The Productivity Hub

Set Your Text Free by Linking Text Boxes in Publisher

Some projects take a lot of tweaking in Publisher—anewsletter, for example. What I want to do...

Author: DavidGrimsman Date: 07/30/2012

Get the Latest Scoop in SharePoint

Keeping up on changes to my company SharePoint site is essential in my job. I need to know about...

Author: DavidGrimsman Date: 06/22/2012

Microsoft Publisher—Using the Right Software for the Job

With all of the templates and features available in Microsoft Word, I have a tendency to never leave...

Author: DavidGrimsman Date: 06/21/2012

The Best of Both Worlds—Sync IE and Outlook RSS Feeds

In my last post I talked about how great it is to be able to use RSS feeds in Outlook. Well,...

Author: DavidGrimsman Date: 06/19/2012

Have a Blissful Day—RSS Feeds in Outlook

When blogs first started to go big, it was exciting to checkall your favorites for updates. Then you...

Author: DavidGrimsman Date: 06/18/2012

No More “Who’s Doing What?” with Assigned Tasks

Working as a team means dividing up the work. Clearly dividing project tasks and assigning roles is...

Author: DavidGrimsman Date: 06/08/2012

Tagging in OneNote

OneNote is the quintessential notepad because you can use it just like you would a pad of...

Author: DavidGrimsman Date: 05/30/2012

Keeping in Control: Document Set Versioning in SharePoint

When you’ve worked hard on a project, sending your documents off for approvals is a bit like...

Author: DavidGrimsman Date: 05/15/2012

Keeping it Together: Documents in SharePoint

Between the research, edits, and approvals for all the projects on your desk, does it ever feel like...

Author: DavidGrimsman Date: 05/07/2012

Cut Down on Meetings - Well, at Least Meeting Invites

Ah, meetings. Can’t live with ’em, and probably can’t do your job without...

Author: DavidGrimsman Date: 04/20/2012

Learning to Share in SharePoint

Remember when learning how to share meant taking turns with your Batman action figure during recess?...

Author: DavidGrimsman Date: 04/13/2012

Perfectionist? The Alignment Tool is for You

If you cringe when objects on the page are just a little bit off, listen up. It doesn’t have...

Author: DavidGrimsman Date: 04/11/2012

Viewing a SharePoint calendar in Outlook

Using a calendar out on your SharePoint team site has a fewadvantages: Everyone on your team can...

Author: DavidGrimsman Date: 01/19/2012

Oops! I Forgot to Save It!

One of the best things about Office programs (and just about any other application, for that matter)...

Author: DavidGrimsman Date: 01/17/2012

Download new SmartArt for Office 2010

If you already know how to use SmartArt to convert ideas into engaging graphics, you won't hesitate...

Author: Suzanne100 Date: 06/30/2011

Crowd control for your desktop: Managing multiple windows in Windows 7

It's not unusual—in fact, it's typical—for PC users to keep a number of windows open on the desktop....

Author: KeithPranghofer Date: 06/29/2011

Create a pull quote in Word

If your Word document looks like a wall of text and you have no pictures, tables, or diagrams to...

Author: Suzanne100 Date: 06/28/2011

Embed Office 2010 documents on the Web

If you have a blog or web site, you no longer need to worry about whether your site visitors have...

Author: Suzanne100 Date: 06/27/2011

Give yourself more room to work in Outlook

Depending on what you're working on throughout the day, you may want to de-clutter your view in...

Author: Suzanne100 Date: 06/24/2011

Save time with Excel shortcuts

If you've spent any time with Excel, you probably know that the Enter key advances you to the next...

Author: Suzanne100 Date: 06/23/2011

No rabbits needed: Pull these IE9 tricks out of your hat

Here, presented for your entertainment (and for the benefit of anyone who values your productivity,...

Author: KeithPranghofer Date: 06/22/2011

Formula Watch - Working with DOLLARs

In most cases, you want to keep your dollar values in Excel as numbers so they can be used in math...

Author: Suzanne100 Date: 06/21/2011

The Office team has compiled customers' favorite commands across all Office 2010 applications, which...

Author: Suzanne100 Date: 06/20/2011

Let Office read documents to you

Too busy to read all of the documents on your To Do list? If you want, you can have your Office...

