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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:-
Have you checked what features are available to help you manage them? The screenshot below shows some of them:- I use the Rename option most commonly – here’s how it works:- The tab colour option is also very handy – here’s how it works:- …. and the result is this appearance when the tab isn’t…
If you have a Gmail account, did you know you automatically have a whopping 15GB of free online cloud storage? To access it from your webmail (ie. gmail.com in a browser), here are the steps:- Click on the set of 9 dots next to your profile icon on the top right hand corner of the…
Looking for a handy calendar to plan the coming months? Then you may appreciate this calendar to see all the Bank Holidays (as well as weekends). If you like it and would like to download a JPG copy please head to https://pcgp.biz/resources. To stay up to date with updates on this calendar – and all…
As a followup to this post:- If your device has a USB-C port, you could keep your regular USB port free for other items and use the C one. But is that a good idea? According to an experienced user, USB-C ports don’t hold the cable as tightly which means it can easily slip out…
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…
Your mouse experience is one area where you can make improvements, especially if you use a laptop with an integrated trackpad. It was a great usability experience to switch from the one that came with my desktop PC to this ergonomic one (which is cabled).. Suddenly all my tasks seemed easier as the mouse glided…
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…
Many people just delete such email from their inbox. But the problem is you may continue to be inundated by emails from the sender. The correct way to deal with unwanted emails is this:- A. See if the sender if an organisation or person you’d corresponded with in the past, or signed up to their…
Do you know what the “tell tale” signs are? Many are in the picture below – Scroll down to see if you spotted them all ! How many did you spot? Julia the PC GP Answers: A. Ppl Team – PayPal would not use this! B. Dear customer. If PayPal were actually writing to you,…