Show or hide the ribbon in Microsoft Office

For many people, the ribbon interface used in Microsoft Office 2007 is a great

step forward, while others find it overwhelming. If you fall into the latter category,

you’ll be happy to know that the ribbon can be temporarily hidden to provide you

with a larger working area.

It’s also worth noting that the ribbon can quite easily be hidden by accident, so if this has happened, use this tip to help find it again. Click the down arrow icon at the end of the Quick Access Toolbar and tick or untick the Minimize the Ribbon option.

This menu can also be accessed by right-clicking anywhere on the ribbon.

Create a mute shortcut in windows xp

A easy way to mute and unmute your speakers

Make a custom shortcut that mutes and unmutes your PC’s sound using Nircmd,

from www.nirsoft.net/utils/nircmd.html Download and extract the contents

to My Documents. Right-click the desktop and choose New Shortcut.

Enter this location: "C:\Documents and Settings\Owner\My Documents\nircmd\nircmd.exe" mutesysvolume 2. Ensure that the path points

to where you extracted the Nircmd.exe file. Name the shortcut mute_ unmute’. Double-click it to mute your speakers and do so again to turn them back on.

       Its really easy. have fun and share with your friend.

Windows 7 Mobile phones UK release

Microsoft released the first wave of Windows Phone 7 handsets in the UK on 21 October with little fanfare from the company’s mobile network partners.The company’s CEO Steve Ballmer said that there will initially be six handsets arriving in the UK, while nine handsets will be available in the US.

The new devices include three HTC handsets – the HTC 7 Mozart, HTC 7 Trophy and HTC HD7 – as well as the Samsung Omnia 7, LG’s Optimus 7 and the DellVenue Pro, which won’t be available until December. Most of the phones share similar specifications because of the limitations that Microsoft has placed on device manufacturers.There won’t be any customization of the user interface, in order to give customers a more consistent Windows Phone 7 experience. All the phones have a 1GHz processor and at least a 3.7in screen with a 480×800 resolution.
 
“I’ve been looking forward to this day for some time,” said Ballmer. “We think very much that after today, that with Windows Phone, we really have built with our partners, a different kind of phone.”

Ballmer explained that the difference between Windows 7 and other mobile systems is the focus on getting users away from their phones. Ballmer said the new Live Tile design is key to this. Icons are larger than on iOS or Android devices and pull data out of the application, allowing the user to see relevant information.

Though, Microsoft admits there’s a long road ahead. “We do realize this isn’t going to be an easy journey,” said Ashley Highfield, managing director of consumer products at Microsoft UK. “We hope to change the perception of those who haven’t been too happy with our previous efforts.” One such person was Stephen Fry, who is known for his love of all things Apple, who came on stage during the London event to give Windows Phone 7 his seal of approval, as he pulled a Windows Phone 7 handset out of his jacket pocket, “my first feeling was, it’s fun to play with. I have felt enormous pleasure using this phone.

Windows 7 Phone Launched handsets

Microsoft crazy trick

Trick 1

Nobody can create a FOLDER anywhere on the computer

which can be named as "CON".
This is something pretty cool…and unbelievable. ..

At Microsoft the whole Team, couldn’t

answer why this happened!
TRY IT NOW ,IT WILL NOT CREATE " CON " FOLDER

Trick 2

For those of you using Windows, do the following:

1.) Open an empty notepad file
2.) Type "Bush hid the facts" (without the quotes)
3.) Save it as whatever you want.
4.) Close it, and re-open it.

is it just a really weird bug? Confused?

Trick 3

This is something pretty cool and neat…and
unbelievable. .. At Microsoft the whole Team,
including Bill Gates, couldn’t answer why this
happened!

It was discovered by a Brazilian. Try it out
yourself…

Open Microsoft Word and type

=rand (200, 99)

And then press ENTER and see what happens

Windows 7 Essential PC Shortcuts

The Basic shortcuts:

• Copy a selected item: Ctrl+C

• Cut a selected item: Ctrl+X

• Paste a selected item: Ctrl+V

• Undo an action: Ctrl+Z

• Select everything: Ctrl+A

• Print: Ctrl+P

• Show Desktop: + D

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Manage windows shortcuts:

Minimize the Window-
    Windows logo key + Down Arrow

Maximize the Window-
    Windows logo key + Up Arrow

Switch between open windows
    ALT + Tab

Windows Management:

Multitask with multiple monitors-
   Windows logo key + Shift + Left Arrow or Right Arrow

Make Snap a snap.
   Windows logo key + Arrow

Open Task Manager
   Ctrl + Shift + Escape

Taskbar shortcuts:

Open a new instance of a program
   Shift + Click a taskbar icon

Toggle between documents
   Ctrl + Click a taskbar icon