POWER POINT

1.Fine-Tuning Objects in Presentations

When working with text in Microsoft Office PowerPoint, you can use the F2 key to switch between selecting text in a placeholder and selecting the placeholder itself. So the next time you've edited some text and want to reposition it on the slide, instead of clicking the tiny edges of the box, just press F2. The entire text box will instantly be selected for you, ready for alignment.

2.Use Search to Find E-Mail Messages

In Microsoft Office Outlook, e-mail search helps you locate messages by keyword or phrase. You can also use search folders to find mail by type of message.
To locate specific keywords or phrases within e-mail messages:Type a word or phrase in the Search box at the top of your Outlook Inbox. The search starts automatically as soon as you stop typing. Search results will appear in the main window of your Inbox. To return to your normal Inbox, click Clear Search (the green ×) to the right of the Search box.
You can enable search folders from the mail pane on the left of your Inbox. To expand the folders tree, click Search Folders. Outlook comes with three default search folders: For Follow Up, Large Mail, and Unread Mail.
To add new search folders, click File, point to New, and then click Search Folder.
To build a custom search folder:1. Click Search Folder, and then either click a predefined folder name, or scroll down and click Create a custom Search Folder.2. Click Choose, give the new folder a name, and then click Criteria to fill in the search terms.

3.Add More Levels of Undo

You can go back farther in Microsoft Office PowerPoint to undo actions.

1. With PowerPoint open, click the Office button, and then click PowerPoint Options.

2. On the Advanced tab, change the Maximum number of undos from the default 20 to any number from 3 to 150.

4.Save PowerPoint Picture to Picture Files

To save a picture from a Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007 presentation in any popular picture format:Right-click the image, click Save as, and then click Picture.

5.Moving the Quick Access Toolbar from Its Default Position

You can position the Quick Access Toolbar in one of two places: the default position in the upper-left corner beside the Office button, or below the Ribbon. To move it from the default position, click the Customize Quick Access Toolbar arrow, and then click Show Below the Ribbon.

6.Use Your Own Pictures in SmartArt

You can insert your own pictures into Microsoft SmartArt graphics in your presentation.

1. Click the Insert tab on the Ribbon, click SmartArt, and then click the SmartArt graphic that you want to insert.

2. Select the picture that you want to add to your presentation.

3. Right-click an individual shape in SmartArt, and then click Paste to insert the picture you selected.

4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 for each shape.

5. Complete your presentation by applying your preferred background design.