjoyed each other’s company instead of working all weekend. Although I did some writing for my blogs, it sure is great having a normal weekend. I would ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Set MS Word 2007 on Standard .doc Saving Instead of .docx.", url: "http://www.theworldofoffice.com/word-tip s-tricks/set-ms-word-2007-standard-doc-sa ving-docx/" });
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Great eBay Strategies and a Fabulous eBay Tool.
2008-03-01 14:10:00
Hi, the reason for me to have this blog is that I want to learn more about Office Tips and Tricks and that I want to help out others with their difficulties. When I started this blog I told myself that when I would write about something it had to be related with Software or ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Great eBay Strategies and a Fabulous eBay Tool .", url: "http://www.theworldofoffice.com/news/gre at-ebay-strategies-fabulous-ebay-tool/" });
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9 PowerPoint Tips for a Great Presentation.
2008-02-29 08:32:00
Create some variation. Picture after picture and bullet list after bullet list will be boring. Try to keep it exciting. Use a nice quality theme. Same here; your audience has seen the standard a million times. Don’t use over the top charts. If you use a pie chart; don’t a have it split up in 40 categories. Pick your colours. Colours bring ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "9 Power Point Tips for a Great Presentation.", url: "http://www.theworldofoffice.com/powerpoi nt/9-powerpoint-tips-great-presentation/" });
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Merge multiple Word Documents into One and do Some Tricks.
2008-02-28 07:41:00
In the last couple of months we covered some great Microsoft Word Tips and Tricks . Some of my favorites were Working with Word 2007’s Building Blocks, Using the Drop Cap for a Professional Look and the article for Navigation Quicker in Microsoft Word. But none of these tips are as “magical” as this Word Tip ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Merge multiple Word Documents into One and do Some Tricks.", url: "http://www.theworldofoffice.com/word-tip s-tricks/merge-multiple-word-documents-tr icks/" });

The Print Screen on Steroids is Called Sniping Tool.
2008-02-27 06:22:00
This Next Vista Tip and Trick is a pretty cool one. You probably all seen the key Print Screen / Prt Scrn on your keyboard and most of you know how to use the key. One push on the Prt Scrn key will take a whole “photo” of your monitor screen. (in my case of ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "The Print Screen on Steroids is Called Sniping Tool .", url: "http://www.theworldofoffice.com/vista-ti ps-tricks/print-screen-steroids-called-sn iping-tool/" });
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Master the Art of Double Clicking for Moving Faster in Your Spreadsheet.
2008-02-26 05:40:00
I showed you yesterday a cool MS Excel Trick for Hiding and Unhiding a Row or Column and I thought that it would be cool to continue with another cool MS Excel Tip. Not many people use this Trick but there is a way for navigating really fast within your Excel spreadsheet. Start Clicking and Stop ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Master the Art of Double Clicking for Moving Faster in Your Spreadsheet .", url: "http://www.theworldofoffice.com/excel-ti ps-tricks/master-art-double-clicking-movi ng-faster-spreadsheet/" });
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A Cool MS Excel Trick for Hiding and Unhiding a Row or Column.
2008-02-25 06:42:00
Hi folks, I hope you all had a great weekend!! And I hope your all ready for this week’s Tips and Trick s because I have some great ones for you lined-up. I was thinking of starting the week with a cool Microsoft Excel Trick. Normally we are talking about formulas but today’s Trick is about ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "A Cool MS Excel Trick for Hiding and Unhiding a Row or Column .", url: "http://www.theworldofoffice.com/excel-ti ps-tricks/cool-ms-excel-trick-hiding-unhi ding-row-column/" });

Work Faster With a Drop Down List For Auto Filling Your Cells.
2008-02-22 07:11:00
In the last couple of months we’ve covered some really cool Excel Tips and Tricks . But more important some of these Excel Tips and Tricks were really useful and will save you lots of time. Some of my personal favorite Excel Tips and Tricks are the Excel formula’s that we used to count all the ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Work Faster With a Drop Down List For Auto Filling Your Cells.", url: "http://www.theworldofoffice.com/excel-ti ps-tricks/work-faster-with-a-drop-down-li st-for-auto-filling-your-cells/" });

