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January 31, 2018

5 Ways to Use Your Outlook Calendar to Improve Productivity

If you’re using your Outlook calendar like it should be hanging on a wall, you’re likely missing out on the many benefits that come with using an e-calendar tool. Your Outlook calendar is the office assistant you didn’t know you had: it can organize your time, assign tasks to your co-workers, and schedule meetings on your behalf, among other things.

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January 31, 2018

Automatically Run VBA Code Upon Opening an Access Database
Access has the ability to run an Access object’s VBA code automatically whenever the object (form, report, etc.) is opened. It also has the ability to automatically open a designated form when the database launches. Combining these two means VBA code within a form can be automatically run when the database opens.
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July 5, 2017

Which Version of Windows 10?
How to check which version of Windows 10 you have installed.
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August 7, 2016

Useful URLs For Creating VBA Code
There are a multitude of online resources to help you develop your Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) skills. Here are a few core links, referenced in Beezix’s VBA 2016 Introduction quick reference guide, that will enhance any VBA project you take on.
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August 15, 2015

Refining Searches in macOS
Updated to include macOS Sequoia. Most searches on your Mac can be done quickly and easily by clicking and typing either the name of or a word contained within the file you need. Sometimes, though, a more refined search is...
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October 22, 2012

Creating Additional User Accounts on Your Mac
It’s common for multiple users to share the same computer, both in business and home environments. Creating a separate user account for each user can help keep documents, settings, and information separate.
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March 30, 2012

Have Your Date Your Way: Changing Date Formatting in Microsoft Excel
When you enter dates in Excel, they may not look right at first. That’s okay though! Whenever a number or date doesn’t look the way you want in Excel, you just have to format it.
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March 23, 2012

A First Date with Excel: Entering Dates
Excel features a special format for dates. Unfortunately, some people find out about how Excel formats dates only after dates hadn’t been entered properly. Perhaps an invoice gets sent out on December 1 instead of January 12 because the day and month were reversed. Or maybe you can’t sort that data you collected because the dates weren’t entered properly.
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March 15, 2012

Changing Your System Date Settings

Changing your operating system’s regional settings — whether it’s a PC or Mac — allows you to see and enter dates in a way that is familiar to you. In Excel, for instance, entering dates will be different based on the regional settings.

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