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How to easily send large files for free | Free File Transfer Tool
Sending the files through the service I demonstrate in this article is effortless, fast and has great features.
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Microsoft Excel
Chris Menard's Training Roundup | Issue #2
Posted on: 08/07/2020 Welcome to the second issue of my Training Roundup! You're receiving this email because you have subscribed on my website ChrisMenardTraining.com at some point in the previous weeks. The Training Roundup | Issue #2 1. Microsoft continues to add new Excel templates and
Zoom
Zoom update: Filters, Lighting, and PowerPower as a background
Zoom has released a major update on August 4, 2020. It is Zoom's best update for 2020.
Microsoft Teams
Microsoft Teams Meetings Update: New Features for Pop-out Meetings, Focus Mode, Meeting Notes and more | July 2020
Microsoft has some major features scheduled for release for Microsoft Teams, particularly to do with Meetings. There are several improvements this month and I'll present them all to you below. How to turn on the new meeting experience Before we begin, you need to check if you have
Microsoft Outlook
Create a Poll in an Outlook Email
Outlook now allows you to create a poll in an email quickly. This works with in conjunction with Microsoft Forms, and you do NOT have to go to Forms to use this feature. You create your poll directly in the Outlook email. It is called a Quick Poll. This is
Zoom
Three TIPS for Sharing Your Screen, Before You Start a Zoom Meeting
Here are three tips if you're going to be in a Zoom meeting and you're going to be sharing your entire screen. This applies, not just to Zoom meetings, but any online meeting platform that has a screen sharing facility. It doesn’t matter if you&
Microsoft Excel
Chris Menard's Training Roundup | Issue #1
1. Microsoft just added the Zip Code Data Type in Excel. Unlike the Geography Data Type, which only shows data for countries, states and cities, the Zip Code Data Type returns things like household income, latitude, longitude, population by marital status, water and land areas and much more. Watch the
Microsoft Excel
Excel Automatic Data Type: Dog Breeds and Diseases
Excel's Automatic Data Types is an awesome feature. There are over 50 different data Automatic data types, not including the specific types listed when you go to Data - Data Types group. Excel's Automatic data types can recognize similar data. In this video, I type in
Microsoft Excel
Zip Code Data Type in Excel
Excel now has a **Zip Code data type**. The Zip Code data type is new and is currently available to only Beta Channel Excel users. It should be released soon to all Microsoft 365 subscribers and Excel for the web. To use the Zip Code data type 1. Select your
Microsoft Teams
Teams download custom background images for Family Guy, the Simpsons and other shows
Fox has created backgrounds you can use as custom images in Teams meetings. The background images include The Simpsons, Family Guy, The Masked Singer, LEGO Masters, Bob's Burgers, and others. Fox's webpage to get images to download to Teams https://www.fox.com/article/fox-microsoft-teams-backgrounds-5e9faad3ab88be0019e77ed3/ Images
Zoom
Zoom Passcodes will be required for all meetings or a Waiting Room enabled starting July 19th
Zoom Passcodes are going to be required, OR a waiting room must be enabled for all zoom meetings from July 19, 2020.
Microsoft Teams
Teams Add Your Own Virtual Background Directly in Teams
Teams is known for the popular blurry background effect and soon added pre-installed backgrounds. Now Teams allow custom backgrounds to be added.