by Tony Holowitz | Jun 30, 2019 | Quick Tips
Christine asked about her digital footprint: “What can I do about it.” Like real footprints, your digital tracks leave a record of where you’ve been and what you’ve done. They show your searches, what you bought, which sites you visited, and the opinions...
by Tony Holowitz | Jun 30, 2019 | Microsoft Word
Office Training Center See what’s new: Office 2016 What’s New and Improved in Office 2016 Includes Office 2016 Quick Start Guides, Office 2016 Training Learn by app or service, Office 365, Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, OneDrive, Skype for...
by Tony Holowitz | Jun 28, 2019 | iPhone | iPad Tips
You read that headline right. The oil and vinegar of personal computing are going to be together again as Microsoft MSFT -1.63% brings its Word Flow keyboard to iOS. As reported by The Verge, in addition to being an excellent swipe-style keyboard, Microsoft’s Word...
by Tony Holowitz | Jun 27, 2019 | Quick Tips
I have been using Dragon Dictation via Dragon NaturallySpeaking for approximately two years. Is it work? Yes. It is like taking on a new language and learning the quirks and ways of speaking. Is it worth it? In my opinion, yes. From a business point of view I use it...
by Tony Holowitz | Jun 27, 2019 | Computers 101
In this tutorial I will teach you how to adjust your monitor’s screen resolution. The screen resolution of your computer monitor settings impact how much information you see on your computer screen. If you want to see a lot of information the text and content...
by Tony Holowitz | Jun 25, 2019 | Microsoft Word
How do you indent text in Microsoft Word? In this tutorial we will show you how to do that in a quick and efficient...
by Tony Holowitz | Jun 24, 2019 | Quick Tips
My name is Tony Holowitz and I’m the editor and publisher here at Teach an Old Dog New Tricks. Late last year I started thinking about what I wanted this site to be and how I could help people going forward. I am a software teacher and a lot of what is on this site is...
by Tony Holowitz | Jun 23, 2019 | Google
On occasion you might want to search for information on a specific web site with Google. For example, an article about John Smith at the New York Times web site. Please watch my video to learn how to accomplish this specific type of advanced Google search. Tony...
by Tony Holowitz | Jun 21, 2019 | Quick Tips
This is a great time of year to change your passwords for your bank accounts, online accounts, credit card accounts and anywhere else you use a password. I always tell my students to have three passwords that they use on a regular basis. If the first one doesn’t work...
by Tony Holowitz | Jun 21, 2019 | iPhone | iPad Tips
Calendar Ideas by Merlin Dean Wouldn’t it be nice to have a calendar to keep track of everything you need to do? Your iPhone has a calendar and in this tutorial you will learn how to use that calendar to keep track of events that are relevant in your life. It is...
by Tony Holowitz | Jun 20, 2019 | Computers 101
In these 4 tutorials we take a look at working with your mouse and keyboard. If you are brand-new to computers learning to work with the mouse and keyboard is essential to having a good experience with your computer. Many people use laptop computers and those...
by Tony Holowitz | Jun 19, 2019 | Microsoft Word
In this tutorial I will show you how to add Hyperlinks in Microsoft Word.
by Tony Holowitz | Jun 19, 2019 | Office 2003: Excel 2003
Free Excel 2003 Training Part 3: A Series of Short Tutorials (136:00) Creating Formulas (8:00) Filtering Data (6:00) PivotTables 1 (6:00) PivotTables 2 (7:00) Save vs. Save As (7:00) Adding a shortcut to Save As to the toolbar (3:00) What is an Active Cell? (1:00)...
by Tony Holowitz | Jun 18, 2019 | Microsoft Word
What’s new in Word 2013 Note SkyDrive is now OneDrive, and SkyDrive Pro is now OneDrive for Business. Read more about this change at From SkyDrive to OneDrive. Do more with your docs: Pop in an online video, open a PDF and edit the content, align pictures and...
by Tony Holowitz | Jun 17, 2019 | Microsoft Outlook
This tutorial looks at changing some of the default options in Microsoft Outlook 2013. If you click on the file tab in Microsoft outlook you will see that you can micromanage some of the settings on the Outlook calendar. These settings include work hours, default...
by Tony Holowitz | Jun 14, 2019 | Computers 101
I recently taught a community education class that included Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint. Quite honestly, I typically don’t teach these classes but I did it because a friend of mine is the director of the local community education and she asked...
by Tony Holowitz | Jun 14, 2019 | Computers 101, Quick Tips
How to protect yourself from the global ransomware attack. Security experts are bracing for more fallout from Friday’s worldwide WannaCry ransomware attack, which has so far affected more than 150 countries and major businesses and organizations, including...
by Tony Holowitz | Jun 12, 2019 | Microsoft Access
Adding or editing table data can sometimes become tedious or difficult, which is why we often use forms instead. You can create a form from a table in a couple of clicks, and often it will automatically create a sub-form that allows you to edit data from a related...
by Tony Holowitz | Jun 11, 2019 | Microsoft PowerPoint
In this brief tutorial we will take a look at the difference between PowerPoint slide view and the outline view. Enjoy and take a look at all our...
by Tony Holowitz | Jun 10, 2019 | Quick Tips
What’s the point of Snapchat and how does it work? Source: What’s the point of Snapchat and how does it work? – Pocket-lint You’ve probably heard about Snapchat. It’s the popular mobile app that allows you to send videos and pictures,...