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Creating a Quiz in Microsoft Forms is a useful skill… In Forms you can create either a Survey or a Quiz. A Survey is there to gather information – the answers come from the respondents. But a Quiz contains the answers and so this is Read More …
One of the recent additions to Excel has been the “Map” chart type. It enables you to relate your data in your spreadsheet to geographical regions and this gives you a really good graphic that you can share with others. But it’s not just a Read More …
How do I work on my laptop with the lid closed? By that, I mean connected to an external monitor, keyboard and mouse – like a kind of docking station. In this situation, it’s nice to have the lid closed so that it’s not distracting Read More …
How do you go back a character at a time in a text message on an iPhone? Sounds like this should be easy, but of course it only seems to let you go back a word at a time when you tap. This tip is Read More …
Sometimes you need to see someone’s Mac screen! When my Mum has a problem with her Mac the most difficult issue is not solving it, but just understanding what the actual problem is! It can be very difficult for anyone to explain their computer issue Read More …
…otherwise known as “Conditional Formatting” Often in a spreadsheet you want to highlight your numbers to emphasise their value. So how do you make the magic happen? With as little work as possible, so this is where Conditional Formatting can help… 1. Highlight Top/Bottom Values Read More …
Sounds obvious – don’t you just look for a paper clip icon? The problem is, unlike the iPad, there is no paper clip icon… Luckily Apple’s interface is simple (if you know how), so by just simply tapping the e-mail screen you get a menu Read More …
…or “s**t! I forgot my laptop!” It’s every presenters nightmare. You’re in a hurry, you get to the venue but then you realise you’ve left your laptop at home! How do you get out of this emergency? In short, a bit of planning up front. Read More …
Sometimes you do want to share things! I’m not just talking about funny cat videos. I’m talking about your Office 365 documents. In Office 365 applications you can use the Share button on any file to give someone else access. Here it is in PowerPoint… Read More …
How do you limit entries to spreadsheet cells? So you have a list of people in your spreadsheet and you want to note their knowledge level on a particular skill. How do you restrict entry to that column to a number between 1 and 5? Read More …