Set Margins for Print1. Open the presentation in Microsoft PowerPoint.2. Select 'File' and 'Page Setup' from the toolbar. Select an option from 'Slides sized for.'3. Use the scroll bar to adjust the height and width or type it in. Then click 'OK.'Set Margins for Text Boxes and AutoShapes4. Select the text box or AutoShape on your slide.5. Double-click the selection to open the 'Format Text Box' or 'Format AutoShape' dialog box.6. Go to the 'Internal margin' section under the 'Text Box' tab. Then change the left, right, top and bottom margins and click 'O...
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Thursday, August 23, 2012
How to Convert Dates in Excel
1. Open the worksheet.2. Click the cell or a selection of cells.3. Click the 'Home' tab on the command Ribbon.4. Click the Dialog Box Launcher in the lower right corner of the 'Number' group. The dialog box opens.5. Click the 'Number' tab. A list of categories displays.6. Click 'Date.' A list of date formats displays in the 'Type' box. Examples include March 14, 2001 and 14-Mar-01.7. Click the date format.8. Click the down-arrow for the 'Locale (Location).' A menu includes 'English (United States),' for example. The formatted date can translate into other languages.9. Click the...
Wednesday, August 22, 2012
How to Make Clustered Histograms on Excel
1. Open your Microsoft Excel worksheet that contains the data for your chart. Label a new column as Bin Range, and type the groups of values that you want to use as your horizontal axis. For example, if you're counting the frequency of test scores, type '2. Label a new column 'Frequency1' to the right of your Bin Range column. Count the number of occurrences for each of your groups of your first data set and type them into the 'Frequency1' column. Repeat the process for your second data set and label the column 'Frequency2'.3. Highlight your 'Frequency1' and 'Frequency2' columns and click...
Tuesday, August 21, 2012
How to Change Interval of Value Axis in an Excel Chart
1. Start Microsoft Excel 2007 and open a spreadsheet that contains a chart to which you would like to change the interval of the value axis.2. Select the entire chart by clicking in the white area of the chart. You will then see a light blue outline around the chart indicating you have selected the entire chart.3. Choose the 'Format' tab at the top of the Excel screen and location the 'Current Selection' group. The 'Current Selection' group is the first group that appears on the 'Format' ribbon.4. Click the 'Chart Elements' drop-down list and select '(Value) Axis' from the list. The 'Chart...
How to Convert Excel Formulas to Hard Numbers
1. Highlight the cell(s) with that contain formulas you wish to convert to hard numbers.2. Right click your mouse and select 'Copy'.3. Right click again and select 'Paste Special'.4. Select the 'Values' option in the Paste section of the Paste Special box.5. Click 'OK.'6. Hit the Enter key. The cell(s) selected will now display numbers rather than formul...
How to Use the '' Symbol in the Header in Excel 2007
1. Open an Excel 2007 document and click the 'Insert' menu.2. Click 'Header and Footer.'3. Type the text you want to include in the 'Header' box. When typing the symbol, type '' two times. Microsoft Excel will now recognize one of those ampersands and include it in the head...
Monday, August 20, 2012
How to Create an Excel Macro for a Frequently Used Formula
1. You will need to have the Developer tab displaying. If it is not displaying, click on the Microsoft Office Button (upper left corner red, blue, yellow, green logo). Click on the Excel Options button, and then under the Popular category, click to fill the box next to 'Show Developer tab in the Ribbon.' Click OK to exit. You will need to adjust the security level to run macros, so on the Developer tab, in the Code group, click on Macro Security. Fill the box next to 'Enable all macros (not recommended, potentially dangerous code can run).' Click OK. It is fine to run your own macros.2....
How to Merge Cells in Excel With the Keyboard
1. Navigate to the first cell in an open spreadsheet you want to merge by using the arrow keys on your keyboard.2. Select the adjoining cell or cells by holding down the 'Shift' key and pressing one or more of the arrow keys on the keyboard. You should see an outline of the cells that you will merge.3. Press the 'Alt' key to display number and letter key tips in Excel.4. Press 'H' to display the key tips for all commands in the 'Home' tab.5. Press 'M' to open the merge menu. Select one of the merging options: press 'C' to 'Merge and Center,' press 'A' to 'Merge Across' or press 'M' to...
Sunday, August 19, 2012
How to Calculate Time in Excel 2007
1. Open the Excel 2007 document in which you want to include time calculations.2. Enter headings for your calculation columns. For example, in a new Excel 2007 spreadsheet, you might type “Start” in cell A1, “End” in cell B1, and “Total” in cell C1.3. Enter start and end times in the cells under the first two headings you added. For example, type 11:30 AM in cell A2 and 12:15 PM in cell B2. Always enter AM and PM after the time, unless you are using 24-hour clock time.4. Insert formulas in the third column to calculate difference in times: If you have start and end times in cells A2 and...
How to Use Excel's Intercept Function
1. Find the function field at the top of the page, with the = sign to the left. This is where you can program a cell value. If the function field is not immediately available, you can go to 'Insert' and select 'Function.'2. In your function field, add the operator INTERCEPT.3. Start a parenthetical statement after INTERCEPT. Your values and parameters will all be inside a set of parentheses.4. Add a cell range for your 'y axis.' The most common arrangement might be a range of values for a y axis in the A column of the spreadsheet, and a range of values for an x axis in the B column. In...
How to Create a Sales Invoice
Excel 20101. Open Excel 2010. Click the 'File' tab and select 'New.' Click the 'Invoices' category in the left task pane. Review the available sales invoices. Download the sales invoice by clicking the invoice image and the 'Download' image. The invoice opens in Excel 2010.2. Right click the default logo image and select 'Change Picture.' Browse your files and select your logo. Click the 'Open' button. Your image replaces the sales invoice template logo.3. Highlight the default customer information on the template and type your custom information. Save the changes by clicking the 'Save'...
Saturday, August 18, 2012
How to Write Percentage Formulas in Excel
1. Calculate the percent of a total. Choose a cell for the percentage formula and enter the '=' symbol to activate the formula in Excel. Highlight the cell with the part, then enter the '/' symbol, and then select the cell with the total. For example, if the total lies in cell A10 and the part lies in A3, the formula is '=A3/A10'.2. Calculate difference in percent between two numbers. Choose a cell for the percentage formula and enter the '=' symbol to activate the formula in Excel. Enter the opening parenthesis symbol, or '('. Highlight the cell with the first number, then enter the '-'...
How to Use Text Wrap in Excel
1. Open a new workbook in Excel by choosing 'File,' and then 'Page Setup.'2. Select the small square at the top left corner of the screen of the new page. This highlights the entire workbook for formatting. If you want to format only a single cell, select that cell and continue with Step 3.3. Right-click your mouse and select 'Format Cells,' 'Alignment' and then click the 'Wrap Text' box listed under 'Text Control.'4. Resize the width of any Excel columns as necessary. Type in the text you need into each column of the spreadsheet. Whenever you get to the right margin of a particular cell,...
Friday, August 17, 2012
How to Open a Dbf
1. Navigate to the folder containing your DBF file.2. Right-click the DBF.3. Drop down to the 'Open With' submenu.4. Select 'Microsoft Office Excel' from the list of progra...
Thursday, August 16, 2012
How to Use Freeze Frame in Excel
1. Click on the cell after the row or column you want to freeze. If you want to freeze column A, then put your cursor in column B. If you want to freeze row 1, then put your cursor in row 2. Combine these if you want to freeze a row and column.2. Click 'View' then 'Window.'3. Select 'Freeze Pane...
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