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The Alt key doesn't always get much love. However it has some pretty cool functionality. Watch this short video to see a couple of our favourite ones in Word. https://youtu.be/JvhrGsevMl0  

Applying colour can help to make key data stand out. You can now do this in SharePoint to highlight due dates, status and numbers. Watch this short video to see how. https://youtu.be/uoRielD_ba8

Trying to make your slides look good can be a tiring and unrewarding process. Instead of getting frustrated use the Design Ideas feature to quickly turn your slides into something cool and stylish. Watch this short video to see how. https://youtu.be/7VJVjfSqGEk

OneNote has all sorts of uses and cool functions. In this short video you'll see how to use it for calculations. https://youtu.be/Fek16cfpr5c

PowerPoint is generally used to create slides to support presentations. However you can use it for all sorts of other things including training. By inserting a Form you'll be able to take this to another level by adding surveys and quizzes to your PowerPoints....

Diagrams can often make processes easier to understand. As long as you can enter text, SmartArt will do the hard work for you. SmartArt can be found in Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint and Word. Watch this short video to see how to create a process diagram....

Have you ever entered a phone number that starts with a zero or a code that start with zeros into Excel. If you have the zeros usually disappear. Watch this short video to see how you can keep those leading zeroes. https://youtu.be/5RQ_cTqWA9M  

Excel has lots of smarts for us to use. Here is one that will help you make it easier to control and input data. Watch this short video to see how. https://youtu.be/501wcDso-SY  

Need to capture text from photos, scans or PDFs. The full version of OneNote makes it easy with its built in character recognition tool. Watch this short video to see how it is done. https://youtu.be/aDmBEKVLeP4