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The Scroll Button
If you are using a mouse with your computer/laptop you may already be familiar with the left button and the right button, but do you use the middle button much? Talking to different people at different levels of computer skill, I was surprised by the number that did not use the middle button, or know […]
Continue readingIntroduction To Photo Editing
I have played guitar with Metallica, met the last 6 US presidents and walked on the moon. Don’t believe me? What if I could show you photographic evidence? One of the most frequent tasks I’m asked to work on involve photo editing. These images can then be used for invitations, posters, t-shirts, place mats, mugs, […]
Continue readingDesktop Tidy
This may be a familiar image, you computer desktop full of icons, folder, files and shortcuts. How often have we searched through rows of icons looking for one file/folder/shortcut? How many times have we sat at someone else’s desk while they searched through the same organised clutter? Ideally, the desktop would only show what is […]
Continue readingThinking outside the package
“Thinking outside the box” is a well known phrase referring to thinking beyond the obvious or perceived limitations (the box), or to throw in a movie reference ‘there is no spoon’. I have a new phrase “Thinking outside the package” – so far it hasn’t caught on, but if “was-sup” can, why can’t “Thinking outside […]
Continue readingContext Menu Shortcut
This tip is aimed at people who already use keyboard shortcuts or are looking to try them out. You may already have noticed that when you use the right-click button on your mouse you get a different menu on screen depending on what you are clicking on. This is a context menu, if you right-click […]
Continue readingWhen a shortcut’s not a shortcut
A shortcut is only a shortcut when it’s a shortcut. There you go, the shortest blog ever!! Want me to expand? My computers are set up with customized quick access tool-bars, quick launch bars and macros linked to shortcuts to help me work faster. I frequently keyboard shortcuts (Ctrl + C to copy for example) […]
Continue readingThe Alt Key Shortcuts
This tip is aimed at those of you who use keyboard shortcuts, or are interested in trying them out. My example below uses Excel 2010, but can be applied to other Office 2010 programs Whether they use them or not, a lot of people are at least aware of some of the basic “Ctrl+” shortcuts: […]
Continue readingPowerPoint Tip
PowerPoint is a presentation software program that is part of the Office package. It comes with a host of options for creating professional presentations. However, in my experience it is a program that people aren’t as comfortable with as they are with others like Excel, Word, etc. I have sat with a lot of people […]
Continue readingQuick Access Toolbar
The Quick Access Toolbar (QAT) is a customizable toolbar that appears at the top of your screen in MS Office (Excel, Word, etc) versions 2007 and later. In older versions, it was possible to create your own toolbar. The toolbar allows you to add the commands that you use most frequently so that they always […]
Continue readingCombining Charts In Excel
One of the most common questions I get asked in relation to charts is how to combine two charts on one. The chart below shows actual sales numbers and target sales numbers. This is a common comparison of targets or expected numbers against actuals. The values can all be seen, the target numbers are blue […]
Continue readingHow To…. Quick Launch Toolbar to Windows 7 & 8
In older versions of Windows the Quick Launch Toolbar made opening regular files and programs quick and easy. Program icons were easily added to and removed from the toolbar allowing for easy access to the programs you frequently used. This disappeared from the default settings with Windows 7 and Windows 8. The steps below […]
Continue readingThe best way, or just another way?
Everybody has different preferences, speed and level of skill in life in general, not just on computers. Too often I hear the phrase “this is the best way” when it’s not necessarily the best way, but just another way. “This is how I do it” or “Here is another way to do it” are probably […]
Continue readingDo you remember the days – Maths in games
Do you remember the days being back in school sitting at the back of a maths class, when you looked down at your book and notes and it resembled a bad scrabble rack more than what you always thought was a “numbers” subject? Many years later I found myself creating a game where I had […]
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