Microsoft Office Blog by Chris Menard

Excel Charts vs PivotCharts | Comparison | Which is Best?

Which is best in Excel? Classic CHARTS or PIVOTCHARTS? In today's Excel video, I show you both ways of creating charts in Excel, show you step by step what's involved in each method and which one is the most flexible, powerful and which one I prefer.

Excel Distinct Count with a PivotTable

PivotTables in Excel can create a Distinct Count. An example of a distinct count is we had five orders in one day, but three orders were placed by the same customer. I want to know we have five orders from three customers.

Saving Chats and Conversations in Microsoft Teams | 5 TIPS

Saving chats and channel conversations in Microsoft Teams helps you reference old discussions, go back to questions or things you want to remember from your conversations with your colleagues.

Calculated Items in an Excel PivotTable

Excel PivotTables have calculated fields and calculated items. In this video, I'm going to take a field called Year, which has 2022 and 2021 in it and create a calculated item.

Insert Online Videos in Microsoft Word and Troubleshooting Tips

Inserting videos from the web inside a Word document is easy. You can link to a video from a document, using the Insert Hyperlink function, but you are also able to insert the actual video in Word, so it shows the thumbnail and you can access playback.

OneDrive Five Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) Answered

OneDrive is Microsoft's cloud storage where you can store, share, and sync your work files. In this short video, I answer five frequently asked questions about OneDrive for Work or School.

PowerPoint Hide & Unhide slides now have different commands

In PowerPoint, it was unclear how to unhide a slide. Previously, when you wanted to hide a slide, you right-clicked the slide and selected Hide. But to unhide the slide, the command still showed Hide instead of Unhide. Now, the command for unhiding is correctly labeled Unhide Slide.

Ally Bank Smart Savings with Buckets and Boosters

Ally Bank has Buckets and Boosters to assist in optimizing savings. Buckets are digital envelopes. You can have 10 buckets in your savings account.

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Zoom - Record Separate Audio Tracks for easy editing

Zoom has a great feature where you can separate audio tracks. Most Zoom users aren't aware that they can record audio files on separate tracks. This feature is beneficial for content creators such as Livestreams, Podcasters, and anyone doing interviews.

OneNote - SORT PAGES - New Feature - 2022

Previously, in OneNote, if you wanted to sort pages, you had to drag them around manually. Now, you can sort your pages in OneNote automatically!

Breaks in Microsoft Word: Page, Section, Column break with examples

Handling complex documents in Word couldn't be easier when you understand how section and page breaks function in Word.