Della Flood - Microsoft Office 2010 Tips and Tricks: The How-To Guide

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Della Flood - An avid reader and writer since childhood, Della divides her time between freelance writing, developing curriculum for a software company, and working on her first novel. When she isn't writing, she designs knitting projects and explores her home province of Newfoundland, Canada.

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Microsoft Office 2010 Tips and Tricks: The How-To Guide
by Della Flood

You've made the leap and upgraded to Microsoft Office 2010. Now what? The latest version of Office is chock-full of tools that will save you time and help you create sleeker, snazzier projects ... If you just know how to use them. Introducing "Microsoft Office 2010 Tips and Tricks: The How-To Guide." Improving your Office skills will give you a crucial edge, personally and professionally; this Vook has step-by-step, clear instructions which will have you customizing tables of contents and creating PivotCharts like a pro in no time at all! (Wondering what the heck a PivotChart is? All that and more is explained inside!)

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Chapter 1

E very version of Microsofts Office suite comes with new features and tools that make it easier for you to save time while creating compelling projects. As the proud owner of the latest version, Microsoft Office 2010, you have new power at your fingertips to customize your projects and simplify your user experience. Now you just have to learn how to use them.

Users making the big leap from the land before Office 2007 will quickly recognize a dramatic difference in the Ribbon Interface, which eclipsing traditional menu bars for heightened performance, quick access (and customized options) to frequently used functions.

In this Vook, well explain how get the most of out Microsoft Office 2010 with benefits for both PC and Mac users. Well show you how to create professional, dynamic Word documents, customized Excel sheets and charts, show-stopping PowerPoint presentations, creative Publisher projects, and an Outlook mailbox thats easy to manage. For those using Office 2010 as part of a team or organization, youll quickly see how the new suites innovations facilitate easy collaboration.

Lets get started!

If you have Office 2010 for Mac, the instructions in this Vook will work on your machine as well. The big difference is that Office for Mac does not have Microsoft Publisher.

Proper use of headers, footers, and a Table of Contents transforms your document from a stream of boring text to a professional, organized, and clear presentation. Dont limit yourself to the templates offered by Word; take things up a notch by customizing your own.

1. Double-click the header or footer area.
2. To apply a different header and footer to the first page, select Different First Page in the Options group on the Design tab at the top of the screen.
3. Add text, clip art, and/or pictures using the options in the Insert group on the Design tab. Remember: If you have a different first-page header and footer, enter content for the header and footer on the first page as well as on the remaining pages.
4. Adjust the header and footer position as necessary using options in the Position group on the right side of the Design tab.
5. To save your custom header or footer to the gallery, select header or footer content, click Header or Footer in the Header & Footer group on the left side of the Design tab, and click Save Selection to Header Gallery or Save Selection to Footer Gallery.