Learn tips and tricks for optimising Microsoft Office for business and tech-savvy users, from Word to Excel to PowerPoint.
When trying to open a file in Excel 2010 you get the following error: “The file is corrupt and cannot be opened” 1. Open Excel 2010. 2. Click on File > Options. 3. Select Trust Center > Trust center settings. 4. Select Protected view. 5. Uncheck all the options under Protected View > OK. 6. Restart […]
If your nicknames have not imported correctly in Outlook 2010 then do the following: Make sure that the .nk2 file is in the following folder: %appdata%\Microsoft\Outlook Note The .nk2 file must have the same name as your current Outlook 2010 profile. By default, the profile name is “Outlook.” To check the profile name, follow these […]
This is a solution to a problem that was occuring infrequently for about 6 months in my office before someone asked me to find a solution. The problem generally happens when a user prints a document. The problem is that the text bunches up on top of each other producing a completely illegible bunch of […]
A quick tip should you need to demonstrate some formatting or anything else that involves a chunk of sample text in Microsoft Word. I used this recently when performing some Word 2003 training and needed to show how to format paragraphs and fonts. In Word 2003 you can type =rand() anywhere in a document and […]
If you experience a teeny tiny cursor in Microsoft Word 2003 then I have a very simple fix for you! (Probably so simple you will curse yourself for not thinking of it earlier!) On the Standard toolbar – Select the zoom option and set it to 500% and then set it back to 100%. Your […]
