Shortcuts.

* Excel: A fast way to open the Format menu: Highlight cell(s) and press Ctrl+1.

* Excel: A fast way to remove borders from cell(s): Highlight cells and press Ctrl+Shift+_ (underline).

* Word: To add the cents (cents) symbol, press Ctrl+/and C.

* Word: To move a paragraph around in your document, position the insertion point Insertion point may refer to:

Cursor (computers), an indicator for a point where input is inserted into a display device
Landing zone, a military term used for the landing area of an airborne force
The unicode character "⁁

(not the cursor) in the paragraph you want to move, hold down the Shift and Alt keys A keyboard key that is pressed with a letter or digit key to command the computer. For example, in Windows, holding down the Alt key and pressing F displays the File menu if it is a current option on screen. Pressing Alt-Tab toggles between applications. See Flip 3D. while pressing the up arrow to move the paragraph up or the down arrow to move it down.

* Word: To quickly remove formatting, highlight target text and press Ctrl+ spacebar.

STANLEY ZAROWIN, a former JofA senior editor, is now a contributing editor A contributing editor is a magazine job title that varies in responsibilities. Most often, a contributing editor is a freelancer who has proven ability and readership draw. to the magazine. His e-mail address See Internet address.

e-mail address - electronic mail address is zarowin@mindspring.com.

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Title Annotation:	Technology Q&A
Author:	Zarowin, Stanley
Publication:	Journal of Accountancy
Date:	Sep 1, 2004
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