• Press F12 on the keyboard.

• Press SHIFT and DELETE on the keyboard.
• Click Yes to confirm you want to permanently delete the email.

We will use Microsoft PowerPoint in this example, however the following can also be done within Microsoft Word and Microsoft Publisher.

• Within Microsoft PowerPoint, select the picture that you wish to crop.
• Within PowerPoint 2007, click the Format tab on the Ribbon and then click the Crop icon:

• Within PowerPoint 2003 or earlier, click the Crop icon on the Picture toolbar:

• Edge markers will then appear around the image.
• Hover over one of the edge markers on the selected picture. Your cursor should change shape to match the edge marker.
• Drag in towards the centre of the picture and watch how part of the picture disappears.
• If you have cropped too much, drag back in the opposite direction.
• When you have finished cropping, click back on the Crop icon to turn off.

Note: Corner markers crop two sides at once. Markers on the sides, crop just that side.

• Highlight the cells that contain the dates you wish to format.
• Right mouse click in the highlighted cells and select Format Cells from the presented menu.
• From the Format Cells dialog box, click the Number tab and select the Custom category.
• In the Type box, type the following code dddd dd mmmm yyyy
• Click OK.

Note: You can abbrieviate the day and month by reducing the amount of d’s and m’s - i.e ddd dd mmm yyyy would format the date(s) to Wed 25 Nov 2009

• Click the Show/Hide button on the toolbar. This will display the hidden characters on the blank pages.
• Highlight all these hidden characters using the mouse.
• Press Delete on the keyboard. All characters will be removed and the blank page should disappear.

Show/Hide Button

We will use Microsoft Word for our example:

• Within Microsoft Word, open the document you wish to save as a PDF file.
• Click the Microsoft Office button.
• Hover over Save As in the drop down menu.
• From the sub-menu select Save As PDF or XPS. (see notes below if you do not have this option)
• From the presented Publish window:
  • Give the file a name.
  • Select the check box next to Open file after publishing if you would like to view the PDF.
  • Select the required Optimize for option i.e. Standard or Minimum Size.
  • Click the Options… button for further options.
  • Click Publish.

Note: If you do not see the Save As PDF option within the Save menu, you will need to download the free plugin from Microsoft:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=4D951911-3E7E-4AE6-B059-A2E79ED87041&displaylang=en

Here’s an interesting article written by FL1 Group that may help you to make your decision:

http://blog.fl1group.com/2009/11/04/should-i-upgrade-to-windows-7/

Rather than having to apply numerous borders to the sheet, try this much simpler way of viewing and printing gridlines:

• Within Print Preview, click the Setup button on the toolbar.
• From the Page Setup dialog box, click the Sheet tab and select the check box next to Gridlines.
• Click OK.

It is that time of the year for Awards (and parties) so FL1 Group has pleasure in inviting you to participate in their very first Website Design of the Year Awards.

As a Thank You for judging some of their work they would like to send you :

• a Free virtual Goody Bag with vouchers, discounts and free offers from Award partners
• an invitation to the Awards Ceremony and Christmas Networking event

Each Goody Bag contains exclusive deals on many business services, professional services and fantastic Christmas gifts donated by 20 Hertfordshire based companies. If you take up every offer you could save over £2,000 and have 5 services for free.

 It is very easy to vote for the Website design of the year, just:

1.            Go to www.fl1group.com/awards vote in order of preference from 6 finalists

2.            Submit your contact details

3.            Receive the free virtual Goody Bag of offers and the FL1 newsletter

All votes must be submitted online by midnight Friday 11th December 2009; one nomination per person.

The winners will be announced at 7.30 pm on Monday 14th December during the St Albans Networking Co-operative (SNC) Christmas event at St.Albans Buon Amici Bar .  Attendance is voluntary and costs £5 to include buffet.  All voters will receive a formal invitation.

Thanks for voting and enjoy your Goody Bag.

Just a reminder that however small or large, basic or advanced your training needs, Training U can help your business by providing on-site, customised courses. We can supply all extra equipment at no extra cost, a training needs analysis to ensure all training we give is relevant, as well as course manuals, certificates and 12 months post course support for every attendee.

See you next month!