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Formatting a Word document can be quite complex depending on the type of document you are putting together. Even when you are creating something simple though, a mere copy and paste could disrupt the formatting of the whole page. I have put together a list of some great shortcut keys from the Microsoft Training Library to make formatting your Word document a little easier and/or correcting your formatting issues a little bit faster.

Compuquip’s Top Shortcut keys for Word:

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laurenberasiLauren Quinn
Marketing Manager

Posted on September 3rd, 2010. Filed under Popular Posts, Technical Education. 0 Comments

Recently I’ve come across a few articles from reputable sources that have unbelievable headlines. Here are my favorites:

Google: The Search Party is Over – Fortune Cover Story

Is the PC Era Coming to an End? – Inc Magazine

And the one that drove the idea for this post…

The End of Outsourcing (As We Know It) – Business Week

Reading these three headlines within two weeks of each other is mind blowing to me. Google still makes $6 billion a year, IN PROFIT, and is absolutely dominant in the technology industry. This article discusses Facebook as a threat…really? $6 billion in profit vs. reportedly none? Really?

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Brian DosalBrian Dosal
Director of Sales & Marketing

Posted on September 1st, 2010. Filed under Industry Updates, Popular Posts. 0 Comments

True 24/7 support of a network is when technical resources are available to immediately respond to issues 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. As the world moves into a 24/7 operation where people are working from home and at all hours of the day and night, this brings a new challenge for us as a Managed Services provider.

How do we provide support for our clients 24 hours a day? What would it take to have someone monitoring client networks and reacting at all hours? And most importantly, how do we deliver that support at a cost effective price point of $2,500 a month for a smaller client?

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Eric DosalEric Dosal
COO

Posted on August 30th, 2010. Filed under Compuquip News, Industry Updates, Popular Posts. 0 Comments

Presented by Compuquip Technologies

When: Wednesday September 15, 2010 from 11:30 AM to 2:30 PM

Where: Renaissance Plantation Fort Lauderdale Hotel, 1230 South Pine Island Road, Plantation, FL 33324

Don’t miss an opportunity to attend the TeleSwitch Unified Communications Technology Brief at the Renaissance Hotel in Plantation Florida. Come enjoy a complimentary lunch and learn about the latest in UC technology.

This event will give you a chance to experience first hand the latest in Unified Communications, High Definition Video Conferencing and Business Call Recording Applications. We will have manufacturer representatives from ShoreTel, Lifesize and Oaisys to answer all of your questions and conduct group and one-on-one product demonstrations.

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laurenberasiLauren Quinn
Marketing Manager

Posted on August 27th, 2010. Filed under Compuquip News, Popular Posts. 0 Comments

Microsoft Office has an abundance of shortcut keys to make you life a little easier every time you use one of its programs. There are so many shortcuts in fact that it can be a bit overwhelming to try to learn them. I have put together a list of what I believe are the best shortcuts based on their frequency of use from the Microsoft Training Library. Enjoy!

Compuquip’s Top shortcut keys for Microsoft Office:

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laurenberasiLauren Quinn
Marketing Manager

Posted on August 26th, 2010. Filed under Popular Posts, Technical Education. 0 Comments