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Chris Menard's Training Roundup | Issue #4 | Excel tips and tricks, Zoom Meetings updates and more

Issue #4 of The Training Roundup, free update magazine by email, with news and training for Microsoft Office, Excel, Zoom, Teams, Remote Working software and more!

Self-select Breakout Rooms in Zoom

Zoom now allows participants to choose their own Breakout Rooms with no assistance from the host. This new feature in Zoom 5.3.0 will enable participants to self-select their own breakout rooms.

Chris Menard's Training Roundup | Issue #3

Issue #3 of The Training Roundup, free update magazine by email, with news and training for Microsoft Office, Zoom, Teams, Remote Working software and more!

ZOOM Rearrange Videos in Gallery View

Zoom's version 5.2.2. allows you to rearrange the videos in the gallery view in any order you want, during a Zoom meeting. You can move the videos to show you or other participants anywhere you like

Zoom New Feature: Request consent to unmute participants

Zoom has added a great feature that allows the host to Unmute participants using pre-approved consent. This update is part of Zoom 5.2.1, which came out on 8/17/2020, and can be downloaded for free or you can update in your Zoom app settings.

How to easily send large files for free | Free File Transfer Tool

If you try to transfer large files to someone and attempt to send the files by email, you may hit the 25 MB attachment limit that most email services have. If you need to send someone one or more large files, you could upload them to the various cloud storage services out there, but that may be too involved, too many steps and sign-ups, etc.

Excel: College Decision Helper Template

Whether you want to attend a large public university or a small private college, knowing all about the schools you're considering is essential to making a good decision.

Chris Menard's Training Roundup | Issue #2

Issue 2 of my training roundup - frequent news and updates from the business training world, available as a free subscription.

Zoom update: Filters, Lighting, and PowerPower as a background

Zoom's August update is one of the best Zoom updates! Included are part of Zoom's August 2020 update. There are 11 new/enhanced features for Zoom Meetings in this update.

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

Create a Poll in an Outlook email

Outlook now allows you to quickly create a poll in an email. This works with in conjunction with Microsoft Forms, but you do NOT have to go to Forms to use this feature. You create your poll directly in the email.

Three TIPS for Sharing Your Screen, Before You Start a Zoom Meeting

Here's how to prepare your desktop for a Zoom meeting during which you'll have to share your screen. Make sure things are prepared to reduce distraction and embarrassment.