DigiTips

Resources Wrap up: Merry Christmas from the Digital Skills Team! 🎅🏻🎄

2024 has been a productive year for the Digital Skills team! Below is a list of the favourite things we’ve created in the last year including new formats, events, and resources:   We hope that you’ve enjoyed using these resources as much as we’ve enjoyed making them. We’d like to wish you all a Merry Christmas […]

DigiTip 47: Whats Up WhatsApp – What can you do in the chat? 📲

Personalising your text can be a fun way to emphasise a point and now with DigiTip 47, you can learn how to format your text in WhastApp.   Italicise _text_ Bold *text* Strikethrough ~text~ Add a quote > text Create bullet point lists * Text or – Text To follow our DigiTips, subscribe to our Digital Skills […]

DigiTip 46: Match colours on your PowerPoint slides with the Eyedropper tool 🎨 

When creating a PowerPoint presentation, there may be occasions when you want to match the colour of the background or an object to a very specific shade. While the colour options available are extensive, there’s an incredibly useful tool called the eyedropper, which allows you to match a colour perfectly!  Follow the video below to […]

DigiTip 45: Shift+F3 is on the case! A capitalisation shortcut ⌨

If you have ever begun writing a sentence and realised, you were in the wrong case – this DigiTip is for you! Did you know that you can change the case of your word in Office 365 by selecting the text and then using Shift + F3? Watch the short video below to see this […]

DigiTip 44: Make quick decisions in MS Teams with the polling feature 📊 

There may be times when you’re in an MS Teams meeting, and you need to make a quick decision. It could be deciding when to hold your next group meeting or voting on which title to choose for a project report.   If you need to create a poll once you’ve started your meeting, Teams […]

DigiTip 43: Change your work with Replace in Word 🔃

There may be times where you need to replace a word you have used consistently throughout your work – this could be a name or a misspelled word. DigiTip 43 can show you how to quickly find and replace words. Either read the short step-by-step instructions or watch the video to learn how!  Please note […]

DigiTip 42: Refine your search results with filters in MS Teams 🔎

Teams has a useful search function, but it can sometimes produce too many results. To save you unnecessary time searching, you can utilise filters. These filters allow you to search using specific criteria such as date, sender, and file type, helping you to quickly pinpoint the information you need! Take a look at the screenshot […]

DigiTip 41: Better Notes with Microsoft OneNote 📒

Have you found that you want all your notes including documents or PDFs all in one place? Well with OneNote, this is possible! As well as being a great space to store your personal notes, did you know that you can insert file printouts including PDFs and Word pages to go alongside your notes? Watch […]

DigiTip 40: Get More Connected to Nature with Seek by iNaturalist 🔎🌼

While on a lunchtime walk or during a break between lectures, there’s nothing better than exploring the campus. On your walk, you may come across birds, plants, fungi, and amphibians that you can’t identify. Using image recognition technology, the Seek by iNaturalist app will help you take your knowledge of nature to the next level!  […]

DigiTip 39: Practice makes Perfect: Rehearse Timings in PowerPoint 🥇

If you need to deliver a presentation within a strict time limit, you may want to practice to get your timings perfect. With DigiTip 39, you can learn how to practice your presentation and receive the timings you used per slide. View the short clip below to learn how to rehearse:  Please note that you […]