How to Convert a PDF File to PowerPoint
If you have a PDF file that you would like to convert to a PowerPoint presentation, you can download a program to quickly do the work for you, or you can use one of the many available online converters….
How to Translate a Word Document
If you’re working with different languages, but your language skills are a little rusty, you may be looking for a quick translation tool. Microsoft Office has you covered—you can translate a document easily within Word itse…
How to Create Expense and Income Spreadsheets in Microsoft Excel
Creating an expense and income spreadsheet can help you manage your personal finances. This can be a simple spreadsheet that provides an insight into your accounts and tracks your main expenses. Here’s how in Microsoft Excel….
How to Change the Information in the Outlook Status Bar
The Status bar at the bottom of the Outlook client contains a lot of information. However, you can use a simple context menu to customize it, and either add or remove different values and shortcuts. Here’s how to configure it…
How to Change the Speed of an Animation in PowerPoint
If you have an animation in your PowerPoint presentation that’s moving just a little too slow (or too fast), you can adjust the speed of the animation to match your desired timing. Here’s how it’s done….
Choose Which Events Outlook Online Automatically Adds to Your Calendar
Outlook Online can detect when an email contains reservation or booking information and automatically adds the details to your calendar. Here’s how to turn the automatic feature on and choose what gets added to your schedule….
How to Insert an Image Inside of Text in PowerPoint
The title text for a PowerPoint presentation is generally quite large in size. If your presentation could benefit from changing the boring black title text to something with a little more color, use an image instead….
How to Use Mentions in Microsoft Office 365 Comments
When you’re adding comments to a Word document, Excel spreadsheet, or PowerPoint presentation, Office 365 lets you mention another user using the “@” sign (like most chat apps). Here’s what Office 365 mentions are for and how…
What Is Microsoft Planner and How to Use It
Microsoft Planner is a to-do app that comes with Office 365. It’s used for personal and teamwork planning, with a simple card-based interface that’s similar to Trello. Here’s a quick look at how to use it….
How to Embed Fonts in PowerPoint
If you send someone your PowerPoint presentation, but they don’t have the used fonts installed, the formatting and layout can get messed up. You can prevent this from happening by embedding the fonts in your presentation. Her…
How to Use Cell Values for Excel Chart Labels
Make your chart labels in Microsoft Excel dynamic by linking them to cell values. When the data changes, the chart labels automatically update. In this article, we explore how to make both your chart title and the chart data …
How to Add Slide Numbers in PowerPoint
When you’re presenting a PowerPoint presentation, it can be easy to lose track of what slide you’re currently on—especially if it’s a large one. To help, you can add slide numbers in PowerPoint to know your position….
How to Use the TRUNC Function in Excel
There are a variety of ways in Excel to remove decimal points and shortening number values. In this article, we explain how to use the TRUNC function and what makes it different from other techniques.
How to Use the Follow Up Option in Outlook
One of Outlook’s most useful and least-understood options is Follow Up, the program’s email reminder tool. If you struggle to remember to answer emails after they’re no longer on the front page of your inbox, this tool is for…
How to Change the Case of Text in PowerPoint
If you’re looking to quickly change the case of the text in a slide of your PowerPoint presentation, Microsoft Office provides a couple of quick and easy ways to do so—and several different text case styles to choose from…
How to Combine Word Documents
For most people, the quickest method for combining Word documents is to manually copy and paste them into one. This isn’t the best method for merging documents—a far easier method is to insert your documents as objects in…
How to Change an Entire Presentation’s Formatting in PowerPoint
If you’re wanting to reuse a PowerPoint presentation but would like to clear the slideshow’s formatting, there’s no need to do it slide by slide—you can do it all at once. Here’s how.
How to Add or Remove AutoCorrect Entries in Word
Whether you want to add new autocorrect entries to Word or just do a little housekeeping and remove some vocab that’s no longer relevant, you can do so in just a few easy steps. Here’s how.
How to Add Branching in Microsoft Forms
Microsoft Forms is a great tool for creating free, easy-to-use surveys, polls, quizzes, and questionnaires. It includes branching, which allows you to send users to different questions depending on their previous answers. Her…
How to Search for Text in Word
Microsoft Word provides a feature that allows you to search for text within a document. You can also use advanced settings to make your search more specific, such as case matching or ignoring punctuation. Here’s how to use …
How to Loop a PowerPoint Presentation
Slideshows are sometimes used to display images at events, such as weddings or trade shows. Whatever the occasion might be, you’ll want to loop your PowerPoint presentation so your guests aren’t staring at a blank screen….
How to Use Outlook’s Online Inline Translation Feature
Microsoft Outlook’s online app provides free and immediate translation of emails across a large number of languages for Office 365 subscribers. Here’s how to turn the feature on and use it.
How to Convert Currency in Microsoft Excel
Microsoft Excel doesn’t include built-in tools to convert currency. However, you can use an external data source to provide up-to-date rates. A basic multiplication formula will then convert from one currency to another. Here…
How to Create and Add Footnotes in PowerPoint
Footnotes are great for providing additional information without taking up too much space. With there being a finite amount of space on each slide in PowerPoint, footnotes may be just the thing you need. Here’s how to add the…
How to Create a Dynamic Defined Range in Excel
Your Excel data changes frequently, so it’s useful to create a dynamic defined range that automatically expands and contracts to the size of your data range. Let’s see how.
