Increasing Efficiency

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August 10, 2007

Nancy Michael

Increasing Efficiency

• Quick Launch Menu

• Pin to Start Menu

• Internet Explorer– Managing Favorites– Links bar– Tabs (new feature in IE 7.0)

• Write Checks w/ Quicken

Increasing Efficiency• Customizing Toolbars• Using Keyboard Shortcuts• Using tab stops• AutoText

– Custom Text w/ name• Mailing Labels, Mail Merge

– Formatting Font to be in all caps– Envelope button– Addresses directly on newsletters

• Excel - Enlarging Cells, Merging Cells• Excel – Basic Formulas• Excel – Sorting Data

Increasing Efficiency

• Quick Launch Menu– Use CTRL + drag

• NOT just drag

– Right Click Program Menu/Copy – Right Click Quick Launch Bar/Open/Paste

• Pin to Start Menu– Must be using Start Menu not Classic Start

Menu– Right Click / Pin to Start Menu

Increasing Efficiency

• Internet Explorer– Organizing Favorites

• Organize Favorites menu item• Drag and Drop from Favorites menu item• Right Click to Sort by Name

– Links bar• Folder in Favorites• Extends beyond window (chevrons)

– Tabs (new feature in IE 7.0)

Increasing Efficiency• Writing Checks with Quicken

– Open Account Register– Choose “Write Checks”– Enter info to be printed on checks or choose from

previous transactions– Click “Record Check” to kill 2 birds with 1 stone– If you are ready to print, click Print button– If you are not ready to print, close using X– File/Print Checks to print recorded checks

• Assign Check Numbers• Skip checks

Increasing Efficiency – Office

• Customizing Toolbars– What do you use frequently?– What button will you never ever use?– How? – Tools/Customize – Drag ‘em!

• Using Keyboard Shortcuts– CTRL C, CTRL X, CTRL V, CTRL Z– Where to find them (menu)– Assigning new ones (Tools/Customize)

• Using Tab Stops– Inserting Custom Tab– Changing Tab Style

Increasing Efficiency – Word

• AutoText– Custom Text w/ name– Type text, highlight, Insert/AutoText/New

• Mailing Labels, Mail Merge– Formatting Font to be in all caps– Envelope button– Addresses directly on newsletters

Increasing Efficiency – Excel

• Enlarging Cells (#######)

• Merging Cells

• Sorting Data *WARNING*

• Basic Formulas (Begin with =)