July 2012

Should I use Clear, Delete or Delete in Excel?

Wednesday, July 18th, 2012

Written by Jane Hames

Yes, the title of this post does sound as though I’ve made a mistake! It is, however, entirely deliberate as I am going to explain the difference between Delete on the keyboard, the Delete command on the ribbon and Clear in Excel.

Love ’em or hate ’em: Automatic Formatting Features in Word

Thursday, July 5th, 2012

Written by Jane Hames

Last week, during a Microsoft Word course, one of the participants asked me the following question:

“I typed some dashes/hyphens in my document. Word then extended the dashes to make a line going all the way across the page. I have been trying to delete it, but neither backspace nor delete gets rids of this line.”

Software Secrets: Choosing colours for a PowerPoint presentation

Monday, July 2nd, 2012

Written by Jane Hames

Lots of research has been done around the human reaction to colour, so if you’re really serious about the impact of colour it is well worth looking in to. Personally, I just try to keep it simple and follow a few basic guidelines.