[May 31, 2008]

I would like to take this opportunity to thank each and every one of you who took time out of their busy schedules to send me notes of condolence on the passing of my mother-in-law. It was very kind of you and really touched me that you thought enough to do that for me.

Thank you also for all the well wishes for my cat! Ms. Kitty seems to be doing well now but it has definitely been an adventure. She first was hospitalized on April 27, 2008 and was sent home three days later. We gave her the medicine she was sent home with and as soon as we stopped, Ms. Kitty spiked a fever of 105.6 and we were off to the hospital again!! After numerous tests that all came back negative (thank goodness), it was determined that Ms. Kitty was having a rare reaction to her distemper shot and they call it "fever or unknown origin." So I was taking Ms. Kitty to the vet every morning so she could get antibiotics intraveneously and fluids to help keep her fever down and then picking her up every evening and bringing her home. I had to do this because she wouldn't eat or sleep at the hospital!

They finally got her fever down to a normal range and I was allowed to bring her home. She has just finished her course of antibiotics and so we are crossing our fingers that she will remain well! If I had it to do all over again I never would have had my cat vaccinated for distemper as she is an indoor cat, and I will never have that particular booster shot administered to her again!

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Using the Clipboard to your Advantage in MS Word - This is a great tip!

Change your Outline Symbols in MS Word - This is a lot of fun!

Cool Excel Tips - You will like these!

Using the Clipboard to your Advantage in MS Word

I am sure you knew that you can copy multiple blocks of text in MS Word - at least I hope I have taught you that much! But did you know that you can paste multiple blocks of text rather than the last chunk that you copied? Well guess what? You can!

Follow the steps below to learn how:

  • To make use of this feature, turn on the Clipboard toolbar in MS Word version 2003, or the clipboard menu in the latest version of MS Word - 2007.
  • When you do this, you will see all the snippets that you have copied, in the order that you copied them.
  • You can now be selective about what you pick and choose to paste into your MS Word document. You do not have to paste all of the snippets you copied, you can select the specific clippings that you wish to insert into your document.

Another great time saver and organizational tool to boot!

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Change your Outline Symbols in MS Word

Were you aware that you can select which symbols you use for outlines? No? Well you can even change them to your own symbols if you like. There are many default symbols that ship with MS Word for outlines that you can use, aside from the usual numbers and letters, but you can personalize your outlines so that they stand out!

Follow the steps below:

  1. Click on Format | Bullets and Numbering.
  2. You will see a dialog box that allows you to select which symbols you would like to use.
  3. If you select any format except None, you will notice that the Customize button is enabled.
  4. Click Customize and you will then be able to select the font, size, character, or even a picture to use.
  5. Use the Picture button to search for just the right symbol for your document!

Customize

  1. Click OK.

You now have a personalized outline that has not been used by anyone else!

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Cool Excel Tips

Were you aware that you can color the tabs in your MS Excel spreadsheets? Well you can and it can be pretty helpful too when you are trying to draw a user's attention to those little tabs at the bottom of your spreadsheet!

Follow the steps below:

  1. Right-click the tab.
  2. Select Tab Color.
  3. Select the color you would like to use.

Here is another pretty nifty tip that you can use in MS Excel - have you ever had occasion to want to hide the contents of a cell from a reader that is not privy to certain information? Of course you have! Haven't we all? The good news is that you can and it is pretty easy to do.

Follow the steps below:

  1. Select the cell in your spreadsheet.
  2. Click on Format | Cells.
  3. Click on Category | Custom.
  4. Enter three semicolons in the Type box.
  5. Click OK.

Those values will not be visible on-screen unless you highlight that cell. If you should highlight that cell, you will still be able to view the values on the formual bar, but not on-screen.

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