Junior Computing

People learn basic commands and simple tasks. They master the core skills of copy, paste, save and print. However, these skills are not enough to make someone fast, productive and efficient. Worse, the Computer Mama has taught many young people who learned computers in high school or college. These bright professionals click too fast and have no understanding of the architecture and structure of the software.

 

Super Computing

Each product in Microsoft Office has a set of turbo charged tools. These tools are part of a process that combines many small steps into one action that may improve the entire document, spreadsheet or slideshow.

 

In Microsoft Word, the first lesson teaches rich text: big, bold, colorful formatting. This skill is important for creating a document that is easy to navigate. The task becomes boring and repetitive when the document has hundreds of headlines or chapter titles. Yet, folks cling to the formatting bar and doggedly change each headline.

 

Microsoft Word offers Styles to program the headlines and text. With two clicks, all of the headlines can be updated. Styles also generates a Table of Contents, Outline, and Document Map automatically.

 

In Microsoft Excel, beginners learn to copy and paste a formula. The savvy student also masters Autofill and uses that function to duplicate a formula again and again. To calculate a subtotal, most professionals insert a new row and Sum the data. Again, this can be a burden if the spreadsheet has hundreds of different categories. The Subtotal Tool can complete the process in about three clicks.