If you have opted for an Apple Mac over a Windows PC laptop, either as a BYOD option provided by your employer or as a personal purchase, and find that inside that slim, silver case the Mac OS imposes serious limitations in the productivity software your firm uses, fret not; [...]
A client is committed to getting smarter with her Outlook management and is de-cluttering her inbox today and asked how she can view only unopened emails so she can run my email triage/action process on them. It is simple. But not everyone knows. So here’s how … […]
If your PDF resource is limited to a free PDF Reader and/or a free PDF Printer, you are limited in what you can do with PDF files. If you want to work smarter with Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint and many other programmes, especially in creating, editing and sharing information, [...]
I was working with a client in France yesterday. We were working on the challenges of managing competing priorities, multiple projects, imminent deadlines and – inevitably – the volume and quality of internal Microsoft Outlook email traffic. We were looking at how we could improve internal team communications through better [...]
I will be at the Learning Technologies Exhibition on 29th and 30th January in Olympia London. It is a great event combining 2 of my professional passions – Learning and, er – Technology. I have a few meetings lined up for both days already and if you want a 121 with [...]
Hi, Tim here again with a final Microsoft Excel tip for this year. This smarter working with Excel tip is about splitting comprehensive data in one cell into a number of discrete cells so you can manage the information easier within your CRM system. I use it when I get [...]
Hi, Tim Maybury here again with another Microsoft Excel tip useful for managing marketing information. I use this one in conjunction with Microsoft Outlook mail merge and my father’s Productivity Pointer emails. This time I’m going to show you how to combine data in 2 or more columns into a new column. [...]
Hi, Tim Maybury here. Sometimes we need to grab email addresses from a column in Microsoft Excel and use them in a Microsoft Outlook email. Here’s the smarter working way I do it with Microsoft Outlook. Do you have any smart Excel tips you wish to share [...]
Back in September last year I wrote about why the Echo smartpen has replaced my Mont Blanc and how it helped me improve my productivity and work smarter when integrated with my other productivity tools like Microsoft Outlook. I love the way it is not just about taking notes, it is about [...]
What are you doing for lunch on Monday 12th November? How about 30 minutes of practical personal productivity tips and some best practice Microsoft Outlook usage right at your desk before you venture out for food? See the booking form below ...... I'm running a free, 30 minute online Executive Briefing at 12:00 on [...]
