October 2006
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>Server Mistakes
>Protect Data
>Email Security
>Shortcuts in Word
>Threat Within

Microsoft Office
Shortcuts in Word

Use these character formatting shortcuts to save retyping in Word.

Take the shortcut! Whether you need to change the case or switch formats, it's easy with these Word shortcuts.

When preparing a Word document for publication, you want to spend as little time retyping as possible. Here are some shortcuts for reducing time spent editing text.

As you edit your document, you notice that all your headers are lowercase, when they should be initial caps. To make that change, follow these steps:

Hold down [Ctrl] while selecting the headers to be changed.
Press [Shift][F3].

Pressing [Shift][F3] twice converts the headers to all uppercase; pressing [F3] again brings it back to lowercase. Alternatively, you can press [Ctrl][Shift]A to convert a block of text to all caps, or press [Ctrl][Shift]K to convert it to small caps.

Then, you spot that the author has used the Underline button to underline selected text. While the Underline button is convenient to use, it underlines an entire selection, including the spaces between the words. If you don't want the spaces underlined, follow these steps:

Select the underlined text to be changed.
Press [Ctrl][Shift]W.

Anytime you want to return characters to the default formats for the document template, you don't need to go back and reformat the font. For example, suppose you notice that reviewers have changed the font size and you want to return it back to the style format. Follow these steps:

Select the text to be changed.
Press [Ctrl][spacebar).

Getting a server? 5 mistakes to avoid
By Christopher Elliott
Reprinted with permission from the Microsoft Small Business Center at http://www.microsoft.com/smallbusiness.

So you're decided to buy a server for your small business? Now comes the tricky part: putting it all together. As someone who recently installed Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003 in my office (OK, technically it was a bona fide Microsoft Certified Partner who did it) I know first hand how challenging it can be.

Simply, there are decisions to be made about hardware, software, network connections and, perhaps, most important of all, whom to entrust with setting up the server. Make the right choice, and your new server will be humming along from the get-go. I enlisted the help of Vlad Mazek, the chief technology officer of OwnWebNow, (http://www.ownwebnow.com) a Web hosting company based in Orlando, Fla., who lent me a hand when I got Small Business Server up and running. He quickly sized up all of the components on my network and connected them. Since, my server has performed flawlessly.

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You have auto and homeowner’s insurance. But what about your computer data? The precautions needed to protect against disaster are like an insurance policy. You may not necessary ever need it but when you do, you’re sure glad that you have it.

1. Install uninterruptible power supplies
This is the easiest thing you can do to protect your hardware and data. I’m surprised by how many people assume a surge protector suffices. But surge protectors only offer limited protection against power spikes.

For a better and more thorough protection, you need an uninterruptible power supply (UPS). A UPS isn’t intended to power you through a blackout. (For that you would need a generator.) Rather, a UPS will let you save your work and power down safely.

Multi-Tiered Approach to Email Security
Taking a holistic, multi-tiered approach to email security is important. Learn how you can protect your business from email threats and spam.

Securing the email environment is an important aspect of a business' IT operations. In fact, a 2005 survey conducted by IDC found that 90% of small and medium-sized businesses rely on email. Email plays a critical role in these business environments – if email goes down, their business stops. Without a multi-tiered approach to email security, problems such as spam, viruses, or inappropriate usage can cause real trouble. Unfortunately, many small and medium sized businesses don't have the luxury of a large IT department or IT group, leaving limited resources and time to deal with IT security issues.

According to Symantec's most recent Internet Security Threat Report, 50% of monitored email between July and December 2005 consisted of spam. The report also found that the small business sector was the third most targeted segment during that same time period. This is likely due to the fact that small businesses often lack an adequately secure IT infrastructure and therefore are more vulnerable to attacks.

The Threat Within
Is Your Company Safe from Itself?

Did you know the greatest information security threat facing your organization may be sitting in your office right now?

This threat has the ability to bypass the physical and logical controls you've put in place to protect the perimeter of your network and has already obtained credentials to access a significant portion of your infrastructure.

What is this dangerous -- and often underestimated -- threat?

It's your insider threat -- the trusted employees, ex-employees or business partners with authorized access to your corporate network resources and proprietary data.

These inside attacks are often the most dangerous because attackers are already familiar with your organization's computers, applications and security measures and know which actions might cause the most damage. And too often, companies don't discover these security breaches until it's too late.

Indeed, it may not be a matter of if your company will experience insider security breaches --but when.

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4 Ways to Protect Your Network Data By Kim Komando Reprinted with permission from the Microsoft Small Business Center at http://www.microsoft.com/smallbusiness.

You have auto and homeowner’s insurance. But what about your computer data? The precautions needed to protect against disaster are like an insurance policy. You may not necessary ever need it but when you do, you’re sure glad that you have it.

1. Install uninterruptible power supplies This is the easiest thing you can do to protect your hardware and data. I’m surprised by how many people assume a surge protector suffices. But surge protectors only offer limited protection against power spikes.

4 Ways to Protect Your Network Data
By Kim Komando
Reprinted with permission from the
Microsoft Small Business Center at http://www.microsoft.com/smallbusiness.

1. Install uninterruptible power supplies
This is the easiest thing you can do to protect your hardware and data. I’m surprised by how many people assume a surge protector suffices. But surge protectors only offer limited protection against power spikes.