Is My PC Computer Up to Date? Are Windows Updates Working?

How do I know if my PC computer is up to date?  Microsoft presets any computer to get updates automatically. …

Windows 11 Microsoft 365 / Office 365 Update: Quick Access Toolbar & Menu Tabs, and the Colorful Office Theme

If you upgrade to Windows 11, you will find that your Microsoft 365 / Office 365 will soon change their…

Windows 11 First Look: Settings, Changes

Upgrade I upgraded to Windows 11 last night.  It took over an hour, but I did not have to be…

Excel: Drop-Down Menus, aka, Data Validation

Years ago, I worked at a university, and I was hiring student workers to help with data entry. The highest…

Excel Absolute and Relative Cell References: Multiplication Table

How to explain the difference between using a relative and absolute cell reference in a basic Excel formula? I know…

Excel Dates: Birthdays and Ages Spreadsheet

You are rushing to get your niece a birthday card before her birthday, and you cannot remember how old she…

Publisher’s Master Page – Putting Something on Every Page

Let’s say you are creating a four-page newsletter or booklet.  You want a little bar of color across the top…

Publisher – Creating an Avery Template

Avery makes printable cards, postcards, business cards, and labels, right? But how do you get your images and words onto…

Publisher Templates – Less Work, More Play – Create Greeting Cards, Labels, Postcards, and More

Publisher was created for Desktop Publisher.  Microsoft pays their designers to create samples just for you, their subscriber.  Do you…

Publisher Lessons

One of my students asked about Publisher, so I created a few lessons covering the basics. Once you have these…