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You can change the formatting defaults associated with a shape, text box, or other object and then make your changes the new defaults for all shapes, text boxes or other objects that you add. For example, you can change the fill color, weight of lines that make up the border of a shape, or the fonts used in a text box.

If you use a Tablet PC, you can review and comment on a Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007 presentation by using the pen and ink tools in PowerPoint.

Learn how to add headers or footers, including page numbers, or the date and time, at the top or bottom of a printed worksheet.

Include column headings (A, B, C, etc.) or row headings (1, 2, 3, etc.) on your printed pages.

Help ensure that the data in your worksheet is properly labeled by including row and column headings or labels on every page.

The AutoTab property is useful for specifying if an automatic tab occurs when the last character permitted by a text box control's input mask is entered. Learn more about the AutoTab property setting and find out if setting the focus to move to the next control in a form's tab order would be helful in your database.

Use this process to guard against data loss and protect your investment in your database design.

By following these tips, you can help speed up many of the Access database operations, such as running reports or opening forms that are based on complex queries.

Access and Outlook are both excellent programs for managing your personal and business contacts. As a result, you might find yourself wanting to export contact data from Access to Outlook.

No matter how long you've worked with Access, there are always a few more tips to learn. Read this article to learn more.

Is your data getting harder to manage in an Excel workbook? Hear the experiences of one organization as they moved their data into Access.

Watch this video to learn how you can attach documents to records in your database.

Read about how one Access expert likes to creates charts.

Watch this video on how to change the data type of a table field from the Datasheet view.

Are your chart titles causing spacing problems? Learn how to quickly change their placement.

Learn how to automatically vary the colors for data markers in a chart.

Want to see the number of items in a worksheet grow as you add new items? This article shows you how.

Increase your produtivity with these 10 ways to get more from Outlook.

Community video: Hide Outlook from the Windows taskbar

You can change the folder where your Exchange Offline Folder file (.ost) is saved.