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• Win with a dream theme

  30 Aug 2011

  You've dotted every i and crossed every t. Wait, does anyone do that anymore? You get the idea. It's down to the wire, and you've added one last illuminating chart, a chilling conclusion, and a stunning cover page to the research paper that cost you more in caffeine bills to date than any other. What...
• So many chart options, so little time

  4 Aug 2011

  Tables are designed to present easily scan able raw data, according to Word writer Ron Owens in a Word blog post about table styles . Charts also provide a visual picture of a large quantity of data, but they have the added benefit of illustrating relationships between pieces of data. If you have presented...
• Understanding images: Staying in position

  23 Jun 2011

  Sometimes, especially when you are trying to create a one-page flyer, you want to position a figure in a certain spot on the page and make sure it stays put. One way to do this is to use the Position menu on the Format ribbon to align your figure with one of nine common locations on the page: Choosing...
• Understanding images: Part 3 - Anchoring

  9 Jun 2011

  Why do figures (images) sometimes jump to a different page in your Word document? This is one of the great mysteries of Word and today, I’ll reveal the answer. To get to the bottom of this question, it’s important to understand the concept of anchoring . In a previous post, I covered the...
• Understanding images: Part 2 - Wrapping styles

  26 May 2011

  Wrapping text around figures, also called graphic objects or images, can give your documents a more polished look and help focus attention on the most important content. Last week, I wrote about the basics of inline vs. floating figures . One of the big differences between these types of images is that...
• A picture's worth 1,000 words, so make sure the picture's right

  23 May 2011

  We are all familiar with this cliché by now, but it is true nonetheless. A picture conveys a lot of visual information that is open to interpretation by the viewer. The immediate benefit is that images can be used to evoke emotion or set the ambience. However, if too much is left open for interpretation...
• An image, a diagram, and a chart meet in a document…

  16 May 2011

  Most of us are remember images and diagrams better than words. I won't bore you with the research references, but the numbers are pretty straightforward on that. Not only do we remember better, but when words are accompanied by illustrations, we even understand the content better. Visuals alone though...