DigiTips

Explore our short and sweet weekly DigiTips, designed to help you make the most of technology. Discover useful keyboard shortcuts, tools like blue light filters that support your digital wellbeing, and so much more! 

There are a couple of different ways you can follow our DigiTips: 

  • You can bookmark this webpage and a new DigiTip will appear here at 10am each Tuesday during term time 
  • You can receive an email notification when a new DigiTip is posted by subscribing to our Digital Skills Blog. 
  • We also publish each DigiTip on the Information Services Facebook and Instagram pages. From there, you can follow our hashtags #TipiauDigiPA #AUDigiTips 

    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!  

    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 […]

    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 […]