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Using Keyboard Only Navigation in Word, Excel and PowerPoint (Part 3: Task Panes)
This article is the third in a series of navigating and choosing commands in Word, Excel and PowerPoint using a keyboard. In this instalment, we'll review working with task panes. You can use these keyboard navigation and selection strategies in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Outlook, Project and Publisher.
Using Keyboard Only Navigation in Word, Excel and PowerPoint (Part 1: The Ribbon)
You have the ability to work in Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint as well as many other programs using just your keyboard. This can be useful for those working with laptops or for any user that has difficulty using a mouse including users with disabilities (particularly those with mobility impairments). For those that use assistive technology such as a screen reader, Microsoft uses a standard called Microsoft Active Accessibility (MSAA) so that users with visual impairments will be able to navigate in the Office programs. You can use these keyboard navigation strategies in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Outlook, Project and Publisher.
Using Keyboard Only Navigation in Word, Excel and PowerPoint (Part 2: Dialog Boxes)
This article is the second in a series of navigating and choosing commands in Word, Excel and PowerPoint using a keyboard. You can use several tricks and shortcuts when navigating and selecting in dialog boxes without using a mouse. You can use these keyboard navigation and selection strategies in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Outlook, Project and Publisher.
How to Insert a Timer in PowerPoint (Create a Wheel, Bar or Number Timer)
You can insert several types of countdown timers in PowerPoint presentations. In this article, we'll review the steps to create 3 types of timers in PowerPoint using shapes and animations.
How to Convert Cm to Inches in Excel (or Inches to Cm)
You can convert cm to inches (or inches to cm) using formulas with operators or functions in Excel. This is useful since the regional settings on a computer affect the default measurement system used in Excel and other programs.
How to Hide Paragraph Marks in Word (or Show Them)
You can show or hide paragraph marks and other formatting symbols (such as tabs, spaces and soft returns) in your Microsoft Word documents using the Ribbon or a keyboard shortcut.
How to Stop Paragraphs from Splitting Between Pages in Word
If you want to stop paragraphs from breaking across pages in a Microsoft Word document, it's best to use the Keep with next or Keep lines together paragraph formats rather than inserting manual page breaks …
How to Insert Today's Date in Word (with Shortcut)
You can insert today's date into a Word document as a static date or as a dynamic date field that updates when a document is opened or printed. Word picks up the current date from the system date and the default formatting from your computer's regional settings.
Add Bullet Points in Word (5 Ways with Shortcuts)
You can add bullet points in Microsoft Word documents in several ways. Since bullets are typically applied as a paragraph format, you can use shortcuts to apply bullet points to paragraphs. The style of bullet point can be modified if you want.
How to Hide Comments or Notes in Excel Workbooks
You can hide comments and notes in Excel workbooks. In addition to adding comments in Excel, there is a little known function called the N function that you can use to enter notes directly within a formula. The N function has been around for a long time so you can use it in older versions of Excel.
How to Hide Comments in Word (or Display Them)
You can show and hide comments using the Review tab in the Ribbon in Microsoft Word. If you add comments in a Word document, they will appear in a markup area on the right side of pages by default. If you want to show or hide comments, you'll need to control the display of markup.
How to Make an Object Appear and Disappear in PowerPoint Using Animations
You can combine entrance and exit animations in PowerPoint to make an object appear and disappear on a slide during a slide show. This can occur automatically or on click. An object is typically a shape, image, text placeholder or text box.
How to Quickly Remove Paragraph Marks or Hard Returns in Word
You can easily remove extra hard returns in Microsoft Word using Find and Replace. In order to view and delete hard returns, you should display paragraph marks or symbols. In Word …
How to Remove a Section Break in Word (or All Section Breaks)
You can remove section breaks in Microsoft Word in a few different ways. In order to delete section breaks, you'll need to display paragraph marks or symbols.
Free PowerPoint Countdown Timer Templates to Download
You can create PowerPoint presentations with countdown timer slides or you can download free PowerPoint timer slides. Timers can be for minutes or seconds.
How to Create a Hanging Indent in Word (4 Ways)
You can create a hanging indent in Microsoft Word using the Ruler, the Paragraph dialog box or a keyboard shortcut. A hanging indent is created when the first line of a paragraph is at a location to the left of the subsequent lines in the paragraph. The term is often used to refer to a first line indent. Either way, the first line of a paragraph is indented or outdented. A hanging indent is typically used for bullets and numbering or to cite a reference. The bullets and numbering tools automatically apply a hanging indent.
How to Superscript or Subscript in Word (with Shortcuts)
You can apply superscript or subscript in Microsoft Word using keyboard shortcuts, commands in the Ribbon or the Font dialog box. If you apply superscript, the selected letter, number or symbol will be raised slightly above the line of text and sized to a smaller size. If you apply subscript, the selection will be lowered slightly below the line of text and sized to a smaller size. It's common to use superscript or subscript for symbols such as trademark or copyright symbols, mathematical equations, chemical formulas, and footnote characters or numbers. Certain features in Word, such as footnotes, automatically create superscripted characters.
How to Convert a PDF to Word in Microsoft Word (for Free – No Third Party Programs Needed)
You can convert a PDF (Portable Document Format) file to an editable Word document without using other programs. If you have Microsoft Word 2013 or a later version, you can open and convert PDF files with a couple of clicks.
How to Embed a YouTube Video in PowerPoint
You can embed or insert a YouTube video in PowerPoint and play it during a slide show. Essentially, you are linking to the YouTube video but it will play seamlessly in PowerPoint. In order to play a YouTube video in a presentation, you will need to copy the URL or embed code first from YouTube and then paste it into PowerPoint. Because you are connecting to YouTube using this method, you will also need a reliable internet connection to play the video.
How to Move a Pivot Table in Excel
Moving a pivot table is not as simple as moving other objects in an Excel worksheet or workbook. You will typically need to use the Move PivotTable command in the Ribbon to move a pivot table to a different area on a worksheet or to a different sheet in the same workbook.
How to Insert or Type the Degree Symbol in Word (5 Ways to Insert °)
You can enter the degree symbol in Microsoft Word documents using the Ribbon or by using keyboard shortcuts.
How to Compress Images in Word to Reduce File Size
You can compress images in several ways in Microsoft Word documents to reduce the size of the file. There are built-in Word compression features you can use to make large files smaller but you can also reduce image size before you insert pictures into your documents.
How to Hide or Unhide Columns or Rows in Excel (with Shortcuts)
You can hide or unhide columns or rows in Excel using the context menu, using a keyboard shortcut or by using the Format command on the Home tab in the Ribbon. You can quickly unhide all columns or rows as well.
10 Tips for Printing Excel Worksheets Efficiently
Check out these 10 helpful Excel printing tips to save time printing your worksheets and workbooks and save time and paper.
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