Tag: Halloween

MS Word: Custom Bullets with Drag & Drop

halloweenJazz up your bulleted list

Creating custom bullets is as easy as drag + drop

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To Format List with Custom Bullet

  1. Locate the image to serve as bullet and save to a local drive.
    Tip: for best results, seek medium or small sized images with transparency (i.e. PNG, GIF).
  2. Select your list, then, on the Home tab, click Bullets to format with default bullet style.
  3. Place cursor on blank line, click Insert and then Picture. Navigate to your custom bullet image and click Open.
  4. Using the corner selection handle resize the image to an appropriate size.
  5. Click + drag image onto one of the bullets in your list; you’ll recognize you’ve hit the target when the bullet area turns grey.

Cheers!

hɔuᴉnb

Comments and questions are always welcome!

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Autoformat Calendar Entries

Crowded calendar giving you the blues? Automatically color calendar items by using Conditional Formatting.

Crowded calendar giving you the blues?

Good! Next, toss in some reds and the greens!

You can automatically color calendar items by using Conditional Formatting. Like Categories, conditional formats provide you with a visual method of classifying your calendar items. Once setup these formats go to work automatically, on new and previously entered items. Just assign a color to the condition (aka, criteria) you set, and whammo!  Technicolor splendor!

Using Conditional Formatting to Automatically Color Calendar Entries

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Conditional Formatting (with Halloween/SF Giants colors)
  1. View your Outlook Calendar
  2. On the View tab, click View Settings. The Advanced View Settings: Calendar dialog appears.
  3. Click Conditional Formatting. The Conditional Formatting dialog appears.
  4. Click Add.
  5. In the Name area enter a name for the view format.
  6. Click the Color drop-down and select a color.
  7. Click Condition. The Filter dialog appears.
  8. Edit the settings on the Appointments and Meetings, More Choices, and/or Advanced tabs, to create your criteria.
    For example, to create the FYI filter, enter FYI, INFO, NOTE in the Search for the word(s) area (using commas to separate search strings).
  9. Click OK, OK, and OK to exit dialogs and return to the Calendar screen.
Additional reading…

Cheers!

hɔuᴉnb

Windows & iOS Tricks & Treats

Trick or Treat! 

In honor of Halloween I am handing out treats and tricks! So reach in and fill your bag with this odd collection of operating system tips!

Windows 8 Trick or Treats

TRICK TREAT
Hold windowsLogoKey (the Windows key) and Press M Shows DESKTOP
(aka Minimize All)
Hold windowsLogoKey and press R Opens RUN dialog
Hold windowsLogoKey and press E Opens Explorer window
Hold windowsLogoKey and press C Slide COFFEE CUP HOLDER out
(aka CD Tray)*
Hold windowsLogoKey and press Print Screen CAPTURE & SAVE SCREEN
The screen shot is saved automatically to your Windows Pictures Library; no filename/folder prompt

*requires Windows 8.1SB (Starbucks edition).

iOS Trick or Treats

TRICK TREAT
With two fingers on the keyboard, pull outward (left & right) Splits single keyboard into two for easier typing
On the lock screen, swipe the notification left to right After inputting your password/pin, opens the item from the notification
Tap and hold Number button, swipe and select punctuation, then release Select punctuation without requiring a switch between Numerica and Text keyboards
While holding down the menu button (the main button below the screen), press the power/lock button Saves screenshot of the active screen to your camera roll

And in case you missed it:
Google Celebrates Halloween With a Spooky Interactive Doodle

hɔuᴉnb

Comments and questions are always welcome!

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