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Crabby Office Lady

• Follow us to our new home on The Office Blog

  17 Jan 2010

  The Inside Office Online blog has grown up and moved to a new, better platform, where we've joined forces with the templates, clip art, Office Casual, Crabby Office Lady, and Office Comics blogs to help you excel. Your support and feedback helped us get to this level, so thank you. Please read and watch...
• Crabby’s shorty shortcuts for working smarter (Part II)

  17 Dec 2009

  Have I got some tips for you. And unlike "tips" from Wall Street, these won't incur the wrath of Main Street. They may, however, make your coworkers jealous. A few weeks ago I offered tips for Word, Excel and Outlook . Now PowerPoint, Publisher, and Visio get their turn. (Visit my column on Office Online...
• Crabby's shorty shortcut tips for working smarter (Part I)

  3 Dec 2009

  I love finding ways to get my work done quicker so that I can push myself away from my desk, take a deep stretch, and ponder the many avenues I have taken on my way to Crabbydom. What about you? What would YOU be doing if you weren't chained to your desk? How about you learn some new tricks first and...
• Crabby’s holiday survival guide

  26 Nov 2009

  Thanksgiving is nearly upon us and I’ve written a column about the holidays— yes those holidays— making their entrance this time of year, dragging along cheer, gluttony, and in-laws. But before you've wassailed yourself into a stupor, read my column called Crabby’s Holiday Survival guide . As I see it...
• Demystifying a few computer terms

  19 Nov 2009

  It's come to my attention that some of you (who shall remain nameless thanks to my own sense of restraint and corporate responsibility) have been left behind in the world of computing. Let's just assume — for the time it takes to read this post — that it's not your fault. In fact, I think I know why...
• Who’s falling for Internet scams? Not my readers

  5 Nov 2009

  Webster's Dictionary defines a scam as "a fraudulent or deceptive act or operation." And that's it. There are no secondary definitions. It's pretty simple, really: Someone is trying to bamboozle you. We all know them: The e-mails that come to you promising you weight loss, cases of fine champagne, and...
• Demystifying PowerPoint terms

  11 Sep 2009

  PowerPoint is not only a useful flexible program, it's fun to use, too. (It’s also fun to make sport of as many comedians, comic strips, and commentaries have done.) But just like anything else, if you’re going to make use of PowerPoint (and even if you’re going to make fun of it) you’ve got to learn...
• Demystifying Visio

  4 Sep 2009

  Last Tuesday, one of my fellow bloggers, Eric, posted a video about how to create an office layout diagram using Visio. I think it’s fun and clever but then I got to wondering if most people out there really understand what Visio is…? Or maybe they've heard of it but when the words “layout” and “diagram...
• Can I lock Outlook when I leave my computer?

  28 Aug 2009

  (Read Crabby’s entire post about Outlook passwords) In a word: Not really, other than by using your Windows logon password. (OK, in 10 words.) See, there is no logon password for the Outlook program itself. The password you set with the instructions here protects your personal data that is used in Outlook...
• You’re an original; now your OOF can be too

  21 Aug 2009

  I've talked to you about the importance of the out of office message (OOF) before: In Crabby's get-away-from-it-all checklist we went over the Out of Office Assistant (the feature — when you're using Outlook with Exchange Server — that lets you create a reply message for e-mail sent to you while you...
• That bandied buzzword: Efficiency

  6 Aug 2009

  (Some of this content was taken from Boost your efficiency with Crabby's suggestions , a Crabby Office Lady column on Office Online.) Efficient. Frankly, that words gives me the creeps. It conjures up squeaky clean images of men and women in suits (and pantsuits) buzzing about like so many bees at the...
• Crabby finds answers to some of her own problems

  31 Jul 2009

  (You can read Cabby's full blog post at on the Crabby Office Lady blog ) Everybody has problems. You think Angelina Jolie doesn’t have problems? Two words: 6 kids. (OK, three more words: 7 and under.) You think Warren Buffett doesn’t have problems? What about Margaritaville’s Jimmy Buffett ? What about...
• Crabby’s favorite tips for most Office programs

  17 Jul 2009

  As I merrily go about my daily life working in Office and administering advice about what I've learned, I often come across little nuggets of gold disguised as tips and tricks. These treasures make my life in front of the computer more efficient and less irritating, and I get much satisfaction out of...
• I don’t have your password

  7 Jul 2009

  There are more reasons for forgetting a password than there are reasons for having one. Some passwords you may need: A password to send and receive e-mail. A password to protect a presentation, spreadsheet, or other Office document. A password for your Personal Folders (.pst) file (you know, the one...
• Crabby's guide to Office downloads

  3 Jul 2009

  (Read the entire column on Office Online) Sometimes you just need a little something to tide you over until a new version of Office is released: an add-in, an update, a white paper to prevent your Office programs from going all flabby on you. A nip here, a tuck there ... a quick visit to Office downloads...
• The sweet sounds of Crabby

  26 Jun 2009

  Ever wish you could actually hear the Crabby Office Lady? Envelope yourself in her dulcet tones while receiving the communion of her tips and tricks? Of course you have – who hasn’t? Well, you’re in luck: Every week Crabby records and publishes a 2-minute podcast. It’s an abbreviated version of her current...
• Plan your summer getaway...and your return (the Crabby way)

  19 Jun 2009

  (Read more Crabby Office Lady columns ) When you work for a living, you MUST get away from the office once in a while. With a few of my tips and some helpful templates, create a vacation plan, prepare your colleagues for your time away, and then make a smooth return . A couple of years ago I wrote a...
• Be your own Top Chef with Office templates

  12 Jun 2009

  By Crabby Office Lady You're a foodie and everyone knows and enjoys that about you. You can bring home the bacon (or is that pancetta?), fry it up in a pan (copper of course), and wrap it around some seared scallops... Have I got some fresh and juicy templates for you to devour. Whether you are a fabulous...
• Crabby's criteria for effective meetings

  5 Jun 2009

  So you want to call a meeting. What's the best way to do it? And once everyone is gathered together and staring at you, anticipating your pearls of wisdom, what's next? It's your meeting and you have every right to run it how you please, right? I suppose so, and everyone has a unique style of leading...
• It’s all about the book

  29 May 2009

  Think about how useful it would be to be able to: Organize and keep track of your books Help your kids make their own readings lists Create a lending library database — useful if you're a teacher or if you have a small library of your own and often loan out books Luckily for us, Gentle Readers, there...