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Take a look at your computer mouse. That other button--the right-click button--can lead you to the best keyboard shortcuts so you don't have to remember them. Let me be your guide in this short video. --Doug Thomas
Now you can learn about using Word, Excel, OneNote, and PowerPoint 2007 (or the 2010 beta) in a new and fun way: Ribbon Hero. There have been several cool things I've seen here in my 2 1/2 years at Office, but I gotta say this is the best mix of fun + training I've seen. --Doug Thomas
Now you can use and submit a resume template designed by Monster.com without leaving your Microsoft Word program. Doug Thomas shows you Monster's Easy Submit Resumes.
Find more about working with Monster Easy Submit templates. –Doug Thomas
Graphics can vastly improve how you digest Excel data. In Office 2010, great graphics get even better with Sparklines--an "executive summary" for each row of data in your data .-- Doug Thomas
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With Office products--and nearly all Microsoft programs--help is a click away: just press F1. See how customers have improved the experience in Office 2010.
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-- Doug Thomas
You know how in Outlook when you get an attachment and you'd like to see it but to see it you'd have to open it so you don't open it? Problem solved. You have to see Outlook's preview feature to believe it, and believe me, it's worth seeing - every time you have an attachment.
Download the Office 2010 beta - you'll get seriously attached.
--Doug Thomas
On the road at CES and the buzz on Office 2010 is remarkable - download the free beta right now.
Need more? Read the how-to's for video in PowerPoint 2010 at the Office Beta site:
And see how the the PowerPoint product team uses video feature on their blog. --Doug Thomas
Today, Windows 7 goes on sale. There have been many excellent reviews (including CNET, PCWorld, and the New York Times), but as an employee, I just gotta say I’m standing a bit taller today (full disclosure: I know people working on the product). We’ve been able to work on W7 (as we write it) for several months and here is my take on some of time saving features. --Doug Thomas
If a picture says 1000 words, why are we still using loads of them in our presentations? Here are some advantages of using images and a new add-in from Fotolia so you can search for great images without leaving PowerPoint or Word.
You can download the free add-in from Fotolia for Word and PowerPoint 2007. There is also one for iStockPhoto.
Read about Laurence Lessig’s method of PowerPoint at Presentation Zen. You can download a free pdf of Seth Godin’s short publication Really Bad PowerPoint, and a watch brief video of Guy Kawasaki’s 10-20-30 Presentation Rule of PowerPoint.
See more examples about PowerPoint without bullets in this entry to the Office Hours blog, including books you might want to chase down. More news on the program can be found in PowerPoint Team Blog. --Doug Thomas
Is your PowerPoint looking a bit ho-hum, boring, or just plain dead-on-arrival? Jazz your slides up --and deliver your information better--with SmartArt. Let me show you how-to preview and create better slides in seconds with PowerPoint 2007. --Doug Thomas