My favourite tips of 2018
As this will be the last tip of the year I thought I’d highlight some of my favourite tips from 2018. If you joined the list part way through the …
Mark a file Read Only
On occasion you may have a file that you want to open and use but you want to be sure you don’t accidentally save any changes. Maybe it is the …
Using AutoCorrect to save keystrokes for common phrases
You can use AutoCorrect to save keystrokes for phrases you commonly use. I often talk about step-by-step instructions in my proposals and emails. My typing skills or OK but words …
How to create recurring Outlook appointments with an irregular pattern
Let’s say you set up a recurring appointment or meeting and one of the occurrences falls on a stat holiday. You want to move that one occurrence to the next …
Keyboard shortcut to bookmark a web page
Surfing the web and run across a page you want to bookmark so you can come back to it later? What’s the quickest way to bookmark the page? Press Ctrl+D. …
Useful MS Office function key shortcuts
These work in all the MS Office programs: F4 – Repeat the last command. Useful if you are doing repetitive formatting in a file F7 – Run the Spellcheck F12 …
A quick way to change the font size in Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint
When working in Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint, I find I often want to increase or decrease the font size of some of the text by a size or two. …
How to bypass Cloud options when opening or saving a file in MS Office
In my experience, most organizations are still storing files on network drives rather than in the Cloud. In recent versions of Word, Excel and PowerPoint, Microsoft has made the Cloud …
How to automatically spellcheck your email subject line in Outlook
In the last week or so, I’ve received a couple of emails that have had a typo in the subject line. The more recent versions of Outlook have the spellchecker …
Use AutoCorrect to easily fix your common typos
AutoCorrect is a useful feature as it can fix common spelling and typing mistakes. It’s AutoCorrect that replaces hte with the and probelm with problem. What’s really handy about AutoCorrect …