TECH TREATS

TECH TREAT of the MONTH - FEBRUARY 2018

You're going to LOVE this easy way in GOOGLE CHROME to
create a DESKTOP SHORTCUT for a WEBPAGE!

EXCEL - FIND & REPLACE CELL COLORS

Did you know that you can use FIND & REPLACE in EXCEL to change cell colors in a spreadsheet? This is how you do it!

GOOGLE DRIVE - PREVIEW BUTTON

Use the PREVIEW button in GOOGLE DRIVE to scroll through and view multiple documents in a folder.

GMAIL - LABELS

Did you resolve to organize your email this year? GMAIL LABELS are just what you need! You can even hide last year's LABELS for a fresh start!

You can hide Labels so that they don't appear in your Label List but they're not deleted. This can be done by clicking the down arrow next to the Label and selecting Hide in Label List. You can also do this by clicking on Settings and Labels. This would be a great way to organize in the new year. You could remove Labels from a previous year so that they don't clog up your Label List but you would still have them for reference.

TECH TREAT of the MONTH - JANUARY 2018

Start your NEW YEAR off right by using LABELS to organize your GMAIL!

NEW GOOGLE CALENDAR - SHARE WITH GROUP

It's so much easier with the NEW GOOGLE CALENDAR to SHARE with a GROUP because the NEW Google Calendar recognizes created Groups.

GOOGLE CALENDAR - NEW GOOGLE CALENDAR

GOOGLE CALENDAR has a NEW Look! I think you're going to love it! I do!

If you use certain words in the description of your event, Google has a picture for that event. For instance, if you use "breakfast", "lunch", or "dinner" Google will put a picture of one of those on your event. Google will also put a picture on the event if you use the name of the holiday (try Christmas and New Years Day!) or use the words "wedding", "bridal shower", "baby shower", etc.

TECH TREAT of the MONTH - DECEMBER 2017

Check out the NEW GOOGLE CALENDAR! What a great CHRISTMAS treat!

GOOGLE CALENDAR - SHARE WITH LARGE GROUP

Need to SHARE your GOOGLE CALENDAR with staff or a LARGE GROUP of people? Here's a little trick! Don't type all of those emails!

GOOGLE SHEETS - DROPDOWN LIST

If you want consistent information in your GOOGLE SHEET, control what's entered in your Sheet by using a DROPDOWN LIST.

EXCEL - INSERT DROPDOWN LIST

INSERT a DROPDOWN LIST in EXCEL to control what's entered in your spreadsheet. I'm all about control - except in real life!

Inserting a dropdown list in Excel works best if you create your list ahead of time. I type the list on another sheet within the spreadsheet so that it's easy to access. If you need to edit your dropdown list, you can just edit the list on the other sheet and it will update the dropdown. You can even have multiple lists on the sheet if you have other questions that need a dropdown list. I also hide the sheet with the list so that it can't be accessed by other people. To do this, right click over the sheet tab and select Hide.

TECH TREAT of the MONTH - NOVEMBER 2017

You'll be THANKFUL that you learned in EXCEL how to INSERT A DROPDOWN LIST!

POWERPOINT - REUSE SLIDES

Add slides from another POWERPOINT to your presentation with REUSE SLIDES. It's a great hidden Tech Treat!

WINDOWS - SNIPPING TOOL

Find the SNIPPING TOOL in Windows installed apps, pin to taskbar, and start snipping! One of my Favorites!

WORD - SAVE AS PDF

If you don't want your WORD document to be altered when other people open it - SAVE IT AS A PDF! It's so easy to do!

PDF actually stands for Portable Document Format so the name tells you that it's meant for documents that are being sent. One of my pet peeves is when people send official documents to me in Word format. I'm always astounded that they aren't worried about the document being altered. On the reverse side of SAVE AS PDF is the most common question that I get asked - "How do I edit a PDF?" The main reason that I usually SAVE AS A PDF is so that my document can't be edited! Most people don't really understand that PDFs are not meant to be edited but that doesn't stop them from trying - or asking!