CCC Newsletter

TIPS AND TRICKS

A New Document in Two Clicks!

Do you need to open Word or Excel documents quickly and frequently? If so, follow these easy steps and you will have a new document in Word, Excel, or PowerPoint faster than you can say “abracadabra”:

Right-click anywhere on your desktop and select New.
Select the type of office document you need (Excel spreadsheet, Word document, PowerPoint presentation).
The new document becomes a shortcut icon on your desktop.

Why click through Start>Application>File Menu>New, when you can have a new document by double-clicking on an icon on your desktop?

SPIN YOUR WEB!

Hone Your Web Skills and Save!

Build your web skills and gain valuable new experiences. Learn to program and design a website. Take 3 web courses in our Open Calendar and save 15% on the third course. Call for Details!

USE OUR FOUR AND EIGHT PACKS AND SAVE!

Share these passes with your colleagues for maximum flexibility. Attend Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook End User and Access classes and SAVE! Call for details!

A HOMEPAGE FOR YOUR WEB AUDIENCE

These Better Make the Front Page!

Is your website’s homepage rich, crisp and clear to your web audience? Does it feature the information that your audience is looking to read? Does it attract viewers when they search the web? Read below and build an effective homepage that attracts viewers and appeals to their senses.

Have a very simple, easy-to-understand navigation system that does not take up too much space.
Make the title of your page informative. No slogans or blurbs; clearly describe what your organization does (Music Store, Non-Profit) and place your organization’s name or acronym in a prominent place. This is a key for viewers who bookmark your site, so they remember who you are when they return!
Add a one sentence tag line at the top of the page that summarizes what the user will find in the site. Keep it short and informative. Do not put the organization’s mission statement or the company slogan on your homepage.
Provide your organization’s contact number and address. Most visitors want this information.
Profile your organization’s most significant services or products on your home page with a link to the details.
If your organization publishes articles, add the first paragraph to your front page, and link to the rest of the article. Archive articles so returning visitors can find them.

You owe it to your audience to give them something more than a spinning company logo. When you follow these steps, you will attract new visitors and appeal to their needs!

HELP MY WEBMASTER JUST QUIT!

If you change your website's content frequently, use our special software to make the changes without having any web skills. Visit www.cccsolutions.com or call us to learn more.

FOCUS ON SOFTWARE

Have You Tried MS Word 2007 Yet?

Have you had hands-on practice with Word 2007? Find out how its new features give you more professional looking documents!

The Ribbon, Word’s new user interface, cleans up your menus using tabs that are task-oriented, groups that break up tasks into sub-tasks, and finally the familiar command buttons. Preformatted elements (even custom headers, footers, or company slogans) are available in galleries just clicks away that you can try on like paper doll clothes and preview in its entirety without even committing to the format yet. Quick Styles Document themes allow you to look at many kinds of formatting in a very short time, and the new spell checker can catch sentences like “Their will be a meeting tomorrow” before a document is finished. All this helps you spend more time writing your document rather than formatting it.

Many changes can be expected when you start using MS Office 2007. Watch our monthly newsletter to find out about these new features and exciting changes!

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