by Tony Holowitz | Dec 30, 2018 | Computers 101
Three tutorials about searching the Internet. I have produced three tutorials that I’ve grouped together here to give you a good introduction to searching the Internet, or World Wide Web. Although these tutorials were produced for beginners I believe even...
by Tony Holowitz | Dec 29, 2018 | Microsoft Outlook
Outlook can be customized to suit your needs. When you first open Outlook it can look radically different from the way it looks on your coworkers computer. These tutorials will get you comfortable working with and moving around in Microsoft Outlook 2013. Thank...
by Tony Holowitz | Dec 28, 2018 | iPhone | iPad Tips
I have been in iPhone user for years and as you can see that there are many tips for iPhone users on this website. I am looking for ideas for Android tips and training on Android devices and I need someone to assist me with that endeavor. Do me a favor, take a look...
by Tony Holowitz | Dec 28, 2018 | Microsoft Excel
Now that you’ve made the Tony’s Place Spreadsheet look good, you are going to be grilled for answers....
by Tony Holowitz | Dec 27, 2018 | Microsoft Word
Maybe you like Times New Roman. Arial? Verdana? What is your favorite font? This video shows you how to change Microsoft Word’s default font to a font of your...
by Tony Holowitz | Dec 27, 2018 | Microsoft Outlook
I close Microsoft Outlook by accident on a regular basis, so I decided to see if there was a way to avoid doing this and I found a solution. Source: How to Stop Accidentally Closing Outlook It’s very easy to accidentally close Outlook by clicking on the X in the...
by Tony Holowitz | Dec 26, 2018 | Microsoft Outlook
Love it or hate it, Microsoft Outlook is still the de facto email client at many offices. It’s been a while since we took a look at good old Outlook, so here are some of our favorite tricks well worth revisiting to increase your productivity in this all-in-one...
by Tony Holowitz | Dec 26, 2018 | Quick Tips
Tips for Cyber Monday Success November 25, 2015 by Andrew Johnson | Division of Consumer & Business Education, FTC Each year, Cyber Monday promises unbelievable savings – but before you start snagging deals, here are some tips to help you save money and protect...
by Tony Holowitz | Dec 25, 2018 | Google
Google is a calculator and I suspect you didn’t know that. In this video tutorial I will show you how to use Google to do both simple and slightly complex math. Don’t be scared, the math is harmless. Tony Holowitz: Free Google Search Tips and Tricks I love...
by Tony Holowitz | Dec 22, 2018 | Microsoft Outlook
Free Microsoft Outlook Training Classes, Tutorials and Articles Tony Holowitz founded Teach an Old Dog New Tricks to provide free computer training videos, tutorials, articles and educational resources to computer users in a wide variety of subjects that include...
by Tony Holowitz | Dec 22, 2018 | QuickBooks
by Tony Holowitz | Dec 18, 2018 | Quick Tips
This video about malware (spyware and viruses) was created by the Federal Trade Commission and is posted on their YouTube Channel. Published on Oct 3, 2012 Malware is short for “malicious software.” It includes viruses and spyware that get installed on...
by Tony Holowitz | Dec 18, 2018 | Microsoft Excel
This tutorial will help you acclimated with Microsoft Excel 2013. This free Microsoft Excel 2013 video will show you how to get around and open Microsoft Excel. This is the first in a series of tutorials that should be watched in order. I will review the differences...
by Tony Holowitz | Dec 17, 2018 | Microsoft Word
What’s new and improved in Office 2016 for Office 365 Applies To: Excel 2016 Word 2016 Outlook 2016 PowerPoint 2016 OneNote 2016 As an Office 365 subscriber, you regularly get new and improved features. Take a look below to see what’s available to you...
by Tony Holowitz | Dec 14, 2018 | Microsoft Outlook
Microsoft Outlook 2016 Tips and Tricks Streamed live on Dec 16, 2015 Learn Microsoft Outlook 2016 Tips and Tricks. Some the Microsoft Outlook 2016 tips and tricks that will be discussed in this video are: • Using the Clutter Feature • Better Searching • Outlook 2016...
by Tony Holowitz | Dec 13, 2018 | Microsoft Excel
Formula examples that demonstrate how to use Excel VLOOKUP and SUM or SUMIF functions to look up and sum values with one or several criteria. You can use these formulas on any data in any version of Excel 2013, 2010, 2007 or 2003. See the complete tutorial here: Excel...
by Tony Holowitz | Dec 12, 2018 | Office 2003: Word 2003
Adding a background to a Microsoft Word document is easy. My experience has been that is the exception rather than the rule that people might want to add a background for Microsoft Word document. However, this tutorial will show you exactly how to do that give you...
by Tony Holowitz | Dec 12, 2018 | Microsoft Excel
Microsoft Excel has so many features and unique tips and tricks that I quite often forget how to do things. Working with software is like speaking a language, if you don’t use it you’ll lose it. I have always felt that Microsoft Excel is one of the hardest...
by Tony Holowitz | Dec 10, 2018 | Microsoft Excel
Removing the first X number of characters from a string in Excel and Google Spreadsheets Occasionally you need to convert a specific string to remove some x number of characters at the beginning of the string. There is a very nifty function you can use for this:...
by Tony Holowitz | Dec 10, 2018 | Quick Tips
Interesting article for cell phone users ‘Phubbing’ (snubbing people for your phone) is destroying relationships and leading to depression, says study Source: ‘Phubbing’ (snubbing people for your phone) is destroying relationships and leading...