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How to import tasks from Excel into Planner

December 9, 2025 2 Comments

With the popularity of Microsoft Planner continuing to go up, I often have people ask me how they can get a list of tasks which have been tracked using Excel, ...

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Microsoft Forms

How to allow other users to edit a Microsoft Form

December 2, 2025 No Comments

When creating a form using Microsoft Forms, the form is stored within your personal Microsoft 365 account. The form is then shared to collect responses. But what if you want ...

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Microsoft Planner

How to upgrade Planner Plan from Basic to Premium

November 24, 2025 No Comments

For those people using Microsoft Planner you will have noticed some Premium options available. Microsoft Planner has several licensing options available from the basic Microsoft Planner included with any Microsoft ...

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Microsoft Excel

What is a circular reference error in Excel?

November 16, 2025 No Comments

I recently had an email from a client asking me to assist with an error in one of their Excel files. I opened the file to take a look and ...

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Microsoft Teams

How to save a message in Microsoft Teams

November 9, 2025 No Comments

Today I want to show you how you can use the Save this message function in Microsoft Teams to allow you to quickly locate, or go back to, specific messages ...

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Microsoft PowerPoint

How to include video in PowerPoint

September 25, 2025 No Comments

I’ve already outlined the steps on how to embed a YouTube video in PowerPoint, but what if you want to include your own video in PowerPoint? With us now able ...

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Microsoft Outlook

How to customise the Quick Access Toolbar in Outlook

July 24, 2025 2 Comments

If you have attended a training course with me then you’ll know I LOVE a good productivity hack. Using the Quick Access Toolbar (QAT) in any of the Microsoft 365 ...

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Microsoft Word

How to add a bookmark in Word

July 5, 2025 No Comments

When working with longer documents in Microsoft Word, it is helpful to provide users with more efficient ways to navigate than simply scrolling page by page. In this post I’ll ...

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Microsoft OneNote

How to share a OneNote notebook

July 5, 2025 No Comments

One of my favourite parts of using OneNote is the ability share content with colleagues or friends. When you share a OneNote notebook you allow for collaboration with others, making ...

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Microsoft Planner

How to add Buckets in Microsoft Planner

June 11, 2025 No Comments

Microsoft Planner uses buckets to group and organise tasks within a plan. They act like categories or columns that help structure your work visually and logically. By default, Microsoft Planner ...

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Microsoft Excel

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 of people. In addition to sharing via a link, you can also embed a Sway ...

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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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