MOS Talk: Just whistle while you work
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Wed, 03/25/2020 - 7:40am
"And cheerfully together we can tidy up the place
"So hum a merry tune
"It won't take long when there's a song to help you set the pace"
Snow White and the seven little miners understood all too well the challenges of living in a confined space, something most Americans right now are dealing with.
Government efforts to flatten the COVID-19 infection curve have resulted in the closure of schools and non-essential workplaces across the country, sending millions of workers and their families home as the Coronavirus spreads.
The number of Americans who are now telecommuting to work from home has also risen sharply. This is a good thing while we all try to do our part to limit the impact of the virus.
But, as one who used to telecommute, working from home isn't exactly a walk in the park. The concept sounds a lot easier than it looks.
Children are out of school or daycare and home all day long with busy adults, so there are a lot of minute-by-minute distractions that can cause work interruptions, increased stressors and lost productivity.
This is why many households have gotten creative about balancing home and work life while confined to a much smaller space.
Telecommuting workers can use technology to their advantage, because software programs like Microsoft Office come equipped with an assortment of tools that can make life a smidgeon easier while working from home.
From document formatting to file sharing, Microsoft Office features tools that promote work efficiency and integrity.
Do you have two documents you need to work in at the same time? That's no problem for Microsoft Office viewing options.
Do you need to start a document, but don't have the time to format it? Microsoft Office templates make this easy peasy. All you have to do is input the information.
Maybe you need to create a new table of data, but the formatting detail required seems too complicated. Let Microsoft Office table tools do the work.
If the devil is in the details, then Microsoft Office could be your salvation. Or, like one of those annoying hang nails, the last few lines of a single-page document are being uncooperative, causing you to fret about about how to fit them all onto one neat and tidy canvas.
Don't worry, be happy that you have Microsoft Office layout options to help you achieve your goal.
Suppose you have to produce several documents with the same letterheads. Microsoft Office macros can help you work smarter, not harder by reducing the labor involved in otherwise tedious, redundant and duplicitous tasks.
Have you ever tried to copy data from a web page onto a document, only to have all of its background formatting paste along with the characters? Microsoft Office can help remove the pasting elements that tag along like foxtails sticking to your socks or pant legs during a hike
Perhaps a client just called to say the attachment you emailed lost its formatting, was corrupted, couldn't be opened, or else had been compromised.
Microsoft Office has tools help you preserve document formatting, protect its contents with security measures and file share much more easily across different platforms.
While your home life might feel more stressed these days with everyone in the house, your work life doesn't have to be.
Microsoft Office is here to help, no matter where you find yourself working these days. Even if it is on a corner of the living room couch.
So, go ahead, hum a merry tune and whistle while you work using Microsoft Office. You might just replace that inner Grumpy with an outer Happy and be a better little miner for it in the end.
Brett Fisher is a certified Microsoft Office Specialist residing in Carson City
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