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How to set table columns or rows to fixed width or height? | Word 2007

By default tables have preferred width, which means Word 2007 decides the sizes. But if you want to set fixed width then click with your right mouse button on the table and choose Table Properties. A window will open. In the bottom right corner click on the “Option” button. Uncheck “automaticly resize to fit content”. Now you can define width and height in the properties and it will stay like that.

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How to get slides advancing automatically? | Powerpoint 2007

Select the slide and go under Animations tab and into Transition to this Slide section. Click on Advance Slide and uncheck “On Mouse Click” and check “Automatically After”. Now you need to set the time for advancing to the next slide. You can choose it by simply entering the time in the format of minutes and seconds.

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How to change the dots on the line graph? | Excel 2007

Right click on the data series, choose “Format Data Series” and go under “Marker Options” menu from the left. Under Marker Type select whether you want the markers to be Automatic, None or Built-in. “Automatic” comes with the chart type, “None” obviously means that no markers are used and “Built-in” enables you to select from the down appearing menu the more suitable marker. Under “Size” you can determine the size of the marker as well.

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