by Tom Chandler | Jul 31, 2026 | Word Processing, Spreadsheets
In Part 1, we walked through printing name tags for a Pioneer Trek using a standard Avery label template — pick the product number, and Word handles the rest. But what happens when your name tags don't match anything in that list? That's exactly what I ran into....
by Tom Chandler | Jul 31, 2026 | Word Processing, Spreadsheets
Recently, I had the chance to help a group of high school students get ready for their Pioneer Trek — a multi-day experience where youth walk part of the same trail their pioneer ancestors once did, often pulling handcarts just as those pioneers did nearly 175...
by Tom Chandler | Jul 30, 2026 | Spreadsheets, Keyboard shortcuts, Presentations, Tips, Word Processing
The pioneers who crossed the plains toward Utah, Oregon, or California didn't have the luxury of a shortcut. Every mile was earned — on foot, over months, often without knowing exactly how much further the trail would go. You, on the other hand, have a computer. And...
by Tom Chandler | Jul 6, 2026 | Word Processing, Spreadsheets
Benjamin Franklin was, among many other things, a printer and publisher. He knew better than anyone that a message lands harder when it speaks directly to its reader. Imagine if Franklin were publishing his Pennsylvania Gazette in 2026 — he would not write 2,000...
by Tom Chandler | Jul 4, 2026 | Word Processing, Tips
Consider the summer of 1776. Thomas Jefferson sat in a rented room in Philadelphia with a quill pen, a bottle of ink, and the monumental task of drafting a document that would change the world. Every revision meant crossing out lines, rewriting paragraphs, and passing...
by Tom Chandler | Feb 18, 2025 | Presentations, Spreadsheets, Tips, Word Processing
When it comes to saving files in Microsoft Word, Excel, and/or PowerPoint, I have some bad news and some good news. The bad news I have been frustrated. I hate the Save this File dialog box that comes up when I click the Save icon, or press Ctrl S, or choose File,...
