Blender is a free, open-source 3D rendering program that features a great
list of animation essentials that include interface, modeling, rigging,
rendering, animation, UV unwrapping, shading, real time 3D/Game creation and
many others. It has a feature-packed interface loaded with useful and
intrinsic tools.
You can make your own personal Search Engine with your name as
logo. Once created copy the URL and put it in you blog or
website. Your visitors and friends will now see your personal search engine.
In the second part of the Excel 2010 introduction series you will learn more
about printing, names and sheets. If you want to learn about formulas, functions
and formatting, download the first part of the Excel 2010 Introduction ebook.
Excel 2010 printing
When you want a hard copy of worksheet data, Excel gives you many tools for
choosing how that printout will look. In the section about Excel 2010 printing
you will learn for example how to set up printing preferences by using the page
setup dialog. Insert and edit headers and footers and use print preview and page
layout views. Excel 2010 names
When entering formulas or referring to any area in a workbook, it is usual to
refer to a ‘range’. For example, B6 is a range reference; B6:B10 is also a range
reference. One problem with this sort of reference is that it is not very
meaningful and therefore easily forgettable. In the section about names you will
learn how to name cells and ranges by three methods. Further you will learn how
to edit and manage names and how to sort and filter names. Excel 2010 sheets
When you create a new workbook, Excel gives you multiple pages within that
workbook called worksheets. In the section about sheets you will learn how to
deal with sheets in Excel 2010. You will learn for example how to create and
rename worksheets, how to create formulas and functions across worksheets and
how to group worksheets. For Excel 2010 Introduction: Part I CLICK HERE
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Excel 2010 is a powerful spreadsheet application that allows users to produce tables containing calculations and graphs. These can range from simple formulas through to complex functions and mathematical models. After reading this ebook you will be able to understand the differences between Excel 2010 formulas and functions. Further you will learn how to use simple functions and formulas, like addition, subtraction and multiplications. Having produced a spreadsheet, it may be formatted to achieve a more professional and more easily readable layout of data for both screen display and printout. There are several different ways of formatting data in Excel 2010 to produce extremely impressive effects. You will learn more about Excel 2010 formatting in the final section of this ebook.
For Excel 2010 Introduction: Part II - Printing, Names and Sheets CLICK HERE
This free Excel 2010 eBook should be used as a point of reference after following attendance of the advanced level Excel 2010 training course. It covers all the topics taught and aims to act as a support aid for any tasks carried out by the user after the course.
The manual is divided into sections, each section covering an aspect of the advanced course. The table of contents lists the page numbers of each section and the table of figures indicates the pages containing tables and diagrams.
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If you’re like most people, you’re always looking for ways to save time, even when using Microsoft Office software. Keyboard shortcuts could be your new best friend when it comes to time management.
General keyboard shortcuts
To...
Use this shortcut
Open Help
Press F1.
Select all content in a document, window, or text box
Press Ctrl+A.
Search for a file or folder
Press F3. In Windows 7, you can also press the Windows logo key to open theStart menu and then type in the Searchbox.
Rename a file or folder
Select the file or folder, press F2, and then retype the name.
Find out when the file or folder was created, by whom, and how big it is
Select the file, and then press Alt+Enter.
Display the Start menu
Press Ctrl+Esc. In Windows 7, you can also press the Windows logo key.
Scroll between open windows
Press Alt+Tab, and then hold down Alt while pressing Tab to reach the desired file or program.
Undo an action
Press Ctrl+Z.
Redo an action
Press Ctrl+Y.
Check the spelling of titles or words in any Office application with the Spelling & Grammar checker
Press F7.
Create a shortcut on your desktop to your favorite file or folder
In Windows 7: Right-click the file or folder. On the shortcut menu, clickSend to, and then click Desktop (Create shortcut).
In Windows Vista: Right-click the file or folder. On the shortcut menu, clickCreate Shortcut. Drag the new shortcut to your desktop.
Capture a screen shot
Press Alt+Print Screen, and then press Ctrl+C to copy and Ctrl+V to paste.
Lock the computer, switch users, log off the computer, change a password, start Task Manager
In Windows 7, press Ctrl+Alt+Delete.
Lock the computer
Press the Windows logo key+L.
Quit program
Press Alt+F4.
Working with Microsoft Word
To...
Use this shortcut
Select text
Press Shift+Right Arrow, Left Arrow, Up Arrow, or Down Arrow to highlight text. To select one word at a time, press Shift+Ctrl+Arrow. To select to the end of the line, press Shift+End.
Copy selected text
Press Ctrl+C.
Cut selected text
Press Ctrl+X.
Paste selected text
Press Ctrl+V.
Bold text
Press Ctrl+B.
Search for text in a document
Press Ctrl+F.
