Archive List Items in SharePoint 2010
This article explains how to set up an archiving process for a SharePoint list. An Issue Tracking List is considered in this example. What would we like to do? Define a process to manage aged items in the issue list by defining an action to be taken when an item reaches its expiration date. This article has been extracted from the Kindle book SharePoint 2010 Issue Tracking System - Design, Create, and Manage (Amazon.com publication) - the author is … Read More
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
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 Check Out Word 2007 Document
The following are the ways to check out a Word document that resides in a SharePoint Document Workspace (1) Check out the document by clicking the check out icon in the Quick Access Toolbar If the Check Out icon is not visible, enable it as follows: Select Office Button > Word Options > Customize [...]
Windows Folder Views
You can change the default view of Folders to either Tiles, Icons, List, or Details by the following steps. Let us assume that by default the Folders appear as ‘Tiles’ view and you would like to have them changed to ‘Details’ view. Select View > Details from the menu (You can also choose the [...]
Switch Excel Rows to Columns
In Excel Transpose is a Function used to switch the columns and rows. It switches the columns cell values as rows and vice versa. Transpose can be done by the following methods (1) Using Paste Special and (2) Using Function TRANSPOSE Using Paste Special Consider the example below. We will switch the column headings (Year, [...]
Screen capture using OneNote
Using Microsoft OneNote 2007 you can quickly do a basic screen capture and save it in the desired format. Open OneNote Click the Clip icon in the toolbar. You can also right-click on OneNote in the Taskbar and select Create Screen Clipping or use the shortcut key, Windows Key + S Drag the rectangle around [...]
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Autonumber Writer Table in OpenOffice.org
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Assign shortcut keys for Openoffice Writer
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Newspaper style columns using OpenOffice Writer
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Create Layer Mask in GIMP
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Remove yellow dotted line in GIMP Picture
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Enter text in pictures using GIMP
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