Archive for the 'Microsoft Office' Category

More Windows Shortcuts, using the Windows Logo key

Tuesday, April 29th, 2008

Some more Windows shortcuts now - these quick tips will save you a little time, and are mostly based on the Windows (flag) key.
Before going into those shortcuts, let me mention the shift key. Many people don’t realise that holding down the shift key has a couple of uses. Firstly hold down shift when deleting […]

Outlook 2007 not connecting to Exchange Server over VPN

Wednesday, April 16th, 2008

Have you spent a while trying to get Outlook 2007 to connect to your Exchange Server over a VPN connection, yet when on the LAN it works immediately…and with 2003 it was fine? Me too… Assuming you have checked the obvious (VPN connection is good, routing is ok, you can access other parts of the […]

Top 3 Powerpoint Formatting Tips

Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008

I believe these are the top 3 Powerpoint Formatting Tips - there are of course a vast number of Powerpoint tips, but these three are vital!

Don’t have a bright background colour, opt for something like dark green as it is easier on the eyes.
Avoid red/green combinations - it’s a common colour blindness!
Don’t have text fly […]

Exchange getting blocked by Cisco firewall

Tuesday, April 1st, 2008

If you find you are unable to connect to a Microsoft Exchange server when behind a Cisco PIX firewall it may be down to the Cisco Mailguard feature.
If you are able to connect through Web Access, and you are able to rule other things out (Proxy server, windows firewall, routing issues) then this is probably […]

Password protect Outlook Express

Sunday, March 23rd, 2008

You’ve probably noticed that most email clients, including Outlook Express, will allow anybody to open the program and view all downloaded emails and sent mail. Although they aren’t able to send email from your account or download any new mail - this is still not the most secure idea.
Outlook Express actually comes with the ability […]