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How to Create Action Buttons in Microsoft PowerPoint

There are plenty of ways to make a presentation that stands out in Microsoft PowerPoint. One way is to create action buttons. Whether an arrow to advance the slide or a play button to start a video, making action buttons is …

Sandy Writtenhouse Oct 21st, 2022

How to Use the IF Function in Microsoft Excel

Whether you’re grading exams or simply trying to make sense of a spreadsheet full of data, Microsoft Excel’s IF function can help. You can also use an IF function inside of another IF function to run deeper tests, too. We’l…

Mahesh Makvana Oct 18th, 2022

Microsoft Word Now Has Dark Mode on the Web

Microsoft Word has offered an optional dark mode for a while now, providing a better reading and editing experience at night. It has been missing from the online version, but that’s finally changing.

Corbin Davenport Oct 17th, 2022

Microsoft Outlook’s Mobile Apps Are Getting Some Big Changes

Microsoft Outlook has been available on iPhone, iPad, and Android devices for years, with occasional updates to the design and features. Microsoft is now planning a few significant changes to the mobile app, which will appear…

Corbin Davenport Oct 17th, 2022

How to Track Almost Anything with Excel List Templates

Microsoft Excel is known for being an excellent tool for tracking things like a budget, inventory, or sales and revenue. But there are so many templates available you might not realize exist that can help you track just about…

Sandy Writtenhouse Oct 14th, 2022

How to Quickly Search the Menus in Microsoft Office

While the Microsoft Office applications Word, Excel, and PowerPoint all have robust features, those features are not always easy to find. Stop scouring every menu, drop-down box, or dialog launcher on each tab and search the …

Sandy Writtenhouse Oct 13th, 2022

Excel’s New Keyboard Shortcut Can Paste Without Formatting

Microsoft Excel has many keyboard shortcuts, but surprisingly, the option to paste without formatting isn’t one of them. That’s finally changing with a new update that Microsoft is testing.

Corbin Davenport Oct 13th, 2022

Microsoft and Post-it Notes Team Up to Digitize Whiteboards

Post-it Notes are the stuff of passive-aggressive dreams, sprawled out on work whiteboards as part of some overly elaborate plan, or a reminder to do something you don’t want to do, which is why you wrote it on a Post-it Note…

Chason Gordon Oct 13th, 2022

The Microsoft Office App Is Getting a New Name and Logo

The term “Microsoft Office” generally refers to Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and other apps in the Office suite, but there’s also a unified “Office” app used for organization and managing other apps. Microsoft just announced that…

Corbin Davenport Oct 12th, 2022

How to Lock Column Width and Row Height in Microsoft Excel

Do you have an Excel sheet where you want the columns and rows at fixed sizes? You can lock the column width and row height for your entire spreadsheet in a few steps to prevent accidental resizing.

Sandy Writtenhouse Oct 12th, 2022

How to Sum a Column in Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Excel offers multiple ways to sum the values of a specific column. You can use the status bar, AutoSum, and the SUM function to add up the values in your column. Here’s how to use them.

Mahesh Makvana Oct 11th, 2022

How to Add, Edit, Show, and Convert Notes in Microsoft Excel

Like jotting down notes when you’re composing a document, you can use notes in Excel for a spreadsheet. You might use a note as a reminder, to add a reference, or include a detail that should stay outside of the cell data….

Sandy Writtenhouse Oct 11th, 2022

How to Link to Another Sheet in Microsoft Excel

Just like linking to another place in a Word document, you can link to another sheet in an Excel workbook. This is a handy way to quickly jump to a spreadsheet related to your current sheet or cell.

Sandy Writtenhouse Oct 10th, 2022

How to Recall an Email in Microsoft Outlook

“Oh no, I shouldn’t have sent that email.” This has happened to all of us at least once. The good news is that you can unsend or recall an email in Microsoft Outlook. To help you prevent this scenario in the future, we’ll exp…

Sandy Writtenhouse Oct 9th, 2022

How to Make a Family Tree in Microsoft Excel

Creating a family tree is a fun and interesting activity to do on your own or with your family. It may even be homework for your child. Luckily, if you have Excel, you can make a family tree easily.

Sandy Writtenhouse Oct 8th, 2022

How to Insert Data From a Picture in Excel on Windows

If you have data from a physical source that you want to add to Excel, you have the option to snap a photo of it, save it to your computer, and upload the data into your sheet to save time.

Sandy Writtenhouse Oct 7th, 2022

How to Mirror or Flip Text in Microsoft Word

If you’re getting creative in Microsoft Word with something like a sign, announcement, or flyer, you may want to do something unique with your text. You can mirror text to make it reflect, or flip text upside down….

Sandy Writtenhouse Oct 6th, 2022

How to Use the IMAGE Function in Microsoft Excel

If you want to include an image in Excel, like a company logo or product photo, you can add the image using the Insert tab. But, to keep the image within a particular cell, use the IMAGE function instead….

Sandy Writtenhouse Oct 4th, 2022

How to Remove Borders in Microsoft Word

Many elements in a Word document can have borders, whether by default or added by a collaborator. From a page to a text box to a table, we’ll show you how to remove these types of borders in Microsoft Word….

Sandy Writtenhouse Oct 4th, 2022

How to Freeze Multiple Rows in Microsoft Excel

Freezing a single row is easy, but what if you want to freeze multiple rows at the top of your Microsoft Excel spreadsheet? Luckily, there’s an option to do that, too, and we’ll show you how to use it….

Mahesh Makvana Oct 3rd, 2022

How to Remove Dotted Lines in Microsoft Excel

Have you ever been working on an Excel spreadsheet when dotted lines suddenly appeared? While fine to some, those dotted lines may be distracting to others. We’ll show you when and why these dotted lines appear and how to rem…

Sandy Writtenhouse Oct 1st, 2022

How to Calculate Workdays With a Function in Microsoft Excel

With Microsoft Excel’s NETWORKDAYS function, you can count the number of workdays that fall between two specified dates. This function excludes Saturdays, Sundays, and optionally the specified holidays. We’ll show you how to …

Mahesh Makvana Sep 30th, 2022

How to Change the Style of Hyperlinks in Microsoft Word

Most people are familiar with the default hyperlink format: it’s a blue, underlined font. But if the design you have in mind for your Microsoft Word document calls for a unique link appearance, we’ll show you how to change it…

Sandy Writtenhouse Sep 29th, 2022

The New Outlook for Windows Is Open for All to Try

Microsoft released the first version of its completely-new Outlook email app for Windows back in May, but it had many limitations. It’s still not ready to replace the Outlook we all know and love, but there are some new featu…

Corbin Davenport Sep 28th, 2022

How to Easily Work With Excel Tables in the Mobile App

If you find yourself working on-the-go in the Excel mobile app, you might struggle when it comes to tables. That tiny screen isn’t always sufficient for viewing table data, much less editing it. Luckily, there’s a feature tha…

Sandy Writtenhouse Sep 28th, 2022

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