Find and replace text in a document
Press Ctrl+H.
Got to a page, line, or bookmark in a document
Press Ctrl+G.
Italicize text
Press Ctrl+I.
Underline text
Press Ctrl+U.
Subscript text
Press Ctrl+equal sign (=).
Superscript text
Press Ctrl+plus sign (+).
Center text
Press Ctrl+E.
Align text left
Press Ctrl+L.
Align text right
Press Ctrl+R.
Justify text
Press Ctrl+J.
Decrease the font size
Press Ctrl+Shift+less than sign (<). If your mouse has a scroll wheel, you can also press Ctrl and scroll down.
Increase the font size
Press Ctrl+Shift+greater than sign (>). If your mouse has a scroll wheel, you can also press Ctrl and scroll up.
Change the font
Press CTRL+SHIFT+F, and then use the arrow keys to reach the new font.
Change font size
Press Ctrl+Shift+P, and then use the arrow keys to reach the new font size. If your mouse has a scroll wheel, you can also press Ctrl and scroll up or down.
Create a page break
Press Ctrl+Enter.
Create a new document
Press Ctrl+N.
Open the My Documents window
Press Ctrl+O.
Close a document
Press Ctrl+W.
Save a document
Press Ctrl+S.
Print a document
Press CTRL+P.
Preview what you're about to print
Press ALT+Ctrl+I. In Windows 7, this keyboard shortcut opens the integrated Print and Preview window, which you can also access by pressing Ctrl+P.
Resize a shape (Office 2010)
Select the shape, and then press Shift+Arrow.
Rotate a shape (Office 2010)
Select the shape, and then hold the Alt key while you press the Left Arrow key or the Right Arrow key.
Accelerating Microsoft Excel
To...
Use this shortcut
Open a new workbook
Press Ctrl+N.
Move left to right, cell by cell
Press Tab, or press the Right Arrow key.
Move right to left, cell by cell
Press Shift+Tab, or press the Left Arrow key.
Move down, cell by cell
Press Enter, or press the Down Arrow key.
Move up, cell by cell
Press Shift+Enter, or press the Up Arrow key.
Move down or up to the last empty or non-empty cell
Press Ctrl+Shift+Down Arrow or Up Arrow.
Move to the last empty or non-empty cell to the right or left
Press Ctrl+Shift+Right Arrow or Left Arrow.
Erase data in the current cell
Press Backspace.
Insert a return within a cell
Press Alt+Enter.
Return to the beginning of the row
Press HOME.
Advance to the next worksheet
Ctrl+Page Down
Go to the previous worksheet
Ctrl+Page Up
Enter the date
Press Ctrl+Semicolon (;).
Enter the time
Press Ctrl+Shift+Colon (:).
Find out about the style within the cell
Press Alt+Apostrophe (‘).
Display the Format Cells dialog box
Press Ctrl+1.
Apply the general number format
Press Ctrl+Shift+Tilde (~).
Apply the currency number format
Press Ctrl+Shift+Dollar Sign ($).
Apply the percentage number format
Press Ctrl+Shift+Percent (%).
Apply a border
Press Ctrl+Shift+Ampersand (&).
Remove a border
Press Ctrl+Shift+ underscore (_).
Hide the selected columns
Press Ctrl+0 (zero).
Hide the selected rows
Press Ctrl+9.
Unhide hidden rows within a selection
Press Ctrl+Shift+opening parenthesis.
Expediting Internet Explorer
To...
Use this shortcut
Add sites to your Favorites
Go to the site.
Press Ctrl+D to add to your Favorites.
Click Favorites, and then, to create a separate folder for the site or to add it to an already-formed list, click Add to Favorites.
Select a home page
Go to the webpage that you would like to make your home page.
Open the Tools menu, and selectInternet Options.
Under Home page, on theGeneral tab, click Use Current.
Use the History function if you visit a few select sites constantly
Press Ctrl+H to open the History pane.
Select the site that you would like, right-click the site, and then selectAdd to Favorites.
Customize your toolbar to the tools you use most frequently
Right-click the command bar.
Point to Customize.
Click Add or Remove Commands.
Go to your home page
Press Alt+Home.
Switch between tabs
Press Ctrl+Tab.
Move forward through the items on a webpage or the Address bar
Press Tab.
Move back through the items on a webpage or the Address bar
Press Shift+Tab.
Find on this page
Press Ctrl+F.
Stop downloading a page
Press Esc.
Use zoom on a webpage
Increase zoom (+ 10%): Press Ctrl+plus sign (+).
Decrease zoom (- 10%): Press Ctrl+minus sign (-).
Increase to 100%: Press Ctrl+0.
The more you use these tools and make Microsoft work for you, the more time you can save. Have fun exploring the options available to you!