Passwords Do's and Don'ts
Do’s
1. Combine uppercase letters with lowercase letters, numbers and special characters such as “&” or “$”, you will increase the complexity of your password (for example, if your password has a “s” in it, change it with a “$”, an “o” change it with an “0” (zero) or an “8” with a “&”.
2. Have passwords that are at least eight characters long.
3. Change passwords on a regular basis.
4. Use a firewall and other security products.
Don’ts
1. Use such things as pet’s name, children’s names, dates of birth or dates that are easy to remember, like a wedding anniversary.
2. Include any words related to your name or the names of family members. Also, don’t include easily recognizable numbers like your address, phone number, or birthday.
3. Write them down
4. Use the same password for all of your accounts.
Close All command in Word 2007
In Word 2002 and 2003, when you press the Shift key as you click the File menu, the File menu displays the
Close All command. This command is not available on the Word 2007 Ribbon but you can add it to the Quick Access toolbar to use them. Do the following:
1. Click the
Office button.
2. Select the
Word Options button
3. Click
Customize in the left-hand column.
4. Click the drop-down arrow of the
Choose Commands from box and
select
Commands Not In Ribbon.
5. Scroll to and click
Close All.
6. Click the
Add button.
7. Click the
OK button.
You can now access Close All command by clicking the icon in the Quick Access Toolbar.
PS. Repeat this if you wish to access the Save All command but replace Close All with Save All.
Keep Outlook running smoothly by emptying the Deleted Items folder
Outlook stores messages, including large attachments, in one file. That storage file includes the Deleted Items folder. When you fail to empty the Deleted Items folder, the deleted email continues to contribute to the mailbox size. Therefore you should regularly empty the Deleted Items folder.
You can configure Outlook to automatically empty Deleted Items when exiting the email application. Do the following:
1. Click Tools, and select Options,
2. Click the Other tab and select Empty The Deleted Items Folder Upon Exiting
3. Click the OK button.
Please note you will be given a choice when exiting Outlook.
Delete a stubborn page break in Word
Trying to delete a page break in a word document but Word just ignores the action.
Check that you have Track Changes enabled. You can’t delete page (or column) breaks when Track Changes is on.
If you need to delete a page break, turn off Track Changes, delete the break (make sure you’re in Normal view), and enable Track Changes again.
HINT:
To quickly disable and enable Track Changes, in Word 2003 double-click the TRK section in the Status bar or in Word 2007 turn on Track Changes in the Status bar and click to turn on or off.
The shortcut is [Ctrl]+[Shift]+E for all versions of Word.
Add a secondary sort column to an Outlook sort
You know that you can sort Outlook items by clicking a column title. Clicking toggles between ascending and descending order.
But Outlook doesn’t limit you to a single-column sort. To sort by two columns, sort the primary column. Then, hold down the [Shift] key and click the column cell that represents the secondary sort group.
Request a Read Receipt Message
Is it essential that you know the people you send emails to, have read them? This week’s tip is about setting the read receipt for email as default.
To automatically turn on the request a read receipt message:
1. In the Tools menu, select Options
2. In the Preference Tab, select Email Options
3. Tick the Read receipt option and click the OK button.
All done.
PS. The person who you send the email you may have the option to not send the receipt. In this case you may want to check the “Delivery receipt” box and in this case you will obtain a receipt saying your email has been delivery to their mail box.
Create a copy of an existing Excel worksheet
Here is the way to copy a worksheet, either within the current book or into a different one. Useful if you need to start a new sheet that includes some or all of the data and formatting of an existing sheet:
1. Right-click on the sheet tab of the sheet you want to copy.
2. Choose Move Or Copy.
3. Select the Create A Copy check box in the bottom-left corner of the
Move Or Copy dialog box.
4. Choose a different workbook, if desired, from the To Book drop-down list.
(Make sure the other workbook is open to show up in the list.)
You can also select New Workbook.
5. In the Before Sheet list box, specify where you want the copied sheet to go
within the specified workbook.
6. Click OK.
