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 …
Reopen a recently closed tab in your browser
I sometimes end up with lots of tabs open in my browser so decide to declutter and close a few of them. When doing this I sometimes accidentally close a …
Convert bullets on a PowerPoint slide to a SmartArt diagram
You can use SmartArt in PowerPoint to make your slides more visually interesting. If you have a slide with fairly short lines of bulleted text, say four to six words, …
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 …
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 switch off the Start Screen in Work, Excel and PowerPoint
In the later versions of Word, Excel and PowerPoint, Microsoft implemented a Start Screen which is displayed when you launch the program. The Start Screen has a list of recently …
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 …