IT & Office Software

Conditional formatting in Excel

Helen Bradley explains how to find information faster by formatting Excel spreadsheet cells according to their contents

Collaborative working

working as a team with other pas in other companies or other countries needs delicate handling.

Charting in Microsoft Access

How to add a chart to an Access form to display data record by record.

Should you Link or Embed?

helen Bradley explains how to use applications together and how to make the right choice as to link or embed.

Microsoft Word secrets

helen bradley introduces you to some of her favourite word features

Excel functions

Helen Bradley introduces you to ten handy Excel functions. At its heart, Excel is a great tool for making calculations and Excel functions are the key to getting the work done fast. In this article, I'll look at some of the most effective functions that Excel has that help you make calculations using worksheet data.

Now hands that do dishes

Skin problems aren't just caused by poor diet, smoking and dehydration. Your office environment could also be to blame, discovers Kate Hilpern

Beat the biggest time waster

Helen Bradley uncovers issues and solutions for managing and accessing important information in today's "not so paperless" office.

At work and on the go

Helen Bradley takes a look at the latest 'must-have' communication devices for both you and your boss

IT Snoopers

A survey conducted by Cyber-Ark Software has revealed that one in three IT staff admit to snooping through company systems and peeking at confidential information such as private files, wage data, personal emails and HR data. Kate Hilpern checks out the findings.

Email newsletters in Publisher

Helen Bradley explains how to create custom email newsletters in Microsoft Publisher.

The Power of the Internet

Rewind a decade and you'd have found most PAs dabbling with the internet to help them with their regular tasks. Today, it is almost a given that senior support staff utilise the world wide web for everything from ordering stationery to booking hotels and even recruiting. A report from Kate Hilpern