What is Autocorrect & how to use it in Microsoft Word 365.
Ever typed in a word that you know you spelt wrong, such as beleive instead of believe and when you look back, the text has corrected itself? Well that’s Autocorrect, a feature of Microsoft Word 365 that could literally save you HOURS… Autocorrect corrects commonly misspelt words in documents. Words such as believe, days of the week, months of the year, capitalising first letters of sentences and many more. However did you know you can leverage this feature to save you having to type in repetitive details such as your own name, a departmental name that is long, or text …
Why you should delay sending your emails all the time!
I once sent an email to my husband to let him know what I had planned for dinner that night. I put dinner in the subject, typed his first name and pressed Enter, then send….. all good so far… About an hour later I received an email from someone named Paul, (which is my husband’s name) saying… “..I don’t think this is for me, but dinner sounds nice” ????????. Of course I was mortified!! But then I realised because emailing is soooo easy we often just send them off without checking some “fine” details. As a result, I now delay …
How to copy a PDF into Microsoft Excel
Retyping data from a PDF into a new Microsoft Excel worksheet? Nooooooo! Wouldn’t it be great if a PDF document you’ve been sent that has information in it that you need to work with could just be dropped straight into Excel? Well with a few steps you can save yourself heaps of time, stress and frustration. I put together a quick video (around 1 min and 47 seconds) to show you how. Check it out below If you liked this, why not subscribe to my free monthly Productivity Pointer. A Microsoft 365 Business tip trick or shortcut delivered to your …
How to hide zero values in a Microsoft Excel 365 Pivot Table
Creating and working with pivot tables can be challenging at the best of times, let alone if your pivot table contains messy zero values. In this quick video I show you how to easily hide the zero values in your pivot table to make them look “cleaner”. Check it out Got no idea what a pivot table is? I got you… check out this video on how to use Microsoft Excel Pivot Tables. Want help with Microsoft 365 programs? Subscribe to my free monthly Productivity Pointer here or sign up at www.donnahanson.com.au/subscribe …
Make it easier to fix Microsoft Word Document with this simple tool
If you are with formatting issues in your Word documents it can be stressful and frustrating. However, using the Show/Hide tool in Microsoft Word 365 can help you troubleshoot and fix problems with ease! To show you just how helpful it can be, I put together a quick step-by-step tutorial, to guide you through using this handy feature to reveal hidden formatting marks like spaces, tabs, and paragraph breaks. Perfect for beginners and anyone looking to clean up their Word docs quickly. Check it out below Want more helpful business tips with Microsoft 365 programs? Subscribe to my free monthly …
Microsoft Word 365 – Populating Text
Don’t waste time typing repetitive data into your documents. Make it easy to populate data from one location to another with Bookmarks. Check out how easy it is in this video. For more Microsoft 365 Core Four (Word, Excel, PowerPoint & Outlook) tips, subscribe to my free monthly eNewsletter here or go to www.donnahanson.com.au/subscribe. …
How to put text under bullet without adding another bullet in Microsoft Word
When I show people how bullets work in Microsoft Word 365, it can literally be life changing! When you understand how bullets work and WHY Word does what it does with bullets, and numbering as well, working with Microsoft Word 365 becomes so much easier! Here’s a little video explainer I put together. Check it out Want more Microsoft 365 Core Four (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook) tips? Subscribe to my free monthly eNewsletter here or go to www.donnahanson.com.au/subscribe …
How to Create Tables in Microsoft Word 365
Ever wasted time after inserting a table in a Word document trying to resize column widths and end up tottally messing up your table? Or perhaps you want to get the column headings onto the next page without copying and pasting them? When I present at conferences or in house workshops, when I show people how easy it can be to work with tables, they get so excited and so do I! Take a look at how easy it is to do when you know how! Sometimes it is simple things that can make all working with programs such as …
How to Filter Multiple Columns at once in Microsoft Excel
When I work with clients I often seem them filtering data lists slowly one column at a time. When I show them how easy it is to filter multiple columns at once, it literally blows their minds! Check out how easy it is to do in the video I put together below. Want more Microsoft 365 Core Four (Word, Excel, PowerPoint & Outlook) tips? Subscribe to my free eNewsletter here or go to www.donnahanson.com.au/subscribe …
How to Save an Email
Ever had an email you wanted to save? Generally, you want to save it somewhere other than in Microsoft Outlook, well you can…. In the same way you can only open a Word document in Microsoft Word and an Excel spreadsheet inside Microsoft Excel, emails can only be opened inside Microsoft Outlook. However, there may be times where you want to save that email somewhere else, for example in a customer folder, or in a personnel file so all documentation such as proposals or in the case of personnel contracts are in the one location. Here is a super simple …
