Smart replacing in
Word 2003
It is possible to use Word's search and replace option to add text to
the search text. To do this, choose Edit, Replace and, in the Find What
box type the text to locate. In the Replace with box type the text to
add to the text you're searching for and use ^& to refer to the search
text.
For example, to replace Sydney with Sydney, NSW search for Sydney and
replace with ^&, NSW
Recolor an image in
Word
Many images can be recolored if you select them in your Word document, right click
and select Grouping, Ungroup. Now you can click on a part of the image
to select it and use the Fill and Line colors on the Drawing toolbar to
color that item. When you're done, drag across the shape to select it, right-click and
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Laser
cartridges
You can get some extra life out of a Laser toner cartridge
if you take it out of the machine, shake it from side to side and
reinsert it.
Use it or lose it
For inkjet cartridges you'll get better life from your ink
cartridges if you use your printer regularly - it sounds counter
productive but a used cartridge won't get blocked and will last longer!
Snap an Excel range
Take a picture of an Excel range and insert it in a Word document or
Excel worksheet as a picture. First select the area to snap and hold
Shift as you open the Edit menu. Choose Copy Picture, select As shown on
screen or As shown when printed and click Ok.
You can now paste the image wherever you desire. This technique is handy
for printing data from two Excel sheets on the one sheet of paper -
something that's notoriously difficult to do otherwise - regardless of
the fact that it's a feature we'd all love to have!
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Fixed sized
selection in Photoshop
To create a
fixed size selection from an image, in Photoshop, choose the Rectangular
Marquee tool and select the Fixed Size option from the Style dropdown
list. Set the width and height in pixels and click on the image. A
marquee appears which you can drag to position it in the correct place
before cropping the image.
Finding Functions in
OpenOffice.org
To see if
OpenOffice.org has a function, use the Function Autopilot . Click in the
cell where the function should appear and choose Insert, Function and
click the Functions tab. From the Category list choose the category of
function and click a function in the list to see its description. Double
click a function to insert it into the Formula area and then type the
arguments into the dialog. When you're done, click Ok to paste the
completed function into the cell.
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