Digital Skills Blog
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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.
International Day of Forests 🌲
Today – 21st March 2025 – is International Day of Forests and to celebrate we’re revisiting all our blogposts and DigiTips related to nature!
DigiTip 57: Counting Specific Data in Excel 🔢
Wanted to count how many times a name appears in a column alongside other conditions in Excel? With DigiTip 57 we can show you the formula to get this done. First you will need data similar to that shown in the screenshot where you have multiple columns of information where you want to count how […]
DigiTip 56: Personal PowerPoint with Cameo 🎥
If you want to take your presentations to the next level you could try inserting a cameo, learn how with DigiTip 56! A cameo is a recording of yourself talking through your slides and presenting your PowerPoint. You can view how to do this through the video below. To follow our DigiTips, subscribe to our Digital […]
International Women’s Day 2025 #AccelerateAction
Today we celebrate International Women’s Day! The 2025 theme is #AccelerateAction and is an important message that focuses on speeding up the achievement of gender equality. At its current rate it is predicted that we won’t achieve gender equality until 2158 and so this International Women’s Day calls for us to work together to create […]