CCI Tech Tip Tuesdays

You have several programs open and you don't want to miss anything!  In Windows 10 you can quickly snap windows next to each other so you can split the screen evenly between 2 - 4 applications. Using your keyboard: Hit Windows + Left Arrow to snap a window to the left side of the screen or Windows + Right Arrow to snap it to the right. If you want your application to take up a quarter of the screen, hit Windows + Up Arrow or Windows + Down Arrow after you snap it to the left or right and it will move into the corner, taking up less room. Using your mouse: drag a window all the way to the left or right side of the screen if you want it to take up half or into the corner if you want it to take up a quarter of the space. Learn more about how to use Windows snap function.

Excel is great for recording data, but how can you quickly analyze all that information?  Sometimes a pivot table is the answer to help us quickly summarize, explore and present data.  Using the visual interface, you can quickly summarize information by categories into easy to manipulate tables, and even view them as charts.   Initial data   Quick and easy pivot table   Click here for an overview on what pivot tables are. Click here for a tutorial on using pivot tables .  

There are many, many useful shortcut keys to help you do your work faster and more efficiently.  Today we'll share the keys for copying, cutting and pasting.  These shortcut keys can be used across most programs, for example in Word, Excel or Outlook, but also to copy text from a website and paste them into Word or even a Skype chat window. Simply select the text you are interested in, and then press Ctrl + C for copy (command if you are on a Mac), or Ctrl + X to cut the text.  To paste text, use Ctrl + V . Learn more here.    

Did you know that using Skype for Business you can really easily share your screen with a colleague?  And you don't have to share you entire desktop, you can easily just select one program (Excel or Internet Explorer, for example) to share. Click here to learn more.