Excel, Word and Powerpoint training

This site provides short tutorials and videos to help you get the most out of Excel, Word and Powerpoint.

Percentages in Excel

The percentages you use with Excel are just the same as the ones you might calculate with...

Moving to Excel 2010 from 2003

If you've used versions of Excel prior to 2007, you'll probably find Excel 2010 a bit of a culture shock - and I am a master of understatement...

The first Excel mistake everyone makes

Most people who want to produce an Excel spreadsheet make their first mistake when they fire up Excel...

Counting stuff in Excel

The COUNT function is used in Excel to find out how many items appear in a specific area of the worksheet. Unfortunately...

Simple calculations in Microsoft Excel

Learn the 4 steps that make entering a calculation into an Excel spreadsheet work reliably every time.

What is Excel?

If the boss has just asked you to start using Microsoft Excel, the answer to the question above probably ranges from 'The devil incarnate' to 'Maths -- ugggh!!!' and all points in between...

Word keyboard shortcuts to save you time

Isn't it annoying when you see someone else speeding through a Word document with the ease and grace of a thoroughbred?

Powerpoint - The 3 most common mistakes

OK, without spending too much time playing bad slide, good slide with you, here are the three things people get wrong most often when creating PowerPoint presentations...