DigiTips

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 […]

DigiTip 38: Create mind maps with Ayoa 🌟

Whether your brainstorming new ideas, revising for an exam, or taking notes, mind maps can be an effective tool for solving problems, memorising information, and much more! Ayoa is a bilingual software that allows you to create as many mind maps as you want for free. You can read more about Ayoa in our previous […]

DigiTip 37: Switch it up with Synonyms in Word 🔀

Have you ever gotten stuck trying to think of a different word to take your sentence to the next level? There’s no need to struggle anymore! With DigiTip 37, learn how to use the synonyms function in Word. View step by step instructions below or watch the short video to learn more!  Simply:  To follow […]

DigiTip 36: Use Outlook reactions to respond to an email 👍🎉

There may be times when someone has sent you an email, and you’d like to acknowledge its receipt without sending another reply. A great feature to use in this case is the reactions feature in Outlook, which works similarly to those in MS Teams or on various social media platforms. To react to an email, […]

DigiTip 35: Secure your screen with Windows + Lock!  🔒

Do you need to lock your screen faster than going through the Start menu? With DigiTip 35 you have your solution!   Did you know that you quickly lock your screen by selecting the Window’s key and pressing ‘L’.   To follow our DigiTips, subscribe to our Digital Skills Blog. Or alternatively, you can bookmark this webpage, where a […]