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Dec
7
The power of Notepad
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Often, issues arise when copying and pasting formatted text from one software program to another. The original formatting and line breaks may interfere with your the formatting of existing text. The answer is to import the text into Notepad, a text editor that ships with Microsoft Windows. Notepad strips out formatting, and you can use […]
Dec
5
Microsoft’s Compress Pictures command
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One of the most valuable commands in Microsoft Windows Word 2003 and PowerPoint 2003 is the Compress… command which significantly reduces the size of graphics files after they have been placed in a document.
You can access the Compress… command by right-clicking an imported graphic, and selecting Format Picture…. You can optimize file sizes […]
Oct
11
ActiveWords Plus is a powerful tool that can boost the efficiency of any Windows-based desktop publishing program. I use it with Microsoft Publisher to automatically apply text styles using keyboard shortcuts and to insert punctuation and symbols.
You can launch programs, open files, and activate commands without using M&M’s–menus and the mouse. You can also […]
Oct
6
Chuck Frey’s Innovation Weblog is required reading for anyone interested in marketing and design creativity.
Chuck recently published a 13-page free special report summarizing a survey of how readers of his blog use mind mapping software. Definitely worth reading. The only question you’ll have after reading is: “Why don’t I use a program like Mind […]
Oct
3
Content design with Mindjet’s Mind Manager
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Design involves more than formatting your message. Design also involves creatting an appropriate message hierarchy and sequence.
The easiest way to do this is using a content mapping program like Mindjet’s Mind Manager. Mind Manager makes it easy to view the elements of your message in the context of the whole. Learn more by reading my […]