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Text to Speech facility within Word on your PC

Posted on November 12, 2022 By JuliaEEvans No Comments on Text to Speech facility within Word on your PC
Text to Speech facility within Word on your PC

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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Password updating

Posted on November 11, 2022 By JuliaEEvans No Comments on Password updating
Password updating

Updating your password is a pretty simple process whichever online account you are using and should take less than 15 minutes. The most important steps are:- A. Choosing a secure password – which meets the criteria of the website B. Memorising it or writing it down in a SECURE place ! C. Having a Recovery…

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Gmail, Internet, Online, Security

Cloud storage on a budget

Posted on August 5, 2022August 5, 2022 By JuliaEEvans No Comments on Cloud storage on a budget

If you need more than the FREE allowance given by Apple, OneDrive or Google, did you know upgrading to 50GB, 100GB or even 200GB can cost as little as £3 on a monthly billing plan? Apple and OneDrive both offer just 5GB free, whereas Google generously offer 15GB. If you would like help setting up…

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Managing your money in Excel (Cashflow)

Posted on August 3, 2022August 3, 2022 By JuliaEEvans No Comments on Managing your money in Excel (Cashflow)
Managing your money in Excel (Cashflow)

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…

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Microsoft, MS Office

Calendar reminders by email

Posted on July 21, 2022July 21, 2022 By JuliaEEvans No Comments on Calendar reminders by email
Calendar reminders by email

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…

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Microsoft, MS Office

Using “Split Pane” option in MS Word

Posted on July 12, 2022July 12, 2022 By JuliaEEvans No Comments on Using “Split Pane” option in MS Word
Using “Split Pane” option in MS Word

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…

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Microsoft, MS Office

Using Word, Excel and PowerPoint

Posted on June 20, 2022June 26, 2022 By JuliaEEvans No Comments on Using Word, Excel and PowerPoint
Using Word, Excel and PowerPoint

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…

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