Microsoft continues to come up with new ways to allow presenters to show their content and, if desired, the presenter at the same time. The latest changes along this line are the Side-by-Side and Reporter presenter modes in Microsoft Teams. Here’s how they work and what they look like…
Text predictions for Microsoft Word on the Web
Much like you’ll find in the browser-based version of Microsoft Outlook, you can now have the browser-based version of Microsoft Word offer up text predictions, saving you time as you type. Here’s what that looks like…
Using Designer for Microsoft Word on the Web
hard to find a consistent look-and-feel on a document that you’re creating in Microsoft Word. Now you have some help in the browser-based version of Word… Designer. Here’s how it works…
Snoozing emails in your browser-based version of Outlook
nd to live in my inbox (don’t judge), and it’s a bit irritating when you get an email that you need to act on, but not for a period of time… and it just sits in your inbox until then. Sandra Mahan showed me a better way to deal with that… Snooze! It’s possible to use the Snooze function to set a future date to have the email show back up in your inbox, and you can ignore it until then. Here’s how it works…
Using the Tell Me feature in Microsoft Office
Tamara Bredemus wandered into my office yesterday and said “here’s a tip you might want to use…”, and she was right! You can ask the Tell Me feature in Microsoft Office to show you how to accomplish tasks without having to figure out the exact search terms or find the menu options. Here’s how it works…
Changing your SharePoint Email notification settings
Microsoft has rolled out a new option that helps you control certain automatic email notifications you get within your SharePoint environment. Here’s how this option works…
Designating a correct answer in a Microsoft Teams poll
Microsoft Forms is a great way to poll your audience in a Microsoft Teams meeting. Now there’s a feature that also allows you to select a correct answer in a Poll question so that people know if their answer was right. Here’s how that works…
Text formatting for questions in Microsoft Forms
In Microsoft Forms, you’ve been restricted to plain text for your questions in the form. With this newest update, you can now do basic text formatting, and it helps to make your questions stand out and look more professional (provided you don’t go overboard). Here’s how it works…
Word Clouds in Microsoft Forms
Microsoft Forms is a great tool for getting feedback on a various topic. However, if you’re using open text questions, you may find it difficult to get a quick read on basic trends and key words that are appearing in the responses. That’s a bit easier now using the Word Cloud Insights feature. Here’s how that works…