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Not only news and announcements, but a handy collection of hints and tips to help you get the most out of the software you use.

Save and Open a PowerPoint file as a Slideshow

This week’s Top Tip is for PowerPoint users who want to be able to launch directly into a slideshow presentation, without first having to open PowerPoint and click around to change from edit to present mode. If you’d like to see more hints and tips on how to get the best out of the software […]


A keyboard shortcut to update all fields at once on Microsoft Word

Today’s top tip shows you how to update all fields at once on Microsoft Word, such as a table of contents, bookmarks or cross-references, by the use of simple keyboard shortcuts. If you’d like to see more hints and tips on how to get the best out of the software and apps you use every […]


Update all linked objects in Google Docs at once

In this week’s quick tip we show you how to update all linked objects in Google Docs at once, such as charts, data tables or slides. If you’d like to see more hints and tips on how to get the best out of the software and apps you use every day, take a look at […]


A quick way to hide slides from your PowerPoint or Google Slides presentation

Have any slides in PowerPoint or Google Slides file that you don’t want to include in your presentation? No need to make a separate copy without them, today’s Quick Tip shows you a very easy way to hide them so that the slide show skips over them. If you’d like to see more hints and […]


Drill down into your pivot table data with a double click

Our Quick Tip today shows you an easy way to drill down into your pivot table data without having to apply filters to get to the information you want to see. This works both on Excel and Google Sheets. If you’d like to see more hints and tips on how to get the best out […]


How to change text case in Google Docs & Microsoft Word

In today’s Quick Tip we show you how easy it is to change the case of text in both Google Docs and Microsoft Word. No need to despair if you’ve left the caps lock key on by mistake!g If you’d like to see more hints and tips on how to get the best out of […]


Formulas for upper, lower & proper case text in Excel & Sheets

This week’s Quick Tip shows you how to make use of simple formulas to quickly change text into UPPER, lower or Proper case, both in Microsoft Excel and Google Sheets. If you’d like to see more hints and tips on how to get the best out of the software and apps you use every day, […]


Keep shapes in proportion when drawing in PowerPoint & Slides

In our quick tip this week we show you an easy way to ensure that your shapes and lines stay regular and in proportion in PowerPoint and Google Slides, simply by using the Shift key. If you’d like to see more hints and tips on how to get the best out of the software and […]


Gmail settings for easy mail management

Think you know Gmail? There are many features within the settings menu that help you manage your mailbox efficiently, many of which are seldom used but can be of great benefit. In this week’s quick tip we show you how to find and use some of these. If you’d like to see more hints and […]


Hide whitespace when reading in Word & Docs

In today’s quick tip we show you some different methods to make reading a document a little more user-friendly in Word and Docs, by hiding the whitespace and showing more text on screen. If you’d like to see more hints and tips on how to get the best out of the software and apps you […]


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