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Have you heard of this great way to quickly access recently opened files on your Windows PC? Via the icon on your Taskbar, which is this area Simply hover with your mouse over the icon for the program of your choice (I’ll use Word as an example) and click with the right button (or the…
Did you know that you can use this feature to keep 2 completely separate windows open on the same screen? As you can see in the screenshot below, I’ve used it to keep visible a LiveChat window (where if you lose focus on the page it goes!) whilst I also do something else on the…
Did you know that Word for Windows contains a fantastic ‘Read Aloud’ feature which is both easy to use and astonishingly reliable (in my expience)? You just need to have Office 2019 or above, or Office 365 installed on your PC to use this great Word feature. Here’e how it works:- No. 1 – Pllace…
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You can get a really quick pop-up monthly calendar (as well as the date & time) if you simply click on the time in your system tray. See image below:-
Did you know that you can view a ‘snapshot’ of every single open window – by simply holding down your Windows key and then pressing the Tab key? Once you’ve seen the one you wish to view full screen – use the arrow keys or your mouse to open it full screen. All the others…
Did you know that you can use Excel’s SUMIF feature to automatically generate a Cashflow spreadsheet? The screen below shows the one I use for monitoring my business income and expenditure across the year:- The 3 fields (Range, Criteria and Sum_range) enable Excel to constantly monitor them for any changes. This means that I change…
Did you know that you can get Outlook online to email you with a reminder of appointments? This is a great alternative to a pop-up reminder for most of us who aren’t office based nowadays, so miss such pop-ups! Strangely I cannot find this feature in the latest feature of Outlook (as part of Office…
This great feature can simplify the editing of long documents on a single monitor. With your document open, click on “View” to show this ribbon and then click on the button on the right called “Split”:- As you can see below, Word places a line across the middle of your screen. It also adds separate…
Did you know you can use these handy shortcuts using the Windows logo key? Task you wish to do Opens and closes the Start menu (without any other key (just the Win key) I Windows Settings L Locks the computer (with your password if you have one setup)
Do you need to use these programs on your tablet or smartphone (as well as your desktop PC)? “Yes”? – You probably need to invest in Office 365 Personal or Home Office 365 Personal is the version the majority of people need – it’s designed for single users within a home, but who use multiple…
