Chris Menard is a Microsoft MVP. He is certified in Excel, Word, Outlook, and PowerPoint. His YouTube videos have over 25 million views.
Microsoft Excel
Exploring the 4 percent rule through Microsoft Excel provides a hands-on approach to understanding how it might apply to your retirement planning. The beauty of Excel is its ability to allow for tweaking and customization based on personal circumstances and the ever-changing economic landscape. The rule, originating from Bill Bengen&
Microsoft Excel
Did you know that one of the main culprits behind sluggish Excel files is unnecessary formatting?
Microsoft Teams
Introduction to Copilot in Teams Meetings In today's fast-paced world, staying updated and efficient in meetings is more crucial than ever. That's where the feature "copilot in Teams meetings" comes into play. This innovative tool is designed to enhance your meeting experience by offering
Microsoft Excel
In Microsoft 365, there are several handy functions that can make data manipulation and analysis much easier. Today, I want to focus on two of my favorite functions - TEXTBEFORE and TEXTAFTER. These text functions are exclusive to Microsoft 365 and can help you extract specific parts of a text
Microsoft PowerPoint
Getting Started with Copilot To utilize Copilot, you can simply open PowerPoint and navigate to the Home tab. It's important to note that Copilot is located next to the Designer feature. Once you have found Copilot, you can begin using it to create stunning presentations. Creating a Presentation
Microsoft Excel
Mastering Excel is a critical skill for many professionals across various industries. Among the many features Excel offers, conditional formatting stands out for its ability to visually highlight important data. This feature enables users to set rules that automatically format cells based on their content, making it easier to analyze
Microsoft Excel
Introduction to Copilot in Excel Excel has long been the go-to tool for managing and analyzing data. Now, with the introduction of Copilot in Excel, users have a powerful new assistant to help streamline their workflows. Copilot in Excel is designed to understand natural language queries, making it easier than
Microsoft Teams
Microsoft Teams is a powerful collaboration tool that offers a wide range of features to enhance productivity and communication within organizations. However, as with any software, there are sometimes features that were available in previous versions that do not carry over to newer versions. In this blog post, we will
Microsoft Excel
The Power of Conditional Formatting In this blog post, we will explore the concept of Conditional Formatting in Microsoft Excel. Conditional formatting is a powerful feature that allows users to highlight cells that meet specific criteria, highlight numbers over or below the average, and use Data Bars. By using conditional
Microsoft Excel
Using Power Query in Excel to Manage Email Addresses If you have emails in Outlook and need to extract the email addresses, it can be daunting, especially when dealing with many emails. In this blog, we will explore how to use Power Query to efficiently break down email addresses from
Microsoft Excel
You can set up a relationship with two or more tables in Excel to create a PivotTable. XLOOKUP and VLOOOKUP also work, but you can skip those great functions and set up Relationships. For example, one Excel table contains the Employee ID and name. A second table contains the Employee
Microsoft Teams
NEW Teams was released in preview mode in March 2023. There are currently two versions of Teams, and depending on your settings, you can easily switch between them. Classic Teams and New Teams (aka Teams 2.0). At some point in 2024, Classic Teams will go away. Microsoft keeps launching