Learning new Microsoft Office tricks in "just a minute"
If you have multiple PDF files stored in OneDrive that you’d like to have merged into a single PDF file, you don’t have to look for third party software to make that happen. You can do it with the Merge function in OneDrive on the web. Here’s how that works…
Have you ever had a PDF file where you’d like to extract certain pages to create a new PDF file, but you don’t have any software (that you know of) that would allow you to do that? Now you do! You can use OneDrive on the web to open up a PDF file and extract selected pages to make a new PDF file. Here’s how that works…
It’s not unusual to have large PDF files stored in your OneDrive that you’d like to email or share, but that are too large to do so. There’s now an option in OneDrive on the web that allows you to compress that PDF file (without destroying the original). Here’s how that works…
Some time ago, Microsoft added a feature to allow you to change the folder color in a SharePoint or OneDrive library. That color would show up in Windows File Explorer, but you couldn’t set the folder color from there. But… now you can! Here’s what that looks like and how it works…
If you have a PDF file stored in OneDrive or SharePoint, you can now easily annotate the pages with text boxes without having to use a 3rd party application. Here’s how that works…
It used to be when you’d share a file in SharePoint or OneDrive, that link was valid until such time as you removed the person from the access to the file. Now you can simply set an expiration date on the link, and they will no longer be able to access the file after that date. Here’s how that works…
When you’re in a document library in SharePoint Online and there is a long list of folders, it can be hard to quickly pick out a particular folder you might use on a regular basis. Now you can make it easier to find a particular folder by changing the color of it in the document library. Here’s how that works…
One of the many benefits of storing files in SharePoint Online or OneDrive as opposed to file shares is the ability to add comments to the file for additional context and collaboration. However, until recently that was only allowed for Microsoft files (such as Word, Excel, etc.) Now the ability to add comments has been extended to non-Microsoft files, such as PDF files. Here’s how that works…
When you have an Excel, Word, or PowerPoint file open that has been shared in SharePoint Online or OneDrive, there’s an easy way to see when and who updated the file using the Version History icon in the Ribbon Bar. You can also easily see the actual file in earlier versions. Here’s how…
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