| Update - Windows Tips and Shortcuts
November, 2008 |
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FROM THE PRESIDENT
Tips and shortcuts to help you use Windows more effectively
We've gathered a few of our favorite tips and shortcuts that we hope will help save some time at work as the holidays approach and things get busier at home.
Thanksgiving is next week and of course, we as a company are grateful for our clients and business partners. It is our privilege to help our clients achieve success in these challenging times which has helped us continue to be successful as well.
As always, we're here to help. Contact us anytime to let us know how we can better meet your IT needs.
Jim Kerr
President, CRU Solutions |
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| CRU Solutions Earns Microsoft Certified Partner Level |
CRU Solutions recently earned the Microsoft Certified Partner level. While we have been a Microsoft OEM partner for many years, this new achievement is recognition that the company has a significant level of industry experience and expertise providing services, software and support for Microsoft technologies, and has a close relationship with Microsoft. To earn the Certified Partner level, we demonstrated knowledge through formal testing in various technical areas and strong client testimonials verifying the successful implementation of projects using Microsoft products.
"Achieving the Microsoft Certified Partner level demonstrates our client commitment to helping improve business efficiency using technology," said Jim Kerr, President. "Moving to this next level gives us an even better connection with Microsoft and will allow us to continue to bring cutting-edge Microsoft products to our clients while developing the best solutions to meet their business needs. Congratulations to the CRU Team, who worked hard to achieve this level of accomplishment."
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Tips for Outlook and PowerPoint
Several people editing the same document?
Do you collaborate on documents with people in the office? Instead of attaching the document to an e-mail, (and wasting bandwidth and e-mail storage space) create a hyperlink to the document. That way, everyone is working on the same document in the same place.
In the body of your e-mail, right click, select "hyperlink", start with "look in" (just like you were "exploring" for a document) and build the link.
Quick E-Mail Search in Outlook
In Outlook, you can quickly search through a mail folder by using the Instant Search box. In addition to searching for keywords, you can do a fielded search by prefixing your search text with a variety of field names.
For example, if you want to find a jpg attachment that Jimmy sent in May, you would write the search this way:
from:jimmy attachments:jpg sent:may
This helps you easily find e-mail from a specific person, or find a specific attachment.
You want to see your PowerPoint Presentation notes but you don't want your audience to see them.
For many years, PowerPoint has had a great feature called Presenter View, which allows you as the presenter to see a different view of the presentation from your audience. In Presenter View, your monitor shows not only the slides, but also your notes as well as the current elapsed time in the presentation. This makes giving a presentation far easier.
To enable Presenter view, go to the Slide Show ribbon and check Use Presenter View. In that same section, you can also change the monitor which the presentation is shown on. One note: the Use Presenter View checkbox can only be checked if you already have a second monitor connected and enabled.
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Windows Shortcuts to Success Courtesy of PCWorld Use your keyboard for faster Windows control! These shortcuts work on most Windows programs.
Save the current document
<Ctrl>-S
Open a new document
<Ctrl>-O
Undo the last thing you did
<Ctrl>-Z or <Alt>-<Backspace>
Undo the last undo
<Ctrl>-Y
Select the entire current document
<Ctrl>-A
Delete the selection and move it to the clipboard
<Ctrl>-X
Copy the selection to the clipboard
<Ctrl>-C
Paste the clipboard's contents into the current program
<Ctrl>-V
Open the Print dialog box
<Ctrl>-P
Turn italics on or off
<Ctrl>-I
Turn bold on or off
<Ctrl>-B
Turn underlining on or off
<Ctrl>-U
Launch a program's search or find tool
<Ctrl>-F
Move the cursor to the beginning of the document
<Ctrl>-<Home>
Move the cursor to the end of the document
<Ctrl>-<End>
Switch between open windows
<Alt>-<Tab> |
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Just for Fun: The Insider's Guide to Bargains on "Black Friday" (aka the day after Thanksgiving)
What's expected to be hot in tech on November 28? Here's a roundup of the tips and tricks you need to know right now to get advance notification about tech bargains available on the day after Thanksgiving. Read Article
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Product Update: 8 Checkpoint-Friendly Laptop Bags |
Flying over the next few weeks? Speed through airport security with these specially designed laptop bags from Briggs & Riley, Mobile Edge, and others. Since August 16, air travelers carrying laptops through security in a "checkpoint-friendly" laptop bag or case don't have to remove their laptops. Read Article
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