Time to Garden?

I was talking with one of my sisters the other day. She lives at a lower elevation than we do, so Spring has already started to arrive in her area. She sent pictures of daffodils and tulips that are starting to bloom. (These won't hit our area for another month!)

It is getting toward the time of year when I look around and think that gardening may be something that is worth doing. Not only are the blooming flowers and budding shrubs beautiful, but it is always great to eat our homegrown food in the fall. (My perpetual problem is that I think about how great gardening would be, but then I seldom take the steps to do it. Still, fresh fall food is awesome!)

If you are thinking about gardening this year, you may want to check out one of our sister websites:

https://gardening.tips.net

You'll find hundreds of ideas that you can apply, no matter the type of gardener you aspire to be. (Did you know you can create a garden on your balcony if you live in an apartment?) Check it out today.

—Allen
     

WordTips (menu) for 18 April 2026

Microsoft Chart
Changing Datasheet Column Width

To see information in a datasheet better, you may need to adjust column width.

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Printing
Limiting Document Page Count

Do you need to have your document fit within a certain number of pages? This can be close to impossible to do within Word; you actually may need to consider other software to get the job done.

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Macros! Macros! Get Your Macros Here!

WordTips: The Macros has all the information that you are ever going to need to help you learn the best ways to create and effectively use macros for Microsoft Word. Discover how powerful macros really are and how you can use them to make Word do your bidding. Get your macros here...

 
Word is a great word processor
Making Wider Footer Margins

Want the margins used in your footers (or headers) to be wider than the margins used in the rest of your document? There are a couple of tricks you can use to get the desired width.

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Styles
Deleting a Large Number of Styles

Styles are a fantastic tool for formatting documents. As you work with documents created by others, you may want to get rid of a bunch of styles all at once. Here's how you can make short work of eliminating those unwanted styles.

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WordTips YouTube Channel

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New video: Restoring a Keyboard Shortcut
Word uses keyboard shortcuts for all sorts of tasks. Sometimes you may create a shortcut that messes up one of the other shortcuts you really need to keep. This tip explains how you can "undo" a shortcut key assignment so that everything gets back to normal.

 

New video: Getting the Traditional Open Dialog Box
When you attempt to open a file in Word, chances are good that you will first have to pass through what is called the Backstage area. If that side trip bugs you, follow the steps in this Quick Tip to take a direct route to the traditional Open dialog box.

 
     

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