Author: Suzanne100 Date: 06/17/2011

Styles at your fingertips in Word

If you spend a lot of time working with styles, this next tip is for you. And it works in both Word...

Author: Suzanne100 Date: 06/16/2011

How Internet Explorer 9 helps you browse worry-free

Stress is a fact of life, and I even read somewhere that a certain amount of it can be good for you....

Author: KeithPranghofer Date: 06/15/2011

Use object anchors to help place images in Word

If you've ever grappled with positioning an image in Word in just the right spot in relation to your...

Author: Suzanne100 Date: 06/14/2011

Save time with OneNote 2010 linked notes

One of the best features you may have missed in Office 2010 is the tight integration between Outlook...

Author: Suzanne100 Date: 06/13/2011

Modify clip art for your presentations

If you use pictures in your Word documents and PowerPoint presentations, you probably hunt regularly...

Author: Suzanne100 Date: 06/10/2011

Restrict data entry in Excel with lists

I recently shared how you can restrict data input in Excel to certain number ranges, such as whole...

Author: Suzanne100 Date: 06/09/2011

The Windows 7 Desktop Gadget Staff Meeting

Imagine a whole conference room full of highly visible Windows features, and you've got... The...

Author: KeithPranghofer Date: 06/08/2011

Save time with Outlook shortcuts

If you've been using Outlook for a long time, you probably know the basic shortcuts: New message:...

Author: Suzanne100 Date: 06/07/2011

Using Actions in Office 2010

If you're an old pro at Office, you may be wondering what happened to Smart Tags when you upgraded...

Author: Suzanne100 Date: 06/06/2011

Casual Friday: Use OneNote TripBooks to help plan your vacation

The OneNote team invited 40 travel bloggers to create OneNote documents covering major travel...

Author: Suzanne100 Date: 06/03/2011

Adding (and removing) fancy dividers in Word

There are a few different ways to create horizontal divider lines in Word 2007 and Word 2010. The...

Author: Suzanne100 Date: 06/02/2011

How Windows 7 prevents bad things from happening to good PCs

Even my pet crocodile Spike (a rescue from the pound) can't give my PC the kind of protection he...

Author: KeithPranghofer Date: 06/01/2011

Compare and merge slides in PowerPoint 2010

One of the little trumpeted but extremely valuable features in PowerPoint 2010 is the ability to...

Author: Suzanne100 Date: 05/31/2011

Automatically close mails when responding in Outlook

If you find Outlook getting cluttered with windows when you're replying to mails, there's an easy...

Author: Suzanne100 Date: 05/27/2011

Manage templates in OneNote 2010

If you struggle with creating and applying templates in OneNote, the Template Manager add-in has...

Author: Suzanne100 Date: 05/26/2011

With Internet Explorer 9, sites take center stage

The web has always been about the browser, yes? Browsers are our windows on the online world. And...

Author: KeithPranghofer Date: 05/25/2011

Restrict data input in Excel

We all enter bad data into Excel from time to time. Maybe you're rushing, or someone distracts you,...

Author: Suzanne100 Date: 05/24/2011

Automatically download images from trusted senders in Outlook 2010

When receiving HTML emails, you know doubt have noticed that Outlook 2010 blocks images by default,...

Author: Suzanne100 Date: 05/23/2011

Change the default width of your Excel cells

If you're always expanding the width of your cells in Excel, perhaps the default width isn't working...

Author: Suzanne100 Date: 05/20/2011

Restrict style changes in Word

If you want to limit the use of styles and themes in a Word document that you and your teammates are...

Author: Suzanne100 Date: 05/19/2011

A candid conversation with the Windows Action Center

Feature Interview: Want some action? Talk to this guy. He was walking so fast and keeping such a low...

Author: KeithPranghofer Date: 05/18/2011

Set your own default reminder alert time in Outlook

If you're like me, you like to be prepared for your meetings. This can mean extra time for reviewing...

Author: Suzanne100 Date: 05/17/2011

Get the new Outlook Hotmail Connector

If you use the Outlook Hotmail Connector, you may have already been prompted to update to the new...

Author: Suzanne100 Date: 05/16/2011

Customize the Word grammar checker to match your style

Tired of the Microsoft Word grammar checker underlining mistakes that are actual part of your...

Author: Suzanne100 Date: 05/13/2011

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