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How to Create a New File (Shortcut)

by Paul Blasgen on March 23rd, 2010

In PowerPoint, Word and Excel, the quickest way to create a new blank file is to use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl + N.

Previous Tips:

  • In Word to quickly select a word, double-click on it.
  • In Word to quickly select a paragraph, triple-click on it.
  • To quickly access Help in most programs press the F1 funtion key
  • In most PC programs Ctrl+A means Select All
  • In Word, to clickly select an entire sentence, hover your mouse over a sentence, hold down the Ctrl key and click once.
  • In most PC programs Ctrl+Z means Undo.
  • In most PC programs Ctrl+C means Copy.
  • In most PC programs Ctrl+X is a shortcut for Cut.
  • In most PC programs Ctrl+V is a shortcut for Paste.
  • In most PC programs Ctrl+O is a shortcut to the Open dialog.

Using the Zoom box in Access: Shift + F2

by Paul Blasgen on March 15th, 2010

In Microsoft Access, if you find you need to see more of what is in a cell or property of an object, you can use the Zoom keyboard shortcut which is Shift + F2. Just click in a cell where you cannot see all the content, then press Shift + F2, which will launch the Zoom box which will let you easily read or edit the content of the cell you zoomed in on. 

Although you can often increase the width of columns in tables or items in an Object's Property Sheet, using Zoom makes content easier to read.

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David

A Cisco Success Story

I attended a resume writing seminar & conducted mock phone interviews with a Microtrain career counselor. These two activities gave me a leg up on distinguishing myself from all the other people looking for work. Since the career counselor's at Microtrain had a track record of getting people hired, their insight and positive past experiences helped me tremendously in getting hired with a Cisco Voice Systems Integrator in the Chicago area. I was hired as a Cisco Voice Tech Engineer with a starting salary of $65,000 / year with a Cisco voice systems reseller located in the Chicagoland area. Microtrain was very instramental in making this a reality. From expediting my WIA grant, to providing excellent hands-on training from knowledgable instructors I was able to achieve becoming certified with my CCNP. Microtrain's career services was the final catalyst in connecting me with this company by communicating with them on my behalf and with me in setting up the interview. One week later and I was hired. No joke. Thanks Microtrain!

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I was laid off for many months and not really getting many callbacks for my resume and no job offers. After I put the letters PMP on it, not only did I see an increase in quantity, but also quality of interviews. I had been spinning my wheels for 5 months, and after the PMP went on, I had 2 job offers in 6 weeks. It really was the "golden ticket"

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PMP Certification Training, November 2008

Thanks Microtrain for conducting a great PMP course that set me on a successful path to obtain my PMP certification. I have passed the test!

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PMP Certification Training, 2008

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