Real World Computing

I'm a big fan of PowerPoint these days and I use it for a lot of great things, most of which aren't presentations. It's great for drawing small flowcharts, business diagrams and logos. It's also great for recording the screen. Here's a walk through of how to add an image into PowerPoint and then make the background of that image transparent. Get Your Images Go to Google , and do a search for something that sounds interesting. When the search results appear, click on Images . This will restrict the display to just images.  Choose an appropriate image (ideally one without too much background).  The image will appear on the right hand side. Check the size of the image to make sure that it's a good size. images below 700 wide x 500 high will probably not look very good on a large screen - and any images over 2000 wide 1500 might make your presentation a little large/slow.  Right mouse click on the image and choose Copy Image , then switch to PowerPoint and paste the...

Teams or SharePoint Both! Teams IS SharePoint. (okay, so we know they're separate applications but I've had to labour this point for the sake of our staff).  Teams and SharePoint are two parts of the same thing and they can't exist without each other.  You'll find that sometimes SharePoint is more appropriate and sometimes teams is.  It doesn't matter. You can switch between the two as needed.  Teams is essential for meetings. SharePoint is best for browsing through files. Why Create a Teams Site? You should create a teams site for any of the following reasons; You want to text-chat regularly with a group of people (internal and/or external) You want to be able to share files regularly with a group of people.  You're collaborating on a project or working group.  You have a group that has regular meetings with, particularly online and ad-hoc meetings.  You want to create a SharePoint site for a group of people to use.  First Steps 1. Go to the Micr...