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How to use the COUNTIFS Function in Excel

May 5, 2025 No Comments

When managing data in Excel, it’s common to need a quick way to count entries based on more than one condition. That’s where the COUNTIFS function in Excel becomes incredibly ...

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Microsoft Forms

How to time-limit access to a Microsoft Form

April 28, 2025 No Comments

Microsoft Forms is still a relatively new app within the Microsoft 365 ecosystem but allows you to easily create surveys, quizzes and feedback forms and is available as part of ...

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Microsoft Sway

How to embed Sway into a website

March 11, 2025 No Comments

There are multiple ways to share a Sway with others, whether with individuals or groups. In addition to sharing via a link, you can also embed a Sway directly into ...

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Microsoft Planner

How to create a Plan in Microsoft Planner

February 15, 2025 No Comments

In the second post of the Microsoft Planner category I will step you through the process to create a Plan using the Planner interface. We’ll also look at some of ...

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Microsoft PowerPoint

How to use the Cameo feature in PowerPoint

November 28, 2024 No Comments

The Cameo feature in PowerPoint is a relatively new feature and allows users to integrate live video feeds into a presentation. By embedding your live webcam feed directly onto slides ...

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Microsoft Teams

How to create a channel in Microsoft Teams

November 13, 2024 No Comments

When users begin working with Microsoft Teams, it is important to understand the concept of using channels. The use of channels in Microsoft Teams provides a powerful way to organise ...

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Microsoft Planner

What is Microsoft Planner?

October 30, 2024 No Comments

YAY Planner is now a category with The Training Lady! I’ve been training Microsoft Planner for years but so far hadn’t added any content for it to the website. Well ...

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Microsoft Forms

How to Shuffle Questions in a Microsoft Form

September 4, 2024 No Comments

Microsoft Forms is a part of the Microsoft 365 suite of programs and allows you to create surveys, quizzes, and polls with ease. It is a popular choice for educators, ...

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Microsoft Windows

How to take a screenshot on Windows 11

August 8, 2024 No Comments

Several years ago I wrote about using the Snipping Tool in Windows 10. Now that Windows 11 is available I wanted to give an update on how to take a ...

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Microsoft OneNote

How to delete a notebook in OneNote

July 22, 2024 2 Comments

Knowing how to delete a notebook in OneNote is an important part of managing your notebooks effectively. Regularly reviewing and removing notebooks you no longer need helps keep things organized ...

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Microsoft Word

How to create an Index in Word

July 5, 2024 No Comments

Being able to create an index in Word is an invaluable skill for organising and navigating long documents. The Index feature in Word allows you to automatically generate a list ...

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Microsoft Excel

How to create appointments in your Outlook Calendar from dates in Excel

June 10, 2024 No Comments

Recently I was asked about how to automatically create calendar appointments in Outlook using dates in an Excel workbook. This was something I’d not been asked before and it peaked ...

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Microsoft Sway

How to edit the design of a Sway

June 3, 2024 No Comments

One of the great aspects of creating with Microsoft Sway is the fact you don’t need to spend a huge amount of time trying to style the presentation. Sway has ...

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Microsoft PowerPoint

How to create links between slides in PowerPoint

May 27, 2024 No Comments

Whenever we create a presentation, we want to captivate our audience and highlight the important information we are delivering. While many users are familiar with the basics of creating slides, ...

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Microsoft Outlook

How to create Quick Steps in Outlook

April 29, 2024 No Comments

Quick Steps in Outlook allow you to automate actions that you use on a regular basis. These actions may include forwarding emails to a specific person or group, moving emails ...

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Microsoft Excel

How to use XLOOKUP in Excel

February 26, 2024 No Comments

Many users of Excel will be familiar with the lookup functions called Vlookup and Hlookup. Many Excel users however, have not yet explored how to use Xlookup. Xlookup is an ...

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Microsoft OneNote

How to create a To Do List in OneNote

February 12, 2024 No Comments

Microsoft OneNote is a versatile note-taking application that can help you stay on top of your to-do list by allowing you to organise your daily tasks. I’m personally a huge ...

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Microsoft Teams

The best Microsoft Teams keyboard shortcuts

February 5, 2024 No Comments

If you are using Microsoft Teams then you will want to stick around and find out about some time saving keyboard shortcuts you can use within the Teams desktop app. ...

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Microsoft Forms

How to add a Rating question in Microsoft Forms

January 29, 2024 No Comments

For those who are new to exploring Microsoft Forms, you may have noticed the Rating question type. The Rating question type allows users to provide a rating based on how ...

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Microsoft Word

Use Cut, Copy and Paste in Microsoft Word

January 15, 2024 No Comments

Microsoft Word is known as the go-to option for any type of word processing tasks. To ensure you are maximising your productivity when creating new documents or working with existing ...

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