The News Review:
- Microsoft ffers Updated ffice Suite For Macs
- Resume writing tips – make a positive first impression!
- Speaking Truth to PowerPoint
Microsoft ffers Updated ffice Suite For Macs
ChannelWeb
Microsoft described the new application set as a “midcycle” release that improves the software suite’s “speed stability and compatibility. ” The speed of Microsoft Word’s 2008 for Mac launch and scroll times for example has been improved in the new release as have the calculation times in the new Microsoft Excel 2008 for Mac. The new release of Microsoft PowerPoint 2008 for Mac lets users author motion-path animations and define their. Perhaps the most significant enhancement to the new software is.
Resume writing tips – make a positive first impression!
Examiner.com
Use quantifiable facts and stay away from “fuzzy” language. Instead of saying "Experienced in Microsoft PowerPoint" use facts such as "Five years of experience designing editing and running slideshow presentations in Microsoft PowerPoint". rganize your information by sections including education highlights (summary of qualifications) professional experience technology skills training certifications awards etc. This will create "pop" in your document as well as assist the reader in finding the specific parts that are of most interest to them. Go back through your professional experience and think of every award and piece of recognition you have received as well as each training session you have attended and incorporate those tidbits of information into your resume. You’ve spent hours completing training courses for your current company – put that experience to work for you now!Review job descriptions that you are interested in and pull key words out that apply to your experience.
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Speaking Truth to PowerPoint
Wall Street Journal
Maybe cutting the cord is change you can believe in. This is the bold message trumpeted today by a few anti-PowerPointers—“SourPointers” let’s call them. Do they stand a chance? PowerPoint—the Microsoft program for creating slide presentations—is ubiquitous in boardrooms government offices military bases and universities. Like Xerox it is a brand name-cum-archetype. Microsoft estimates that there are 500 million PowerPoint users world-wide. Standing athwart these legions is José Bowen a SourPointer who serves as dean of Southern Methodist University’s School of the Arts. In addition to being a professor of music Mr.