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SmartArt in Word
What is SmartArt?
Use SmartArt to quickly and easily make a visual representations of your information. You can choose from amongst many different layouts including: Lists, Processes. Cycles, Hierarchy and many more. Use their visual design to efficiently communicate your message or ideas. SmartArt graphics can be created in Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Word.
Layouts, Design Theme and Slide Size
Creating New Slides
Launch PowerPoint and open a new or existing presentation.
Creating a PowerPoint - Layouts, Design Theme and Slide Size
Creating New Slides
Launch PowerPoint and open a new or existing presentation.
Word - Tables
Tables
Tables are a powerful tool in Microsoft Word that allow you to organise and present data effectively. This guide will walk you through the basics of creating, formatting, and modifying tables in Word.
Whilst this site displays tables differently to Microsoft word, here is an example table with first column's cells merged together:
Word - Dictation and Transcription
Dictation
The Dictation feature allows you to speak into your microphone, and Word will convert your speech into text. Here’s how to use it:
Check Your Microphone: Ensure you have a working microphone connected to your computer.
Open Microsoft Word: Launch Microsoft Word and open the document where you want to use dictation.
Activate Dictation:
Word - Images, Icons and Text Wrapping
Images in Microsoft Word
This guide will show you how to insert images from different sources, adjust text wrapping, and explore basic formatting options.
Inserting Images
From Microsoft's Stock Library:
Go to the 'Insert' tab on the Ribbon.
Click on 'Pictures' and select 'Stock Images'.
Footnotes and Endnotes
Footnotes and Endnotes in Microsoft Word
Footnotes and endnotes are useful tools for adding citations, comments, or explanations to your text.
Noise suppression
Important guidance for noise suppression in Microsoft Teams (and when you may want to turn it off)
Microsoft Teams is designed, by default, to focus on one main speaker. To do this, it uses active noise suppression to remove background noise, such as music, dogs barking or colleagues talking in the office behind you.
This is a great feature and one that's worth playing with, as you can see in this video by Microsoft's Mike Tholfsen: