Tech Tip Tuesday (T3:09) I've posted before about using AutoHotKey text expansion (and more) software. This week's Tech Tip Tuesday will focus show you how to use AHK to automatically add your email signature to an Outlook message or web-based email. Step One: Read this post for how to download and install AHK Read step-by-step … Continue reading T3:09 | Use AutoHotKey To Automatically Add Email Signatures
Browse to http://www.autohotkey.com Click "Download AutoHotKey" Save File Run Installer Click Run on Security Warning Follow Prompts
Have you ever wanted to just tell your iPhone/iPad to activate Siri to perform a task? Now you can. This week's Tech Tip Tuesday will show you how to set up your iDevice (iPhone/iPad) to have Siri listen for your voice and respond automatically. A couple of notes: (1) You must have iOS8 installed; and (2) you … Continue reading T3:08 | Use “Hey Siri” to voice activate your iPhone
For this week's Tech Tip Tuesday (T3), here's an article I recently wrote for the Indiana Lawyer about creating Outlook e-mail distribution lists to reduce email frustration. How do you use Outlook to improve efficiency?
Tech Tip Tuesday (T3:06) This week, we'll build on T3:05 Microsoft Word Heading Styles to use Word's built-in heading styles to create an automatic Table of Contents. Open the document you created last week, or read through the instructions again. Insert a Table of Contents Now, return to the top of your document and insert … Continue reading T3:06 | Using Word Styles to Make Table of Contents
Tech Tip Tuesday (T3:05) In last week's tip, T3:04 | Microsoft Word Styles, I discussed using Styles in Microsoft Word to apply "set it and forget it" formatting in your documents. This week, you will learn how to make Headings and Subheadings using the same principles. Then, in the next Tech Tip Tuesday, you can … Continue reading T3:05 | Microsoft Word Heading Styles
Modifying Word Styles This week's Tech Tip Tuesday will introduce Microsoft's Word built in styles. This tip is best learned with hands on the keyboard. So, open a new blank Word document. What is a Style? A style is a predefined set of formatting, applied to a paragraph in Word. Word formats between its paragraph … Continue reading T3:04 | Microsoft Word Styles
One of my favorite programs for Windows is Autohotkey. This video is a brief introduction to just one of its many capabilities. Take 20 minutes this weekend to start working with this incredible program. What is Autohotkey? Free and open source text expansion software. Type a few characters (e.g., "btw" and the phrase expands to … Continue reading Weekend Project: Introduction to Autohotkey (Screencast)
This week's Tech Tip Tuesday discusses using numbered lists instead of manually typing 1., pressing enter, 2., and so on. Many folks have trouble with the way Word automatically changes numbers. This tip should help you take advantage of Word's auto-numbering feature. If you have already disabled Word's auto-numbering features, the tips in this article may not … Continue reading T3-03 | Tech Tip Tuesday | How to Use Numbered Lists in Microsoft Word
I use "Things" as my primary life and task manager. I like to track when I have made a phone call to someone and also track the "waiting for" if I'm waiting for a return call. As I explain in this video, I use the "duplicate" feature in Things to create a duplicate task … Continue reading Using Things to Duplicate Tasks
