YouTube videos in PowerPoint
Q. Can I have a video from YouTube in my presentation and have it play automatically?
Category: Office Skills
Make your files collaboration-friendly
If your office collaborates on documents and data, inside and outside the organization, you may encounter collaborators using different office suites who need to work on the same file. “So that data file might pass between MS Office, LibreOffice, iWork, WPS—the list goes on and on,” says TechRepublic’s Jack Wallen. Wallen offers some tips to help make your files easy to share.
Your office copier: A security risk?
Before you sell, trade in or scrap your office copier, consider this: Copiers—especially the newer models—are highly sophisticated computers that can be a security risk.
3 reasons to consider a Surface Pro 3
Microsoft’s Surface Pro 3 combines the best features of a laptop and a tablet into one device. Technology reporter Mike Lata explains three reasons it might be worth buying one.
Looking for a document shredding firm?
Whether you have pallets of sensitive documents or just a few boxes you need destroyed, you may be considering using the services of a professional document shredding company. But do you know what to look for to get the best deal? Here are 10 pointers to guide you in the right direction.
Keep presentations to just 9 minutes
Research shows workers waste an average of more than 2½ hours a week in unnecessary meetings. The reason is Parkinson’s Law: the amount of time given for a task is the amount of time it will take. If given 30 minutes to give a presentation, it will take 30 minutes.
Is it workplace hoarding … or record-keeping?
Are work documents taking over your office? If your desk is covered, your filing cabinets are full and your email archive goes back for years, it may be time to ask yourself if holding on is hurting more than it’s helping.
Don’t let tech costs bust your budget
The cost of the technology you use could add up to a serious chunk of change without you realizing it. Jordan Amin, former head of the National CPA Financial Literacy Commission, suggests keeping a close eye on these areas of technology spending.
Work-related office expenses adding up?
Many office professionals take money out of their own pockets to pay for work-related expenses. Is this really something employees should be expected to do?
Hand draw proposals
The next time you want to vet an idea to your team, instead of using slides, draw your graphics and images. Nancy Duarte, Principal at Duarte Design Inc., says that is the approach she takes. She says that raw, unpolished images are fine and that they often bring about better discussion among team members. Reason: […]