Making MS Office 2010 Easier! Microsoft designed the programs in the Office 2010 suite so that many of the same tasks are performed the same way in the different programs. Starting on the Insert tab in Word 2010, Excel 2010, PowerPoint 2010, an Outlook 2010 message window, or Publisher 2010, you can perform these tasks—and you perform them the same way no matter which program you are in! Create a SmartArt diagram. Click the SmartArt button. A diagram allows readers to quickly grasp an idea, relationship, or concept. I nstead of explaining an abstract idea, you can portray it in a diagram. Create a chart. Click the Chart button. A chart is an excellent way to present data for comparison purposes. Build a table. Click the Table button. Viewers can compare and contrast data in a table. Decorate your file with clip Art. Click the Clip Art button and select a clip-art image in the task pane. C lip-art images add a little color to files and makes files livelier. Use shapes to put across an idea. Click the Shapes button and choose a shape or line on the drop-down menu. Say it with a picture. Click the Picture button to insert a picture you’ve saved on your computer. If, as they say, a picture is worth a thousand words, you can save yourself from writing thousands of words. Make a text box. Click the Text Box button and choose a text box or draw one of your own. Display text in a text box when you want a notice or announcement to stand out. T ext boxes can be shaded, filled with color, and given decorative borders. Create a hyperlink. Click the Hyperlink button. A hyperlink is an electronic shortcut from one place to another—to a Web page on the Internet, a different page, or a different slide. Take a screenshot. Click the Screenshot button to take a picture of a screen on your computer and insert it in a document, slide, worksheet, or e-mail message. Enter a symbol. Click the Symbol button when you need to insert an umlaut, grave accent, cedilla, or other unusual text character or symbol.
About the Author: Peter Weverka is a long-time For Dummies author. He’s also the author of PowerPoint 2010 All-in-One For Dummies.
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