Whether you have good vibrations for Macs, or too much respect for Windows to consider any other operating system, enough software and cloud solutions are available to meet your needs!
MS Office for Mac is a robust version of Office that is very similar (almost identical) to Office for Windows.
JFF… (Just For Fun)
In this issue:
On April 8, 2014, Microsoft will no longer support or update Windows XP or Office 2003. What does this mean? These programs will be even more vulnerable to outside attacks. Take action before you get in a lurch!
They will still work but, and it’s a big BUT…You could be facing serious security and compliance issues if you continue to use these programs.
At our last Lunch'n'Learn, we heard some great strategies to improve our productivity with Outlook. Here's one more:
I've been using an Outlook add-in called SimplyFile for several years and simply can't live without it. It watches your email filing habits and learns where would typically file an email message from a particular person or with a common subject line.
Sadly, I recently lost both of my maternal grandparents within the space of 4 weeks. They had a long and happy life together with over 70+ years of marriage. I will love and cherish my memories of them both.
Happily, technology makes this so much easier to do.
I'm always looking for ways to use my software, especially Outlook, more effectively. Here's a few of my favorites:
Outlook Tip #1: Was an important message sent to the Junk E-mail folder? If an item gets moved to your Junk E-mail folder by mistake, select the message, and then press CTRL+ ALT+J.
Outlook Tip #2: Keep track of messages that require action.
Recently, a colleague sent me an Excel spreadsheet with the first column (Column A) hidden.
It took me a few minutes to realize what was going on--I could see a partial word in Column B and simply thought I needed to adjust the column width. After fiddling with it for a few minutes, I realized that Column A was hidden and that the partial word was simply a word in Column A that continued into the Column B cell which didn't happen to have any data.
Portable Document Format or PDF files have become the preferred document interchange standard for all users regardless of the file type. Late last year, Adobe launched CreatePDF, a cloud-based application that allows you to make PDF files online fast.
I don't know about you, but I have certainly sent an email or two that was not interpreted the way I intended. Invariably, it means that someone took offense to something you typed quite innocently.If this has happened to you, then you might want to check out ToneCheck, a new plug-in for Microsoft Outlook.
I don't know about you but keeping up with my email is a daunting task. On an average day, I receive somewhere between 200-400 emails. Sifting through the noise to pinpoint the important messages can be a real challenge. I've always been on a quest to effectively manage my email and am fortunate to have two clients who I feel are shining examples of effective email management.
