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Have you heard of PowerPoint’s Slide Sorter View? This option (3rd from the left) under the View Menu allows you to:- A. insert slides B. delete slides C. hide slides from the presentation D. …. or even create new sections for some of them! This is what it looks like:-
It allows you to add a live feed from your webcam to the slides of your presentation – visible constantly as you play the slides Below is a still image of me in my office, within a PowerPoint presentation. If we were playing this slideshow as part of a online meeting (whatever platform you use…
Did you know how easy it is to create a shortcut to your favourite program (eg Word)? 1. Simply find its icon within the Start Menu 2. ….. click with the right mouse button ! 3. From the menu which pops up, you will see options for adding an icon to the Taskbar (bottom of…
Do you sometimes find it hard to see your mouse on screen when it looks like this? Wouldn’t it be easier if it looked like this design? On almost all Windows PCs, such a change can be easily accomplished by following the few steps below:- A. Type ‘mouse pointer’ into the Search bar within the…
Do you ever find it hard to see the mouse pointer, especially on some backgrounds – like shown below:- Did you know that you can change the size of the pointer – and also the colour? Here’s my favourite size and colour:- This is a relatively small size on the range available. To get to…
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Did you know you can view the contents of your icloud on any PC (or Mac) by simply signing in at www.icloud.com? After a simpe verification (usually using your phone or iPad/iPhone), you will see the screen below. From here you can manage your account using the 3 menu items at the top right hand…
If you see the above when you press …. then you’ve probably been seeing messages advising you that your version of Windows is NOT supported anymore like this: You can:- A. Consider buying a new PC which comes with Windows 11 (occasionally it may come with 10 and prompt/allow you to upgrade it to 11)…
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…
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…
