Remove Picture Background using Word 2010
Word 2010 has a feature to remove unwanted background from a picture. There is also the option to mark the portions to be retained or removed. This is quite useful if an image is to be inserted into Word and has a coloured background, which is to be removed. Instead of using an external image editor, this task can now be performed from Word. Highlight the image in Word 2010 Select Picture tools > Format and then click Remove Background. The … Read More
How to setup Branching in Sharepoint Survey
Introduction In a SharePoint Survey, Branching is used to collect additional information based on the user’s response. For example, if the user likes Chinese food, the branching question can be relating to ‘favorite Chinese restaurants’. Branching is enabled after creating the basic Survey Prerequisites Before you can setup Branching, create the question to which the user should be directed to Additionally, create a question for … Read More
Creating Index Entries in Word
Introduction An index is list of key words in a document along with their page numbers. An index is commonly used in books and it helps to find a key word or phrase quickly. Steps Open the document in Word Highlight the word to index and select References > Mark Entry The highlighted text is displayed in the Main entry. Edit or change if required If the Main entry has sub entries enter the Subentry Define Options for the Index … Read More
Configuring Group Calendar in SharePoint 2010
Introduction Group Calendar enables users to view available resources and facilitates collaboration with team members. Using a Group Calendar you can view the availability or schedule of other team member's, availability of resources such as meeting rooms, projectors, conference lines etc. Group Work Lists feature has to be enabled for the Site to use Group Calendar Configuring Group Calendar Open the Calendar, which is to be configured as the Group … Read More
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How to setup Branching in Sharepoint Survey
Introduction In a SharePoint Survey, Branching is used to collect additional information based on the user’s response. For example, if the user likes Chinese food, the branching question can be relating to ‘favorite Chinese restaurants’. Branching is enabled after creating the basic Survey Prerequisites Before you can setup Branching, create the question to which the [...]
Track Changes in Word 2003
Track Changes, as the term suggests, is a feature in Microsoft Word that helps keep track of the revisions made to a document. This feature is commonly used when two or more users work on the same document or when a document passes through a review cycle.
Windows Print Screen Feature
Print Screen function provides basic screen capture functionality that enables you to capture the entire screen or an active window in a few steps. The captured print screen image can be manipulated using any image editor. Steps Press the Print Screen key on your keyboard. The screen print is saved onto the Windows clipboard. Paste [...]
Sharepoint Row Highlight using Behaviors
If you have a long list of items in a Sharepoint list, you may find it convenient to highlight the current row the cursor is on. While there are couple of ways of accomplishing this, this article explains the method of highlighting using Behaviors in Sharepoint Designer. Several tasks can be done using Behaviors, this [...]
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