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There are plenty of times when I am working on one document and referencing material in another document. Having to flip back and forth between the two documents can seem like an unnecessary chore. If you find yourself in the same shoes and you want to work more proficiently, try showing both documents side-by-side. In… Keep Reading
A lot of my clients ask me how to change all of the fonts in a document… quickly! The issue usually revolves around co-workers who went a little bit crazy with fonts, and organizational rules that insist that only certain fonts be used. Since this is a two-part question, it must mean I’ve got two… Keep Reading
How to Copy and Paste Values My partner called me from work this week, with an Excel problem that was making his life hard. Luckily, there was a very simple solution. Someone had created an Excel spreadsheet with formulas in it. The formulas in this case were very simple – they took the number in… Keep Reading
I want to follow up on yesterday’s post about using keyboard shortcuts, and show you a different type of shortcut that’s built into Microsoft Office. Microsoft Office products use something called Hot Keys that give you the ability to navigate the Ribbon without ever actually touching the mouse. This type of keyboard shortcut doesn’t involved… Keep Reading
I want to talk with you today about one of my favorite tips for getting around in Microsoft Office programs: keyboard shortcuts. Microsoft has given us multiple ways to accomplish any task, including the Ribbon, right-clicking the mouse and keyboard shortcuts. Any power user will tell you, however, that you will work more proficiently if… Keep Reading
Although there isn’t a huge demand to convert numbers from Arabic to Roman notation, two new functions in Excel give you a great way to learn functions, and start to understand the basics that apply to all functions. First a quick definition, an Arabic number is one like we westerners use in normal day-to-day life,… Keep Reading
Wow! There’s not a lot to say when everything goes smoothly. The upgrade process took less than an hour, and everything is smooth sailing so far. I cannot stress enough how important it is to have a backup of your computer made before you start this process. Finding out that some key piece of software… Keep Reading
The word on the street is that the Microsoft Windows 10 upgrade is revolutionary. In this two part series we’ll walk you through how to go about upgrading from Windows 8 to Windows 10 the easy way — starting with the Windows 10 App.
And all kinds of other cool documents. Finding templates is like finding the Golden Ticket in Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. Seriously, they’re that good. A calendar is a perfect example of the kind of document that screams for you to look into using templates. As you can imagine, getting all of the little… Keep Reading
One of the big mistakes that people make with PowerPoint is that they just dive right in, and start trying to match up the content of their slide with images, animations, transitions and effects. Each slide becomes a slow slog, and the author is exhausted by the time the process is complete. Try out this… Keep Reading