Count all Unique Excel Cells or Entries with this Formula.
2008-02-20 06:26:00
Today’s Microsoft Excel Formula is an addition to several others that we discussed earlier. We talked about an Excel Formula for avoiding duplicate content, I showed you how to generate a column with only unique entries in it and I also showed you how to create a formula to count all the cells with data in it. Today’s MS Excel Tip and Trick is kind of similar to the last one. If you don’t want to create a column with only unique data then it’s also possible to count all the cells with unique data in it. A formula to count all the Excel cells with unique data or names in it. First you need to highlight your entries Then select Cell A11 And type in this formula =SUM(IF(A1:A10<>"";1/COUN TIF(A1:A10;A1:A10))) Then click on CTRL+SHIFT+ENTER And you’re done; I hope you all have enjoyed this Excel Tip and Trick; I’ll talk to you all tomorrow. Do you want to...
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Do You Want Multiple World Clocks in Microsoft Vista?
2008-02-19 06:57:00
Yesterday I promised you a Cool Vista Trick and I here it is. I’m a Dutch Problogger and I sleep out late everyday:). I don’t wake up before noon, hehehe. Don’t get all jealous now because although I from the Netherlands I practically live in a US time zone which means that I work in ... SHARETHIS.addEntry( { title: "Do You Want Multiple World Clocks in Microsoft Vista?", url: "http://www.theworldofoffice.com/vista-ti ps-tricks/do-you-want-multiple-world-cloc ks-in-microsoft-vista/" } );
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You Lowered Your Internet Explorer?s Security Settings - Stop the MS Vista
2008-02-18 06:54:00
And it’s Monday; I hope you all had a great weekend!! And I hope you all are ready for some great Microsoft Vista Tips and Tricks because I have some cool tricks lined up for you this week. The first Tip and Trick is this one. Vista is “great” but sometimes we get a bit annoyed ... SHARETHIS.addEntry( { title: "You Lowered Your Internet Explorer?s Security Settings - Stop the MS Vista Pop-Ups.", url: "http://www.theworldofoffice.com/vista-ti ps-tricks/you-lowered-your-internet-explo rers-security-settings-stop-the-ms-vista- pop-ups/" } );
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Step by Step e-Books to Optimize Your System are Getting Cheaper.
2008-02-17 12:01:00
The weekdays are for great MS Tips and Tricks and if I post in the weekends it must be Microsoft news, a related site or product review or a great bargain that I bumped into and this week I bumped into something great. I think one of the beautiful things nowadays is that we live in a multimedia area. Internet is providing us with instant video’s, instant sound recordings and of course new ways like blogs to interact with each other. For me one of the other beauties is the instant access of books. As you might have noticed, I have in my signature at the bottom of this page several Amazon books that I really loved to read. I love reading especially tech reading and on average I buy 3 – 4 books and magazines per week. As I said the weekdays are for great MS Tips and Tricks and this is not going to change, I do want to talk to you about a book I bought this week. It’s a tech book from a former computer hacker called Kris Mainieri and he’s fro...
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Creating a Special Ranking System in Microsoft Excel.
2008-02-15 06:00:00
This next Excel Tip and Trick is a pretty cool one and also a very useful one. What you can do in MS Excel is create a column with certain values and manually sort it and you could create some sort of a ranking when you’ve added an extra column. This might work although it’s ... SHARETHIS.addEntry( { title: "Creating a Special Ranking System in Microsoft Excel.", url: "http://www.theworldofoffice.com/excel-ti ps-tricks/creating-a-special-ranking-syst em-in-microsoft-excel/" } );
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Stop Applications from Automatically Starting in Windows Vista.
2008-02-14 06:47:00
Applications automatically starting when you start up your system is necessary for a good Vista usability. I’m showing you in this Vista Tip and Trick how you can disable some of the programs that you never use but are set on autostart. You’ll be amazed how many programs are listed. For disabling autostart on your ... SHARETHIS.addEntry( { title: "Stop Applications from Automatically Starting in Windows Vista.", url: "http://www.theworldofoffice.com/vista-ti ps-tricks/stop-applications-from-automati cally-starting-in-windows-vista/" } );
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Combine the Date and Text in the Same Excel Cell.
2008-02-13 06:10:00
We already had an Excel Tip & Trick where we combined the use of Text and Numbers in the same Excel Cell . If you want to combine text and the date for the same Excel Cell it works a bit different. If you want to combine the date and text in MS Excel you’ll need to ... SHARETHIS.addEntry( { title: "Combine the Date and Text in the Same Excel Cell.", url: "http://www.theworldofoffice.com/excel-ti ps-tricks/combine-the-date-and-text-in-th e-same-excel-cell/" } );
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Hide your Documents from the My Recent Document List in Windows XP.
2008-02-12 15:07:00
The next Tip and Trick is one for Windows XP and probably especially handy when you are working in a public place like your office. If you are working in Windows XP and you click on start you’ll probably see the “My Recent Document ” folder. This folder shows you on which documents you have worked ... SHARETHIS.addEntry( { title: "Hide your Documents from the My Recent Document List in Windows XP.", url: "http://www.theworldofoffice.com/xp-tips- tricks/hide-your-documents-from-the-my-re cent-document-list-in-windows-xp/" } );
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Have 5 Free Xobni Invites! Get Them Here!
2008-02-11 15:15:00
Today I received my Xobni invite from Vic of Mobile Marketingwatch.com. Thanks a lot!! Xobni is a cool attribute / add-in for Microsoft Outlook. If you want to know more about them check out this YouTube movie below. Since it’s a pretty new thing it’s currently only available for invitees. I have here 5 free invites available ... SHARETHIS.addEntry( { title: "Have 5 Free Xobni Invites! Get Them Here!", url: "http://www.theworldofoffice.com/news/hav e-5-free-xobni-invites-get-them-here/" } );
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Rounding the Dollar or Euro Decimal Value to the Nearest 5 Cents.
2008-02-11 14:30:00
And it’s Monday again, I hope you all had a great weekend!! My girl and I did, she had a bachelor party of my niche and I had some man to man time with my father and brothers back in my birth city. It was a great weekend and for a change without working (probably ... SHARETHIS.addEntry( { title: "Rounding the Dollar or Euro Decimal Value to the Nearest 5 Cents .", url: "http://www.theworldofoffice.com/excel-ti ps-tricks/rounding-the-dollar-or-euro-dec imal-value-to-the-nearest-5-cents/" } );
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