As a rule, your toolbars will appear just below the menu and just above your ruler. However, they can also appear anyplace on your screen, depending upon the toolbar and how you have your Word screen configured.

Word will allow you to control which toolbars you have displayed at any time. It is a very simple process to display a toolbar.

Follow the steps below to learn how:

1. In version 2003, simply click on View | Toolbar and a submenu will be displayed whowing which toolbars are available to you.
2. Click on the toolbar and Word will display it for you.
3. To close it, simply click it again.

Of course, in the latest versions of MS Word, we all know there are no longer toolbars, but ribbons!

• To hide your rows, select a cell(s) in the row(s) you would like to hid and click CTRL + F9.
• To unhide your rows, select a range of cells to the bop and bottom of the hidden row(s) and click CTRL + Shift + F9.

1. To adjust your column width, select the column you want to adjust and simply drag the vertical bar between any two columns to the width that suits you.
2. You can also double-click that same vertical bar and the columns will automatically fit to the widest entry in each column.

The same applies for adjusting row height in Excel.

1. Select the rows you want to adjust and drag the horizontal bar between any two rows to the desired row height. If you double-click on that same bar, Excel will automatically adjust the rows to the best fit.
2. If you want to have your column width adjusted based ont he widest entry in part of the column, select the area where you want the column width based on and click on Format | Column | AutoFit Selection.

Then off on a tour of the countryside in Aruba.  Saw a lovely little chapel and bought a hand made rosary – two of them actually.

Visted a cemetery where all the deceased are interred above ground and each family has their own crypt.  What made it so interesting is that each family painted their crypt the color of their choice and they had pictures of the deceased and religious statues encased in glass. Some of them had etched the names of their deceased loved ones on the front of the crypt.  They are all made of cement.  It was all so much more personal they it is done.

We saw baby beach and the natural bridge.  We also went through the aloe vera factory and learned how all the cosmetics are made – was pretty interesting actually.  Everyone here will tell you “this is one happy island” and they are so right.  Every person we have encountered has been so friendly and so nice!

Had dinner at El Gaucho tonight. A lovely Argentine steak house with strolling troubadors.  The food was delicious and I liked the restaurant but the noise level was so loud it was just sensory overload for me.

Hard to believe we will be home tomorrow back to the cold and the snow, but after all, there really IS no place like home.

Walked all over the island, browsed some shops, then walked back to the hotel and walked the beach.  Had lunch at the Terrace outdoor restaurant, Cobb salad with a roll and a glass of pinot grigio.

Took another very long walk on the beach and then back to the hotel for a nice hot shower.

Got all dolled up in a sundress and Jim and I had dinner on the beach complete with tikki torches, music, etc.  I had a salad, then filet mignon with a lobster tail, fried plantains, veggies, potatos, etc., all followed by a lovely chocolatey dessert.  Now you know why I ate a healthy breakfast and lunch!

Went back to the hotel and got hijacked in the lobby by the young set and had two glasses of wine at the bar and listened to the more than slightly tipsy young folks – always very, very interesting to say the least.

We repaired to our room at midnight for a short night’s sleep.  Up at six thirty to shower, get dressed and head out on a tour of the countryside.

This vacation is flying by!

Follow the steps below to learn how:

1. Place your cursor where you would like your cross-reference to appear (header or footer).
2. Click CTRL + F9 to insert field brackets. Make sure your cursor is in between the bracket.  You can ONLY use the brackets by clicking CTRL + F9. I will not work if you put the brackets in manually.
3. Key in STYLEREF followed by the name of the formatting style used to format the paragraph you want to cross-reference. The name of the formatting style must be enclosed with quotation marks. Follow that with the \l switch.
4. It should look something like this: {styleref” heading1″\l}.
5. Click F9 to upsdate your field information and Word will replace the field with the text of the last paragraph on the pages formatted with the style you specified.

I cannot post more pictures (although I have plenty) because I forgot to bring my camera cable and don’t want to rack up a huge cell phone bill for data usage.  I will, however, post my pictures when I return home.

We returned from the Carnivale street festival at ten last night and stayed in the bar talking with friends from New Jersey until 1 a.m.  Haven’t done that in a million years!!

Up early today though and outstide to get some exericse and do some window shopping.  The sun is daunting but thankfully there are wonderful tropical breezes both day and night.  It really  is a tropical paradise.  I could definitely get used to this lifestyle!

Lunch and a glass of pinot grigio is calling me under the palm trees.  More tomorrow!

We had a company reception and dinner which was wonderful.  Steel band, tropical drinks flowing, candlelight and lots of good company.  The menu was Filet Mignon, Chilean Sea Bass in Sake reduction (which I had),  salad, cauliflour and green beans.  A wonderful dessert as well – some sort of cheesecake and yes I did!!  On vaction one can cheat on the old diet occasionally right?

Below is a picture of the beach and one of me on the beach.  I hope to post daily about my Aruba vacation but I am using a cell phone for the pictures as I forgot to bring the cable for my camera.

Hope you are all enjoying yourselves as much as I am right now!

Follow the steps below to learn how:

version 2003:

1. Select the cells whose patterns you would like to change.
2. Select Cells from the Format menu to discplay the dialog box.
3. Be certain the Patterns tab has been selected.

4. Use the Pattern drop-down list to select one of the patterns available to you.
5. Click on OK.

Versions 2007, 2010:

1. Select the cells whose patterns you would like to change.
2. Click on the Home tab of your Ribbon.
3. In the Cells group, click the Format tool and then click Format Cells to display the dialog box.

1. Be certain the Fill tab has been selected.
2. Use the Pattern Color drop-down list to select the color of your choice for your background.
3. Use the Pattern Style drop-down list to select the pattern of your choice.
4. Click on OK.

Cool stuff:  Because any pattern you select appears in the background of your cell, that means that it appears behind any information in that cell. So, if you combine patterns and pattern colors along with other formatting options, you can be very creative with special effects!

There are a couple of ways to accomplish this:

• You can make your text box partially transparent; or
• Completely transparent.

Follow the steps below to learn how:

1. Create your text box as you normally would.
2. Right-click on your text box to display a Context menu.
3. Select Format Text Box from the context menu to display the dialog box.
4. Be certain the Colors and Lines tab has been selected.

5. Click the Semitransparent check box for a ghosted image of what is behind your text box to be visible.
6. If you want your text box to be fully transparent, use the Color setting in the Fill area to select No Fill.
7. Display the Layout tab.

8. Be certain the Wrapping style is set to None or In Front of Text.
9. Click on OK.

Versions 2003, 2007, 2010