Transcript Did-You-Know Hidden Microsoft Functions

Did You Know ?
Secret-Shortcuts
Hidden Features and Functions
in Windows-7 and Microsoft Office
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Andrew WS Ainger 20121107
Did You Know ?. . .
…that Microsoft Office contains over
1,000
‘Functions and Features’
Source: http://www.information-management.com/issues/21_6/three-technology-trends-you-cannot-ignore-10021494-1.html?pg=1
Of these 1,000 functions, the average
office user uses about …
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Of these 1,000 functions, the average
office user uses about …
10
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Why?...
Because 990 of these functions
are HIDDEN!
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The good news is that our competitors are
using the same 10 features
and shortcuts
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The good news is that our competitors are
using the same 10 features
and shortcuts
What this means though is that we're not
getting any true competitive advantage
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So we need to ask:
What features would be great for our sales
group (or HR, or accounting department, or
systems people, etc.) ?…..
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… features that are so buried
in the software that
no one knows they exist?
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Most departments don’t ask
because they are too busy.
So, if we're not asking, who is? Who in our
organisation is looking at the tools we
already have and asking if they are being
under-used?
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Chances are the answer is
“no one.”
As such, it’s safe to say that all our
ICT tools are under-utilised
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So, if we could ALL try and identify
just ONE function or feature that WE
find useful, and
SHARE it with others,
we could become
more competitive!
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Did You Know that
in Microsoft WORD for example…
Shift + F5
returns you to the place you edited last,
even if was the week
before you went on holiday!
Source: http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/word-help/keyboard-shortcuts-for-microsoft-word-HP010370109.aspx
In Microsoft EXCEL …..
CTRL + ;
Enters the date
Source: http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/word-help/keyboard-shortcuts-for-microsoft-word-HP010370109.aspx
And then there is always the old
Windows-7 trick of . . .
Ctrl + Alt + the down arrow key
Source: http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/w7itproui/thread/0d1dd848-7d44-4934-9ffb-ee1fcb20555b
So, can we try and collect the most useful
features we use in our department?
So, can we try and collect the most useful
features we use in our department?
Remember, the
“more we learn the more we earn”
and the more competitive we become!
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Please e-mail your favourite
features and shortcuts to the:
[email protected]
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