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How should I prepare for a successful video meeting?
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How Should I Prepare for a Successful Video Meeting?

How should I prepare for a successful video meeting?

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Before COVID-19 drove us all indoors, I enjoyed the occasional game of golf. Golf has a somewhat stuffy reputation, with some justification. It is particularly well known for its mysterious etiquette, a set of usually unwritten rules, completely separate to the technical rules of the sport but apparently almost equally important. Players are expected to observe this etiquette or face some very severe tutting and muttering. Woe betide you if you tread on the line of another player’s putt. 

Golf is very long established game, so the etiquette has had time to evolve and become part of the game’s culture. Whatever your opinion of its principles, it certainly does create a consistent level of behaviour recognisable in clubs across the world. And much of it is well intended, for example to prevent slow play and show some respect for your fellow golfers. 

Video conferencing by contrast is a very young sport. It has recently experienced an explosion in new players thanks to COVID-19 and extensive home working. People are joining clubs such as Zoom, Teams and Skype and heading off ill prepared for 18 holes. If this were a real golf club, the impact would be quite anarchic and frightening – a load of novices turning up on the first tee with little experience, dodgy equipment and dubious technique. Balls flying in all directions, a few broken windows in the clubhouse and fury in the members’ bar as etiquette disintegrates. 

Can I get some help with Zoom?
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Can I Get Some Help With Zoom?

Can I get some help with Zoom?

Since March 2020 and the onset of COVID19, Zoom has become the “go to” video conferencing application. As a recipient of a Zoom meeting it is easy enough to work out and you need no special software installs other than the app to get started. If, however you have been asked to host a meeting then some additional requirements come into play

Where can I learn to use functions in Microsoft Excel?
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Where Can I Learn to Use Functions in Microsoft Excel?

Where can I learn to use functions in Microsoft Excel?

If you need to learn how to use functions in Excel and see how they can take your spreadsheets to the next level, then the video playlist below will be of value to you. A few of the topics covered here are:

  • How to use multiplication
  • How to add a conditional column
  • How to use the IF function
  • How to use the SUM function
Where can I get help with Microsoft Outlook?
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Where Can I Get Help With Microsoft Outlook?

Where can I get help with Microsoft Outlook?

If you are new to Microsoft Outlook, coming back to the workplace or just want to learn a bit more about the software you use every day, then the playlist of videos below will be of value to you, covering topics such as:

  • How to create tasks and to-dos
  • How to ignore conversations
  • How to schedule an online meeting using Teams or Skype for Business
  • How to get someones attention using @
  • How to use flags and reminders
Where can I get started with Microsoft Word?
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Where Can I Get Help With Microsoft Word?

Where can I get help with Microsoft Word?

For relative newbies to Microsoft Word, a selection of 18 videos covering topics such as:

  • How to insert a page break
  • How to insert a table
  • How to insert headers / footers
  • How to track changes in a Word document
  • How to create a table of contents
Where can I learn PowerPoint basics?
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Where Can I Learn PowerPoint Basics?

Where can I learn PowerPoint basics?

Been asked to create a presentation? Microsoft PowerPoint has great tools to help you. Learn here to use Powerpoint animations, 3D objects, templates and much more!

The playlist below contains 11 videos. Click on the menu at the top right of the video to select videos individually.

Can I use my mobile phone to scan documents?
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Can I Use My Mobile to Scan Documents?

Can I use my mobile to scan documents?

Especially useful for working from home during the COVID crisis, Microsoft Office Lens turns your mobile into a document scanner. Automatically cropping, adjusting and cleaning up your scanned document, you can then save to email or a multitude of other destinations including OneDrive and OneNote. You can even export to a searchable PDF or a Word Document that you can edit with OCR facilities. Available for IOS or Android and free of charge. Especially powerful if you have a Microsoft 365 Business Standard account and use mobile Microsoft Office, but not essential for basic functionality

How do I access Office 365 on the internet?
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How Do I Access Office 365 Email On The Internet?

How do I access Office 365 email on the internet?

Outlook Web Access (OWA) allows you to access your email from any computer and almost any browser  .. very handy if you haven’t got your laptop or PC!

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How do I setup Office 365 email on my phone?
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How Do I Setup Office 365 Email On My Phone?

How do I setup Office 365 email on my phone?

So, you have a new phone or have just migrated to Microsoft Office 365 and you want to know how to setup your email on your mobile or tablet. While both Android and Apple native email applications work just fine, by far the best experience is gained by using the Microsoft Outlook for Mobile app.

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How Do I Use Background Effects in Microsoft Teams?

A little behind its competitor Zoom, Microsoft has enhanced personal privacy of video conferencing in Teams by introducing “b...