Susan Harkins

Microsoft 365’s UNIQUE() function is a great reason to upgrade. Combine UNIQUE() and SORT() to generate unique lists with a single formula.

The default active cell format in Microsoft Excel isn’t all that easy to see, but you can use this easy-to-implement code solution to change that.

If you label images in PowerPoint, you might have noticed that it’s difficult to change the size of the text label and the image at the same time, unless you know this quick trick.

Spaces and tabs might be the quickest way to indent a paragraph in Word, but you might be sorry. Instead, use built-in indents to avoid random spaces and tabs rearranging your content unexpectedly.

Automating the selection process isn’t difficult if you rely on VBA’s InputBox in Microsoft Excel.

Fields that don’t update automatically pose a problem with many users because they don’t remember to update them manually. When you need this functionality, use this VBA procedure.

When you need to insert contact information that’s in Outlook’s Address Book into a Word document, add the Address Book to Microsoft Word!

If your source data is in Excel and has duplicates, run Power Query to remove those duplicates before running a Word mail merge.

Highlighting or even deleting duplicate records in Excel is simple but listing them isn’t as easy. Fortunately, you can use Power Query to easily display a list of duplicate values or records.

Lots of documents are full of acronyms; some are defined, some aren’t. If you need to review acronyms in a Microsoft Word document for any reason, here are three approaches.

Large Word documents are often sprinkled with references to information throughout a document. You can enter them manually, but they’ll be hard to maintain later. Instead, use this simple technique.

If you’re missing the mark when creating 3D shapes in Microsoft PowerPoint, you might be skipping a step. Learn how to apply simple 3D effects by creating a few arrows.