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How to Shuffle Questions in a Microsoft Form

September 4, 2024 No Comments

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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Microsoft Windows

How to take a screenshot on Windows 11

August 8, 2024 No Comments

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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Microsoft OneNote

How to delete a notebook in OneNote

July 22, 2024 No Comments

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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Microsoft Word

How to create an Index in Word

July 5, 2024 No Comments

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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Microsoft Excel

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

June 10, 2024 No Comments

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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Microsoft Sway

How to edit the design of a Sway

June 3, 2024 No Comments

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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Microsoft PowerPoint

How to create links between slides in PowerPoint

May 27, 2024 No Comments

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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Microsoft Outlook

How to create Quick Steps in Outlook

April 29, 2024 No Comments

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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Microsoft Excel

How to use XLOOKUP in Excel

February 26, 2024 No Comments

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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Microsoft OneNote

How to create a To Do List in OneNote

February 12, 2024 No Comments

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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Microsoft Teams

The best Microsoft Teams keyboard shortcuts

February 5, 2024 No Comments

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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Microsoft Forms

How to add a Rating question in Microsoft Forms

January 29, 2024 No Comments

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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Microsoft Word

Use Cut, Copy and Paste in Microsoft Word

January 15, 2024 No Comments

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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Microsoft Teams

How to get the NEW Microsoft Teams app

January 9, 2024 No Comments

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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Microsoft Windows

How to create a folder in Windows

January 2, 2024 No Comments

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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Microsoft Sway

How to customise the Image card in Sway

December 21, 2023 No Comments

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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Microsoft PowerPoint

How to compress images in PowerPoint

November 7, 2023 No Comments

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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Microsoft OneNote

How to add text-based content to OneNote

September 18, 2023 No Comments

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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Microsoft Excel

How to use Flash Fill in Excel

September 5, 2023 No Comments

Flash Fill in Excel is by far one of my favourite Excel features. Learning how to use Flash Fill in Excel should be on everyone’s to do list. It is ...

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Microsoft Outlook

How to use Search Folders in Outlook

August 9, 2023 No Comments

Microsoft Outlook offers numerous features to help you manage your inbox efficiently. Among its many functionalities, Search Folders are a valuable tool to streamline your email. Search Folders in Outlook ...

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