The Role of Education in Making an Organizational Culture Change

Posted by Eric Sokolowski  /  April 21, 2015  /  Human Resources Management, Workplace Culture   —   No Comments ↓

Initiating an organizational culture change within a business is no easy task. And the larger your organization is, the harder change will likely be. This is due to what Boundless calls "cultural inertia." It continues: "Big and strong organizational cultures will have a powerful tendency to continue moving in the direction they are already moving (momentum)." An organizational culture change successfully alters the speed or direction of that movement.

Read More ›

Tags: Human Resources Management, Workplace Culture

6 Successful Ways to Use Gamification in Training

Posted by Jennifer Patterson  /  April 20, 2015  /  Training   —   No Comments ↓

Gamification is the process of taking elements from real-life or video games and leveraging them within the corporate environment. According to Gartner Inc.'s Brian Burke in a contribution to Forbes, "When designed correctly, gamification has proven to be very successful in engaging people and motivating them to change behaviors, develop skills or solve problems." The trend has roots in employee performance, corporate training and personal development, though it has also expanded into customer engagement and innovation. No matter the end goal, gamification can add clarity and inject fun into your corporate-learning initiatives. 

Read More ›

Tags: Training

Tips for Older Workers: Personalize Your Screen Resolution

Posted by David Thibault  /  April 17, 2015  /    —   No Comments ↓

This is the first in a series of 4 posts about simple computer adjustments that can make a world of difference for older workers. Microsoft Windows has some great tools to help accomodate changes in vision and dexterity that can happen as our bodies age.

This first post is about screen resolution. Screen resolution refers to the clarity of how text and images are viewed on your computer screen. The higher the resolution the sharper the images. Most new computers come with a high resolution screen. So, that sounds great right? Well, there is a slight trade off. Yes, high resolution does make items on your screen appear sharper but they also appear smaller and harder to read especially as we get older.

Read More ›

Creating a Drop-Down Parameter in Access 2010

Posted by Cindi Kline  /  April 15, 2015  /  Access, Microsoft 365   —   45 Comments ↓

Parameter queries in Access 2010 are a great way to choose what you wish to see as your query result each time you run the query. One of the downsides to parameters is not being able to easily create a drop-down list from which users may choose what they wish to see. However, there is a way to accomplish this, with a little additional work. 

Read More ›

Tags: Access, Microsoft 365

What Makes a Good Presentation with PowerPoint?

Posted by Dan St. Hilaire  /  April 14, 2015  /  PowerPoint   —   No Comments ↓

While we all know PowerPoint is a powerful tool for making useful presentations, sometimes it needs a little help. We've all sat through the duds, whether due to a lack of design, an overabundance of design or the ultimate faux pas: too much text. 

Read More ›

Tags: PowerPoint

Excel: Right Click to Show a Vertical Worksheets List

Posted by Jon Hood  /  April 13, 2015  /  Excel, Microsoft 365   —   No Comments ↓

Some Excel workbooks contain many worksheets and it can be difficult to easily access them. Is there a way to make more tabs visible? You could certainly use the slider bar to navigate but that takes more time and can be tedious. Here is the easiest way to display multiple tabs in Excel for quick navigation.

Read More ›

Tags: Excel, Microsoft 365

How to Cater to the Learning Styles of Digital Immigrants

Posted by Dan St. Hilaire  /  April 10, 2015  /  Training   —   No Comments ↓

In the age of technology, we are virtually connected 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. We use technology for everything from scheduling a grocery delivery from our laptops to communicating with a loved one over a text message. Technology, in short, is a way of life. The evolution of technology and its uses, however, aren't immediately adopted by everyone. 

Read More ›

Tags: Training

How to Use the Typewriter Tool in eCopy PDF Pro Office 6

Posted by Chris Jarvis  /  April 9, 2015  /    —   No Comments ↓

One of the easiest and most useful methods of adding text to a document in eCopy PDF Pro Office 6 is the Typewriter Tool.  This is also the ideal method for entering text onto a document that originated as a scan of physical paper. eCopy would see such a PDF as an image, rather than editable text. The typewriter tool functions just like virtual typewriter. 

Read More ›

6 Measurables to Use When Tracking Training ROI

Posted by Kurt Liebegott  /  April 8, 2015  /  Training   —   No Comments ↓

What if your team could become significantly more efficient in its daily tasks? As you may have learned in one of our previous posts, they can—with the right employee-training tracking software. In fact, you can maximize efficiency across your entire business landscape. But you probably have one vital question: How can you effectively measure your return on investment? This is especially true if you want to allocate more time and budgeting toward further training for your employees, but need to ensure it's worth the investment. How can you gain insight into your employees' current progress? 

Read More ›

Tags: Training

Sharing and Collaboration with Office 365

Posted by Jon Hood  /  April 7, 2015  /  KnowledgeWave News, Industry News, Microsoft 365   —   1 Comments ↓

In this introductory sharing and collaboration webinar, you’ll receive a tour of the user interface and the many Office 365 offerings. Our goal is to help you better understand how using Office 365 and SharePoint Online will streamline your workflow.

Read More ›

Tags: KnowledgeWave News, Industry News, Microsoft 365

How to Increase Productivity in the Workplace Through Training

Posted by Eric Sokolowski  /  April 6, 2015  /  Productivity   —   No Comments ↓

Productivity can be a frustrating concept. Even if you feel you're working effectively, projects can still emerge lacking efficiency and doing nothing to increase your ROI. However, the good news is that with a quick refresher your team can be up and running again with vigor. If you seek out where productivity is lacking, you can have your employees take a quick break to engage in virtual training geared toward solving the problem. At the same time, you can conduct an audit of your current virtual-training resources to make sure you have something relevant in your dashboard.

Read More ›

Tags: Productivity

Enjoy Free Microsoft Services and Apps Using Any Email Address

Posted by Jon Hood  /  April 3, 2015  /  Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Microsoft 365   —   No Comments ↓

How do you create a Microsoft account using any email address? Is it required to have a Microsoft email address to sign in to Windows or use apps? No it isn’t!

You can use one email address to sign in everywhere!

Read More ›

Tags: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Microsoft 365

How to Optimize New-Hire Training for Key Business Objectives

Posted by Jennifer Patterson  /  April 2, 2015  /  Training   —   No Comments ↓

Looking at the big picture, optimizing new-hire training is about minimizing ramp time. In other words, the quicker your new hires complete training and contribute to the work that needs to get done, the better. In order for key business objectives to be met and exceeded, however, you need to address the new-job learning curve. What can you do to shorten it?

Read More ›

Tags: Training

Excel: IFERROR

Posted by Jon Hood  /  April 1, 2015  /  Excel, Microsoft 365   —   No Comments ↓

Why do you get errors such as #N/A, #VALUE!, #REF!, #DIV/0!, #NUM! and #NAME when you know the formula is correct? What is IFERROR? The IFERROR function is an easy way to fix or change the way an error message is displayed in a cell.

Read More ›

Tags: Excel, Microsoft 365

Using PowerPivot to Make Data Visually Digestible

Posted by Dan St. Hilaire  /  March 31, 2015  /  Excel   —   No Comments ↓

There's no denying that data is not the most inherently pretty thing to behold. An Excel spreadsheet, after all, is not exactly a Monet. Even if you have a thoroughly organized spreadsheet, there are definite benefits to making it more visually appealing. Beyond simply adding color or editing fonts, this effort should be focused on making your data more digestible for your audience. This way it can be easily shared with and understood by your higher-ups and end users, and in turn they can use it to drive actions and provide the basis for smart decisions. Enter: PowerPivot.

Read More ›

Tags: Excel