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CLICK!-Tip
Only one
space should follow a period
Since the advent of computers, only one space should follow a period. This
is particularly important in professional writing (e.g., in a press
release you send to the media).
Here is a Word tip to use until you're successful at breaking this habit.
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Press Ctrl+A
to select your entire document.
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Press Ctrl+H
to bring up the Find and Replace dialog box.
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In the Find what
box, type a period followed by two spaces (spacebar twice).
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In the Replace
with box, type a period followed by one space.
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Click Replace All.
Move
graphics or text boxes with your keyboard arrow keys
You can move a graphic or text box in most Office software by using your
keyboard arrow keys.
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Select the graphic or
text box (if the graphic is inside a text box, you'll have to select the
text box. If you click on the graphic and can't get the text box to
appear, press an arrow key once, and it should become visible).
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Use the arrow keys to
move the graphic or text up, down, etc.
If
you need to nudge the graphic by smaller increments, hold down the Ctrl
key as you press the arrow keys.
WORD CHOICE-Tip
Barbara McNichol
www.barbaramcnichol.com
Comprise, compose
"Comprise" refers to the whole that has a number of parts while "compose"
refers to the parts making up a whole.
It's correct to say,
"The book is composed (made up) of four short stories."
It's incorrect to
say, "The book is comprised of 22 chapters." Instead, say, "The
book comprises (consists of) 22 chapters."
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TECH-Tip
It's OK to use flags in Outlook with this new tip
by
Peggy Duncan
Jan Wencel read (and loved) my Outlook book,
Conquer Email Overload
with Better Habits, Etiquette, and Outlook 2003. She knows how I feel
about flagging messages in the Inbox.
I want you to keep the Inbox to one screen so flagging goes against
this principle because it requires you to leave messages in your Inbox in
order for the reminder to pop up. (To create a reminder,
right-click the flag next to the message and click to Add Reminder.
Click the Due by drop-down and choose a date. Then click the
None drop-down and choose a time.)
Jan sent me this great tip. You can flag the
message but change how you view the Inbox, showing
only
the messages that aren't flagged. The reminder will work because the
message is technically still in the Inbox --but hidden.
This is too cool.
I
read your BLOG and I read your webzine. They are done with such great
taste and are very interesting and helpful.
Ramona B. Smedley
MaiOwn
Computer Assisted Services
- From the Inbox, click the View menu, Arrange by,
Custom, Filter, More Choices.
- Tick the box, Only items which, and choose have no flag
in the drop-down list. Click OK until you're back in the Inbox.
Later when the work is complete, delete the message from your Inbox or
move it to a folder or insert it into another item (I teach you how to do
this in my
book and
classes).
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I'm using this tip for some reminders. For others,
I drag the messages to Tasks and set a reminder. If
it's something I need to schedule a block of time to do, I'll drag the
message to
the Calendar.
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Jan Wencel is a productivity trainer and office organizer
at www.lifecontained.com
Peggy Duncan is a personal productivity
expert and professional speaker. For more tips, visit her blog at
http://suiteminute.blogspot.com
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Did
you know
that your shampoo will last
twice as long and your hair will be just as clean if you don't
REPEAT.
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Cool technology for
sending your eNewsletters:
iContact vs. Constant Contact
by
Peggy Duncan
If you're collecting names and email addresses to send your
enewsletter (also called ezine or if it's Web-based like mine, a
Webzine), you're probably using Constant Contact. They've done a
great job marketing their technology. However, I prefer a
lesser-known (but growing) competitor,
iContact.com
(formerly Intellicontact).
I'm switching from the computer-based software I'm currently using
(Dynamic Mail Communicator) because although it automatically deletes
bouncebacks, etc., it runs in the background of my computer and can take
all night to send to the thousands of people in my database. I bought it
three years ago because it was a one-time purchase (about $150 at the
time) as opposed to a monthly charge...which I avoid whenever I can.
When I send using
iContact.com, it's from their Website, and I can shut down my computer
if I need to.
Here's why I prefer
iContact.com over Constant Contact.
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Newsletter archives. I started writing articles
for an organization that distributes each issue using Constant Contact.
I couldn't believe they had no way to post archives of their
newsletters. What's the point of having all that great content if people
only get one shot to read it?
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Autoresponders to new subscribers. When people
sign up for your newsletter, you might not have a new one coming out for
a month or so. By then, they may have forgotten about you and will
Unsubscribe to your email. You can set up autoresponders to send them a
message every week, etc., with tips (read the instructions first).
I've set this up already. Every week for five weeks after they sign up,
new subscribers will receive a computer tip from me.
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Use their template or your own. You can use your own design from FrontPage, DreamWeaver,
or HTML code and not be stuck with their limited templates. I create
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I have no doubt that
iContact.com is going to
take over Constant Contact because this young team is thinking. Marketing
will be the key to their success.
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Peggy Duncan is a personal productivity
expert. For more free tips, visit her Website at
www.PeggyDuncan.com.
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