Chris Menard is a Microsoft MVP. He is certified in Excel, Word, Outlook, and PowerPoint. His YouTube videos have over 25 million views.
Microsoft Teams
Microsoft Teams is rolling out a redesigned file search experience for channels. The old Files tab has been replaced with a new Shared tab that combines files, links, and recent activity in one place — with keyword filtering and direct access to your SharePoint document library. In this tutorial, Chris walks
Microsoft Excel
Need fictitious customer data, order records, or test datasets for training, presentations, or projects? You can generate all of it using free Copilot Chat — no paid Microsoft 365 Copilot license required. In this guide, I walk through how to use Copilot Chat to create realistic sample data, structure it into
Microsoft Excel
The WRAPCOLS and WRAPROWS Functions let you reshape a single column of data into a multi-column or multi-row layout. They are useful for transforming long lists into structured grids — and they update automatically when your source data changes. YouTube Video WRAPCOLS: Split a Column into Multiple Columns The WRAPCOLS function
Microsoft Excel
Every time you create a PivotTable in Excel, you get the same default layout: compact form, subtotals at the top, grand totals on, and columns that auto-resize. If you always change these settings manually, you're wasting time. Excel lets you change the default PivotTable layout so every new
Microsoft Word
Microsoft 365 Copilot can convert Word documents into spoken audio summaries — what Microsoft calls Audio Overviews. Instead of reading a long employee handbook, report, or proposal, you can listen to it while commuting, walking, or preparing for a meeting. The audio output can be saved as an MP3 to your
Microsoft Teams
How to use the newly returned feature that lets you save Chat and Channel Messages in Teams so you can keep important conversations at your fingertips.
Microsoft Excel
Excel now has a built-in COPILOT function that accepts natural language prompts directly in cells. Instead of writing complex formulas, you type a plain English instruction, and Copilot returns AI-generated results that spill into adjacent cells — just like SORT or UNIQUE. This function works in Excel for Windows and Excel
Microsoft OneDrive
OneDrive Request Files feature allows you to collect files from people inside or outside your organization, without letting those people see anyone else’s uploads.
Microsoft Teams
As a Microsoft MVP and certified trainer, I’m always excited to share the latest productivity tools that help you work smarter. If you’re a frequent Microsoft Teams user, you’ll be thrilled to hear about the new Teams Follow Threads feature rolling out in public preview as of
Microsoft Outlook
Managing emails efficiently is crucial, especially when it comes to handling attachments. I demonstrate an exciting new feature that has rolled out in Microsoft Outlook’s Copilot — the ability to summarize Outlook attachments with Copilot. While Copilot has long been capable of summarizing email bodies, this new enhancement now extends
Microsoft
Microsoft Teams now has a built-in countdown timer for meetings. Available starting July 2025, it lets you set a visible countdown that all participants can see — useful for keeping presentations, breakout discussions, and Q&A sessions on schedule. How to Access the Timer During a Teams meeting, click the
Microsoft Copilot
If you're a Microsoft 365 Copilot user, you're in for a treat. This tool offers a feature that can significantly streamline your workflow by turning a simple list of names into a comprehensive list of email addresses. In this article, we'll explore how to