Microsoft Software Tips for New Computer Users

Microsoft Software Tips for new computer users
articles by Mark Green
I had friends and family keep asking me the same basic questions for computer software years ago. If the computer teacher of your family, I am sure you have the same story. I did a quick lesson-of-the-day in each of the four popular Microsoft products to help you with your friends and family for today
Microsoft Excel. Like all cells1 Select. Open a blank Excel worksheet.2. Enter the numbers 1 through 9 in the cells D2 F9. 3. Click any cell in data region as D2. 4. Press and hold down the Ctrl key on the keyboard.5. Press the letter “A” key on the keyboard without releasing the Ctrl key.6. All cells in the data area (D2-F9) should be selected.7. Press the letter “A” a second time.8. All cells are selected on the worksheet.
Microsoft Word: Quick Selection … the Shift key. Holding down the Shift key while pressing one of navigation shortcuts (this trick should be used with most of them work), Word will select the text (and other objects as you pass move. You also can . want to click the mouse to the top Select the text block you, hold down the Shift key when you click at the end of the block of text that you want to select Microsoft PowerPoint. preview slide show effects while editing a presentation, hold down CTRL key while you click the View Slideshow button that will show a small preview window that the slide in Slide Show mode