Top 20 Microsoft Office 2013 or Office 365 Tricks and Tips for Beginners
Jumping in to Microsoft Office 2013 or Office 365? Get started fast with these 20 tools, tricks, and tips for absolute beginners or those upgrading from previous versions of Office. These tips apply to multiple programs, if not all those offered in your suite.
Design Themes make it easy to create a polished document. These are a collection of formatting such as colors, background, and other styles. Also check out How to Use Design Themes in Microsoft Office.More »
Tables and charts are popular among Microsoft Office users. Check out these improvements for creating these more easily. Also, check out Excel 2013's new Quick Analysis Tools.More »
Make your messages pop with special formatting and effects to augment your words. For example, a Dropcap can be a cool way to start out a paragraph. The first letter is quite large compared to the rest of the paragraph and drops below the first line.More »
1. Open or Create a New Microsoft Office Document
You will notice a few differences in Office 2013 or Office 365 including a Start Screen, but don't let that throw you. Here's how to author or open documents.More »
2. Use Fresh, New Templates
Using Office 2013 or Office 365 means access to a whole bunch of new templates. Take advantage of these pre-made document tools.More »
3. Resume Reading
Some Microsoft Office programs now prompt you to return to where you last edited. You may have already noticed this popping up at the side of your screen.More »4. Navigation - Mouse, Touch Screen, & Keyboard Shortcuts
Office 2013 has features for touch-enabled devices, including OneNote Inking featured in this link. You can of course still utilize Mouse, Touch Screen, or Keyboard Shortcuts to get around in a given program.More »
5. Utilize Design Themes and Theme Families
Design Themes make it easy to create a polished document. These are a collection of formatting such as colors, background, and other styles. Also check out How to Use Design Themes in Microsoft Office.More »
6. Cut, Copy, and Paste
Creating and editing documents involves a lot of moving text or objects around. Here's how.More »
7. Flash Fill
Microsoft Excel 2013 features a new way of populating data. This is one of the hottest new features for spreadsheets and could save you a ton of time!More »
8. Charts & Tables - One-click Columns or Rows, Border Painter,& Borders Gallery
Tables and charts are popular among Microsoft Office users. Check out these improvements for creating these more easily. Also, check out Excel 2013's new Quick Analysis Tools.More »
9. Font and Text Effects
Make your messages pop with special formatting and effects to augment your words. For example, a Dropcap can be a cool way to start out a paragraph. The first letter is quite large compared to the rest of the paragraph and drops below the first line.More »
