PowerPoint presentations without a presenter

  • August 06, 2012

When we think about PowerPoint presentations, we usually imagine a speaker in front of the room with a projector and a screen. But many presentations are delivered by...

PowerPoint Bells and Whistles: Noise or not?

  • July 04, 2012

I recently heard a train-the-trainer presenter refer to all animations and transitions as unnecessary fluff and distractions. While I agree that animation beyond basic...

Outlook 2010 Quick Steps

  • June 17, 2012

Microsoft hit it out of the park with Quick Steps in Outlook 2010. On the Home tab, in the Quick Steps group, you’ll find several out-of-the-box Quick...

SharePoint Document Workspaces

  • June 10, 2012

Are you using SharePoint 2007 or 2010 as a glorified file server? There are many opportunities to make SharePoint do some heavy lifting beyond just keeping your files...

3 Page Formatting Puzzlers in Word

  • May 21, 2012

I want to right align part of a line. For example, in a resume the company name might be flush with the left margin, but the dates of employment should be flush with the...

Outlook spring cleaning: 4 inbox tips

  • March 23, 2012

Taming the Outlook monster is something we all need help with, so here are a few easy ways to start cleaning up your Outlook inbox: 1. Sort by sender. 2. Search for old...

Pasting Gmail and Outlook together

  • March 11, 2012

I had an interesting question this week from someone in my network. Their IT decision makers have chosen to host their email and calendars in Gmail. My contact and her...