http://www.microsofttraining.net/article/ Articles written about Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Access, Project, Outlook) and Adobe Dreamweaver en Sat, 25 May 2013 07:20:03 GMT Sat, 25 May 2013 07:20:03 GMT http://www.microsofttraining.net/rss-feeds.php Understanding the merits of professional consultation within any organisation is pivotal when it's time to embark on training and installing new software. Once you have decided that you can increase staff productivity by upgrading software, a vital part of the process is to ensure that staff understand those benefit too. If they feel change is im... http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-2082-use-professional-consultation-get-best-out-staff-training-programmes.html Thu, 18 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-2082-use-professional-consultation-get-best-out-staff-training-programmes.html The convert function is used to change data from one unit type to another in Excel. It is an engineering function and can be located in version 2010 on the Formulas section of the ribbon as follows; More functions>Engineering>convert. When I first started using this function, I was converting dates and times and had no idea there was such a hug... http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-2079-how-use-convert-function-in-excel.html Thu, 24 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-2079-how-use-convert-function-in-excel.html Companies are reviewing new ways to cut costs and reduce their carbon footprint, from ensuring PCs are powered down when not in use, to considering remote systems to undertake power-ups. With many organisations under intense pressure to save where they can, reorganisations, takeovers, mergers, downsizings, joint ventures, and other major changes a... http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-2080-inefficiency-dont-pay-price.html Thu, 24 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-2080-inefficiency-dont-pay-price.html If you feel that you're constantly being pulled in different directions when you're trying to keep on top of your day to day tasks, then chances are that this is a problem running through the entire workplace. Budget constraints; getting to grips with software challenges; the need to get quick returns on investment and optimise costs; and the reluc... http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-2081-how-avoid-cost-inefficiency.html Thu, 24 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-2081-how-avoid-cost-inefficiency.html Unfortunately in these times downsizing a team does not always mean losing dead wood. It does not create a happy team where the surplus people who weren't doing anything are now gone. It means fewer people doing more work. In this way your team need to have top notch Excel skills and the latest Excel package in order to increase their productivity ... http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-2074-upgrade-your-teams-excel-skills-when-downsizing.html Wed, 23 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-2074-upgrade-your-teams-excel-skills-when-downsizing.html In a pre-Microsoft Office era, a financial team may have consisted of one or two people, working solely with "old school" tools - calculators, pens, paper, and typewriters to produce the report. Contrast that with today's hectic Finance Teams (sometimes containing dozens of team members), collaborating online and in the office with a myriad of soft... http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-2075-finance-teams-embrace-automation-with-ms-office.html Wed, 23 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-2075-finance-teams-embrace-automation-with-ms-office.html Why are so many managers from SMEs to major corporations turning to automated processes using Microsoft Office software? The answer is simple - because doing this can achieve great efficiency savings by releasing staff from manually transferring data between applications such as Access, Excel and Outlook and allows staff to focus more on increasin... http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-2076-automate-your-business-with-microsoft-office-and-excel.html Wed, 23 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-2076-automate-your-business-with-microsoft-office-and-excel.html Does this situation sound familiar? You've taken up a new post analyzing financial data in a larger locally based retail organisation, and you discover there are vast amounts of tabular data being gathered from all parts of the business, and all this data lands on your desk. Your manager wants you to use Excel to regularly produce a great variety o... http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-2077-retail-therapy-with-microsoft-office.html Wed, 23 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-2077-retail-therapy-with-microsoft-office.html The need for keeping a careful eye on your budget has never been greater. Some smaller companies can rise or fall depending on how well they can manage, review and forecast their budgets - from profit and loss to staffing and facilities. It all adds up, and if you lose track, you could lose the business completely. This has happened time and ti... http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-2078-accurate-forecasting-with-microsoft-office-excel-in-turbulent-times.html Wed, 23 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-2078-accurate-forecasting-with-microsoft-office-excel-in-turbulent-times.html Most offices have a range of people, with a range of abilities in different areas, doing a range of jobs. There are, however, staples that run through the entire team and one of those is Microsoft Excel. Regardless of the job being done, the chances are that Excel will be a viable tool for your employee. But what happens if some people are expe... http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-2073-get-more-from-your-staff-upgrade-their-excel-skills.html Mon, 21 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-2073-get-more-from-your-staff-upgrade-their-excel-skills.html How often have you slapped your palm on a sturdy piece of old oak furniture and declared that, in those days, they built things to last? Oh, admit it, you know you have. We all have. It's probably true; a nice, solid chest of drawers that's held together without any trouble for a hundred years is more than likely going to have been constructed b... http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-2071-update-software-and-make-better-future.html Fri, 18 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-2071-update-software-and-make-better-future.html The world has been turned upside down. In fact, to be honest, it hasn't merely been turned upside down, but also spun about, pulled this way and that, and shaken until the loose change fell out of its pockets. The smooth, straight road onward has become a rollercoaster with a few loose bolts; the calm duckpond on which we floated untroubled sudde... http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-2072-how-office-can-help-you-ride-out-economic-storm.html Fri, 18 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-2072-how-office-can-help-you-ride-out-economic-storm.html Some workplace tasks are completed much quicker when you use software, but how do you know if you are getting the best out of the program? What are the tell-tale signs that you could get more out of the program with some targeted training? Programs are designed to be easy to use and with a bit of knowledge and practise you can really benefit fr... http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-2069-you-know-you-need-excel-training-when.html Thu, 17 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-2069-you-know-you-need-excel-training-when.html This year's Olympics is one of the most highly anticipated events across the world, as 205 nations compete in 300 events for gold trophies. To make this all happen has taken years of planning and tremendous effort, as well as commitment on an individual, business and country level. On July 27th the spectacular opening ceremony will kick start th... http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-2070-microsoft-office-unsung-hero-in-olympics.html Thu, 17 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-2070-microsoft-office-unsung-hero-in-olympics.html Since Microsoft Office is one of the most popular business suites ever created, it's likely that you'll come across it several times (or constantly) in your personal or working life. These days, if you're employed in an office environment then it's very likely that you'll have to learn one or more programmes that make up the whole office suite. ... http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-2067-being-trained-up-on-office.html Thu, 29 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-2067-being-trained-up-on-office.html