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MS Office | The alternative way to remove the mini toolbar from Word, Excel or PowerPoint

As Microsoft Office has evolved, new features have been introduced that you may not find to be all that useful. For us one such feature is the mini toolbar. Which is a secondary menu that will appear if you perform a right click with your mouse…

Enable a ruler and formatting marks in Microsoft Word

When collaborating with others, or having to format a document in Microsoft Word. We like to leave two functions permanently enabled. The ruler which is an obvious visual aid that will help with positioning various objects on a page. And formatting…

How to see hidden file extensions in Windows 11

In Windows 11, file extensions are hidden by default, making it tough to figure out what a file is. But hey, we’ve got a trick up our sleeves! In this video, we’ll show you how to reveal those hidden file extensions and make your computer a little…

How to setup a new Windows PC with a local user account

While Microsoft has made it more difficult to sign into Windows using a local account. If you are someone who prefers to use a local user account rather than a Microsoft account. In our quick notes we provide you with a number of different options to…

What’s in my tech toolkit | A Victorinox Cyber Tool M

One of the first tools that we added to our tech tool kit, was a Victorinox Cyber Tool M Swiss Army knife. Which is a 32 function tool that is very useful for general purpose tasks. However where this tool really shines is if you don’t have the…

MS Excel | combine data with the CONCAT function

As you become more proficient with Microsoft Excel, it’s conceivable that you might find yourself in a situation where you need to concatenate. Which is where we link or chain together data into a series. For example you might need to chain…

How to turn off the Startup screen in Microsoft Word

By default when you start Microsoft Word, you will be presented with a startup screen. While the aim of the startup screen is to help you get started with creating or editing a document. It can be distracting and unnecessary. So in this video we…

10 tips for a new Nintendo Switch 2 user

If you just got a new Switch 2, or even the original Nintendo Switch. There are a number of things you need to know or do before you start playing games. So in this video we take a look at 10 actions or settings that we think are useful to know…

MS Excel | Customise your instance of Excel

The default layout for Microsoft Excel, can be both distracting and a little intimidating. Particularly if you are new to Excel. So it’s lucky that there are a number of settings that we can use, to customise and de-clutter this application…

MS Word | Use Text to Speech

Built into Microsoft Word is the ability to have your computer read back the text that you wrote. Something that is very useful if you are trying to proof-read your work. So in this video we take a quick look at this feature. Note: If you are…