Carol Bratt

This is so simple you will wish that you had thought of it first! For whatever reason, sometime you may want to hide the table grid in your document from prying eyes. Follow the steps below to learn how: Select your table. Right-click and select ... Borders and Shading. Select None. You can also change the borders on the Design tab in Table Tools if you are using MS Word 2007. When you become a member at CarolsCornerOffice.com, you have access to this and many, many more articles that include screenshots. Don't delay: visit us today! (view more)

It's very easy to add a simple header in Word 2007. Don't be intimidated by the sophisticated-looking, complex headers that are included in this latest version of MS Word. Follow the easy steps below to add your own header: In the Ribbon, click the ... Insert tab. Click Header under the Header ... (view more)

You may have occasions when you want to share an Outlook distribution list with another person. Luckily, MS Outlook makes it very easy to do. Follow the steps below to share a distribution list with another person: Open your Contacts and click one ... time on the distribution list (or contact) that you want to send. To select multiple distribution lists/contacts, hold down the Ctrl key while clicking. The distribution list displays in an email message. Complete and send the email message. All the recipient has to do is open the email message, then drag the distribution list icon to his or her ... (view more)

There are many useful features on Office 2007's ribbon and when you first look at it, it can be mind boggling. But it's easy to customize the Quick Access toolbar to have all the features you're used to having in previous versions. You shouldn't ... have to keep clicking on the ribbon to find the commands that you want. So just add those commands to the Quick Access toolbar and stop that clicking! Follow the easy steps below to customize your Quick Access toolbar. In the Quick Access Toolbar to the right of the Office button, click the Customize Quick Access list arrow. Click More Commands. ... (view more)

Do you find that you often use custom colors for text in your Word documents? Well if you do, you may have found that it's a real bother to have to keep manually selecting the custom colors that you desire for your document. The answer is simple! ... Create styles that contain the colors you want. Then create a toolbar and place the styles on the toolbar. Now, whenever you want to use one of your custom colors, simply select the text and apply the style! When you become a member at CarolsCornerOffice.com, you have access to this and many, many more articles that include screenshots. Don't delay: ... (view more)

Does it sometimes seem that your bullets and numbers overpower the text on your PowerPoint slides? Or, are they so minute you can barely see them from the back of the room? To improve the appearance of your bullets and numbering, follow the steps ... below: Select the numbered text. In MS PowerPoint versions 2002/2003, click on Format | Bullets And Numbering. In version 2007, click on Bullets And Numbering from the Bullets And Numbering drop-down list on the Home tab. Click the Numbered tab. In the Size box, click the down arrow until 80 is displayed, as shown. Click OK. The numbers will now be ... (view more)

In earlier versions of MS Outlook, most forms had a field in the lower right-hand corner named Contacts, which you could use to link a contact to an item which would then, in turn, be available on the Activities tab. Some people used them and some ... didn't. For those of you who DID use that feature, you may have thought that it wasn't included in version 2007, but it was. You just need to know where to find it. Follow the steps below: Click on Tools | Options | Contacts Option button Add a check to the option under Contact linking. That option will now be available to you on forms. When you ... (view more)

A reader recently wrote and inquired: "Why does my calendar look like a patchwork quilt with different colors? I know it is most likely related to color categories on appointments, but why are only some of the dates shaded when I use color ... categories on all of the appointments?" My Reply: When you add a color category to a timed appointment, the background of the appointment is shaded in Day/Week/Month view. When you add a color category to an all day event, the entire day may or may not be shaded. What you select in the Show time as field will control the coloring. When set to Busy, the ... (view more)

Below are steps to take regarding hiding text in an MS Word Document: Hide selected text -- Click CTRL + Shift + H Display Hidden Text -- Click CTRL + Shift + H Include Hidden Text when printing -- Click CTRL + P, click the Options Button and select ... Hidden text. Print. That was easy! When you become a member at CarolsCornerOffice.com, you have access to this and many, many more articles that include screenshots. Don't delay: visit us today! (view more)