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AM-Win Support Solutions

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Rolling the end of the financial year

We mailed a document last week to all clients titled "What to do to prepare for end of year processing."

For those that missed the e-mail we have provided a link to the document which is in PDF format. Click here to open the document. Once Acrobat reader is open you can save the file to your hard drive or print it. Use the file menu "save a copy" to save or "print" to print a copy.

All users of AM-Win are encouraged to download and read this document prior to starting their end of year rollover, as the document contains information relating to procedures that you should perform before you commence the rollover.

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Windows Tips

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Windows

Organise your notification area

The notification area is the collection of small icons near your system clock, in the bottom-right corner of your screen. After you've used your computer for a few months, the notification area can become cluttered with icons for different programs you may have installed. Each icon takes up space on your Microsoft Windows XP taskbar, which leaves less room for your program buttons.

Fortunately, you can free up space in the notification area by hiding icons that you don't use very often.

To organise your notification area

In the Taskbar and Start Menu Properties dialog box, click Customise

The Customise Notifications dialog box appears. For each icon you want to hide, click the Behavior list, and then click Always hide. For each icon you want to always show, click the Behavior list, and then click Always show.

Click OK twice.

Your notification area will be much less crowded, giving you more room for program buttons on your taskbar. To show the icons you have hidden, click the left arrow beside the notification area.

MS Word

Add a drop shadow to a text box

Drop shadows add a nice touch to text boxes, making it seem like they are hovering above the page. Here’s the simple steps you need in order to add a drop shadow to your text boxes. (This tip works with Microsoft Word 95, Word 97, Word 2000, Word 2002, Word 2003, and Word 2007.)

Text boxes are used quite often in some Word documents to hold information that is ancillary to the main text within the document. For instance, you might use a text box to create a sidebar or other text object. To enhance your layout design using text boxes, you can add a drop shadow so the text box appears to float about the actual printed page.

To add a drop shadow to a text box, follow these steps if you are using a version of Word prior to Word 2007:

1. Make sure the Drawing toolbar is displayed. (You can click on the Drawing tool on the standard toolbar to display the Drawing toolbar.)
2. Select the text box you want to format. Small selection handles should appear around the perimeter of the text box.
3. Click on the Shadow tool on the Drawing toolbar. (In Word 2002 and Word 2003 the tool is called Shadow Style.) Word displays a palette of available shadows.
4. Click on the shadow desired.

Word 2007 no longer uses the Drawing toolbar, so if you have this version of Word you'll need to follow these steps:

1. Select the text box you want to format. Small selection handles should appear around the perimeter of the text box.
2. Click the Format tab of the ribbon. (This tab is only visible when you select a text box, as directed in step 1.)
3. Click on the Shadow Style tool in the Shadow Effects group. Word displays a palette of available shadows.
4. Click on the shadow desired.

Excel

Work on two or more worksheets at the same time

If you need to work on two worksheets in the same workbook at the same time, Excel makes this rather easy to do. All you need to do is display two windows and arrange them to both be visible. (This tip works with Microsoft Excel 97, Excel 2000, Excel 2002, Excel 2003, and Excel 2007.)

It's possible to see two Excel worksheets on the screen at the same time by using the same general technique that you use to view multiple worksheets from different workbooks. Follow these steps:

• Make sure you have only a single workbook open.
• Choose New Window from the Window menu. (In Excel 2007 display the View tab of the ribbon and click New Window in the Window group.) Excel opens a second instance of the same workbook.
• Choose Arrange from the Window menu. Excel displays the Arrange Windows dialog box. (To display this dialog box in Excel 2007 display the View tab of the ribbon and click Arrange All in the Window group.)

  

• Choose the method Excel should use to arrange your windows.
• Click on OK. Excel arranges the windows as you directed.