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How to Present a PDF like a PowerPoint
With Adobe Acrobat Reader, you can present a regular PDF in similar fashion to a PowerPoint presentation.Format presentationUnder the "Edit" tab, click "Preferences".In the [Full Screen] category, you can choose various settings: Under the "Full Screen Navigation" Section, you can loop the presentation by checking the "Loop after last page" option.You can also set the "speed" of the presentation with the "Advance every [ ] seconds" option.It is recommended to leave the "Escape key exits"...Continue reading »
How to Reschedule a Calendar Appointment in Outlook
To reschedule a calendar appointment:Go to Calendar in the navigation pane.Find the appointment in your calendar.Double-click on the appointment to open it.Change the start and end time (and date if necessary).Click Save & Close.You can also change an appointment time by clicking on the appointment in the calendar and dragging it to a new time slot. You can change the length of the appointment by clicking and dragging the top or bottom of the appointment box up or down.Continue reading »
How to Access and Manage a Delegated Email Account in Google Mail
Google Mail allows someone to give you access to his or her account so that you can then read, send, respond to, and delete email messages on their behalf. Try watching this YouTube video, "Setting up Gmail Delegation," for a better understanding of the process.
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How to Send an Email From a Delegated Account in Outlook
If you have been delegated access to someone else’s email account, you can send an email as that person from Microsoft Outlook. You can only send emails as people who have delegated their email account to you through Google Apps.When you email a message as someone else in Outlook, no reference to you or your account will appear in the email. However, the email message you send will appear in your personal Sent Items folder and will not appear in the Sent Items folder of the person from whose...Continue reading »
Dual Screen Setup for Desktop Computer Monitors
This blog post walks you through how to change the primary monitor, change your monitors resolution, and adjust the position of monitors relative to each other.
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Indent Text Within Spreadsheet Cells in Excel
Pressing the [Tab] key in Excel does not indent text in a cell; it simply moves the cell pointer to the next cell. To indent text in a cell, follow the steps below.Using the Increase Indent ButtonEnter your text into the document.Select the cell(s) whose entries you want to indent. (Make sure the cursor is not blinking within the selection.)Under the "Home" tab, in the "Alignment" group, click the "Increase Indent" icon (right-facing arrow pointing towards lines that resemble text). Each...Continue reading »
How to Create a Looping Slideshow in PowerPoint
You can easily create a looping slideshow using PowerPoint. A looping slideshow displays each slide automatically for a certain amount of time. Once that time has elapsed, the slide automatically continues to the next slide. Once the slideshow reaches the end, it repeats from the beginning.Open your PowerPoint presentation.Click the [Slide Show] tab > From the "Set Up" group, click "Set Up Slide Show".From the resulting dialogue box, check "Loop continuously until 'Esc'" under the "Show...Continue reading »
Microsoft Office: Add Bullets or Numbering
Microsoft products allow you to organize content using bulleted and numbered lists. You can also create customized lists by editing the bullet/number font, color, alignment, and icon style. Bullets:Within your Microsoft document, place your cursor or highlight the text where you wish to insert a bulleted list.Under the [Home] tab in the "Paragraph" section, click the [Bullets] drop-down menu. Choose a bullet style or select "Bullets and Numbering" to create a customized bullet style.To...Continue reading »
How to Change Default Line Spacing in Word
Upon installation, Microsoft Word uses 1.08 line spacing by default. It also automatically adds 8 points of space after each paragraph (after a hard return). You can change the default line spacing by following the steps below. Keep in mind that this is a machine-specific setting, so you will need to repeat these steps for any new computer that you log in to.To change the default line spacing:Click the [Home] tab > Locate the "Paragraph" group.In the lower-right corner of the "Paragraph"...Continue reading »
Google Mail (Gmail): Edit Subject of a Conversation Thread
In Gmail, you can change the subject of a mail conversation that has already been started. When you do this and send the email, the recipients will receive the email in their inbox as a new conversation.Note:If you simply want each email you receive (including those with the same subject line) to appear as a new conversation thread, see the Google Mail: Turn Off Conversation View help page. Navigate to https://mail.google.com.Log in to Gmail using your email address and password.Click the mail...Continue reading »