Tag Archive | "office"

How To Open Documents With Windows Applications On Mac OS (Using VMWare Fusion)

Monday, July 26, 2010

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I love VMWare Fusion, because it allows me to run Windows applications on my Mac seamlessly. It gets to the point that I want some forms of documents to always open with Windows applications. For instance, I don’t like Mac Office, and would rather use Windows Office to open my Office documents. The problem was [...]

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Why I Chose To Switch To Mac OS Over Windows 7?

Sunday, May 23, 2010

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So several people have asked me why I made the change to Mac OS, from being a Windows user for over 2 decades. Here’s why: 1. A more functional laptop I wanted a new laptop. I narrowed it down to a Lenovo, Sony or Macbook. 2 years ago, I wouldn’t even consider the Macbook, but these days [...]

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How To Quickly Zoom In/Out In Mac Office (Word, etc)

Sunday, October 25, 2009

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In Windows, you’d use Ctrl+Scroll Up or Scroll Down to zoom in or out of your Microsoft Office documents. I tried doing this in Mac Word, but Ctrl+Scroll does nothing. I tried all the other modifier keys, such as Option, Shift, Command, Fn, but to no avail. Then I tried mixing it up, and I [...]

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Insert a Tick or Check in Excel / Word

Sunday, January 25, 2009

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Quick tip! You can insert a check or a tick in Excel or any other application with any keyboard by switching to the Webdings font and typing “a”.

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Microsoft Office Outlook (Outlook XP/2002, Outlook 2003 or Outlook 2007) Personal Folders (PST) Backup Tool

Monday, June 23, 2008

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Many users use Microsoft Office Outlook (i.e. Outlook XP/2002, Outlook 2003 or Outlook 2007) as their default e-mail client, contact list manager and daily management tasks organizer. Over time, it’s common to have Outlook contain all your important email messages, contacts information, calendar entries, appointment details, essential notes, critical to-do tasks and other personal data. [...]

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