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How to create a channel in Microsoft Teams
Microsoft Teams

How to create a channel in Microsoft Teams

When users begin working with Microsoft Teams, it is important to understand the concept of using channels. The use of channels in Microsoft Teams provides a powerful way to organise ...
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What is Microsoft Planner?
Microsoft Planner

What is Microsoft Planner?

YAY Planner is now a category with The Training Lady! I’ve been training Microsoft Planner for years but so far hadn’t added any content for it to the website. Well ...
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How to Shuffle Questions in a Microsoft Form
Microsoft Forms

How to Shuffle Questions in a Microsoft Form

Microsoft Forms is a part of the Microsoft 365 suite of programs and allows you to create surveys, quizzes, and polls with ease. It is a popular choice for educators, ...
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How to take a screenshot on Windows 11
Microsoft Windows

How to take a screenshot on Windows 11

Several years ago I wrote about using the Snipping Tool in Windows 10. Now that Windows 11 is available I wanted to give an update on how to take a ...
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How to delete a Notebook in OneNote
Microsoft OneNote

How to delete a notebook in OneNote

Managing your OneNote notebooks effectively is a key step to maintaining an organised and efficient file structure. Regularly reviewing and decluttering your notebooks can prevent having unused files and make ...
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How to create an Index in Word
Microsoft Word

How to create an Index in Word

Being able to create an index in Word is an invaluable skill for organising and navigating long documents. The Index feature in Word allows you to automatically generate a list ...
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How to create appointments in your Outlook Calendar from dates in Excel
Microsoft Excel

How to create appointments in your Outlook Calendar from dates in Excel

Recently I was asked about how to automatically create calendar appointments in Outlook using dates in an Excel workbook. This was something I’d not been asked before and it peaked ...
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How to edit the design of a Sway
Microsoft Sway

How to edit the design of a Sway

One of the great aspects of creating with Microsoft Sway is the fact you don’t need to spend a huge amount of time trying to style the presentation. Sway has ...
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How to create links between slides in PowerPoint
Microsoft PowerPoint

How to create links between slides in PowerPoint

Whenever we create a presentation, we want to captivate our audience and highlight the important information we are delivering. While many users are familiar with the basics of creating slides, ...
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How to create Quick Steps in Outlook
Microsoft Outlook

How to create Quick Steps in Outlook

Quick Steps in Outlook allow you to automate actions that you use on a regular basis. These actions may include forwarding emails to a specific person or group, moving emails ...
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How to use XLOOKUP in Excel
Microsoft Excel

How to use XLOOKUP in Excel

Many users of Excel will be familiar with the lookup functions called Vlookup and Hlookup. Many Excel users however, have not yet explored how to use Xlookup. Xlookup is an ...
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How to create a To Do List in OneNote
Microsoft OneNote

How to create a To Do List in OneNote

Microsoft OneNote is a versatile note-taking application that can help you stay on top of your to-do list by allowing you to organise your daily tasks. I’m personally a huge ...
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The best keyboard shortcuts in Microsoft Teams
Microsoft Teams

The best Microsoft Teams keyboard shortcuts

If you are using Microsoft Teams then you will want to stick around and find out about some time saving keyboard shortcuts you can use within the Teams desktop app. ...
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How to add a Rating question in Microsoft Forms
Microsoft Forms

How to add a Rating question in Microsoft Forms

For those who are new to exploring Microsoft Forms, you may have noticed the Rating question type. The Rating question type allows users to provide a rating based on how ...
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Use Cut, Copy and Paste in Microsoft Word
Microsoft Word

Use Cut, Copy and Paste in Microsoft Word

Microsoft Word is known as the go-to option for any type of word processing tasks. To ensure you are maximising your productivity when creating new documents or working with existing ...
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How to get the NEW Microsoft Teams app
Microsoft Teams

How to get the NEW Microsoft Teams app

In late 2023 Microsoft released an entirely new Microsoft Teams desktop app. The new desktop app has been rebuilt from the ground up to provide a faster, simpler, and more ...
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How to create a folder in Windows
Microsoft Windows

How to create a folder in Windows

Folders are an important feature of any computer as they allows users to organise and store files in a logical way. A folder is a container for files and other ...
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How to customise the Image card in Sway
Microsoft Sway

How to customise the Image card in Sway

The Image card in Microsoft Sway allows you to display images. Image sources can include OneDrive, Flickr, Bing Images, Pickit, YouTube or directly uploaded from your computer. The use of ...
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How to compress images in PowerPoint
Microsoft PowerPoint

How to compress images in PowerPoint

A common issue that arises with many PowerPoint presentations is an inflated file size. It’s too big to email or it’s slowing down the computer during the presentation. So let’s ...
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How to add text-based content to OneNote
Microsoft OneNote

How to add text-based content to OneNote

If you’ve just discovered Microsoft OneNote then you may be wondering how you can utilise this wonderful program. First and foremost OneNote is a note-taking program which allows you to ...
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