Posted on October 8, 2008 by thesynnexmicrosoftblog
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Windows Update
Windows Vista tracks your system and can be configured to automatically install important updates at a time that is convenient for you.
1. Click Start, and then click Control Panel.
2. Under Security, click Check for updates.
3. Click Change Settings in the left navigation pane.
4. Enter your desired configuration. |
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Generate a PivotDiagram from Excel Data
In Microsoft Office Visio Professional 2007, you can now generate a PivotDiagram from data such as a Microsoft Office Excel worksheet. A PivotDiagram has very similar functionality to an Excel PivotTable, but it displays your data graphically.
To generate a Visio 2007 PivotDiagram, on the File menu, point to New, then point to Business, and then click PivotDiagram. Follow the wizard steps to select your data and generate your PivotDiagram page.
If your source data is in an Excel 2007 table, you can generate the page even more quickly from Excel. To do this, click in the Excel 2007 table and then, on the Table Tools Format tab, click Export, and then click Export Table to Visio PivotDiagram. After the diagram page is set up, click in the PivotDiagram pane to add categories or values to your diagram, and Visio automatically generates the shapes with applicable data. |
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Zooming to Fit a Selection
1. Select the range of cells that you want to focus on.
2. Click the View tab, and then click Zoom to Selection. |
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Tell Your Friends Whether You’re Busy or Free in Communicator
Microsoft Office Communicator 2005 has an automatic setting to display your availability. You can configure this by clicking Rules on the Options menu. By default, your status changes to Away when your computer is idle for five minutes. On the Options menu, you can also set this to a longer or shorter time.
One more tip: Communicator connects to Microsoft Office Outlook to get your calendar and out-of-office appointments, so you have to enter your appointment details only once. Mostly, this automation is helpful—but sometimes you definitely don’t want to be interrupted, and other times you are free despite having an appointment on your calendar. To indicate such a situation, you can submit an additional note for others to read. To do this, click your name in Communicator, click Set Note, and then type your note. However, don’t forget to reset your note when it is no longer applicable. |
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Choose a Signature for Different Recipients in Microsoft Office Outlook 2007
If you want to use a different e-mail signature for different recipients (a different one for coworkers than for customers, for example), you can change your signature with two mouse clicks. Right-click your signature, and then click the other signature that you want to use. |
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Privacy note: Microsoft respects your privacy and that of your friends.
Please do not use the Tell a Friend button to send mail to more than
10 people. Microsoft cannot collect any data about the people you
send mail to unless they sign up for Tips and Tricks Special Delivery.
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