Ten Obscure Features in Microsoft Office 2016
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·2018-05-06
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so what do you think of when you hear the words microsoft office
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periodically pulling up word to pretend you're writing this video
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finding that exciting new powerpoint transition that will surely keep your
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audience's attention your brief love affair with clippy whose time in this
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world was cut so tragically short
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well microsoft sponsored this video and asked us to pick out some new stuff to
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think of from microsoft's latest offering office 2016 which has a lot of
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tweaks that you might not be aware of in addition to those cute little
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backgrounds up on the title bar starting off office now offers a
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real-time collaboration feature similar to what you'd see on google docs so if
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you're working on a group project and need a more powerful word processor word
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will let you see what everyone else is typing as it happens or just how much
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chad is slacking off because he figures the rest of you are going to get him an easy a
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speaking of impressive looking projects office 2016 offers new chart styles if
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you've gotten tired of the plain jane bar
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pie and line you can now create tree map and sunburst
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style charts which are becoming increasingly common for large data sets
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on sites like wikipedia and reddit there are also map charts that allow you to
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highlight countries or states in different intensities according to
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whatever metric you like like population income or a number of Techquickie
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subscribers and even the basics got a facelift excel
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2016 features a forecasting tool for line charts to make future projections
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based on past trends i mean it obviously
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can't project game-changing occurrences in the future like a sudden stock crash
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or your decision to go on a diet if you've been using excel to track the
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cost associated with your mountain dew consumption but it does use a standard
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algorithm to keep things realistic and if you're devising your own
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algorithms for something like math or economics class well the ink to math
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feature in onenote 2016 allows you to scribble formulas and equations with a
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tablet pen and then convert them to actual computer readable expressions
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then whether it's basic algebra or calculus it can actually even solve them
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for you there are some more ink features too like editor which enables striking
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through words to delete them circling words to select them and replaying
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sketches that you made with your tablet pen enabling others to see animations if
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you'd rather express an idea that way and for those not using Windows inc
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there are a number of other interesting cross-platform features like the ability
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to use vector graphics that look great at any size directly in office
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applications built-in background removal for photos and new icon sets that
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provide a slicker solution than copy pasting icons from other programs or
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just using wingdings all the time for everything
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and on the subject of putting interesting visuals into your office
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documents powerpoint now has a feature that lets you screen record any portion
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of your display and then insert it directly into your presentation this is
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handy for demonstrations or tutorials and quickstart can actually pre-fill a
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presentation on lots of different topics
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potentially saving you time that you would have spent hunting down basic
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facts and coming up with an overall outline
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just make sure that that's not a shortcut that your teacher or professor
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would frown upon and speaking of frowning you certainly wouldn't be if
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you were using office on the hp pavilion x360 15. a new pen and touch enabled two
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in one or should i call it a four and one well so it's got laptop mode stand
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mode tent mode and tablet mode it's a versatile solution for work home or
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working at home or as i like to call it homework in fact speaking of homework
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students can save 10 on the pavilion x360 15 right now at the microsoft store
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both online and at any brick and mortar location
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speaking of physical versatility
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that and a student discount aren't the only highlights the pavilion x360 15
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also has it where it counts with a seventh generation Intel core i5
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processor and a one terabyte hard drive under the hood for more information just
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