Microsoft Outlook
Scheduling a Teams meeting is easy to do. I get asked a lot if I should schedule from Teams or Outlook? I'll cover the pros and cons of scheduling in Teams vs. Outlook, and I'll discuss a few new features in Teams and even show how
Zoom
Zoom allows you to Mute All participants as a host and previously allowed you to Unmute all. Unmute all was removed in May 2020. It was determined it was a privacy issue to unmute all.
Microsoft Excel
Do you need to add or subtract time in Excel? Some time calculations are easy, but depending on how the time is entered, you may need to use the TIME function or formula to add or subtract time. For example, if you have 9am in B2, and in cell C2,
Zoom
Zoom has made it easy to share and play video files in a meeting. Part of the 5.5.0 update on 2/1/2021 allows you to select a video file and Zoom immediately opens the file, shares audio, and plays the video as shared content. The host has
Zoom
Zoom's latest update, 5.5.0, came out on February 1, 2021. One of the many new features is the ability to blur your background. You can still select a specific virtual background, but the blurred background is a great feature if you need added privacy. YouTube video
Microsoft Outlook
The Sweep feature in Outlook gives you options to automatically delete all incoming emails from a particular sender, to keep only the latest email, or to delete emails older than 10 days (which I use all the time). Sweep is a great way of keeping your inbox clean. YouTube video
Microsoft Forms
Microsoft Forms allows you to create a survey with multiple question types. One of the new question types is the **File upload**. So users can now upload files in a survey! This is an awesome feature. The files are stored in a SharePoint folder and automatically marked with the person&
Microsoft Word
The Dictate feature in Word and Outlook has been greatly improved. Dictate will now allow Auto Punctuation, Voice Commands, and a Profanity Filter.
Zoom
Zoom's Waiting Room & Breakout Rooms are both great features. One of the issues addressed with **Zoom 5.4.9** released on **January 11, 2021**, is if the Host was in a breakout room, the host didn't know if someone was in the Waiting Room. This
Microsoft Teams
Share PowerPoint slides in a meeting If you're a presenter and choose to share a PowerPoint file in a meeting, you will have some behind-the-scenes capabilities with the new **presenter view**. As the presenter you will see - the current slide - the slide notes - thumbnail strip
Microsoft Excel
The TODAY function returns the current date. The TODAY function is updated continuously when a worksheet is opened. For example: if you use the TODAY function in cell B1, it will show today's date. Assume that today is 12/21/2021. Tomorrow, it will have the correct date
OneNote
Microsoft OneNote allows you to copy the text from a picture or image. OneNote supports Optical Character Recognition (OCR), which allows you to copy text from an image or picture and paste it on your notes or another application, like Word or Outlook, so you can edit the text. Another