Business Software Made Easy - Time Saving Tips

Adjust your Outlook Email Folder's Font Size - When changing your screen resolution isn't enough

Sun, 26 Oct 2008 21:05:25 GMT

Originally Posted October 26 2008

Even after tweaking your computer screen resolution, the Font in your Outlook e-mail folders may still not be adjusted to a size that is large enough to read comfortably. You can adjust the Font size in Outlook, but the menu to do this is not easy to get to. Here's how.

In Outlook 2003 and 2007

View > Current View > Customize Current View...

-The Customize View: Messages window appears

Click the 'Other Settings...' button

-The Other Settings window appears

Click the 'Column Font...'

-The Font window appears

Select a size that is easier to read - usually 10pt works well

*You can even change the Font style if you wish

Click the 'OK' button when done

Continue by clicking the 'Row Font...' and 'Font...' buttons in the Other Settings window and change the Font size (and style) to match)

-When done

Click OK

Click OK

-The Font size is changed

That's it!

Icons Missing from your Desktop? Maybe they got cleaned-up.

Sun, 19 Oct 2008 21:18:20 GMT

Originally Posted October 19 2008

If you turned on your computer and discovered your icons and perhaps your files are missing from your desktop, you may be the victim of an over-active Desktop Cleanup Wizard. The Desktop Cleanup Wizard will move your old (untouched in a while) Desktop items and place them into a folder called 'Unused Desktop Icons' on your Desktop.

In Windows XP:

Right click on your Desktop

Select 'Properties'

-The Display Properties window appears

Click the 'Desktop' tab

Click 'Customize Desktop...' button

-The Desktop Items window appears

Uncheck 'Run Desktop Cleanup Wizard every 60 days'

Click OK

Click Apply

Click OK

If you are using Vista, well this feature has been removed. I guess we'll have to wait for Windows 7.

Cut and Paste to manage your ACT schedule

Sun, 12 Oct 2008 22:09:46 GMT

Originally Posted October 12 2008

If you are using ACT and take advantage of its calendar to manage your schedule, you probably know about some of its handy features like; linking appointments to specific contacts to track their history, setting up reoccurring appointments that propagate through your schedule and even assigning appointments to other members of your team. There is another handy feature that you may not know about.

If you scheduled an appointment and perhaps want to schedule a similar appointment, for a different day and time there is a short-cut - use the copy and paste feature.

For example, let's say for just this week you have schedule some time to review a list of prospective clients that you received from a trade show. After first glance, you think it will take more time than you initially thought so you need to schedule additional time to review the list. Instead of scheduling a new appointment, just use the Cut and Paste feature.

In ACT!

1. Click once on the appointment to select it

2. Edit > Copy

3. Click on the day you want to schedule the additional time

4. Edit > Paste

This works on all versions of ACT! from 2000 and newer.

That's it!