Sep 25, 2013

How to prevent tables from breaking across pages on Microsoft Word

This is a very frustrating thing. By default Microsoft Word will break tables between pages, even if you deselect the "Allow row to break across pages" checkbox under Table Properties > Row.

The solution is to select the entire table, go to the Paragraph section of the Home tab, click the little icon on the bottom right to launch the Paragraph dialog box, go to the Line and Page Breaks tab, then select the "Keep with next" option, then click OK

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Sep 19, 2013

How to see the server name on the logon screen of a Windows Server 2008 or higher computer

In order to see the hostname of a Window Server 2008 or higher computer at the logon screen, just type .\ in the User name field.

Anything you type after ".\" is considered a local account.

Sep 12, 2013

How to insert a data validation dropdown list menu from another worksheet on Excel

1) On the worksheet that contains the list, create a range name.
2) On the worksheet where you want to use the list, click Insert > Name > Define.
3) Make sure you can see the range name specified on the other worksheet. Click OK.
4) Select the cells or the entire column or row where you want to insert the dropdown menu, then click Data > Validation.
5) In the Allow box, select List.
6) In the Source box, type =ListName (range name). Click OK.

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How to change or delete range names on Excel

1) On the Insert menu, point to Name, and then click Define.
2) In the Names in workbook list, select the name you want and you are free to delete or change it.

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Sep 5, 2013

How to change values on drop down menus on Excel

  • Click a cell that has data validation settings that you want to change.
  • On the Data menu, click Validation.
  • On each tab, select and change the options that you want.
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