Tip: PowerPoint In Presentation Keyboard Shortcuts

Thursday, 18 March 2010 | Jason Slater | One Comment

F5 is the key to start a presentation in PowerPoint and Escape exits the presentation, however there are a number of keyboard shortcuts that can be utilised during a presentation – some of the more useful ones are included … Read More

Tip: Extend The Context Menu In Windows 7 Explorer

Thursday, 14 January 2010 | Jason Slater

If you right-click on a folder or file in Windows 7 Explorer a context menu appears. For folders the options are typically Open, Open in new new window, Share with, Restore previous versions, Include in library, Send to, Cut, Copy, … Read More

Windows 7 Quick Tip: Run As Administrator Shortcut

Wednesday, 13 January 2010 | Jason Slater

When running a standard user account some programs in Windows 7 need Administrative privileges to run. To do this you normally have to find the program, right click and choose run as Administrator. If you manage many Windows 7 machine … Read More

Handy Shortcut Keys For Microsoft Excel 2010

Sunday, 10 January 2010 | Jason Slater

Microsoft Excel, especially the latest 2010 version, can be a valuable productivity aid and you can utilise a number of keyboard shortcuts to make using Excel an even more productive experience.

The Usual Suspects

• F1 Launch the help system … Read More

Locating Windows 7 Local Settings Folder

Tuesday, 5 January 2010 | Jason Slater

In Windows XP the local settings folder was usually located under Documents and SettingsusernameLocal Settings (assuming you have shown hidden files checked) so you might expect the Windows 7 location to be UsersusernameLocal Settings – however this is now a … Read More