Digital Skills Blog

DigiTip 64: Change Direction with Excel Text Orientation 💻

Take your spreadsheets to the next level with DigiTip 64. Did you know that you can change the direction of text on your spreadsheets. This can help if your spreadsheets are becoming text heavy, especially headings. View the short video below to learn how!  To follow our DigiTips, subscribe to our Digital Skills Blog. Or alternatively, […]

DigiTip 63: Tag you’re it! OneNotes Tagging Feature ✅

With DigiTip 63, learn how to insert tags into your pages on OneNote. Tags are small emojis such as checkboxes to help you keep track of what’s important in your OneNote pages.   Watch the short video below to learn more.   To follow our DigiTips, subscribe to our Digital Skills Blog. Or alternatively, you can bookmark this webpage, […]

DigiTip 62: Perfect Presenting with PowerPoint Presenter Coach ⏱️

Do you want to perfect your presenting skills before your next big presentation? With DigiTip 62 and PowerPoint’s Presenter Coach you can get feedback while you practice! Simply follow these steps:  To follow our DigiTips, subscribe to our Digital Skills Blog. Or alternatively, you can bookmark this webpage, where a new DigiTip will be added each week!  

Tick and Go: Your Guide to ‘To Do List’ Apps ✅ 

As exam season approaches, it can become difficult to stay on top of every task, and it can become overwhelming with everything that needs to be done. With this blogpost, we’ll introduce four different To Do List apps to help you manage your workload and organise your days.   Microsoft To Do  Microsoft To Do is […]

DigiTip 61: Quick Zoom: Windows Magnifier Master 🔎

Zoom in and out with ease with DigiTip 61! If you need to quickly zoom in or zoom out on your Windows computer, the easy shortcut for this is Windows Key and + to zoom in and then Windows Key and – to zoom out!  To follow our DigiTips, subscribe to our Digital Skills Blog. Or […]

DigiTips are returning next week! 📢

Since September 2023, the Digital Skills Team have been publishing weekly tips and tricks to help improve your Digital Skills one DigiTip at a time. So far, we’ve published 60 DigiTips from Microsoft shortcuts to digital wellbeing app suggestions! We’ll be returning next week on Tuesday 29 April with a further 5 DigiTips, if you […]

DigiTip 60: Power up your PowerPoint! ⚡

Have you ever struggled with presenting your PowerPoint online through sharing your screen? Did you know that you can present directly from PowerPoint to Teams? With DigiTip 60 – now you do!  When you’re in your meeting and ready to share your slides – simply select the “present in Teams” button in your PowerPoint and […]

DigiTip 59: Remember to Stay hydrated with the My Water 💧

Forgetting to stay hydrated while at Uni or work? This DigiTip is for you. Staying hydrated is a major part of wellbeing as it influences how much energy you have and helps you to stay focussed.  My Water has a free version which will send you notifications at set intervals reminding you to drink to […]

DigiTip 58: Take Ctrl of your Headings in Word ⌨️

Sometimes, it can be a pain swapping from different headings in Word but with DigiTip 58 it doesn’t have to be a pain anymore!   Use the simple shortcut: Ctrl + Shift + S to easily swap between all the different heading styles available in Word. To follow our DigiTips, subscribe to our Digital Skills Blog. Or […]

Final reminder: Download your LinkedIn Learning Certificates 💾

There is still just over a week until our subscription to LinkedIn Learning ends. If you have completed any training courses on LinkedIn Learning and wish to retain your certificate(s) of completion, you have just over a week to download them. You can view this short video for guidance of how to do this.