It is possible to add videos to a PowerPoint Kiosk or self-running presentation. Recently we’ve talked about Self-running of kiosk display in PowerPoint as well as the related PowerPoint Photo Album feature. But what about video’s? You can add videos to a PowerPoint presentation, you’ve been able to do that for years but it’s become […]
How to type the ‘Numero’ symbol and other special characters – there’s many ways to do it in Word and Office. It all started with a single, seemingly simple, question from a reader. As often happens, the question opens up a whole range of options in Office Entering the Numero sign “How can I enter the […]
How to get a ‘Chalkboard’ or ‘Whiteboard’ effect in Microsoft Word. Recently we talked about Text Boxes in Word and how to get various looks for sidebars and columns. How about copying the ‘chalkboard’ or ‘Whiteboard’ effect for a different style of text box not offered by Microsoft in their text box gallery. Here’s some […]
We’ve all seen the standard Find/Replace in Microsoft Word, either the ‘new’ pane or the older dialog box. Like so much else in Word, there’s a lot more available than the obvious features. Here’s a look at some of tricks. Press Ctrl + F to start a Find. In recent versions of Word, the Navigation […]
How to make an Excel chart that changes as you add more cells or rows is really simple these days. Forget all the old stuff about named ranges or changing the Chart data. Setup your Excel list correctly and any linked charts will update automaticall. In a recent article we looked at making a chart […]