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What Your Function Keys Do in Microsoft Powerpoint

The function keys on keyboards don’t get the love they used to, but depending on the app you’re running, they can still be quite handy. Microsoft PowerPoint has some interesting features tucked away behind your function k...

Hayley Milliman Sep 26th, 2018

Microsoft Teams Can Blur the Background During Meetings, Hiding Your Mess of an Office

Tired of tidying up your office before every team chat? Microsoft’s Teams can now blur the background for you.

Justin Pot Sep 25th, 2018

How to Place Text Over a Graphic in Microsoft Word

There are several reasons why you may want place text over an image in a Word document. Perhaps you want to place your company logo in the background of a document you’re writing for work, or maybe you need a “confidentia...

Marshall Gunnell Sep 25th, 2018

Office 2019 Has Arrived. Here’s Why You Probably Won’t Care.

Yesterday, Microsoft announced the availability of Office 2019 to volume licensing customers, promising general retail availability in the coming weeks. Unless you’re a business customer looking to upgrade and you&#8217...

How to Edit the Subject of a Message You’ve Been Sent in Outlook

It’s annoying getting an important email with an irrelevant or missing subject line. Sure, you can categorize your mail to help you find it later, but nothing beats a useful subject line when you’re looking at you...

Rob Woodgate Sep 24th, 2018

What Your Function Keys Do In Microsoft Excel

The function keys on keyboards don’t get the love they used to, but depending on the app you’re running, they can still be quite handy. Microsoft Excel has some interesting features tucked away behind your function keys. ...

Hayley Milliman Sep 21st, 2018

What’s the Mention Column for in Microsoft Outlook?

Microsoft’s latest versions of Outlook are Outlook 2016, Outlook 365, and Outlook.com. If you’re not using one of these versions, you won’t have mentions until you upgrade.

Rob Woodgate Sep 21st, 2018

How to Add and Format Text in a Shape in Microsoft Word

Microsoft Word makes it easy to add geometric shapes (and a whole lot more) to your document. You can also add text into these shapes, which is handy when you’re creating flowcharts, network diagrams, mind maps, and so ...

Rob Woodgate Sep 20th, 2018

How to Stop Someone Forwarding a Meeting Request in Outlook

If you’ve ever had a problem with potential meeting attendees forwarding requests to others, we have good news. If you have the latest version of Outlook (2016 or 365) or you’re an Office 365 subscriber using the ...

Rob Woodgate Sep 20th, 2018

How to Draw and Manipulate Arrows in Microsoft Word

Whether you need to point to an image for emphasis or demonstrate where to click for interactivity, there is a wide range of arrow shapes that you can create and customize in Microsoft Word. Let’s take a look at how the...

Amelia Griggs Sep 19th, 2018

How to Create and Customize a Folder View in Outlook

If you work in an office, then the chances are you spend a lot of time dealing with email, most probably in Microsoft Outlook. It’s worth taking a little time to get Outlook to display the information you need. For emai...

Rob Woodgate Sep 19th, 2018

How to Print Just the Speaker Notes for a PowerPoint Presentation

You’ve got your speaker notes set up in your PowerPoint presentation, and now you want to print a copy for quick reference. Here’s how to print speaker notes for a PowerPoint Presentation—with and without sl...

Amelia Griggs Sep 18th, 2018

How to Disable (or Clear) the Auto-Complete Feature in Outlook

The Auto-Complete feature in Outlook automatically fills in names and email addresses for you when entering them in the To or Cc fields. Based on the characters you start to enter, Outlook displays a list of possible choices ...

Rob Woodgate Sep 17th, 2018

How to Create Custom Cover Pages in Microsoft Word

A great cover page draws in readers. If you use Microsoft Word, you’re in luck, because Word has ready to use cover pages. But did you know that Word also lets you create custom cover pages? Here’s how to use both...

Hayley Milliman Sep 14th, 2018

How to Print Multiple PowerPoint Slides to Each Piece of Paper

Printing can be pretty expensive these days, so it pays to only print what you need. If you’re teaching or taking a class, then it’s likely you’ll have to print out large PowerPoint slide decks from time to ...

Rob Woodgate Sep 13th, 2018

How to Black (or White) Out a PowerPoint Presentation

Have you ever paused a presentation to talk to your audience, but found them distracted by what was still on screen? You can black out (or white out) a presentation anytime you want with a simple keystroke....

Rob Woodgate Sep 12th, 2018

How to Change the Ruler Measurement Unit in Microsoft Word

In Word, you can select one of several units of measurement for the ruler. This is useful when you’re working on a document for someone who uses a different measurement system for margins, tabs, and so on. It’s an eas...

Hayley Milliman Sep 11th, 2018

How to Remove the Background from a Picture in Microsoft Word

Every so often, you might want to remove the background from an image in your Word document, leaving a transparent area instead. You could turn to a full-featured image editor, but you can also do this right within Microsoft ...

Marshall Gunnell Sep 10th, 2018

What Your Function Keys Do in Microsoft Word

The function keys on keyboards don’t get the love they used to, but depending on the app you’re running, they can still be quite handy. Word, in particular, has some interesting features tucked away behind your fu...

Hayley Milliman Sep 7th, 2018

How to Cut, Copy, and Paste in Microsoft Word

Cutting, copying, and pasting are three of the most basic features available to a computer user, but as you might expect Microsoft Word gives you more options than just those. There’s a built-in Office clipboard that&#8...

Rob Woodgate Sep 6th, 2018

Why Microsoft’s Office 365 is a Great Deal

Microsoft’s Office 365 service has been a great deal for a long time, and it’s getting better. Starting October 2, 2018, Office 365 Home will let six users install an unlimited number of Office applications....

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