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How to Automatically Backup a Word Document to OneDrive
Don't worry about losing your novel
How to Create a Drop Down List in Excel
Speed up your data entry tasks
How to Insert a Signature in a Microsoft Word Document
Great when you don't have a pen handy
How to Create and Use AutoText in Microsoft Word
Create content faster with fewer mistakes
Word processors have come a long way since the early 1980s when Microsoft first released Microsoft Word for MS-DOS. Its groundbreaking feature was that it was designed to be used […]
How to Create a Distribution List in Outlook
Quickly send out your thought for the day
If you use Outlook to communicate with your colleagues, you’ve probably wanted to repeatedly email a specific group whose membership changes often. For example, you may need to email all […]
How to Add Headers and Footers in PowerPoint
For branding and other important info
PowerPoint allows you to customize presentation templates in various ways. One of them is by adding headers and footers to your PowerPoint presentation. Headers and footers in PowerPoint are great […]
How to Make a Booklet in Word
Hand out your manifesto to strangers
Microsoft Word is essential for anyone who does any sort of work with documents. Word’s been around for so long, it’s impossible to imagine doing office, school, or any other […]
How to Create Breakout Rooms in Microsoft Teams
Here's the settings you need to check
In a previous article, we covered how video conferencing works in Microsoft Teams. Since then, Microsoft has updated Teams with new features, including the long-awaited and much-desired ability to create […]
How to Add or Remove Comments in Word
A powerful tool for working together
If you cannot be in the same room with someone as you review a document, the next best option is to leave a comment. Microsoft Word makes it easy to […]
How to Record a Macro in Excel
Save hours of time, eliminate mindless repetition
Performing the same actions over and over again isn’t just boring, but it can also be a waste of time and a drain on your productivity. This is especially true […]
Add a Linear Regression Trendline to an Excel Scatter Plot
An easy way to visualize data
You’re either reading this because you searched for how to add a linear regression trendline to an Excel scatter plot or you saw the title and thought, “Are these words […]
How to Create a Greeting Card with MS Word
An easy way to show you care
Microsoft Word can do a lot more beyond the blandness of making reports and resumes. It has a capable set of graphic tools to help you make graphic enriched documents […]
How to Add Music to PowerPoint Presentations
Make boring photos come alive
Microsoft PowerPoint allows you to add different types of multimedia content. Music is just one more content type you can add to catch attention. Before you start adding music to […]
How to Securely Password Protect an Excel File
Keep your sensitive numbers safe
Microsoft Excel remains the most popular spreadsheet application in the world. Excel spreadsheet data is often sensitive, containing personal or financial data. Understandably, you might consider additional protection for your […]
How To Get Office 365 For Free
Bonus: they're also completely legal
A Microsoft Office 365 (now called Microsoft 365) subscription starts at $70 a year, or you can buy a license for about $150. But don’t worry, you don’t necessarily have […]
A Guide To All Excel File Extensions & What They Mean
Plus, why they matter when saving
Excel, as well as all of the core Microsoft Office applications, have gone through decades of version upgrades. Along with those upgrades came small tweaks to Excel file extensions to […]
How to Master The Slide Master in Microsoft PowerPoint
Save yourself hours of time and frustration
A presentation is like a train. An unbroken chain of coaches follows the engine and goes where it leads. The Slide Master is the engine which drives the look of […]
How To Add Error Bars In Excel
We put these smart assistants to the test
When you create line charts in Excel, you’re plotting data points along an X and a Y axis. This is useful for trending data over time, but what if you […]
Microsoft Word Not Responding? 8 Ways To Fix It
So you can finish writing your novel
The last few versions of Microsoft Office have been stable and there are hardly any issues with them. However, occasionally, you might find Microsoft Word is not responding. It just […]
How to Use VLOOKUP in Excel
Don't be scared, it's not too hard
Have you ever had a large spreadsheet with data in Excel and need an easy way to filter and extract specific information from it? If you learn how to use […]