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Microsoft Office Tip — Personalize your PC: It’s all about you

Excerpted from Microsoft.com “8 tips for better holiday photos”

Excerpted from Microsoft.com article “Make chic custom cards on your computer.”

Project kit: Make chic custom cards on your computer

These cards only look professional. You can make them, simply, with your computer, printer, and for a fraction of the cost you'd pay to custom-order cards like this. You just provide personal details and/or added graphics.

In this article, I cover the basics of making cards and then give two examples of more customized cards you can make. Easiest, and ironically, most professional looking, are those made with my special "Digital Embossing" technique. They start with ordinary note cards you can pick up at the grocery store!

But before you get started, refer to the refresher on basic card making, which covers how you can use a graphics or publishing program to create cards, plus provides quick printing tips to ensure that your cards look their best.

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What's the problem with holiday photos? All too often, they fail to capture the feeling of the season. Most holiday pictures look interchangeable. Your photos of family members lined up and smiling look the same as those of

every other family.

So why not turn routine holiday photos into unique works of art with just a few simple techniques?

Plan ahead

The classic problem with holiday photos is that they have to be taken weeks in advance so you can send out cards and mailings beforehand. Some decorations like live trees aren't available, and you might not want to take the menorah or other holiday items out of storage so far in advance.

If you're like me, you're surprised by the sight of holiday decorations at the mall when most people are still wearing shorts and flip-flops. It seems too early to drag out once-a-year decorations just so you can take a holiday photo before the snow flies. "

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There's only one thing better than getting a brand-new PC—getting a brand-new PC set up exactly the way you want it. Take the time up front to do some simple customization and you'll get a PC that truly reflects who you are—and that organizes all your information so you can spend more time on the things that matter.

 

5 tips for customizing your desktop

 

Tip #1: Change your desktop background
Right-click anywhere on your desktop and select Personalize. Then choose Desktop Background. If the picture you want to use isn't displayed, simply navigate to the correct folder. Alternatively, you can select any picture on your PC or the Internet, right-click, and select Set as Background.

 

Click here for the other 4 tips