The Summer, 2010, issue of Bright Ideas magazine includes several pieces of clip art that were created for you to crop. Check out the award ribbons on page 17. You can crop this clip to use only one of the colored ribbons.
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Take a look at the pie charts, flow charts and thermometer images on [...]
Ever need to convert a large block of text from upper case to lower case or vice versa? It’s a piece of cake. Just follow the directions below.
Microsoft Word 2003 and earlier
Select the text that you want to change.
Click on Format on the menu bar.
Pull [...]
Ever notice how Microsoft Publisher underlines words that you have misspelled? Of course we know this as spelling check and it’s a great feature and a valuable time saver.
There are times when this feature can be distracting like for instance, when a word or name that you use is not in Publisher’s built in dictionary. There [...]
If you are the editor of a bilingual publication, it can be annoying to see one of the languages coming up with red underlines that indicate misspelled words. There are many editors who prepare the bulletin in two languages, but speak only one.
Unfortunately, Publisher can’t automatically recognize the language you are typing. You have to manually [...]
Have you seen the elusive pilcrow? It’s not a rare tropical bird or exotic flower. The pilcrow is a typographical character commonly used to indicate the end of a paragraph. It looks like this ¶ (the actual size and shape depend on the typeface you’re using).
If you don’t see pilcrows at the ends of the paragraphs [...]
I awlyas thgouht slpeling was ipmorantt. Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch sudty at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn’t mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae.
…but when readers encounter spelling errors, they take facts and ideas less seriously.
The last questions [...]
Using the “Research” feature of Microsoft Office [...]
So Santa called to his nine reindeer.
In the world of typography there are three dashes commonly in use:
1. The Hyphen (-)
Use a hyphen to form a single idea from two or more words or to avoid ambiguity.
Examples:
The speaker will address the concerns of small-business owners.
He recovered his wits. He re-covered the chair.
To [...]
You’re special, and my co-workers and I want you to know it. And because you’re special, we want you to know about a special feature available in Microsoft applications like Word, Excel, Publisher and PowerPoint. The feature is called “Paste Special.”
The Paste Special feature comes in handy when you’re trying to move information from one document [...]
We all have one.
It might be a drawer, or a hall closet, or a garage. But somewhere in life, we have a pile of “random stuff” we might need. And every once in awhile, we actually go back to that location, and get the “whatchamacallit” we need to fix the “whosits” over there.
Your publications are no [...]
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