Office 2010 Tips

• Understand and Configure Resource Throttling on SharePoint Server 2010
  A new feature in SharePoint 2010, Resource Throttling can help keep your servers running smoothly, even during peak hours. Learn how to configure its settings.

• Set Privileges for Using PowerShell to Manage SharePoint
  Learn how to configure user permissions so administrators can manage SharePoint with the SharePoint 2010 Management Shell.

• Use the OCT to Customize Your Office 2010 Installation
  Get a brief overview of the Office Customization Toolkit and start customizing the Office 2010 installation in your organization.

• Distribute a Customized Office 2010 Install to Remote Workers
  Find out how you can distribute a customized Office 2010 installation to remote users who don’t have access to your network installation point.

• Understand and Plan Your Office 2010 Volume Activation Options
  Don’t know your KMS from your MAK? Get essential guidance to plan your Volume Activation strategy when deploying Office 2010.

• Let Standard Users Override KMS and Enter MAK Keys
  Learn a simple registry tweak that gives standard users more control over Office 2010 activation and keys.

• Configure a KMS Host for Office 2010 Volume Activation
  Get the necessary tools and guidance for setting up a KMS host to activate volume license editions of Office 2010 throughout your organization.

• Find Upgrade Issues Before Upgrading to SharePoint 2010
  Before you upgrade from SharePoint 2007 to SharePoint 2010, you should run this tool to determine potential problems. Here’s what you need to know to get, configure, and run the Pre-Upgrade Check.

• Office 2010 64-bit or 32-bit? Four Questions to Ask when Choosing
  Here are four things you need to consider when you decide whether to deploy a 64-bit or 32-bit version of Office 2010.

• Use New Group Policy Settings to Manage Office 2010
  Running Office 2010 in your organization (or planning its deployment)? Find out how you can get new Group Policy settings designed specifically to help you manage and secure Office 2010.

• Work with Pivot Tables in Excel 2010 the 2003 Way
  Earlier versions of Excel let you move fields around by dragging them right on the table. Here’s how to enable this functionality in Office 2010.

• Tools to Customize Your Office 2010 Deployment
  Learn about 4 recommended tools that let you customize and standardize the Office 2010 deployment in your organization.

• 4 Free Tools for Planning your Office 2010 Deployment
  Preparing for the big move to Office 2010? Here are four tools you should download to help you assess your environment and plan your migration.

• Know Whether to Delete or Close Web Parts on SharePoint 2010
  Deleting Web Parts and Closing Web Parts on SharePoint 2010 are not the same. Find out which option you should use.

• Protect Office 2010 Documents before Distributing Them
  Get an overview of the built-in options Office 2010 offers for protecting your documents from unwanted changes.

• A Fast Way to Navigate Between Excel Worksheets
  Here’s a simple, but very helpful tip for jumping directly to different worksheets in large Excel documents.

• Install the Analysis Toolpak for Excel 2010
  Excel 2010 includes a powerful set of tools for statistical analysis, but they are not installed by default. Find out how to install the Analysis Toolpak.

• Navigate More Quickly in Word 2010 using Keyboard Shortcuts
  Learn some handy keyboard shortcuts that will help you move around Word documents more quickly.

• An easy Way to Switch Between Profiles in Outlook
  If you need to use multiple Outlook profiles, here’s an easy way to make sure you can select which profile you want to open when you launch Outlook.

• Create and Use Contact Groups in Outlook 2010
  Learn how to create Contact Groups to make it easier to communicate with large groups of people—and find out how to keep group member addresses private.

• Easily Configure and Print Multipage Booklets in Word
  Let Word do all the work when you need to print a multipage document in booklet form.

• Automatically Generate and Insert Filler Text in Word 2010
  Looking for lorem ipsum or the quick brown fox? Learn a shortcut for quickly inserting customizable filler text in Word 2010.

• 20 Helpful Search Strings for Finding Special Characters in Word
  You can search for more than just letters, numbers, and other symbols in Word documents. Find out how to use the caret to perform more powerful searches.

• Enable Version Control for SharePoint 2010 Document Libraries
  Five easy steps to configure versioning options for a document library in SharePoint 2010.

• Share Custom AutoCorrect Entries with Other Computers and Users
  Discover an easy way to use your custom AutoCorrect entries from Office 2010 on another computer or share them with other users.

• More Precise Text Selection in Word and PowerPoint
  By default, Word and PowerPoint select entire words at a time when you use the mouse to highlight multiple words. But you can choose to select text by the character.

• Configure Default Paste Options in Word 2010
  You can change how Word 2010 pastes content in different scenarios so you don't have to select an option whenever you use the paste command. Here's how.

• Remove Personal and Confidential Information from Office 2010 Files
  Here's a walk-through of how you can use the Backstage View in Microsoft Office 2010 to analyze files and automatically remove hidden information that you do not want to share.